COLLEGE FOOTBALL

SME TOP 25 POLL

North Dakota State is ranked No. 4 in the SME Network Preseason Top 25 Broadcasters Poll.

NDSU collected 407 points.

Appalachian State, with 19 first-place votes, was No. 1 with 497 points.

School Votes

1. Appalachian St. (19) 497

2. James Madison (1) 458

3. Northern Iowa 411

4. North Dakota St. 407

5. Massachusetts 406

6. Eastern Washington 372

Montana 372

8. Richmond 367

9. Delaware 318

10. McNeese St. 309

11. Wofford 278

12. Cal Poly 256

13. Youngstown St. 249

14. Southern Illinois 230

15. Elon 205

16. Eastern Illinois 158

17. Georgia Southern 140

18. South Dakota St. 127

19. New Hampshire 119

20. Villanova 98

21. Eastern Kentucky 87

22. The Citadel 76

23. Western Illinios 69

24. Sam Houston St 58

25. Central Arkansas 50

Others receiving votes: Delaware St. 46, Montana St. 44, Fordham 41, Furman 40, Hofstra 38, Northern Arizona 38, Yale 18, Harvard 16, Coastal Carolina 13, Jacksonville St. 13, Norfolk St. 12, Portland St. 12, Nicholls St. 7, Morehead St. 6, Tennessee-Martin 6, Colgate 5, Holy Cross 5, Liberty 4, Hampton 4, Jackson St. 3, Southern 3, Princeton 2, San Diego 1, Weber St. 1.

CLASSALEGIONBASEBALL

BISMARCK6-22, DICKINSON5-8

(Wednesday)

Bismarck 6, Dickinson 5

Bismarck 201 120 0 - 6 13 0

Dickinson 201 001 1 - 5 10 1

Jon Herold and Taylor Isakson; Travis Tooley,Kyle Breen (6) and Michael Steve.W- Herold, 3-0. L- Tooley. HR- Bismarck, ZachWentz 2, BradyWolf;Dickinson, Cole Frenzel.

Highlights:B- Wentz 3-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBIs; Tyler Peterson 2-for-5, double, 1 R; CodyErhardt 2-for-4, 1 R; Wolf 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI.D - Frenzel 2-for-3, HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs; Ben Herauf 2-for-4; Grant Kovacs 1-for-3, 2 RBIs.

Bismarck 22, Dickinson 8

Bismarck 600 303 (10) 22 24 0

Dickinson 122 300 0 8 10 2

Brady Wolf, Matt Chuppe (6) and Jon Herold; Tyler Steffen, Michael Steve (3), Ryan Jones (7), Eric Seiler (7) and Kyle Breen. WWolf, 4-1; LSteffan; SChuppe. HRBismarck, Zach Wentaz; Dickinson, Grant Kovacs.

Highlights:B-Tyler Peterson 3-for-5, RBI; Jon Hausauer 2-for-4, RBI; Cody Erhardt 2-for-5, RBI; Wentz 3-for-6, 5 RBIs; Taylor Isakson 3-for-5, 3 RBIs; Hunter Johnson 4-for-5, 3 RBIs; Jacob Hruby 3-for-5, RBI; Jon Herold 2-for-4, 2 RBIs; Alex Deyle 2-for-5, 4 RBIs. D Breen 2-for-3, 2 RBIs; Ben Herauf 2-for-2, RBI; Kovacs 1-for-4, 3 RBIs; Ryan Jones 2-for-3; Steve 1-for-3, 2 RBIs.

Records:Bismarck 10-6 statewide, 24-12 overall. Dickinson 14-4, 29-12.

CLASSALEGIONSTANDINGS

Team W L Pct.

Williston 28 9 .757

Dickinson 29 12 .707

Minot 30 13 .698

Bismarck 24 12 .667

Mandan 27 20 .574

Devils Lake 14 29 .326

Statewide standings:Dickinson 14-4, Fargo 9-3, Minot 13-5, Williston 13-7, Bismarck 10-6,

Grand Forks 11-7, Mandan 6-8, Devils Lake 7-11, Wahpeton 4-14, West Fargo 3-13, Jamestown 2-14

Monday

Grafton 8-4, Devils Lake 7-3

Tuesday

Mandan 4, Bismarck 2

Minot 8-0, Dickinson 1-6

Williston 8-10, Jamestown 6-7

Fargo 2-8,Wahpeton 1-0

Wednesday

Bismarck 6-22, Dickinson 5-8

Mandan 9-10, Wahpeton 1-1

Thursday

Wahpeton at Bismarck, 5:30 p.m.

Williston at Dickinson

Friday, July 25

Mandan at West Fargo

Fargo at Minot

Devils Lake at East Grand Forks (Minn.)

Saturday, July 26

Fargo at Bismarck, 2 p.m.

Mandan at Grand Forks

Class B Legion Baseball

Section 8 Tournament

Second round

Washburn 5, Mandan A's 4

A's 001 201 0 - 4 10 2

Washburn 110 011 1 - 5 5 1

WP - Blake Kaul. LP - Brett Bryan. HR - Washburn, Buddy Lazier.

Highlights: A's - Bryan 2-for-3. Jake Freisz 2-for-3, double, RBI. Andy Conlon (starting pitcher) 6 IP, 5 H, 11 SO. Washburn - Lazier 1-for-1, HR, R, RBI. Kaul 2-for-4, double, RBI.

Beulah 14, Dickinson 0, 5 innings

Complete linescore not available

WP - Levi Lawson. LP - Taylor Dutschak. HR - None.

Highlights: Beulah - Dane Johansen 2-for-3, R, 4 RBIs. Jesse Grad 1-for-1, 3 R, RBI.

Loser-out

Hazen 7, Mandan A's 5

A's 100 210 1 - 5 8 1

Hazen 330 001 x - 7 8 2

WP - Michael Clarys. LP - Brent Stoltz. HR - None.

Highlights: A's - Brett Bryan 2-for-4, RBI. Brennan Rossman 1-for-2, RBI. Hazen - Clarys 2-for-3, double. Jake Oster 3-for-4, 3 RBIs. Dustin Snyder 2-for-2, 2 RBIs. Chris Krause 1-for-2, 2 RBIs.

ANNOUNCEMENTs

FALLSPORTS

BOYS SOCCER

Century:Parent meeting:July 24, 6:30 p.m. at Century auditorium. Tryouts: Aug. 11, 6 p.m. Alumni game:First practice: Aug. 11, CHS Soccer Field, 6 p.m. Aug. 21, 8 p.m. at Community Bowl. Coach: Joel Jahnke 400-2040.

Mandan: Parent meeting: July 31, 5:30 p.m. at soccer fields. First practice: Aug. 11, 5 p.m. at soccer fields.

Bismarck High: First practice:Aug. 11 at 4:30 p.m. at Cottonwood. Coach Tim Green, 202-0918.

BOYS TENNIS

Century:Informational meeting - July 29, noon, Century auditorium. Parents are invited to attend. First practice: Aug. 11, Sertoma Courts, 9 a.m. Coach:Scott McPherson 323-7717.

Mandan: Parent meeting: Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m. at high school cafeteria. First practice: Aug. 11, 9 a.m. at middle school tennis courts.

Bismarck:First practice: Aug. 11 at Tom O'Leary Courts, 9 a.m. Coach Justin Zainhofsky, 471-9725.

CROSSCOUNTRY

Mandan: High school parent meeting: Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m. at Eagles Park. First practice: Aug. 11, 9 a.m. at Faris Field. Middle school parent meeting: Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m. at Eagles Park. First practice: Aug. 11, 9 a.m. at Faris Field.

Bismarck:Boys First practice:Aug. 11 at BHS Karlgaard Gym, 9 a.m. Coaches Darrell Anderson, 391-8880, Dave Zittleman, 471-1557. Girls First practice: Aug. 11 at BHS Karlgaard Gym, 8:30 p.m. Coach Scott Reichenberger, 400-6134.

Century:Boys First practice:Aug. 11, CHS boys locker room, 9 a.m. Coach Brad Lies, 258-3861. Girls First practice:Aug. 11 CHS girls locker room, 8:30 a.m. Coach Julie Stavn, 258-4218.

FOOTBALL

Mandan: High school parent meeting: Aug. 13, 7 p.m. at high school auditorium. Gear handout and weightlifting test: Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, 8:30 a.m. at high school weightroom at Faris Field. Ninth-grade first practice: Aug. 13, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. at Faris Field. High school first practice: Aug. 13, 8-10:30 a.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. at Faris Field (weightlifting test must be done before gear will be issued). Middle school parent meeting: Aug. 18, 7 p.m. at middle school cafeteria. Seventh-grade hand out gear: Aug. 18, 10 a.m.-noon at middle school multi-purpose. Eighth-grade hand out gear: Aug. 18, 8-10 a.m. at middle school multi-purpose. First middle school practice: Aug. 20, 4-5:30 p.m. at middle school football field.

Bismarck: First practice:Aug. 13 at Hughes Field at 8 a.m. for sophomores, juniors and seniors. Aug. 13 at Hughes Field at 9 a.m. for freshmen. Coach Mark Gibson, 250-1318.

Century:First practice:Aug. 13, CHS, 8 a.m. for freshmen-seniors. Coach Ron Wingenbach, 255-0183.

GIRLSSWIMMING

Mandan: Parent meeting: Aug. 26, 6 p.m. at high school cafeteria. First practice: Aug. 18, 9 a.m. at community center.

Bismarck:First practice:Aug. 18 at YMCA Pool, 1:30 p.m. swimming, 3:30 p.m. diving. Coach Kristen Peters, 425-3918.

Century:First practice:Aug. 18, YMCA Pool, 3:30 p.m. swimming, 3:30 p.m. diving. Coach Loic Joseph, 400-0593.

GIRLSGOLF

Mandan: Parent meeting: Aug. 11, 9 a.m. at Prairie West Golf Course. First practice: Aug. 11, 9 a.m. at Prairie West Golf Course. For more information, contact Jim McPherson at 223-5891.

Bismarck:First practice:Aug. 11 Riverwood Clubhouse at 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Parent meeting: Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. Coach Mike Bichler, 471-0985.

Century:First practice:Aug. 11 at Riverwood, 8 a.m. Coach Lynn Gress, 224-8675.

VOLLEYBALL

Mandan: High school parent meeting: Aug. 21, 6 p.m. at high school gym. First practice: Aug. 18, 8 a.m. at high school gym. Eighth-grade parent meeting: Aug. 18, 5 p.m. at middle school gym. First practice: Aug. 18, 3-5 p.m. at middle school gym. Seventh-grade parent meeting: Aug. 18, 6 p.m. at middle school gym. First practice: Aug. 18, 4-6 p.m. at middle school gym.

Bismarck:First practice:Aug. 18 at BHS Karlgaard Gym. Juniors and seniors at 3:30 p.m. Sophomores at 5:15 p.m. Freshmen at 7 p.m. Coach Lisa Krom, 223-9947.

Century: First practice: Aug. 18 at CHS Olson Gym. Juniors and seniors at 3:30 p.m. Sophomores at 5:30 p.m. Freshmen at 7:30 p.m. Coach Jeni Walsh, 255-0818.

Auto Racing

Dacotah Speedway points

As of July 18

Thunder Fours

1. Matt Dosch, Bismarck, 397. 2. Shawn Volk, Bismarck, 385. 3. Nick Keena, Baldwin, 378. 4. Ron Arth, Bismarck, 354. 5. Nathan Mundahl, Bismarck, 346. 6. Tanner Dosch, Bismarck, 344. 7. Cody Arth, Bismarck, 334. 8. Cody Schulz, Bismarck, 311. 9. Brandon Heimann, Bismarck, 309. 10. Travis Humphrey, Bismarck, 272.

11. Catlin Cunningham, Bismarck, 266. 12. Chad Entzel, Bismarck, 240. 13. Chase Schlafmann, Bismarck, 238. 14. Melissa Ketterling, Bismarck, 206. 15. Jamie Schlafmann, Bismarck, 170. 16. Cole Emmel, Bismarck, 143. 17. Ryan Swanson, Bismarck, 114. 18. Matthew Peterson, Mandan, 87. 19. Kirby Stoxen, Bismarck, 58. 20. Chad Fettig, Napoleon, 51.

21. Nathan Trauger, Mandan, 35.

Hobby Stocks

1. Ron Joern, Bismarck, 431. 2.Craig Ohlhauser, Mandan, 418. 3. James Hellman, Mandan, 393.4. Dewey Aaseth, Bismarck, 389. 5. Wayne Jahner, Bismarck, 381. 6. Matt Brendel, Bismarck, 360. 7 (tie). Eugene Halvorson, Bismarck, and James Lawson, Bismarck, 344. 9. Bryan Bohrer, Baldwin, 337. 10. Ryan Geiger, Mandan, 330.

11. Scott Gartner, Bismarck, 328. 12. Josh Gerhardt, Bismarck, 320. 13, Amanda Serr, Bismarck, 312. 14. Brad Kadrmas, Bismarck, 297. 15. Kyle Hagen, Bismarck, 290. 16. James Weber, Bismarck, 250. 17. Brent Vetter, Wishek, 244. 18. Nick Howe, Bismarck, 239. 19. Curtis Schneider, Bismarck, 181. 20. Deryk Voller, Trail City, S.D., 180.

21. Wendelin Wangler, Linton, 131. 22. Brandon Gussiaas, New Rockford, 78. 23. Jeremy Gunderson, Bismarck, 45. 24. Keith Lynes, Dickinson, 40. 25 (tie). Zach Frederick, Hebron, and Tyler Lacher, Bismarck, 38. 27. Austin Haugen, Bismarck, 37. 28. Terin Gawryluk, Dickinson, 36. 29. Danny Gunderson, Bismarck, 32.

Legends

1. Spencer Wilson, Minot, 585. 2. Troy Speten, Wilton, 550. 3. Tom Wagner, Mercer, 543. 4. Nathan Speten, Wilton, 535. 5. Kyle Vandenberg, Bismarck, Bismarck, 528. 6. Bill Hultberg, Bismarck, 490. 7. Donavin Weist, Wishek, 482. 8. Glen Hellebust, Bismarck, 477. 9. Paul Morman, Wishek 462. 10. Courtney Woehlhaff, Robinson, 431.

11. Dave Aberle, Bismarck, 430. 12. Eric Fetzer, Max, 374. 13. Brian Backes, Menoken, 330. 14. Wes Doepke, Wilton, 328. 15. Matt Miller, Bismarck, 326. 16. Jordan Jangula, Edgeley, 277. 17. Steve Pankowski, Minot, 274. 18. Kirk Stand, Wilton, 272. 19. Ivan Sailer, Bismarck, 209. 20. Dean Sommerfeld, Bismarck, 196.

21. Dennis Willer, Bismarck, 195. 22. Lance Jangula, Linton, 158. 23. Paul Huettl, Bismarck, 148. 24. Joe Gartner, Menoken, 134. 25. Andrew Sommerfeld, Bismarck, 129. 26. Robert Huettl, Garrison, 88. 27. Glen Huettl, Garrison, 82. 28 (tie). Steven Kuntz, Elgin, and Adam Meidinger, Zeeland, 76. 30. Mike Taszarek, Kulm, 68.

31. Rod Schlafmann, Turtle Lake, 61.

WISSOTAStreet Stocks

1. Spencer Johnson, Jamestown, 350. 2. Rusty Kollman, Carrington, 340. 3. Kelly Hagel, Carrington, 323. 4. Travis Ulmer, Dickinson, 298. 5. John Feist, Bismarck, 297. 6. John Weber, Linton, 294. 7. Randy Meyer, Bismarck, 292. 8. Dave Weigum, Bismarck, 284. 9 (tie). Brian Swenson, Bismarck, and Barrett Berg, Lincoln, 282.

11. Nate Keena, Bismarck, 271. 12. Carrie Mundahl, Bismarck, 264. 13. Dylan Barnhardt, Washburn, 216. 14. Durwin Power, Wilton, 211. 15. Kelly Hoerner, Bismarck, 198. 16. Kyle Emmel, Mandan, 189. 17. David Falkenstein, Wilton, 181. 18. Ross John, New Salem, 126. 19. Scott Bintz, Jamestown, 115. 20. Don Kuntz, Dickinson, 82.

21. Ryan Hugelen, Belfield, 69. 22. Mark Dahl, Bismarck, 65. 23. Justin Decker, Dickinson, 62. 24. David Rohweder, Wishek, 54. 25. Casey Stangeland, Kensal, 50. 26. Josh Olheiser, Dickinson, 48. 27. Adrian Mantel, Billings, Mont., 43. 28. John Gartner, Sr., no address given, 36. 29. Pat Stoltz, Dickinson, 30. 30. Luke Nelson, Valley City, 19.

31 (tie). Chase Biel, Carrington, and Trent Grager, Sykeston, 16.

IMCA Modifieds

1. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, 181. 2. Shawn Strand, Bismarck, 180. 3. Mark Dahl, Bismarck, 174. 4. Herb Bargmann, Bismarck, 169. 5. Wyatt Olson, Minot, 167. 6. Darrell Bauer, Mandan, 164. 7. Ben Seidler, Underwood, 162. 8. Daryn Schuler, Bismarck, 161. 9. Troy Butz, Bismarck, 152. 10. John Gartner Jr., Columbia, S.D., 132.

11. Leo Burkhardsmeier, Bismarck, 129. 12. Jeremy Schmidt, Bismarck, 128. 13. Steven Kuntz, Elgin, 127. 14. Drew Christianson, Minot, 126. 15. Chris Welk, Mandan, 120. 16. Brad Hanson, Lincoln, 118. 17 (tie). Tracy Domagola, Bismarck, and Paul Schulz, Washburn,106. 19. Troy Kittler, Turtle Lake, 102. 20. Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, 91.

21. Nathan Burke, Minot, 82. 22. Steven Pfeifer, West Fargo, 74. 23. Allan Fetzer, Max, 68. 24. Dale Burwick, Dickinson, 60. 25. Rusty Corneliusen, Dickinson, 40. 26. Joren Boyce, Minot, 39. 27. Dwight Burwick, Dickinson, 34. 28. Mike Nelson, New Salem, 31. 29. Troy Heupel, Williston, 30. 30. Brian Brennen, Rozet, Wyo., 28.

31. Brian Swenson, Bismarck, 27. 32. Randy Sandvick, Killdeer, 26. 33 (tie). Ed Turnbull, Estevan, Sask., and Allen Fetzer, Max, 21. 35. Lenny McKowski, Belfield, 20. 36. Robert Hellebust, Kenmare, 18. 37. Brad Nelson, Turtle Lake, 14. 38. David Reum, Plaza, 12. 39, Bryce Beck, no address available, 11.

Midwest Modifieds

1. Rusty Kollman, Carrington, 57. 2. Jayson Corell, Jamestown, 55. 3. Randy Klein, Valley City, 53. 4 (tie). Ryan Mikkelson, Jamestown, and Kenny Klaudt, Bismarck, 51. 6. Josh Eberhardt, Jamestown, 49. 7. Brent Perleberg, Jamestown, 46. 8. Jeremy Schmidt, Bismarck, 45. 9 (tie). Tim Compson, Valley City, and Ryan Carr, Carrington, 44.

11. Joie Pfaff, Tappen, 42. 12. Dave Peterson, Jamestown, 39. 13. Jim Morlock, Pettibone, 38. 14. Travis Aljets, Carrington, 37. 15. Taylor Weight, LaMoure, 36. 16. Brent Weight, LaMoure, 12.

Dakota Classic Modifieds

1. Hank Berry, Sidney, Mont., 40. 2. Ben Seidler, Underwood, 39. 3. Matt Brack, Mead, Col., 38. 4. Jay Noteboom, Hinton, Iowa, 37. 5. Jeff Decker, Dickinson, 36. 6. Steve Pfeifer, West Fargo, 35. 7. Mike Hanson, Alton, Iowa, 34. 8. Shawn Strand, Bismarck, 33. 9. David Murray, Oberlin, Kan., 32. 10. Troy Heupel, Williston, 31.

11. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, 30. 12. Drew Christianson, Minot, 29. 13. Robert Hellebust, Kenmare, 28. 14. Jay Steffens, North Platte, Neb., 26. 15. Rusty Corneliusen, Dickinson, 25. 16. Dan Carl, North Platte, Neb., 25. 17. Joren Boyce, Minot, 24. 18. Eric Foslstad, Glenburn, 23. 19. Will Brack, Mead, Col., 22. 20. Daryn Schuler, Bismarck, 21.

21. Aaron Turnbull, Estevan, Sask., 20. 22. Wyatt Olson, Minot, 19. 23. Mark Dahl, Bismarck, 18. 24. Darrell Bauer, Mandan, 17. 25 (tie). Troy Butz, Bismarck, Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., and Rich Lewerke, Garner, Iowa., 16. 28 (tie). Devin Raynard, Benson, Sask., Stacey Wilhelm, Martell, Neb., and John Berber, Swift Current, Sask., 15.

31 (tie). Brian Brennan, Rozet, Wyo., Steve Kuntz, Elgin, and Herb Bargmann, Bismarck, 14. 34 (tie). John Gartner, Jr., Columbia, S.D., Pete Bradley, Williston, and Brad Hanson, Lincoln, 13. 37. Robby Harness, Benkelman, Neb., Dennis Knudson, Williston, and Tommy Lee, Grenora, 12. 40 (tie). Les McGlenehan, Estevan, Sask., William Matesovic, Minot, Jeff Hooker, Minot, Tracy Domagala, Bismarck, Jason Wolla, Williston, Chris Welk, Mandan, and Brent Schlafmann, Bismarck, 11.