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FEBRUARY
2021
BULLETIN
North Dakota High School Activities Association
350 2nd St. NW • PO Box 817 • Valley City • ND
Phone (701) 845-3953 • FAX (701) 845-4935
PICTURED ABOVE: 2020 NDHSAA Class B Team Dual and Team Individual Wrestling State
Champions from Lisbon High School.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE 5
North Dakota High School Activities Association 3
NDHSAA Program Flyer Updates 4 NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN
NFHS Learning Center - The Parent Seat 4 IN SPORTS DAY
NFHS Network Consumer Help 4
ACT/SAT National Test Dates 4
National Girls and Women in Sports Day - February 3, 2021 5
Class B Boys Basketball Hotel Information 6
2020-21 NDHSAA Board Meetings 6
Changing Email Addresses in NDHSAA Account 6
NDHSAA Information - Find Officials’ Information 6
Coaches and Officials Mandatory Online Testing 7
Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Student Application Deadline 7 PAGE 14
NDHSAA Coaches Education - Permit Submission Form 8
2021 STATE WRESTLING
NDHSAA Website Information: Deleting Messages 8
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
2021 NDHSAA State Debate Tournament 8
NDHSAA Music Contest Information 8
NDHSAA Music Region Information 8
NDHSAA Local (Sub-Varsity) Official Certification Available 9
NDHSAA Postseason Video Broadcasting 9
Online Rules Clinics for Activity Advisors, Coaches & Officials 10
NDHSAA Website Information: Sending Messages 10
Junior High Regulations on NDHSAA Website 10
East Region Boys Hockey Schedule 11
West Region Boys Hockey Schedule 11
PAGES 15-16
2021 NDHSAA State Hockey Tournament Schedule 12
2021 NDHSAA BASKETBALL
NDHSAA Speech Contest Information 12 TOURNAMENT INFO &
NDHSAA Speech Region Information 12 REGULATIONS
Team Scholar Recipients 12
January NDHSAA Board Meeting Synopsis 13 PAGE 20
Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Student: Emma June Thorsgard 13
State Gymnastics Information 14 FEBRUARY CALENDAR
2021 NDHSAA State Tournament Wrestling Schedule 14
2021 NDHSAA Basketball Tournament Regulations 15
2021 NDHSAA Basketball Tournament Regulations (Continued) 16
BECOME AN OFFICIAL 17
NDHSAA HELP - NDHSAA Admins Reporting Scores 18
NDHSAA HELP - NDHSAA Coaches Reporting Scores 19
NDHSAA BULLETIN
February Calendar 20
Written by NDHSAA Staff
NDHSAA Calendar Corrections 20
Editor: Tom Mix, NDHSAA Media
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North Dakota High School Activities Association
NDHSAA STAFF
MATT FETSCH
Executive Director
matt.fetsch@ndhsaa.org
(701) 845-3953
BRIAN BUBACH
Associate Director
brian.bubach@ndhsaa.org
(701) 845-3953
JUSTIN FLETSCHOCK
Assistant Director
justin.fletschock@ndhsaa.org
(701) 845-3953
NDHSAA CONTACT INFORMATION
KEVIN MORAST Street Address: Phone: (701) 845-3953
Assistant Director 350 2nd Street Northwest Fax: (701) 845-4935
kevin.morast@ndhsaa.org Valley City, North Dakota 58072
(701) 845-3953 Mailing Address:
PO Box 817
BRENDA SCHELL Valley City, North Dakota 58072
Assistant Director
brenda.schell@ndhsaa.org
(701) 845-3953
NDHSAA ON THE WEB
WWW.NDHSAA.COM
TOM MIX
Media Specialist WWW.NDHSAANOW.COM
tom.mix@ndhsaa.org
(701) 845-3953
NDHSAA NOW is where you will find news
and current information about NDHSAA and
SHARON PROSBY our member schools. This is the site where you
Business Manager will find current teams, districts and region
sharon.prosby@ndhsaa.org placement, team schedules, pictures, and
(701) 845-3953 rosters. Basketball standings, human-interest
stories, twitter feed and much more! This is
also the site where you will access video from the NFHS Network and
JERIANN EVERSON
video streams from member schools. Check it out NOW!!!
Administrative Assistant www.ndhsaanow.com
jeriann.everson@ndhsaa.org
(701) 845-3953
NDHSAA ON SOCIAL MEDIA
PATTY BASS The NDHSAA is on Twitter (@NDHSAA), Instagram (profile name: ndhsaa)
Administrative Assistant and Facebook. Be sure to follow NDHSAA on these platforms for updates on
patty.bass@ndhsaa.org statewide activities.
(701) 845-3953
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NDHSAA Program Flyer Updates
Member schools have the ability to add JV and “C” Squad teams to their NDHSAA teams.
· Log in to the Admin Portal for your school.
· Click the Teams tab
· Choose a sport (Edit)
· Click the “+Add JV” or “+Add C Squad” button.
Three options are now available for printing a program flyer.
1) Press Print -The Default program flyer will print.
The program flyer will include school administration information, picture, cutline, schedule with results and roster.
Press on the arrow beside the Print button for 2 more options.
2) Print w/o Photo
This program flyer will include school administration information, schedule with results and roster without the picture
and cutline.
3) Print w/All Rosters
This program flyer will include school administration information, schedule with results and all roster information for all
teams including JV and C Squad without the picture and cutline.
NFHS Learning Center - The Parent Seat
“The Parent Seat” has been designed for coaches and athletic directors to use during their
pre-season parent meetings. It explains the role of a parent during game day and provides
suggestions on how they can cope with the roller coaster of emotions that they will feel. Feel
free to download the video and use it in your presentation! It may take a minute or two to
download.
LINK: NFHS LEARNING CENTER THE PARENT SEAT
NFHS Network Consumer Help
For all questions regarding difficulty viewing, inability to find a specific event link, technical issues within a broadcast,
trouble subscribing, billing questions, etc., callers may contact memberadmin@nfhsnetwork.com or 877-978-2311.
There are customer representatives standing by at all times to respond to issues and get fans set-up to view their events
as quickly as possible. The NFHS Network is happy to issue refunds for accidental double subscribing as well as issues
such as experiencing technical difficulties while viewing a game. www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/ndhsaa
ACT/SAT National Test Dates
Administrators, activities directors and coaches should remind their students of the following 2020-21 dates so they may
avoid conflicts. Please have them contact their school counselor for deadline registration dates and further details.
ACT NATIONAL TEST DATES SAT NATIONAL TEST DATES
February 6, 2021 March 13, 2021
April 17, 2021 May 8, 2021
June 12, 2021 June 5, 2021
July 17, 2021
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National Girls and Women in Sports Day - February 3, 2021 National Girls and Women in Sports Day is a nationwide celebration which recognizes the accomplishments of individuals in the promotion and advancement of girls and women’s sports. The day also brings attention to the achievements of female athletes and to issues facing girls and women in sports. Please visit http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/en/home/advocate/ngwsd for more information on National Girls and Women in Sports Day. 5 February BULLETIN 2021
Class B Boys Basketball Hotel Information
Information on reserving hotel rooms for the Class B Boys Basketball State Tournament, March 18-20 in Minot can be
found at https://visitminot.org/
2020-21 NDHSAA Board Meetings
Following is a list of NDHSAA regularly scheduled Board meeting dates. Agendas, Board minutes, special meeting
information and other Board documents may be found on the NDHSAA website by clicking the Board Agendas and
Minutes link under the Boards & Committees across the top of every page on the NDHSAA website.
http://www.ndhsaa.com/board/meetings
2020-21 NDHSAA BOARD MEETINGS
March 30 Board of Directors Meeting, Valley City June 28 - July 2 NFHS Summer Meeting - Orlando, FL
June 7-8 Board of Directors Meeting, Valley City
Changing Email Addresses in NDHSAA Account
Users are reminded if their email addresses have changed, they must edit their NDHSAA account with the new email
address. Editing accounts will allow user history and all existing roles to remain connected to NDHSAA accounts. Users
should not create new accounts, they should edit their existing accounts. To edit your NDHSAA email address/login:
1) Log in to your NDHSAA account
2) Click on “My Profile” on the bottom left portion of the page
3) Click the Edit Button on the Profile page
4) Click the “Account” tab on the grey menu bar that goes across the page
5) Enter your new email address
6) Confirm your new email address
7) Click the blue SAVE button
This is also where you change your password, if you so desire. Editing your email address on your NDHSAA account
assures you receive the proper information from the NDHSAA office.
NDHSAA Information - Find Officials’ Information
Each month we post an NDHSAA Information article in our BULLETIN. This month the topic is finding officials’
information. In order to find contact information for officials in NDHSAA you must have administrative privileges.
To view officials and their contact information:
• Log in to NDHSAA
• Click on the Officials tab on the left side of the page
• Click the Filter button on the right side of the page and choose a sport from the drop down menu
• You will see a list of all officials registered to officiate the sport you have selected for the current school year
• You may sort by clicking on the arrows on any column
• To show more than 10 officials on a page click a higher number than 10 from the Show Entries drop down menu
• You may view this information online or export to Excel by clicking on the Export icon on the top right side of the page.
• You may check for “LOCAL” (JV and below only) officials in the same manner.
6 February BULLETIN 2021
Coaches and Officials Mandatory Online Testing
Officials and head coaches of spring sports (baseball and softball) must take an open book test in the sport(s) in which
he/she is a head coach/official. The test will be available online only and must be completed and submitted within the
applicable window. The test will be available by following the Online Testing link on the main page of the NDHSAA
website. (www.ndhsaa.com)
The NDHSAA office will assess a penalty of $25 for non-completion of any mandatory online exam by a head
coach. Officials non-completion of a mandatory online exam will result in a lower classification the following
year. If an official is certified, they will drop to probationary for one year in that sport. If an official is probationary they
will drop to ineligible for one year in that sport.
Baseball and Softball Spring sports testing window:
April 6-15, 2021
Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Student Application Deadline
NDHSAA/Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Student
Applications are available on the NDHSAA website under
“Administrators and Coaches”, then “Forms”.
Objectives & Goals: To recognize deserving young people who
are the “backbone” of interscholastic activities, not necessarily
the leader, but the individual whose participation in high school
activities strengthens the program for participants, the school
and the community.
Criteria: Applicant must be a junior the year the application is submitted. Student must be a participant as a player,
manager, statistician or other role in at least one NDHSAA sponsored activity in the current year. Note: Participation
does not necessarily mean excellence, honors or even active play. Student must be a good citizen and role model
to his/her peers as well as a contributor to the community. The committee will evaluate applicants’ essays on their
demonstration of sportsmanship and citizenship and how the applicant feels these values derived from activities will
provide them lifelong benefits.
Selection Process: One applicant per school is allowed. A pre-screening committee will narrow the applicants to six
finalists. The final selection will be based upon an interview conducted by a Selection Committee. Immediately following
the interviews, the results will be announced at an NDHSAA sponsored luncheon for finalists and their families. The
student must be available for interviews the ENTIRE morning of April 28.
Deadlines: Completed application forms must be postmarked no later than April 1. Applications postmarked after
April 1 will not be considered. Emailed PDF’s of the application are preferred. Finalists will be notified by mid-April.
Interviews and the luncheon announcing the results will be held April 28.
Awards: All applicants of the NDHSAA Distinguished Student Program will receive a certificate suitable for framing.
A press release naming all applicants will be sent statewide. Finalists will be featured in the September issue of the
NDHSAA Bulletin. They will also be invited to participate in other functions connected with NDHSAA events. Farmers
Union Insurance has graciously funded scholarships for the finalists. The NDHSAA Distinguished Student recipient will
receive a $2,000 scholarship to the college of his/her choice. The runner-up will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The other
four finalists will receive a $500 scholarship to the college of his/her choice. The Distinguished Student will be invited
to be the Grand Marshall of the NDHSAA Parade of Champions and, along with the other finalists, participate in other
activities such as serving as the NDHSAA spokesperson for High School Activities Month, promoting the values of
activity programs and participating in awarding of trophies at NDHSAA state contests.
Follow @NDHSAA on Twitter
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NDHSAA Coaches Education - Permit Submission Form
Beginning in the fall of 2013 all coaches who work with student athletes in grades 9-12 must
be certified. To become certified a coach must complete the requirements for an NDHSAA
Coaching Permit. Member schools submit their coaching rosters through the NDHSAA
Coaching Permit Submission Form. The NDHSAA Coaching Permit Submission Form allows
tracking of all coaches through member schools. This is the only form that will be accepted
and it must be emailed electronically as an excel file. If you find a need to track more coach
information than listed on this form, please feel free to add columns AFTER (to the right of)
column 10. Only columns 1-10 need to be submitted to NDHSAA.
All coaches must be submitted each year. Only coaches not certified in a prior year will be mailed coaching permits.
Coaching permits will be issued by the North Dakota High School Coaches Association. The due date for the Coaches
Education Permit Submission form is April 1st each year.
This form has been emailed to main school contacts and is available on the NDHSAA website under Forms. Please
contact NDHSAA for any questions concerning this form.
NDHSAA Website Information: Deleting Messages
The ability to delete all messages from your NDHSAA inbox is available within the NDHSAA messaging system. You
may either delete all messages or all read messages.
• Log in to NDHSAA
• Click on Messages
• Click the red Delete button on the top right side of the page
• Choose to delete all read messages or all messages.
2021 NDHSAA State Debate Tournament
The 2020 State Debate Tournament will be held Saturday, February 6 at Fargo Davies. Tournament schedule is posted at
https://ndhsaanow.com/tournaments/debate
NDHSAA Music Contest Information
The approved plan for the remainder of 2020-21 music contests is posted at:
https://ndhsaa.com/tournaments/music
NDHSAA Music Region Information
Current regional music contest dates, sites, and deadlines may be accessed at:
https://ndhsaa.com/region-schedule/music
For more information on Music Contests visit: https://ndhsaa.com/tournaments/music
8 February BULLETIN 2021
NDHSAA Local (Sub-Varsity) Official Certification Available
NDHSAA will offer a process to certify Local Sub-Varsity officials. Officials who complete all items needed to certify will
be able to officiate at the sub-varsity level and below in the sport(s) in which they certify.
NDHSAA Local (Sub-Varsity) Official Certification
Officials must complete all items below to become eligible to officiate at the Local (Sub-Varsity) level in the sport(s) in
which they register as Local officials.
Requirements for Local Official include:
1. Complete NFHS Learn Concussion Management Course (State Law)
• Create NFHS Learn account at www.nfhslearn.com if you do not have one and purchase (course is free, however you
still need to purchase) and complete the Concussion Management course, Instructions available on the NDHSAA
website at the Concussion Management Information link on the main NDHSAA webpage.
2. Create NDHSAA Account www.ndhsaa.com
• If user has NDHSAA account, complete requirements using same account and email address as used in current
NDHSAA account.
3. Register Online Within NDHSAA Account
• Officials Registration tab
• My Profile -> Sport -> Choose Local -> Complete registration form
4. Pay Registration Fee
• Online or through mail. MUST be paid within 30 days or registration is cancelled.
- $20 registration fee plus $12 for first sport. ($32)
- Additional sports: $12 each
5. Complete 2020-21 Local Officiating Rules Clinic
• Available on “Clinic” tab when logged in to NDHSAA account.
Note:
Item 1:
ND State Law requires officials complete concussion management training every two years.
Items 2-4:
Must complete BEFORE LOCAL officials will be approved eligible to officiate contests.
Item 5:
Failure to complete the clinic will result in a drop of a level of certification the following year.
1) Certified Local will drop to Probationary at all levels. (Registered and Local)
2) Probationary Local will drop to Ineligible at all levels. (Registered and Local)
Please contact the NDHSAA office with any questions concerning the certification of local sub-varsity officials through
this program.
Please contact the NDHSAA office with any questions concerning the certification of local sub-varsity officials through
this program.
NDHSAA Postseason Video Broadcasting
All postseason (playoff, regional and state) video rights have been sold to Forum Communications, BEK Sports Network
and the NFHS Network. Some postseason contests and tournaments are available for stream/broadcast as declined
events with applicable rate card fee.
Any declined event stream/broadcast must have prior approval from NDHSAA or will be subject to twice the applicable
fee. Please contact Tom Mix or Brian Bubach for further information at 701-845-3953 or tom.mix@ndhsaa.org /
brian.bubach@ndhsaa.org
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Online Rules Clinics for Activity Advisors, Coaches & Officials
Officials and head coaches/activity advisors must complete rules clinics in sports or activities where clinics are offered.
These clinics will be available online only and must be completed within the three week clinic window. The clinic will
be available through a link within NDHSAA. You must have an NDHSAA account in order to complete the rules clinic.
Please note all clinics are available online only for the 2020/21 school year.
Following are the test windows:
SPRING SPORTS
February 8-March 1, 2021
Track and Field
March 8-29, 2021
Baseball, Boys Golf, Class B Girls
Golf, Softball and Girls Tennis
NDHSAA Website Information: Sending Messages
The messaging system built into NDHSAA will send messages to groups of people or individual people. The messages
appear in NDHSAA and also appear in email accounts. Anyone that has an NDHSAA account can send a message. You
can send to groups of people such as all athletic directors or superintendents, all school main contacts or specific groups
such as coaches of baseball.
To send a message:
• Log in to NDHSAA
• Click the Messages tab on the left side of the page
• Click “New Message”
• Check the box “This message is for official school use only, solicitations for personal/business gain prohibited.”
- The NDHSAA messaging system may only be used for school correspondence. Usage for personal or business gain
is prohibited.
• In the Send to Users box, choose the users or groups you want to send to
- To send to all Superintendents, choose Users with Role
- To send to all coaches of a specific sport, choose Users with Role and Sport
- To send to all school main contacts, choose School Main Contacts
- To send to all officials, choose Officials. You may also select one or more sub-groups of officials by sport.
• Click the blue Create button
• Choose the group to which you want to send an email
Make your choices by the drop down menus available
The role of coach would be for head coaches of each specific sport
The role of Activity Advisor/Coach would be the head advisor/coach for each specific fine arts activity
• Enter a subject for your message and type in your content. Attachments may not be included
• Click “Send”. Your message goes out!
Junior High Regulations on NDHSAA Website
All sport regulations, including Jr. High regulations, are available on the Administrators & Coaches section of the
NDHSAA website.
Click on the Administrators & Coaches link on the menu bar above the pictures on every NDHSAA webpage:
http://www.ndhsaa.com/administrators-coaches
Scroll down the page and you will find:
A link to all regulations for activities (Fine Arts) and sports including a specific link to Jr. High Regulations. Regulations
are also available on each sport page. Jr. High regulations by sport are included in the sport regulations.
10 February BULLETIN 2021East Region Boys Hockey Schedule The 2021 NDHSAA East Region Boys Hockey Tournament will be played February 16 (at site of higher seed), February 18 (at site of higher seed) and February 20 (at Purpur Arena in Grand Forks). Grand Forks Public Schools Athletic Director Dr. Mark Rerick will serve as Tournament Manager. Tuesday, February 16 Quarterfinals: Hosted by higher seeds at home sites Thursday, February 18 Loser-out games and Semifinals: Hosted by higher seeds at home sites Saturday, February 20 (at Purpur Arena) State Qualifier #1: 12:00 pm. State Qualifier #2: 30 minutes after the completion of first state qualifier Championship: 30 minutes after the completion of second state qualifier West Region Boys Hockey Schedule The 2021 NDHSAA West Region Boys Hockey Tournament will be played February 16 (at site of higher seed), February 18 (at site of higher seed) and February 20 (at MAYSA Arena in Minot). Minot High School Athletic Director Mitch Lunde will serve as Tournament Manager. Tuesday, February 16 Quarterfinals: Hosted by higher seeds at home sites Thursday, February 18 Loser-out games and Semifinals: Hosted by higher seeds at home sites Saturday, February 20 (at MAYSA Arena) State Qualifier #1: 10:00 a.m. State Qualifier #2: 1:00 p.m. (NOTE: game time is approximate, 30 minutes after conclusion of previous game.) Championship: 4:00 p.m. (NOTE: game time is approximate, 30 minutes after conclusion of previous game.) 11 February BULLETIN 2021
2021 NDHSAA State Hockey Tournament Schedule
The quarterfinals of the 2021 NDHSAA boys and girls hockey state tournaments will be played Tuesday, February 23 at
the site of the higher seed. The semifinals, third place and championship games of the boys and girls state tournaments
will be played at Ralph Engelstad Arena located at 1 Ralph Engelstad Arena Dr. in Grand Forks on February 26-27. Grand
Forks Public Schools Athletic Director Dr. Mark Rerick will serve as tournament manager.
State Tournament Schedule is as follows:
Boys and Girls Quarterfinals (Tuesday, February 23 at Higher Seed, Game Times TBA)
Semifinals (Friday, February 26 at Ralph Engelstad Arena)
Girls Semifinal #1, 11 a.m.
Girls Semifinal #2, 1:30 p.m.
Boys Semifinal #1, 6:30 p.m.
Boys Semifinal #2, 9 p.m.
3rd-Place & State Championship Games (Saturday, February 27 at Ralph Engelstad Arena)
Girls 3rd Place, 10 a.m.
Boys 3rd Place, 12:30 p.m.
Girls Championship, 4 p.m.
Boys Championship, 7 p.m.
NDHSAA Speech Contest Information
The approved plan for regular season speech contests is posted at:
https://ndhsaa.com/fine-arts/speech
NDHSAA Speech Region Information
Current regional speech contest dates, sites, and deadlines may be accessed at:
https://ndhsaanow.com/regions-tournament-speech
Team Scholar Recipients
Principals and coaches are reminded Team Scholar Award applications may be submitted as soon as your school has reached
the first grading period. It is requested the school principal identify all fall teams that have met the cumulative 3.20 Grade
Point Average and submit those all at one time. If you have questions, please contact brian.bubach@ndhsaa.org or
(701) 845-3953.
Volleyball Football
Kenmare, 3.79; Kidder County, 3.87; Kindred, 3.44
Kindred, 3.77
Plays (Class B)
Boys Cross Country Kenmare, 3.81; Kidder County, 3.25;
Burke Central/Kenmare, 3.52; Kindred, 3.54; Wyndmere, 3.20
Kindred, 3.59
Girls Cross Country
Kindred, 3.64
12 February BULLETIN 2021January NDHSAA Board Meeting Synopsis
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The North Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors met in person on
Thursday, January 21.
The following were highlights of the meeting:
• The Board of Directors’ Awards and Canvassing Committee reported voting results of electronic ballots returned by
NDHSAA Member Schools for elections of new NDHSAA Board Members representing Class B Southwest and the
North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals representative. Andrew Jordan, Superintendent at Wilton
School District, was elected as the Class B Southwest representative. Ned Clooten, Principal at Wahpeton High
School, was elected as the North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals representative. NDHSAA Board
Members serve four-year terms. Jordan and Clooten’s terms will begin during the 2021-22 school year.
• The Board of Directors approved recommendations from the Fine Arts Committee regarding protocols of postseason
contests for Class A Plays, Speech, Class B Music, Class A Instrumentals, Class A Vocals/Strings and Debate. Fine
Arts Postseason Contest Information will be communicated to NDHSAA Member Schools and will be posted on
respective Fine Arts Activities Tournament Information Pages.
• Basketball and Boys Swim/Dive postseason event formats will be finalized by the end of January.
• The Board approved an update to its Guidelines and Recommendations for Sports & Activities.
• Enrollment Numbers for the 2022 NDHSAA football season were approved.
Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Student: Emma June Thorsgard
Editorial note: We will be publishing a series of articles on getting to know this year’s
distinguished student finalists.
Distinguished student finalist, Emma June Thorsgard hales from Northwood High School.
This 17 year old has been an outstanding contributor to the NDHSAA distinguished student
program. At Northwood High School, Emma participates in several activities. Her family
includes her parents Erik and Tara along with siblings Avery, Ander, Madeline and Syver. She
excels in basketball, volleyball (statistician), track, speech, one-act play and yearbook. A
myriad of activities to keep her busy most definitely. Emma states that while at school her
favorite subject is English. Emma also has an admiration for her Grandpa Grady Thorsgard .
She states, “He has an easy going manner and a great work ethic.”
In what little spare time she does have, Emma enjoys painting, reading, biking and anything that allows her to be
creative. Emma is very involved in the community as she assists with peer tutoring as well as working with her
church to improve the community.
Emma plans on pursuing a degree in Marketing at Bemidji State University. In 10 years she sees herself “having a
rewarding career and owning my own property. Emma is obviously a young leader of today, she feels that the ability to
elevate others to success is the most important characteristic of a good leader. Surrounding herself with an extensive
support system would be Emma’s first task if she were president. The perfect vacation would be a relaxing weekend at
a cabin in the mountains. She also states she could not go a single day without her coffee.
Easter is Emma’s favorite holiday because “Easter puts an emphasis on joy, light, and hope.” Individuals living or dead
that Emma would like to share a meal with include: King Soloman, Pythagoras, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Steve Irwin.
Lucille Ball would play Emma in a role about her life.
Emma’s biggest pet peeve is inconsideration and her favorite tradition is “Every Christmas my siblings and I draw
each other’s name from a hat and get gifts for each other.” Congratulations to Emma Thorsgard, a NDHSAA/ Farmers
Union Insurance Distinguished Student Finalist!
13 February BULLETIN 2021State Gymnastics Information
The 2021 NDHSAA State Gymnastics Meet will be held February 26-27, 2021 at Jamestown High School located at 1509
10th St. NE Jamestown, ND 58401. Jamestown High School Athletic Director Jim Roaldson will serve as tournament
manager.
Team competition will be held Friday, February 26 and the individual competition will be held Saturday, February 27.
Ticket information for the 2021 NDHSAA State Gymnastics Meet will be released in the near future.
State Gymnastics Meet Schedule is as follows:
Friday (Team Competition)
All times are local time
Introductions and anthem 3:45 PM.
Competition 4:00 PM.
Friday (Team Day):
1:00 p.m. – Gym Opens
1:15 p.m. - Coaches’ meeting
1:45 – 3:45 p.m. – Timed Warm-ups (see note)
3:00 p.m. - Officials’ Meeting and video review for base score
3:45 p.m. - Opening Ceremony
4:00 p.m. - Begin Competition
NOTE: Timed Warm-ups may be adjusted by the host school. Previously 1.5 minutes per athlete x 6 competitors, 2
minute equipment change was used.
Saturday (Individual Day)
All times are local
10:45 a.m. - Gym Opens
11:00 a.m. - Coaches’ Meeting
11:30 a.m. - Timed Warm-ups Begin
12:30 p.m. - Video review for base score (optional)
12:45 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies
1:00 p.m. - Begin Competition
Complete Gymnastics Regulations can be found at: https://ndhsaa.com/regulations/gymnastics
2021 NDHSAA State Tournament Wrestling Schedule
The 2021 NDHSAA State Wrestling Tournament will be held February 18-20 at the FARGODOME located at 1800
University Drive North, Fargo, ND 58102. Fargo Public Schools Athletic Director Todd Olson will serve as tournament
manager.
The 2021 NDHSAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament will be held Thursday, February 18 and Friday, February 19
with separate sessions for Class A and Class B both days.
The 2021 NDHSAA Dual State Wrestling Tournament will be held Saturday, February 20.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 2021 NDHSAA Wrestling State Tournament (February 18-20 at the FARGODOME)
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14 February BULLETIN 20212021 NDHSAA Basketball Tournament Regulations REGION TOURNAMENT INFORMATION & REGULATIONS CLASS B GIRLS REGIONAL SITES AND PAIRINGS (February 22, 23, 25, 2021) The top four teams from ten of the sixteen Class B Districts will advance to their respective regional tournament. Regions 1, 2 and 7 will use a Super Regional format. CLASS B GIRLS REGION TOURNAMENT SITES (first round pairings included) Region 1 – TBD 1 Seed vs 8/9 Play-in winner 4/13 Play-in winner vs 5/12 Play-in winner 2 Seed vs 7/10 Play-in winner 3 Seed vs 6/11 Play-in winner Region 2 – GF Betty, Patti Aanenson, Manager 1 Seed vs 8/9 Play-in winner 4/13 Play-in winner vs 5/12 Play-in winner 2 Seed vs 7/10 Play-in winner 3 Seed vs 6/11 Play-in winner Region 3 – Jamestown Civic Center, Jim Roaldson, Manager District 6 - Team 1 vs. District 5 - Team 4 District 5 - Team 2 vs. District 6 - Team 3 District 5 - Team 1 vs. District 6 - Team 4 District 6 - Team 2 vs. District 5 - Team 3 Region 4 - TBD District 8 - Team 1 vs. District 7 - Team 4 District 7 - Team 2 vs. District 8 - Team 3 District 7 - Team 1 vs. District 8 - Team 4 District 8 - Team 2 vs. District 7 - Team 3 Region 5 Mandan, Mark Wiest, Manager District 10 - Team 1 vs. District 9 - Team 4 District 9 - Team 2 vs. District 10 -Team 3 District 9 - Team 1 vs. District 10 - Team 4 District 10 - Team 2 vs. District 9 - Team 3 Region 6 - Minot Auditorium, Alton Nygaard, Manager District 12 - Team 1 vs. District 11 - Team 4 District 11 - Team 2 vs. District 12 - Team 3 District 11 - Team 1 vs. District 12 - Team 4 District 12- Team 2 vs. District 11 - Team 3 Region 7 – Dickinson Trinity, Gregg Grinsteinner, Manager 1 Seed vs 8/9 Play-in winner 4/13 Play-in winner vs 5/12 Play-in winner 2 Seed vs 7/10 Play-in winner 3 Seed vs 6/11 Play-in winner Region 8 – New Town Events Center, Adam Hagen, Manager District 16 - Team 1 vs. District 15 - Team 4 District 15 - Team 2 vs. District 16 - Team 3 District 15 - Team 1 vs. District 16 - Team 4 District 16 - Team 2 vs. District 15 - Team 3 First place from each region shall advance to the State Tournament. 15 February BULLETIN 2021 2021 NDHSAA Basketball Tournament Regulations Continued on Page 16
2021 NDHSAA Basketball Tournament Regulations (Continued) CLASS B BOYS REGIONAL SITES (MARCH 8, 9, 11, 2021)(Region 2 will be March 8, 9, 12, 2021) – The top four teams from ten of the sixteen Class B Districts will advance to their respective regional tournament. Regions 1, 2 and 7 will use a super region format. CLASS B BOYS REGION TOURNAMENT SITES (first round pairings same as girls) Region 1 - Fargo, Scheels Center in the Sanford Health Athletic Complex, Kent Dennis, Manager Region 2 - Grand Forks Betty Engelstad Center, Patti Aanenson, Manager Region 3 - Jamestown Civic, Jim Roaldson, Manager Region 4 - TBD Region 5 - Bismarck St Mary’s, Bruce Schumacher, Manager Region 6 - Minot State Dome, Alton Nygaard, Manager Region 7 - Dickinson Trinity, Gregg Grinsteinner, Manager Region 8 - Williston State College, Jayden Olson, Manager First place from each region shall advance to the State Tournament. All region tournament games are to be played to conclusion. CLASS A GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS For Class A Boys and Girls Basketball Region Brackets visit: Boys: https://ndhsaanow.com/brackets/basketball-boys & Girls: https://ndhsaanow.com/brackets/basketball-girls 2021 PAIRINGS FOR CLASS A REGION TOURNAMENTS The position of teams in Class A region tournaments is to be determined by a point system, allowing one point for games won against teams who play each other twice and two points for a win against teams playing each other once. B GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT The State B Girls’ Basketball Tournament will be held on March 4, 5, 6, 2021 at the Minot State Dome, Mitch Lunde, Manager. A GIRLS AND BOYS’ STATE TOURNAMENT The State A Girls and Boys Basketball Tournament will be held March 11-14, 2021 at the Bismarck Event Center with Dave Zittleman, Manager. B BOYS’ STATE TOURNAMENT The State B Boys’ Basketball Tournament will be held on March 18, 19, 20, 2021 at the Minot State Dome, Mitch Lunde, Manager., Manager. 2021 STATE A TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS State A Team 1 East vs. Team 4 West Team 2 West vs. Team 3 East Team 1 West vs. Team 4 East Team 2 East vs. Team 3 West State B The head coaches of the eight qualifying teams will use an electronic process to seed the top five teams for the state tournament. Seed #4 will play Seed #5 in the last game of the day. An NDHSAA-approved designee will randomly draw the opponents for the other three seeded teams. We will use Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) if a coach does not submit electronic rankings for State seeding. The quarterfinal pairings are: #2 seed vs. Second Random Draw #3 seed vs. Third Random Draw #1 seed vs. First Random Draw #4 seed vs. #5 seed Further tournament regulations can be found at: https://ndhsaa.com/regulations/basketball-boys 16 February BULLETIN 2021
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19 February BULLETIN 2021February Calendar 2/4/21 NDSBA Negotiations Seminar, Bismarck, Feb. 4-5 2/6/21 Debate State Tournament, Fargo, Feb. 6 2/6/21 ACT National Test Date 2/8/21 Track Rules Clinic, Online Only, February 8 - March 1 2/13/21 Hockey Deadline For East Boys Regional Play-In Game 2/13/21 Hockey Deadline For West Boys Regional Play-In Game 2/14/21 Valentines Day 2/15/21 Presidents Day 2/16/21 B Girls Basketball Deadline For District Tournaments 2/16/21 Boys Hockey East Region Tournament, Feb. 16, 18, 20 2/16/21 Boys Hockey West Region Tournament, Feb. 16, 18, 20 2/17/21 Ash Wednesday 2/18/21 Boys Hockey East Region Tournament, Feb. 16, 18, 20 2/18/21 Boys Hockey West Region Tournament, Feb. 16, 18, 20 2/18/21 Wrestling State Tournament, FARGODOME, Feb. 18 - 20 2/20/21 Boys Hockey East Region Tournament, Feb. 16, 18, 20 2/20/21 Boys Hockey West Region Tournament, Feb. 16, 18, 20 2/22/21 B Girls Basketball Regional Tournaments 2/23/21 B Girls Basketball Regional Tournaments 2/23/21 Deadline for Submitting State Gymnastics Registrations, 10:00 a.m. 2/23/21 Hockey State Tournament (Boys and Girls), Home Sites, Feb. 23 2/25/21 B Girls Basketball Regional Tournaments 2/26-27/21 Hockey State Tournament (Boys and Girls), Grand Forks, Feb. 26-27 2/26/21 Gymnastics State Meet, Jamestown, Feb. 26-27 2/27/21 A Boys & Girls Basketball Deadline For Play-Ins 2/28/21 State Boys Swim and Dive Entry Deadline, 12 p.m. NDHSAA Calendar Corrections • The 2021 NDHSAA sponsored State Class A Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament will be held March 11-14, 2021 (date change as of 1/29/21) • April 12-13: State A Plays will be held at Lake Region State College-Devils Lake. (originally listed as NDSU) • April 23: State A Music will not be held at University of Jamestown. Region/State or In-School music contests will occur per January 21 Music Plan. • May 1: State B Music will not be held at Bismarck State College. Region/State or In-School music contests will occur per January 21 Music Plan. 20 February BULLETIN 2021
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