7 area players selected to Shrine Bowl games

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Seven players from southwest North Dakota have been selected to play for the West teams in the Shrine Bowl all-star football games on July 14 at Fargo Shanley High School.

Dickinson Trinity all-state defensive back Brandon Sickler and Killdeer all-state lineman Tate Harris will play for the 11-man West team, alongside Hazen’s all-state linebacker Brock Bruner and lineman Ethan Eberle, Beulah lineman Erik Ham and New Salem-Almont-Glen Ullin’s Matt Doll.

Mott-Regent quarterback and defensive back McCahen Schweitzer is the area’s lone representative on the 9-man West squad.

Three Killdeer players — Grady Houghton, Ethan Olson, Lane Oversen — and Beulah’s Isaiah Krebs are alternates for the 11-man West squad.

The 11-man game starts at 4 p.m. with the 9-man game to follow at 7 p.m.

For the first time in the game’s history, all four teams will be housed and practice at the same site, Mayville State University.

2012 Shrine Bowl

The 38th annual North Dakota Shrine Bowl, which will be held July 14 at Fargo Shanley. The 9-man game will be at 4 p.m. CST, followed by the 11-man game at 7 p.m.

11-man East

Roster: Grand Forks Red River – Jeff Dennison; Devils Lake – Taylor Aasmundstad, Chris Czichotzki, Joseph Burckhard, Jacob Lagasse, Jason Swenseth; Grafton – Adam Jiskra, Jeremy Talamantes; Larimore – Chris Arvin, Kyle Huntley; Harvey – Tucker Nordby; Fargo Oak Grove – Tanner Anderson; Fargo South – Jon Baune, Chris Czichotzki; Fargo Davies – Connor Camrud; Fargo North – Grant Mjelstad, Quin Segal; Fargo Shanley – Brandon Nelson, Joey Thorson, Tyler Rivard; Maple Valley-Enderlin – Ethen Preston, Ty Smith; Oakes – Ben Ketterling, C.J. Voegeli, Tanner Zetocha; Kindred – Jack Plankers; North Sargent – Josh Hansana; Wahpeton – Cooper Krause, Justin Manning, Zayne Medhaug; Lisbon – Hunter Mairs; Linton-HMB – Nolan Meidinger; Central Cass – Josh Roesler; Warroad, Minn. – Alex Sandahl, Drew Dorhold; Tri County, Minn. – Nick Olson; Stephen-Argyle, Minn. – Blake LaBine; Warren, Minn. – Zach Riopelle.

Alternates: Larimore – Michael Finn, Daniel Landman; Fargo South – Andy Booth.

Coaches: Tom Maus, Grafton, head coach; assisted by Jay Schneider, Devils Lake, Brian Dokken, Wahpeton, and Greg Dobitz, Oakes.

11-man West

Roster: Carrington – Julio Ybarra; Belcourt – Wyatt Azure; Grant County – Kalin Bachmeier, Quincy Delaplane; Williams County – Zach Baker; Bismarck St. Mary’s – Michael Berger; Stanley-Powers Lake – Brad Biwer, Seth Leupp, Landon Smith, Lex Tande; Bottineau – Matt Bowers, Mark LaCroix; Hazen – Brock Bruner, Ethan Eberle; Williston – Alex Cundiff; New Salem-Glen Ullin-Almont – Matt Doll; Jamestown – Nathan Ellingson, Aaron Michel; Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn – Josh Farmer; Bismarck Century – Zach Rhone, Joey Fuher, Conrad Schwarzkopf; Watford City – Shawn Fulwider; Bismarck High – Brett Gehring; Beulah – Erik Ham; Killdeer – Tate Harris; Velva – Jed Jespersen, Zach Podoll; Minot Ryan – Mark Koble; Mandan – Phaden Marcellais, Jake Watson, Seth Westby; Minot – Tyler Mack, Adam Melom; Dickinson Trinity – Brandon Sickler. Warroad, Minn. – Ross Merriman; Barnesvill, Minn. – Adam Rice; Hawley, Minn. – Cassidy Violet.

Alternates: Rugby – Zach Berube, Jarett Lovcik; Jamestown – Brady Anderson; Killdeer – Grady Houghton, Ethan Olson, Lane Oversen; Beulah – Isaiah Krebs; Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn – Taylor Lesmann; Stanley-Powers Lake –Lee Tande; Minot –Brayden Soderholm; Mandan – Logan O’Brien; Hazen – Tyler Parker; Bismarck Century –Dalton Weisz

Coaches: Lyne Enget, Stanley-Powers Lake, head coach, assisted by Rob Bedlion, Bottineau, Mark Gibson, Bismarck, and Loy Ham, Beulah.

9-man East

Roster: Thompson – Peter Ness; North Border – Alek Berg, Garret Fraser, Brett Schurman; Cavalier – Alex Hartz, Luke Sharp; Hillsboro – Devon Cote, Brandon Otto, Brendan Ydstie, Colby Tapson; Drayton/Valley-Edinburg – Kilen Flanagan, Blake Laxdal; Sargent Central – Justin Arp; Wyndmere-Lidgerwood – Adam Bell; Edgeley-Kulm – Nathan Elhard, Jamison Jangula; Hankinson – Levi Geffre; South Border – Andrew Jochim; Strasburg – Chance Kurle; Napoleon – Wade Rath-Wald, Jonah Schwartzenberger, Jon Widmer; LaMoure – Casey Sailer, Zach Stemen; Richland – Austin Heyen; Kittson County Central, Minn. – Zach Rynning; Fisher-Climax, Minn. – Alex Wentzel; Greenbush-Middle River, Minn. – Alex Yeager.

Alternates: Drayton/Valley-Edinburg: Jacob Holm; Sargent Central: Tyler Mahrer, Ethan Reinertson.

Coaches: Kelly McCleary, Napoleon, head coach, assisted by Sandy Laxdal, Cavalier, Joel Bickford, LaMoure, and Jason Klusmann, South Border.

9-man West

Roster: North Star – Josh Haugen, Ethan Sager, Drew Schill; Benson County – Matt Knudson, Trevor Knutson, Tom Urness, Darren Young; St. John – Dustin DeMers; Towner-Granville-Upham – Reid Pfau; Central McLean – Matthew Landenberger, Dillon Aldinger, Tucker Fylling, Nick Lee; Divide County – Taylor Wigginton, Trevor Binde, Andreas Holm, Morgan Jacobs, Ladd Simonson; Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood – Kirk Degenstein, Matt Ellingson; Drake-Anamoose – Garrett Dockter; Shiloh Christian – Aaron Jordan, Klint Miller, Aaron Hultstrand; Mott-Regent – McCahen Schweitzer; Ulen-Hitterdal, Minn. – Calvin Oberg; Clearbrook-Gonvick, Minn. – Weston Bakke.

Alternates: St. John – Kyle Azure; Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood – Spencer Olson.

Coaches: Bryan Haugen, North Star, head coach; assisted by Mitch Strand, Benson County; Funnon Barker, Shiloh Christian; and Nate Nelson, Divide County.

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