North Dakota High School Activities Association
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The North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) is the governing body for North Dakota
high school athletics and fine arts. In many athletics, the state's teams are divided into Class A (larger schools) and Class B (smaller schools). One exception to this is football, which is divided into four divisions: AAA, AA, A, and 9-man. The current executive secretary of the NDHSAA is Sherman Sylling and the headquarters are located in Valley City, North Dakota
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The first high school football competition in North Dakota took place in 1906 and was won by Grand Forks Central. The football teams of the largest high schools in the state have been classified as both Class A and Class AAA at different times. When adding up wins in both classes, Fargo Shanley holds the most titles (22) among the state's larger schools (West Fargo and Fargo South have the most state championships under the current classification of 3A with 4 each). The first Class B competition took place in 1975 and was won by Watford City. Watford City has the most Class B titles (6). In 1997, Class B was discontinued and replaced with Class AA and Class A. Under this new classification, Dickinson High School won the first Class AAA championship, Minot Ryan won the first Class AA championship and Velva-Sawyer won the first Class A Championship. There is a three-way tie for the most Class AA titles between Cavalier, Dickinson Trinity, and Watford City (3 each). Velva-Sawyer has the most Class A titles (9), with another title in 1983 under Class B. The first 9-man competition took place in 1975 and was won by Napoleon. New England-Regent holds the most 9-man titles (4).
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
high school athletics and fine arts. In many athletics, the state's teams are divided into Class A (larger schools) and Class B (smaller schools). One exception to this is football, which is divided into four divisions: AAA, AA, A, and 9-man. The current executive secretary of the NDHSAA is Sherman Sylling and the headquarters are located in Valley City, North Dakota
Valley City, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,826 people, 2,996 households, and 1,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,062.5 per square mile . There were 3,250 housing units at an average density of 982.0 per square mile...
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Baseball
The first Class B baseball competition took place in 1950 and was won by Enderlin. The first Class A baseball competition took place in 1994 and was won by Mandan in Class A and Dakota Prairie in Class B. Class A has two regions East and West. Class B has nine districts. Dickinson holds the most Class A titles (3) and Hatton has the most Class B titles (7). The 2010 Class A champions are Mandan, & the Class B champions are Velva.Basketball
The first Class A boys basketball competition took place in -273 bc and was won by Fargo Central. The first Class B boys basketball competition took place in 1933 and was won by Fairmount. Girls basketball was added in 1974. The first Class A girls basketball competition was won by Jamestown and the first Class B girls basketball competition was won by Hankinson. Class A has two regions East and West. Class B has Sixteen Districts and divided into 8 regions. In Class A, Minot holds the most boys titles (15) and Mandan holds the most girls titles (8). In Class B, Minot Model hold the most boys titles (5) and Bottineau holds the most girls titles (4). The 2010 Class A boys champions are the Bismarck Demons and the Class A girls champions are the Bismarck Century Patriots. The 2010 Class B boys champions are the Carrington Cardinals and the Class B girls champions are the Beach "Lady Buccaneers".Football
Currently, high schools in the state of North Dakota are divided into four divisions for football: Class AAA, Class AA, Class A, and 9-man. From 1906 to 1974, all the schools in the state competed in just one division. In 1975, the format was switched to Class A, Class B, and 9-man. In 1997, it was changed to the current set of classes. The weekend for all the state championship games is called the Dakota BowlDakota Bowl
The Dakota Bowl is the championship weekend for the four high school football divisions in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It alternates between the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota and the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.-1997 Dakota Bowl:...
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The first high school football competition in North Dakota took place in 1906 and was won by Grand Forks Central. The football teams of the largest high schools in the state have been classified as both Class A and Class AAA at different times. When adding up wins in both classes, Fargo Shanley holds the most titles (22) among the state's larger schools (West Fargo and Fargo South have the most state championships under the current classification of 3A with 4 each). The first Class B competition took place in 1975 and was won by Watford City. Watford City has the most Class B titles (6). In 1997, Class B was discontinued and replaced with Class AA and Class A. Under this new classification, Dickinson High School won the first Class AAA championship, Minot Ryan won the first Class AA championship and Velva-Sawyer won the first Class A Championship. There is a three-way tie for the most Class AA titles between Cavalier, Dickinson Trinity, and Watford City (3 each). Velva-Sawyer has the most Class A titles (9), with another title in 1983 under Class B. The first 9-man competition took place in 1975 and was won by Napoleon. New England-Regent holds the most 9-man titles (4).