The North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) is the governing body for the

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's high-school athletics and fine arts. The current executive director of the NDHSAA is Matthew Fetsch and the headquarters are located in

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History

In the fall of 1907 Superintendent G.W. Hanna of Valley City and invited representatives of a few other schools to a meeting in

to discuss standardizing high school athletics in the state.http://www.ndhsaa.com/about/history A second meeting, called by Principal H.L. Rockwood of Valley City for the adoption of a constitution was held in

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on January 1 and 2, 1908 and would lead to the creation of the North Dakota High School League. 29 schools attended this meeting, but only four schools (Valley City, Jamestown, Grafton and Grand Forks) became charter members. Casselton and Hankinson joined later that school year. There was a steady growth in membership with 80 schools belonging by 1921 and 103 out of 162 classified high schools by 1925. Superintendent G.W. Hanna served as president for a first year and a half, and was succeeded by Superintendent A.G. Crane of Jamestown after the 1908-09 school year.

Basketball

From 1914 to 1932 all North Dakota High School Activities Association member high schools played basketball under a single classification. three small school during this period won state titles: Tower City in 1915, Michigan in 1917, and Petersburg in 1919. In 1922, a number of schools from small towns organized the Consolidated League for the purpose of competing for a state championship with schools of similar enrollments. This league continued to operate through 1950. In 1933, the schools still competing under the sponsorship of the NDHSAA were divided up into Class A and Class B and, in 1948, the Class C division was created by the NDHSAA. The Consolidated League joined the Class C in 1950 and that combined organization remained in operation through 1963. Currently all high school basketball teams compete in either Class B or Class A.

Sports offered

Boys' Sports * baseball * basketball * cross country * football * 9 man football * golf * hockey * soccer * swimming & diving * tennis * track & field * wrestling Girls' Sports * basketball * cheerleading * cross country * a golf * b golf * gymnastics * hockey * soccer * softball * swimming & diving * tennis * track & field * volleyball * wrestling

Activities

* Journalism * Music ** All-State Band ** All-State Chorus ** All-State Jazz Band ** All-State Orchestra * Region Music * Speech ** Debate & Individual Events ** One-Act Play & Technical Theatre ** Oral Interpretation ** Student Council ** Student Congress * Visual Arts

Notable alumni

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Carson Wentz Carson James Wentz (born December 30, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Wentz played college football at North Dakota State, where he won two consecutive NCAA FCS nat ...

* Connor McGovern *

Chris Coste Christopher Robert Coste (born February 4, 1973), is an American author and former professional baseball catcher, who first played in Major League Baseball (MLB) at age 33, after twelve seasons of independent and minor league baseball. He was an a ...

Griffin Neal Griffin Neal is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He attended Fargo South High School, then went to Concordia College, an NCAA Division III school in nearby Moorhead, Minnesota, where he started at quarterback for ...

Laura Roesler Laura Roesler (born December 19, 1991) is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She is currently coached by Rose Monday and based in Florida. High School career Roesler was a 22-time North Dakota state champion fo ...

Brooks Bollinger Brooks Michael Bollinger (born November 15, 1979) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions. He also was a member of the Florida Tu ...

* Clifton Emmet "Cliff" Cushman * Tyler Kleven

References

External links

North Dakota High School Activities Association website
{{NFHS High school sports associations in the United States