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Inside This IssueWinter/Spring Region Sites Chosen at April Board Meeting 2State Fine Arts Sites Chosen at April Board Meeting 2NDHSAA Media Specialist Job Opportunity 2Girls’ Tennis Important Dates and Regulations 3Online Rules Clinic for Girls Soccer & Girls Tennis Coaches 32016 Baseball Workshops 32016 Softball Workshops 3Class B Boys’ Basketball Hotel Information 32015-16 NDHSAA Parade of Champions 4NFHS Network Help 4NDHSAA/Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Students - Keaton Erickson 4Online Rules Clinics for Spring Coaches/Officials 5Changing Email Addresses in NDHSAA Account 5NDHSAA Coaches Education - Permit Submission Form 6NDHSAA Local (Sub-Varsity) Official Certification Available 6NDHSAA Contact Information 6Out of Season Coaching 7-82016 Track Regions 8Track Regulations and Information 8-92015-16 NFHS Outstanding Speech/Debate/Theatre Educator Award 9NDHSAA Post-Season Video Broadcasting 92015/16 NDHSAA Board Meeting Dates 9Spring Golf New Regulations & Region/State Info 10Coaches and Officials Mandatory Online Testing 102016 State Class A Basketball Schedule 10Class B Boys Basketball State Tournament Bracket Release Televised 10State Class B Boys’ Basketball Ticket Order Policy for General Public Orders 11State Class B Girls’ Basketball Ticket Policy for General Public Orders 11NDHSAA Website - Entering Team Scholars 11Celebrating 29 Years of Outstanding Student-Athletes 12Team Scholar Recipients 12NFHS Sportsmanship Course 122016 Boys State Swim & Dive Meet Info 13-14Spring NDHSAA Website Requirements 14NDHSAA Music Region Information 15NDHSAA Speech Region Information 15ACT-SAT National Test Dates 15NDHSAA Music Contest Information 16Baseball Regulations & Tournament Info 17-18NDHSAA /Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Student Application Deadline 18Softball Regulations, Regions & Tournament Info 19NDHSAA March Calendar 20

March 2016

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North Dakota High School Activities Association 350 2nd St. NW • PO Box 817 • Valley City • ND Phone (701)845-3953 • Fax (701)845-4935

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2 March BULLETIN 2016

NDHSAA Media Specialist Job Opportunity

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FORMedia Specialist

ofNorth Dakota High School Activities Association

Valley City, North DakotaComplete Application to include the following:• Coverletter• CompletedapplicationformsuppliedbyNDHSAA• Résumé• Twocurrentlettersofrecommendationwithcontactinformation

Timeline: • CompletedapplicationsreceivedinNDHSAAOfficeby4:00pmMarch29,2016• ApplicationsscreenedMarch31,2016• InterviewsconductedApril8,2016atNDHSAAoffice• SuccessfulcandidatetobeapprovedApril19,2016attheNDHSAABoardofDirectorsmeeting• ExpectedstartdateofJuly1,2016

ApplicationpacketwillbeavailableontheNDHSAAandNorthDakotaJobServicewebsitesonFebruary1,2016.www.ndhsaa.com~www.jobsnd.com

Completed applications should be sent to: SharonProsby,BusinessManager NorthDakotaHighSchoolActivitiesAssociation 3502ndStNW ValleyCity,ND58072 Email:[email protected]

TheNorthDakotaHighSchoolActivitiesAssociationisanequalopportunityemployerandencouragesallquali-fiedindividualstoapply.

Winter/Spring Region Sites Chosen at April Board Meeting • Anyonewishingtosubmitaninvitationtohosta2016-17winterorspringregionaltournamentmaydownloadinvita-

tionformsfromourwebsiteatwww.ndhsaa.com.ClickonAdministrators&CoachesandForms.PleasecompleteandsendthoseformstotheNDHSAAofficeforplacementontheAprilBoardagenda.

• Thepolicyusedtosetsitesisasfollows:basketballandvolleyballchairpersonsmeetwiththeotherdistrictrepresen-tativesintheirregiontomutuallyagreeonregionalsites.

State Fine Arts Sites Chosen at April Board Meeting StateFineArtssitesaredeterminedattheAprilBoardmeeting.PleasecontactBrianBubach([email protected])withquestionsregardinginviteprocessandtimeline.


Girls’ Tennis Important Dates and Regulations

Site Supervisor Date Time BismarckBSCCareerAcademy ElliotGerhardt Wednesday,March30 6:00pmDevilsLakeSportsCenter JaySchneider Wednesday,March30 6:00pmWestFargoSheyenneHighSchool RyanGellner Wednesday,March30 6:00pmDickinsonHighSchool MarkSandman Wednesday,April6 6:00pm(MT)GrandForks DonaldDoyle Wednesday,April6 6:00pm RedRiverHighSchoolJamestownHighSchool TrevZerr Wednesday,April6 6:00pmMinotAuditorium TomLawson Wednesday,April6 6:00pmWillistonHighSchool DarinKrueger Wednesday,April6 6:00pm

2016 Softball Workshops

There are two new tennis regulations for the 2015/16 school year.• EachseasonbeginsonthedatesetbytheBoardandconcludeswiththeStateTournament.Eachseasonshallbenolessthan8weeks

inlength.Beginningin2016/17eachboys’andgirls’tennisseasonshallbenolessthan9weeksinlength.• Forteam-daycourtassignments,theEast’s#1seedshallbeassignedtheindoorcourts,ifused,inevenyearsandtheWest’s#1seed

shallbeassignedtheindoorcourtsifusedinoddyears.

• OpeningDate:April4,2016• FirstContest:April15,2016• Roster,Picture,CutlineandScheduledueonNDHSAAwebsite:April25,2016• DeadlineforelectronicsubmissionofregionentriesMay11,2016(NOONCDT)• DeadlineTeamPlay-InMay16,2016• RegionTournament(GrandForks&Bismarck):May19,20,21,2016• State(GrandForks):May26,27,28,2016

CompletetennisregulationsmaybefoundundertheGirls’TennismenuontheAthleticstabontheNDHSAAwebsite.http://www.ndhsaa.com/regulations/tennis-girls

Site Supervisor Date Time BismarckBSCCareerAcademy KevinKerr Wednesday,March30 7:30pmDevilsLakeSportsCenter TomPerius Wednesday,March30 7:30pmWestFargoSheyenneHighSchool ReggieJackson Wednesday,March30 7:30pmDickinsonHighSchool MarkSandman Wednesday,April6 7:30pm(MT)GrandForks RyanIngeman Wednesday,April6 7:30pmRedRiverHighSchoolJamestownHighSchool BradNold Wednesday,April6 7:30pmMinotAuditorium BrianHornecker Wednesday,April6 7:30pmWillistonHighSchool DarinKrueger Wednesday,April6 7:30pm

2016 Baseball Workshops

Officialsandheadcoaches/activityadvisorsmustcompleterulesclinicsinsportsoractivitieswhereclinicsareoffered.Theseclinicswillbeavailableonlineonlyandmustbecompletedwithinthethreeweekclinicwindow.TheclinicwillbeavailablethroughalinkwithinNDHSAA.YoumusthaveanNDHSAAaccountinordertocompletetherulesclinic.Pleasenoteallclinicsareavailableonlineonly.Thereisasecondwindowforcoachesofsportsthatareheldintwodifferentseasons.SpecificallyforSpringareGirlsSoccerandGirlsTennis.Iftheclinicwascompletedbythecoachinthefall,itneednotbecompletedagain.However,iftheclinicwasnotcompletedinthefallbycoachesoftheabovenamedsports,theymustcompletetheclinicwithinthewindowshownbelow.

Aschoolmustpay$50fornon-attendanceornon-completionforacoachatoneoftheseclinics.Schoolsarenoteligibleforpostseasonplayuntilallfineshavebeenpaid.

2015-16NDHSAARulesClinicDatesforGirlsSoccer&GirlsTennisareMarch7-29,2016

Online Rules Clinic for Girls Soccer & Girls Tennis Coaches

InformationonreservinghotelroomsfortheStateClassBBoysBasketballTournament,March17-19,2015inMinotcanbefoundathttp://visitminot.org/orbycallingtheMinotConvention&Visitor’sBureauat701-857-8206.Pleasereserveyourroomsearly.

Class B Boys’ Basketball Hotel Information


2015-16 NDHSAA Parade of Champions Approximately350individualandteamchampionswillbeontheflooroftheMinotStateUniversityDomeonSaturdaynight,March19,toberecognizedbythecrowdandstatewidetelevisioncoveragefortheNDHSAAParadeofChampions.

TobeapartoftheparadeastudentmusthavebeenanindividualormemberofateamchampioninanNDHSAAsponsoredactivitywhichwillincludethe2015boys’basketballchampionsthroughthe2016girls’basketballchampions.Inmusic,astudentmusthavereceivedtheOutstandingPerformanceAwardasasoloistormemberofanensemble.

TworepresentativesfromeachteamorensembleneedtomeetwithBrianBubachconcerningplacementintheParade.

Passesaregoodforparticipantsonly.Allparticipantsaretodressinschoolissuedwarm-ups,jackets,orindressclothes.Werequestthatstudentsnotwearbluejeans.

ParadeparticipantsmaypickuptheirticketsatthenorthentranceoftheMinotDomeandshouldarrivebefore5:45p.m.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleaseemailBrianBubach([email protected])orcallNDHSAA(701)845-3953.

NDHSAA/Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Students - Keaton Erickson Editorial note: We will be publishing a series of articles on getting to know this year’s distinguished student finalists.

Distinguishedstudent,KeatonEricksonhalesfromCarringtonHighSchool.HisfriendsknowhimasFranklin.This17yearoldhasbeenanoutstandingcontributortotheNDHSAAdistin-guishedstudentprogram,frompresentingatthestatestudentcouncilconventiontotakingaleadershipseminarinIndianapolis.AtCarringtonHighSchool,Keatonparticipatesinseveralactivities.Heexcelsinspeech,oneactplay,FBLA,studentcouncil,NationalHonorSociety,Band,Choir,ScienceOlympiad,AcademicPursuit,andStudentCongress.Amyriadofactivi-tiestokeephimbusymostdefinitely.

KeatonstatesthatwhileatschoolhisfavoritesubjectisMath.KeatonalsohasanadmirationforhisspeechteacherMrs.MicheleSeil.Hestatesherimpactonhislifethroughherroleashisspeechcoachandthewonderfulexampleshecontinuestoprovidetostudents,makeherarolemodel.

KeatonisthesonofJohnEricksonandShannonAlexander.HealsohastwobrothersJackEricksonandTreyAlexanderalongwithasisterLaurynAlexander.Inwhatlittlesparetimehedoeshave,Keatonenjoysreading,hangingwithfriendsandhisRubik’sCube.CommunityserviceisalsoveryimportantasyouwillseeKeatonvolunteeratthelocalfoodpantry,aswellascongregationalservice.

Keatonplansonpursuingamedicaldegreesohewillbeabletohaveapracticeupongraduation.Hestillseeshimselfincollegein10yearsasmedicaldegreestakeamajortimecommitment.Keatonisobviouslyayoungleaderoftoday,hefeelsthatbeingserviceorien-tatedisthemostimportantcharacteristicofagoodleader.

ThegovernmentneedstoworkoncomprehensiveeducationreformaccordingtoKeaton,andthatwouldbehisfirsttaskifhewerepresident.Republicannominee?TheperfectvacationwouldbeinCaliforniawithseveralofhisfriendswouldbeidealforKeaton.Healsostateshecouldnotgoasingledaywithoutsinging.Keatonhaslittletoleranceforpeoplechewingwiththeirmouthsopenandheavybreathersashehaslistedthoseashisbiggestpetpeeves.

ChristmasisKeaton’sfavoriteholidaybecauseallofthefamilyisgatheredaroundandusuallyplayingcribbage.IndividualslivingordeadthatKeatonwouldliketoshareamealwithinclude:Mozart,Bach,Schubert,andBenCarson.Andfinally,BenStillerwouldplayKeatoninaroleabouthislife.

CongratulationstoKeatonErickson,aNDHSAA/FarmersUnionInsuranceDistinguishedStudent!

Forallquestionsregardingdifficultyviewing,inabilitytofindaspecificeventlink,technicalissueswithinabroadcast,troublesubscrib-ing,billingquestions,etc.,[email protected].

Therearecustomerrepresentativesstandingbyatalltimestorespondtoissuesandgetfansset-uptoviewtheireventsasquicklyaspossible.TheNFHSNetworkishappytoissuerefundsforaccidentaldoublesubscribingaswellasissuessuchasexperiencingtechni-caldifficultieswhileviewingagame.

NFHS Network Help


2015/16 Online Rules Clinics for Coaches and Officials of Spring Sports Officialsandheadcoaches/activityadvisorsmustcompleteonlinerulesclinicsinsportsoractivitieswhereclinicsareoffered.Theseclinicsareavailableonlineonlyandmustbecompletedwithinthethreeweekclinicwindow.TheclinicwillbeavailablethroughalinkwhenloggedintoyourNDHSAAaccount.YoumusthaveanNDHSAAaccountinordertocompletetherulesclinic.Pleasenoteallclinicsareavailableonlineonlyforthe2015/16schoolyear.

Rulesclinicsattendance/completionismandatoryeachyearforallfootball,volleyball,soccer,tennis,crosscountry,softball,swimming,hockey,gymnastics,basketball,wrestling,baseball,track&fieldofficialsandheadcoaches.OfficialsandcoachesmayalsofulfillattendancerequirementsbyattendinganyofficialrulesclinicconductedbyanyofthestateassociationsandhavingtheirattendancecardsenttotheNDHSAAofficeforcredit.Therearenomake-uprulesclinics.Acoach/officialmustattend/completeoneofthecamps/workshopspersportasrequired.

Penaltyforacoach’sfailuretofulfillamandatoryclinicrequirementshallresultina$50finetotheschoolforeachoffense.FinesmustbepaidpriortobeingpermittedtoparticipateinNDHSAApostseasonactivitiestowhichthefineapplies.

Penaltyforanofficial’sfailuretofulfillamandatoryclinicrequirementwillresultinadropofalevelofcertificationinthatsportthefol-lowingyear.Ifcertified,youwillmovetoprobationarythefollowingyearinthatsport.Ifprobationary,youwillmovetoineligiblethefollowingyearinthatsport.

Followingaretheremainingsportsandactivitiesonlinerulesclinicwindowsfor2015/16.

Spring Sports - February 15 - March 7, 2016 Track&Field

Spring Sports: March 7 - 29, 2016 Baseball&Softball Boys’Golf&ClassBGirls’Golf

Asschoolstransitiontothenewemailaddresses,usersareremindedtheymusteditemailaddressesintheNDHSAAsystem.EditingaccountswillallowuserhistoryandallexistingrolestoremainconnectedtoNDHSAAaccounts.Usersshouldnotcreatenewaccounts,theyshouldedittheirexistingaccounts.

ToedityourNDHSAAemailaddress/login: 1)LogintoyourNDHSAAaccount 2)Clickon“MyProfile”onthebottomleftportionofthepage 3)ClicktheEditButtonontheProfilepage 4)Clickthe“Account”tabonthegreymenubarthatgoesacrossthepage 5)Enteryournewemailaddress 6)Confirmyournewemailaddress 7)ClicktheblueSAVEbutton

Thisisalsowhereyouwouldchangeyourpassword,ifyousodesire.

EditingyouremailaddressonyourNDHSAAaccountassuresyoureceivetheproperinformationfromtheNDHSAAoffice.

Changing Email Addresses in NDHSAA Account

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

-Vince Lombardi


StreetAddress: 3502ndStreetNorthwest ValleyCity,NorthDakota58072-0817

MailingAddress POBox817 ValleyCity,NorthDakota58072-0817

Websites: www.ndhsaa.com - www.ndhsaanow.comPhone:(701)845-3953Fax:(701)845-4935StaffEmail: MattFetsch:[email protected] BrianBubach:[email protected] JustinFletschock:[email protected] KevinMorast:[email protected] BrendaSchell:[email protected]

NDHSAA Contact Information

Beginninginthefallof2013allcoacheswhoworkwithstudentathletesingrades9-12mustbecertified.TobecomecertifiedacoachmustcompletetherequirementsforaNDHSAACoachingPermit.MemberschoolssubmittheircoachingrostersthroughtheNDHSAACoachingPermitSubmissionForm.TheNDHSAACoachingPermitSubmis-sionFormallowstrackingofallcoachesthroughmemberschools.Thisistheonlyformthatwillbeacceptedanditmustbeemailedelectronicallyasanexcelfile.Ifyoufindaneedtotrackmorecoachinformationthanlistedonthisform,pleasefeelfreetoaddcolumnsAFTER(totherightof)column10.Onlycolumns1-10needbesubmittedtoNDHSAA.

Allcoachesmustbesubmittedeachyear.Onlycoachesnotcertifiedinaprioryearwillbemailedcoachingpermits.CoachingpermitswillbeissuedbytheNorthDakotaHighSchoolCoachesAssociation.TheduedatefortheCoachesEducationPermitSubmissionformisApril1steachyear.

ThisformhasbeenemailedtomainschoolcontactsandisavailableontheNDHSAAwebsiteunderForms.PleasecontactNDHSAAforanyquestionsconcerningthisform.

NDHSAA Coaches Education - Permit Submission Form

NDHSAAhasanewprocessforcertifyingLocalSub-Varsityofficials.Officialswhocompleteallitemsneededtocertifywillbeabletoofficiateatthesub-varsitylevelandbelowinthesport(s)inwhichtheycertify.Thiscertifica-tionmustbeunderthedirectionofanadministratorofaNDHSAAmemberschool.

Requirements for Local Official include: 1)CompletionoftheNFHSLearn“ConcussioninSports-WhatyouNeedtoKnow”course.Usersmustcreateanaccountonthe

NFHSLearnsiteandpurchasethecourse,althoughthecourseisfree.InstructionsareavailableontheNDHSAAwebsiteattheConcussionManagementInformationlinkonthemainNDHSAAwebpage.

2)CreationofNDHSAAAccount.IfprospectiveofficialhasanexistingNDHSAAaccount,requirementsmustbecompletedusingtheexistingNDHSAAaccountandemailaddress.

3)CompletionoftheonlineLocalOfficiatingRulesClinic,availableonthe“Clinic”tabwhenloggedintoNDHSAAaccount. 4)CompletionandsubmissionofLOCALOfficials’RegistrationForm,availableatendofLocalOfficiatingClinic. 5)SubmissionofpaymenttoLOCALschooladministratorforsubmissiontoNDHSAAforprocessing.

ALL5itemsmustbecompleteBEFORELOCALofficialsareeligibletoofficiatecontests.LOCALOfficialsareabletoofficiatecontestsattheJVlevelandbelowonly.

PleasecontacttheNDHSAAofficewithanyquestionsconcerningthecertificationoflocalsub-varsityofficialsthroughthisprogram.

NDHSAA Local (Sub-Varsity) Official Certification Available


Out of Season Coaching ThefollowinginformationisfromPartThree,pages1and2ofthe2015-16NDHSAAConstitution&By-LawsconcerningOutofSeasonCoachingrules:

By-Laws & Board of Directors Regulations Affecting Length of Season, Number of Events, General Regulations, Etc.Pre-season, in season, and post-season participation rules: 1. Astudentmayparticipateinnon-schoolcompetitionfromtheopeningoftheschooltermuntilthebeginningofthehighschool

seasoninaparticularsportandfromthecloseofthehighschoolseasoninthatsportuntiltheendoftheschooltermwithnolossofeligibilityinthatsportorothersportsfortheschoolseason.

2. Studentsmaycompeteonlyonaschoolteamduringthehighschoolseasonofthatsport;alsostudentsmaycompeteasunat-tachedindividualsinnon-schoolcontestsuntilthefirstdayofclassesintheirschoolforthecurrentschoolyear,orfirstcontest,whichevercomesfirst.Violationoftheregulationresultsinlossofeligibilityforsixcontestsorremainderofseason,whicheverisless,foreachviolationinthatsport.TheonlyexceptiontotheaboveruleisinthecaseoftalentedstudentsinvolvedinOlympiccompetitionasexplainedunderSectionIIIofPartTwo,ArticleXIVoftheBy-Laws.

3. Noschoolsponsoredteamsforinterscholasticcompetitionarepermittedinanysportsduringthesummermonths,normayschoolsenterindividualcontestantsinnon-schoolmeets;however,intramuralschoolteamsarepermissibleandstudentsmayparticipateasunattachedindividualsorasmembersofnon-schoolteamsinallsports.Highschoolcoachesmaybeemployedascoachesofnon-schoolteams.

4. Astudentparticipatinginanactivity“outofseason”maynotreceivecoachingortrainingfromasalariedornon-salariedmemberofhis/herhighschool’scoachingstaffinthatsportexceptunderthefollowingprovisions:

a.DuringJuneandJuly,coachesofteamsports(basketball,football,hockey,soccerandvolleyball)fromaNDHSAAmemberschool’scoachingstaffinthatsport(Boys’andGirls’Basketball,Boys’andGirls’HockeyandBoys’andGirls’Soccerareeachinterpretedasonesport)mayinstructstudentsinasummercontestorcampwhohaveparticipatedinacontestasmembersoftheirschoolteaminthatsport.

b. Coachesofindividualsports(crosscountry,golf,gymnastics,swimming&diving,tennis,track&field,andwrestling)fromaNDHSAAmemberschool’scoachingstaffmaycoachstudentsinthatsport“outofseason”providedthatitisnotunderthesu-pervisionandoperationofthememberschool.NOTE:Anynon-salariedstudentteacherswhowerecoachingwhileundergoingtheirsupervisedteachingexperienceareexempt.

c. Baseballandsoftballaregrantedanexemptiontotheout-of-seasoncoachingrulebeginningwiththe2012season.Thisexemp-tionisfromthebeginningoftheseasonuntilSept.1ofthatyear.

d. Boys’andgirls’socceraregrantedanexceptiontotheout-of-seasoncoachingrulebeginningwiththe2012-13season.Thisexemptionisfromtheendofthegirls’statetournamentuntilAugust1ofthatyear.

i.Studentsmayparticipateinsummersportscampsontheirown.However,participationinsuchcampsforfallteamsports(football,boys’soccerandvolleyball)isnotpermittedafterJuly31.

ii.Specialtrainingcampsheldduringtheseasonarenotpermitted.SPECIAL NOTE ON SUMMER CAMPS 1. Memberschoolscannotsponsororsupportsummercampsinanyway.(Mar.08) 2. Schoolsarenotpermittedtopayregistrationfeesforstudentsattendingsummercamps. 3. Theuseofschoolequipment,pads,andthelike,otherthanschooluniforms,atsummercampispermissible.Guidelines Relative to Out-of Season Practice and Use of Gymnasiums:Schoolsmayopentheirgymnasiumsorfacilitiesforrecreationalactivitiesduringout-of-seasonperiodswheninaccordwiththefol-lowingguidelines: 1. Thegymnasiumisopentoallstudentsforparticipation. 2. Avarietyofactivitiesisavailabletostudentsandisnotlimitedtoonesportoractivityonagivendate. 3. Thereisnocoachingorinstructionintheskillsandtechniquesinanysportthatis“out-of-season”underNDHSAAregulations. 4. Thereshallbenogrouppre-conditioningexercisepracticepriortothestartoftheseason.However,anindividualcandothisby

himself/herself,butnotwiththecoach. 5. Participationisvoluntaryandisnotrequireddirectlyorindirectlyformembershiponahighschoolsquad. 6. Comparableopportunitiesareaffordedbothsexes. 7. Theschooladministrationassumestheresponsibilityofmakingcertainthereisadherencetotheseguidelines.Scrimmage Rule: (Team Sports)Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetinconductingscrimmages. 1. Onescrimmagemaybeheldpriortothefirstcontestandwillnotcountagainstallowablecontests. 2. Scrimmagesheldafterthefirstregularscheduledgamecountascontests. 3. Whenmorethan2teamsareinvolvedinascrimmagenoteamshouldparticipatelongerthanwhatwouldconstitutearegular

contest.Out of Season Coaching Continued on Page 8


Out of Season Coaching (Continued) Pre-Season Practice Sessions: 1. Pre-seasonpracticesessionsinallsportsshallbeheldintheimmediateenvironmentofthecityorschooldistrictinwhichthe

schoolislocated.(Sept.2007)ExecutiveSecretaryhasauthoritytowaivethisregulationwhenappealedbyamemberschool.(June2014)

2. “Requiredpreseasonpractices,whicharenotattendedbyanathletebecausethatathleteisactivelyinvolvedinpracticefororparticipationinNDHSAApostseasonathleticcompetitionheldconcurrentlywithsuchpreseasonpracticesshallbewaived”.

3. Twodaysofthe9daypracticerulemaybewaivedduetoBasicMilitaryTraining/AITattendance,providedthereisaconflictwiththefirstcontest.

4. Threedaysofnon-padfootballpracticemaybewaivedifpracticeismissedduetoattendingbasicmilitarytraining.Sixdaysofpadpracticeisrequired.

5. Practicesheldthesamedayasagame/meetshallnotcounttowardstherequiredminimumpracticerule. 6. Pre-seasonpracticerequirementsshallapplytobothteamsandindividuals.Thoughtherequirementmayhavebeenmettonum-

berofteampractices,individualstudentswouldnotbeeligibleforthefirstcontestschedulediftheyhadnotpersonallymetthisrequirement.

Track Regulations and Information Continued on Page 9

The Class B Regionals are organized as follows (Region Meet Sites and Managers):Southeast Region – Kindred - Perry PiatzBarnesCountyNorth,CentralCass,Edgeley/Kulm,Ellendale,Enderlin/MapleValley,Hankinson/Fairmount,Kindred,LaMoure/Litchville-Marion,Lisbon,Milnor/Wyndmere/Lidgerwood,Montpelier,NorthernCass,OakGrove,Oakes,Richland,SargentCounty(NorthSargent/SargentCentral)

Northeast Region – Larimore - Patti AanensonDrayton/Valley-Edinburg,Edmore,Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page,Grafton(Grafton/St.Thomas),GriggsCountyCentral,Hatton/Northwood,Hillsboro/CentralValley,LangdonArea/Munich,Larimore,May-PortCG,Midway/Minto,NelsonCounty(DakotaPrairie/Lakota),ParkRiver/Fordville-Lankin,PembinaCountyNorth(NorthBorder-Pembina&Walhalla/Cavalier),Thompson

North Central Region–Rugby - Scott GrochowBensonCounty(Leeds/Maddock),Bottineau,Dunseith,FourWinds,Glenburn,Harvey/WellsCounty,NewRockford-Sheyenne,NorthStar(NorthStar/Starkweather),NorthernLights(St.John/Rolla),Rolette/Wolford,Rugby(Rugby/TGUTowner),Velva/Drake/Anamoose/Sawyer,Warwick,Westhope/Newburg

South Central Region – Bismarck - Dave ZittlemanCarrington,Center-Stanton,CentralMcLean(Underwood/TurtleLake-Mercer/McClusky),Hazen,KidderCounty(Steele/Tappen)/Na-poleon/Gackle-Streeter,Linton/H-M-B,Medina/Pingree-Buchanan,Midkota/Kensal,PrairieLearningCenter(BTR),ShilohChristian,SouthBorder(Ashley/Wishek),SouthernMcLean(Washburn/Wilton/Wing),Strasburg,Zeeland

Southwest Region – Dickinson - Gregg GrinsteinnerBeach,Beulah,BowmanCounty,DickinsonTrinity(DickinsonTrinity/NewEngland),GlenUllin/Hebron,GrantCounty(Elgin-NewLeipzig)/Flasher,HeartRiver(Belfield/SouthHeart),Hettinger/Scranton,Killdeer(Killdeer/Halliday),Mott-Regent,NewSalemAlmont,Richardton-Taylor,Solen,StandingRock/Selfridge

Northwest Region – Minot - Lyall KrugerBishopRyan,BurkeCentral,DesLacs-Burlington/Lewis&Clark(Berthold/NorthShore),DivideCounty,Garrison/Max,Kenmare/Bowbells,Mandaree,MLS-Mohall,Nedrose,NewTown,Parshall,SouthPrairie,Stanley/PowersLake,Surrey/TGUGranville,Trenton/WillistonTrinityChristian,WatfordCity,WhiteShield,WilliamsCounty(Tioga/Ray)

2016 Track Regions

Track Regulations and Information 2016 Track Information New RegulationsRegionTrackmeetmaybescheduledonFridayafter3:00oronSaturday

Important Dates:• OpeningDate:February29• Picture,roster,schedule,cutline:April15• A&BRegionals:May20or21• A&BState:May27and28


2015/16 NDHSAA Board Meeting Dates FollowingisalistofNDHSAAregularlyscheduledBoardmeetingdates.Agendas,Boardminutes,specialmeetinginformationandotherBoarddocumentsmaybefoundontheNDHSAAwebsitebyclickingtheBoardAgendasandMinuteslinkundertheBoards&CommitteesacrossthetopofeverypageontheNDHSAAwebsite.http://www.ndhsaa.com/board/meetings

2015/16 Meeting Dates March18-DistrictChair&BoardMeeting,Minot April19-ValleyCity June8-AthleticReview,ValleyCity June13-14ValleyCity June28-July2NFHSSummerMeeting—Reno,NV

Forcompleteboys’trackandfieldregulations:http://www.ndhsaa.com/regulations/track-boysForcompletegirls’trackandfieldregulations:http://www.ndhsaa.com/regulations/track-girls

The2016StateCombinedClassAandBGirls’andBoys’Track&FieldMeetswillbeheldattheBismarckBowlwithDaveZittlemanasmanager.ThemeetwillbeheldonFridayandSaturday,May27-28.TheRegionalsarescheduledforMay20after3:00orMay21.TheClassAandBregionalmeetorderofeventscanbefoundinthecompleteregulations.

The top three place winners of each Class B regional track meet will automatically qualify for the State Meet. • SouthEast-Kindred-PerryPiatz,Mgr.• SouthCentral-Bismarck-DaveZittleman,Mgr.• SouthWest-Dickinson-GreggGrinsteinner,Mgr• NorthWest-Minot-LyallKruger,Mgr• NorthCentral-Rugby-ScottGrochow,Mgr• NorthEast-Larimore-PattiAanenson,Mgr

Inadditiontothesequalifiers,anycontestantwhohasequalledorbestedthestatequalifyingstandardwillalsoqualifyforthestatemeet.

Class A schools may qualify entrants for the State Meet from their assigned region: EastRegion–WestFargo,JayDeCann,Mgr.WestRegion–Dickinson,GuyFridley,Mgr.

ThetopsixClassAfinishersineachevent,includingtherelays,withthepossibleexceptionofthehighjumpandpolevaulteventsasoutlinedinitem13,qualifyfortheStateMeetfromeachregion.Inadditiontothesequalifiers,anycontestantwhocanequalorbetterthequalifyingstandardslistedinitem8ofregulationsmayalsoqualifyfortheStateMeet.

Track Regulations and Information (Continued)

El. J. Arntson, Bismarck St. Mary’s (retired), received the 2015-16 NFHS Outstanding Speech/Debate/Theatre Educator Award this February.

In2002,Mr.ArntsonbegancoachingthespeechteamatSt.Mary’sandretiredthispastMaywitha5-PeatStateClassASpeechchampionteamofover70students.HehasandcontinuestodirectandappearinmanytheatreproductionsandwasplacedintotheCommunication,SpeechandTheatreAssociationofNorthDa-kota’s(CSTAND)HallofFamein2015.

2015-16 NFHS Outstanding Speech/Debate/Theatre Educator Award

Allpost-season(play-off,district,regionalandstate)videorightshavebeensoldtoForumCommunicationsandtheNFHSNetwork.Somepost-seasoncontestsandtournamentsareavailableforstream/broadcastasdeclinedeventswithapplicableratecardfee.

Anydeclinedeventstream/broadcastmusthavepriorapprovalfromNDHSAAorwillbesubjecttotwicetheapplicablefee.PleasecontactBrianBubachforfurtherinformationat701-845-3953orbrian.bubach@ndhsaa.org

NDHSAA Post-Season Video Broadcasting


Spring Golf New Regulations and Region/State Information

Officialsandheadcoachesofwinterandspringsportsbasketball,gymnastics,hockey,wrestling,baseballandsoftballmusttakeanopenbooktestinthesport(s)inwhichhe/sheisaheadcoach/official.Thetestwillbeavailableonlineonlyandmustbecompletedandsubmittedwithintheapplicablewindow.ThetestwillbeavailablebyfollowingtheOnlineTestinglinkonthemainpageoftheNDHSAAwebsite.(www.ndhsaa.com)

TheNDHSAAofficewillassessapenaltyof$25fornon-completionofanymandatoryonlineexambyaheadcoach.Officialsnoncompletionofamandatoryonlineexamwillresultinalowerclassificationthefollowingyear.Ifanofficialiscertified,theywilldroptoprobationaryforoneyearinthatsport.Ifanofficialisprobationarytheywilldroptoineligibleforoneyearinthatsport.

Spring sports testing window: Baseball & Softball - April5-April12,2016

Coaches and Officials Mandatory Online Testing

REGULAR SEASON Boys A• Beginpractice-April11• Firstallowablemeet-April15• DeadlineforRegionalMeets-June1• StateMeet-June7-8,2016atMinotwithMitchLundeastournamentmanager.

Girls and Boys B• Beginpractice-March28• FirstAllowablemeet-April1• DeadlineforRegionalMeets-May24• StateMeet-May31andJune1,2016atCarrington(Girls’)withGregJohnsonastournamentmanagerandJamestown(Boys)with

JimRoaldsonastournamentmanager.

2016 Spring Golf Regulations New:*ClassBRegionGolfDeadlinewillnowbeonTuesday,oneweekpriortotheStateMeet.

Forcompleteboysgolfregulationsgoto:http://www.ndhsaa.com/regulations/golf-boysForcompletegirlsclassBgolfregulationsgoto:http://www.ndhsaa.com/regulations/golf-girls-b

2016 State Class A Basketball Schedule The 2016 State A Boys & Girls Basketball Tournament will be held at the Bismarck Events Center March 10-12, 2016.Thursday, March 10thExhibit Hall GirlsQuarterfinal#1-1:00pm GirlsQuarterfinal#2-20min.after#1 GirlsQuarterfinal#3-5:00pm GirlsQuarterfinal#4-20min.after#3

Civic BoysQuarterfinal#1-2:00pm BoysQuarterfinal#2-20min.after#1 BoysQuarterfinal#3-6:00pm BoysQuarterfinal#4-20min.after#3

Friday, March 11thExhibit Hall BoysConsolation#1-Noon BoysConsolation#2-20min.after#1 GirlsConsolation#1-4:00pm GirlsConsolation#2-20min.after#1

Civic GirlsSemifinal#1-1:00pm GirlsSemifinal#2-20min.after#1 BoysSemifinal#1-6:30pm BoysSemifinal#2-20min.after#1

Saturday, March 12thCivic Girls5thPlace-9:30am Boys5thPlace-20min.afterGirls5th Girls3rdPlace-1:30pm Boys3rdPlace-20min.afterGirls3rd GirlsChampionship-6:00pm BoysChampionship-30min.afterGirls Champ.

TheNDHSAAandForumCommunicationsareproudtoannouncethatthisyear’sStateClassBBoysBasketballTournamentbracketwillbeannouncedliveonstatewidetelevision.ThefourseededteamswillbeannouncedandtheirfirstroundopponentsrandomlydrawnonABCaffiliatesacrossthestateonFri.Mar.11atapproximately2:45pminconjunctionwiththeStateClassABasketballTournament.

Class B Boys Basketball State Tournament Bracket Release Televised


Ticketstothegeneralpublicforthe2016StateBBoys’BasketballTournamentwillgoonsaleWednesday,February3,2016atnooncentraltime(allpurchasesarefinalandnonrefundable).Ticketsmaybepurchasedinthefollowingways: 1)On-lineatwww.msudome.com 2)BycallingtheMSUAthleticofficeat701-858-3041 3)BywalkupstartingatnoononWednesday,February3rd(availableMonday-Fridayfrom9:00amto

4:30pmattheMSUAthleticofficefollowingtheinitialdayofsale)*SpecialNotice:Thereisalimitof8ticketsperindividualandallpurchasesarefinalandnonrefundable.Ticket prices are as follows for the tournament: AdultSeasonReserved(allthreedays)$48 AdultSingleSessionReserved$12 AdultSingleSessionGeneralAdmission$11

StudentSeasonGeneralAdmission(allthreedays)$21StudentSingleSessionGeneralAdmission$6

*Children2yearsandunderarefreeifinsomeone’slap.

Sessions:Thursday, March 17th1:00pmand6:30pm

Friday, March 18th1:00pmand6:30pm

Saturday, March 19th1:00pmand6:00pm

*Doorswillopen1hourbeforeeachsession.Formoreinformationandtoviewaseatingmap,pleaselogontowww.msudome.comorcalltheMSUAthleticofficeat701-858-3041.

State Class B Boys’ Basketball Ticket Order Policy for General Public Orders

State Class B Girls’ Basketball Ticket Policy for General Public Orders 2016 NDHSAA State B Girls’ Basketball will be held March 3-5 at the Grand Forks Alerus Center.Ticketstothegeneralpublicforthe2016StateGirls’BasketballTournamentwillgoonsaleonMonday,January25,2016.Tickets may be purchased in the following ways: On-lineatwww.aleruscenter.com BycallingTicketmasterat1-800-745-3000 AlerusCenterBoxOffice10:00am–5:30pmMonday-Friday

Ticket Prices: AdultSeasonReserved$42.00+$6.00=$48.00 AdultSessionReserved$11.00+$1.00=$12.00 AdultSessionGeneralAdmission $10.00+$1.00=$11.00

StudentSeasonGeneralAdmission $15.00+$6.00=$21.00 StudentSessionGeneralAdmission $5.00+$1.00=$6.00

Sessions:Thursday, March 3rd Friday, March 4th Saturday, March 5th 1:00pmSession1:00pmSession1:00pmSession 6:30pmSession6:30pmSession6:00pmSessionFormoreinformationandtoviewaseatingmap,gotowww.aleruscenter.comNote:Thereisaconveniencechargeforpurchasingticketson-linethroughTicketmaster.

NDHSAArecognizesteamsthathavemetacumulative3.20GradePointAverageasTeamScholars.TeamScholarsmaybesubmittedbyschooladministratorsthroughtheNDHSAAwebsite.TeamScholarssubmittedbythe15thofeachmontharepublishedmonthlyintheNDHSAABULLETINthefollowingmonth.

To submit team scholars to NDHSAA:• LogintoNDHSAA• ClicktheAdminBellforyourschoolonthetopleftsideofthepage• ClicktheTeamTabonthegreymenubar• ClicktheEnterTeamScholarstabnexttotheteamyouwouldliketoenterasaTeamScholar• Completeform-includingcheckingtheeligibilitybox• ClicktheblueSubmit• YourTeamScholarsubmissionwillbeemailedtoBrianBubach

NDHSAA Website - Entering Team Scholars


Celebrating 29 Years of Outstanding Student-Athletes EditorsNote:FormoreinformationaboutNationalSTUDENT-AthleteDayandcertificates,pleasevisithttp://ncasports.org/programs/national-student-athlete-day

April6,2016willmarkthe29thcelebrationofNationalSTUDENT-AthleteDay.Thisspecialdaywillseehighschoolandcollegestudent-athletesnationwidehonoredfortheiroutstandingachievementsinacademics,athleticsandservicetotheirschoolsandcommunities.NationalSTUDENT-AthleteDayiscelebratedannuallyandhasseenover3.8millionstudent-athleteshonored.IthasbecomeoneofAmerica’sstrongestendeavorspromotingthepositivevirtuesofsportandstudent-athletesasawhole,andthepositiveaffecttheybothhaveonsociety.

Howcanyoucelebrate?Presentyourschool’soutstandingstudent-athleteswithNationalSTUDENT-AthleteDayawardcertificates,providedtoyouatnocost,holdaneventoncampusandletyourcommunityknowabouttheoutstandingachievementsofyourstudent-athletesandhowmuchthey’regivingbacktothecommunitytheyrepresent.

Visiteitherthehighschoolorcollegeinformationpagestorequestawardcertificatesandseewhatyoucandoonyourcampustocelebratetheday.

Team Scholar Recipients PrincipalsandcoachesareremindedthatTeamScholarAwardapplicationsmaybesubmittedassoonasyourschoolhasreachedthefirstgradingperiod.Itisrequestedtheschoolprincipalidentifyallfallteamsthathavemetthecumulative3.20GradePointAverageandsubmitthoseallatonetime.Ifyouhavequestions,[email protected](701)845-3953.Boys’ Soccer BismarckCentury-3.40,Girls’ Cross Country BismarckCentury-3.68Boys’ Cross Country BismarckCentury-3.52Volleyball BismarckCentury-3.71,FargoNorth-3.57,Wilton/Wing-3.88

Student Congress BismarckCentury-3.65,DevilsLake-3.39,FargoNorth-3.86

Girls’ Hockey DevilsLake-3.33

Boys’ Hockey DevilsLake-3.21

Girls’ Basketball Devils Lake-3.75,Heart River-3.75,Kindred-3.66,ShilohChristian-3.60,Tren-ton/WillistonTrinityChristian-3.40

Boys’ Basketball Devils Lake-3.44,HeartRiver-3.53,Kindred-3.47,ShilohChristian-3.53

NFHS Sportsmanship Course Editor’s Note:The NFHS Sportsmanship course is free! Course preview and login may be accessed at http://nfhslearn.com/courses/37000

TheNationalFederationofStateHighSchoolAssociations(NFHS)developedthiscomplementarycoursetogiveyouabetterunder-standingofsportsmanship,howitimpactstheeducationalprocessandyourspecificroleinmodelingitatallinterscholasticathleticevents.Insightissharedthroughoutthecoursefromfans,players,parents,teacher-coachesandofficials.Coachescancompleteacourseimmediatelyandwillhaveuptooneyeartoreviewandaccessallprintableresources.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

-Thomas A. Edison


2016 Boys State Swim and Dive Meet Information The 2016 Boys Swimming & Diving State Meet will be held in Bismarck, at the Bismarck Aquatic Center, March 4 and 5, Dave Zittleman, Manager.

Schedule Friday: 11:00AM-CoachesMeeting 11:00AM-DivingWarm-UpsBegin 11:15AM-DivingSheetsDue 12:30PM-DivingPreliminaries 2:15PM-SwimWarm-UpsBegin 3:15PM-ClearPool 3:30PM-ParadeofAthletes -SwimmingprelimsfollowingParadeofAthletes

Saturday: 9:30AM-Divingwarm-ups 10:30AM-Divingsemi-finals 11:45AM-CoachesandOfficialsMeeting 12:15PM-Swimmingwarm-ups 1:15PM-Clearpool 1:30PM-ParadeofAthletes-AllFinals Note:Therewillbea5minutebreakimmediatelyfollowingtheMedleyRelay

ThemeetfinalswilloperateunderthecurrentNationalFederationSwimmingandDivingRulesOrderofevents:Rule5,Section1,Article1.Finals:Eightcontestantswillqualifyforthefinalsandeightcontestantswillqualifyfortheconsolationfinalsinindividualswimmingevents.Thetwentyhighestscoringdiversthroughthepreliminariesadvancetothesemi-finalround.(Rule9-4-3).Thesixteenhighestscoringdivers,throughthesemi-finalswilladvancetothefinalround(Rule9-4-4).Therewillbenopreliminariesforrelays.FinalswillbeseededbytheirregularseasontimeandwillbeheldonSaturday.

Scoring for finals:Individualevents(16places):20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.RelayEvents:40-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2.

Eachteamshallbepermittedamaximumoffourentriesinanindividualevent.Qualifyingtimesaremandatory,using107%ofthe20thplacecumulativetimefromthethreepreviousStateMeets.Thefollowing2016standardsare:200Free:2:04.16,200IM:223.03,50Free:25.50,100Fly:1:05.36,100Free:56.35,500Free:5:46.01,100Back:1:06.71,100Breast:1:12.67.Theabovetimesmusthavebeenachievedinasanctionedswimmeetduringthecurrentseason.Thesetimesare107%oftheaverageofthefastest20thplacetimesfromthethreepreviousStateMeets.Considerationtimeswillnolongerbeused.Thelead-offswimmerofeachrelayshallbeeligibletoqualifyforstateinthatparticularstrokeanddistance.Timesfromthiseventwillnotstandasapoolrecord,conferencerecordorastaterecord.

Acompetitorshallbepermittedtoenteramaximumoffourevents,nomorethantwoofwhichshallbeindividualevents.Beingdesig-natedasamemberofarelayteamdoesnotcountasanentryunlesstheswimmeractuallycompetesinarelayevent.

HeatswillbedrawnasprescribedinthecurrentNationalFederationSwimmingandDivingRulesBookinRule5ofSection3byusingtheswimmer’sbesttimeasreportedduringtheseason.

Diving:DivingwillbeconductedinaccordancewithRule9.Diversshallqualifyforthestatewithatotalof235pointsinelevendives.Thisscoringmustbeduringaregularseasonmeetwithaminimumofthreejudgesscoring.Intheeventthattherearelessthan32qualifieddivers,considerationdiverswillbeaddedtofillthefieldof32,usingthe220point-11diveand135point-6diveconsiderationdiversinthatorder.

Itistheresponsibilityofthecoachtoseethatnocompetitorisenteredinmorethantwoindividualeventsandthateachathlete’sfullname,gradeandseedtimeappearsontheentrylist.

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2016 Boys State Swim and Dive Meet Information (Continued) TheentryformistobeelectronicallycommlinkedusingtheHyTekprogramtotheNDHSAAoffice([email protected])inVal-leyCity,nolaterthan5:00p.m.onSundaybeforetheStateMeet.DONOTFAXORSENDSWIMENTRYTHROUGHTHEMAIL.ENTRIESSUBMITTEDAFTER5:00PM.SUNDAYWILLBEACCEPTEDONLYIFACCOMPANIEDWITHA$25LATEENTRYFEE.NOENTRIESWILLBEACCEPTEDSUNDAYAFTER6:00P.M.THESEENTRIESAREFINAL.Divingsheetsmustbeemailedtosue.carlsrud@ndhsaa.orgby5:00p.m.onthesameday.AdivingformwillbeemailedtoeachcoachtheMondaypriortoentrydeadline.Therewillbeascratchmeetingat11:00a.m.Friday,ofthestatemeetandat11:45a.m.Saturdayofthestatemeet.Nochangesorad-ditionalentriesareallowedatthistime.

Diving Entry Sheets:DoublecheckthepreviouslysubmitteddivingsheetsandreturntotheDivingReferee,beforethedeadlineof11:15a.m.Fridayofthestatemeet.ChangesshallbepermitteduntilthespecifiedtimeonFriday,priortothestartofthedivingcompetition.Correctionoferrorsnotedbythedivingrefereeshallbepermitteduntilthestartofthedivingcompetition.InterscholasticChampionships(Rule9:Section3,Article4):NumberofContestants:1-32Preliminaries:Anytworequiredandthreeoptional,Semi-Finals:Tworequiredandoneoptional,Finals:Onerequiredandtwooptional

The20highestscoringdiversthroughtheprelimsqualifyfor thesemi-finals.The16highestscoringdiversthroughthesemi-finalsqualifyforthefinals.NOTE:Whentherearemorethan32contestants,thefirst3diveslistedonthewrittendescriptionforpreliminariesshallbeperformedtoreducethefieldto32.

EightlanesaretobeusedforpreliminariesintheStateMeet.

Electronictimingwithtouchpadsandhornstartwillbeused,alongwithaback-uptimingsystem.

Forsafetypurposes,thefollowingwillbeenforcedconcerningactivityattheconclusionoftheStateMeet:A.Thepoolwillbeclearedimmediatelyfollowingthe400yardfreestylerelay.B.Theentirepoolareawillbeclearedofallswimmersandspectatorsimmediatelyfollowingtheawardsceremony.

Threeteamtrophiesandeightindividualplaquesforeacheventwillbeawarded(exceptrelaysinwhichonlythefirst,second,thirdandfourthplaceteamswillreceiveindividualplaquesandplaces5through8willreceiveribbons).Places9through16ineachindividualeventwillreceiveribbons.Competingmembersofthefirstandsecondplaceteamswillreceiveindividualteamplaques.

Admission: (Prices include facility fees) 1DayTournamentTicket(Unreserved) Adults-$11.00,Students-$6.00 2DayTournamentTicket(Unreserved) Adults$22.00,Students-$12.00 2DayReservedTournamentTicket Alltickets-$28.00($2.00venuefeeincluded)

Note:Reservedticketsdonotcomewithseparateadult/studentpricing.

Spring NDHSAA Website Requirements Springsportrosters/pictures/cutlinesandschedulesaresoondue.SchoolsarerequiredtohaveinformationforallspringsportsuploadedtoNDHSAAthreeweeksintoeachseason.Failuretouploadrequiredinformationwillresultina$50latefee.Schoolshavetheabilitytoeditthisinformationasrosterschangethroughouttheseason.NDHSAAmemberschoolsarerequiredtouploadateampicture,cutline,whichidentifiesthelineupontheteamphoto,teamrosterandschedule/recordforallsports.

Thisprocessallowsinvitational,district,regionalandstatetournamentmanagerstheabilitytodownloadandpreparetournamentprograms.ForadditionalinformationonuploadingteaminformationtoNDHSAA,pleasecontactBrendaSchellattheNDHSAAoffice.

Sport/Activity Deadlines Softball:April11,2016 Baseball:April11,2016 Boys&GirlsTrack&Field:April15,2016 GirlsSoccer:April18,2016

BBoysGolf:April18,2016 BGirlsGolf:April18,2016 GirlsTennis:April25,2016 ABoysGolf:May2,2016


NDHSAA Music Region Information Region Group Manager Email Location Date Registration DeadlineRegion7 LargeGroupMusic RandyHall [email protected] Washburn 3/8/16 2/16/16Region3 LargeGroupMusic MandySmallbeck [email protected] Grafton 3/11/16 2/19/16Region2 Instrumental JillBergstedt [email protected] VCSU 3/14/16 2/22/16Region10 InstrumentalSmall/Large JanaSchweigert [email protected] DSU 3/14/16 2/22/16Region5 LargeGroupMusic NickyWathne [email protected] GriggsCo. 3/14/16 2/22/16Region9 VocalSmall/Large EvanMeiers [email protected] WSC 3/14/16 2/22/16WDA Brass MelindaHalverson [email protected] Bismarck 3/16/16 2/24/16Region8 LargeGroupMusic SandyStarr [email protected] MiSU 3/16/16 2/24/16WDA Strings JennyMichalenko [email protected] Jamestown 3/17/16 2/25/16EDC Wind/Perc.Ensembles SebastianTackling [email protected] NDSU 3/17/16 2/25/16Region6 LargeGroupMusic KathyHay [email protected] Oakes 3/29/16 3/8/16Region2 Vocal JillBergstedt [email protected] VCSU 3/30/16 3/9/16EDC Strings MichalLang [email protected] Fargo 3/31/16 3/10/16 &DebWald &[email protected] Vocal AlKary [email protected] Bismarck 3/31/16 3/10/16Region10 VocalSmall/Large CatieHoselton [email protected] Richardton 3/31/16 3/10/16EDC Vocal JillBergstedt [email protected] Fargo 4/1/16 3/11/16Region7 Instrumental AlKary [email protected] Steele 4/7/16 3/17/16Region7 Vocal AlKary [email protected] Steele 4/7/16 3/17/16Region9 InstrumentalSmall/Large KathyBrenna [email protected] DivideCounty 4/8/16 3/18/16Region4 Vocal LizHaraseth [email protected] Minnewaukan 4/8/16 3/18/16Region1 Vocal/Instrumental MikeRockne [email protected] NDSCS 4/8/16 3/18/16Region6 Instrumental KandyEdwards [email protected] Edgeley 4/9/16 3/19/16Region8 Instrumental SandyStarr [email protected] MiSU 4/9/16 3/19/16Region6 Vocal KandyEdwards [email protected] Edgeley 4/9/16 3/19/16Region8 Vocal SandyStarr [email protected] MiSU 4/9/16 3/19/16Region5 Instrumental ChrisRedfearn [email protected] VCSU 4/14/16 3/24/16Region5 Vocal ChrisRedfearn [email protected] VCSU 4/14/16 3/24/16Region4 Instrumental LizHaraseth [email protected] Langdon 4/15/16 3/25/16Region3 Vocal/Instrumental MikeBakken [email protected] MaSU 4/15/16 3/25/16

Region Manager Email Location Event Date Registration DeadlineRegion1 ScottStrenge [email protected] Wyndmere 4/2/16 3/26/16Region3 SarahBurger [email protected] Finley 4/2/16 3/26/16Region5 MicheleSeil [email protected] Finley 4/2/16 3/26/16Region6 SandraMeidinger [email protected] Linton 4/2/16 3/26/16Region8 CherylNilsen [email protected] Surrey 4/2/16 3/26/16EDC GayleHyde [email protected] FargoDavies 4/2/16 3/26/16WDA AnnetteBender [email protected] MandanHS 4/2/16 3/26/16Region10 SueAnderson [email protected] Richardton-Taylor 4/7/16 3/31/16Region2 GayleHyde [email protected] CentralCass 4/8/16 4/1/16Region7 VickieMayer [email protected] Washburn 4/8/16 4/1/16Region4 RebeccaKingsley [email protected] NorthStar 4/9/16 4/2/16Region9 KatieLedin [email protected] Stanley 4/9/16 4/2/16

NDHSAA Speech Region Information

Administrators,activitiesdirectorsandcoachesshouldremindtheirstudentsofthefollowing2015-16datessotheymayavoidconflicts.Pleasehavethemcontacttheirschoolcounselorfordeadlineregistrationdatesandfurtherdetails.

ACT-SAT National Test Dates

ACT National Test Dates April9,2016 June11,2016

SAT National Test Dates March5,2016 May7,2016 June4,2016


NDHSAA Music Contest Information SchoolRegistration:EachdirectormustelectronicallyregisterthroughNDHSAA.InstructionsforrosterandregistrationmaybefoundundertheMusicFilessectionathttp://www.ndhsaa.com/fine-arts/music.

Whentherosterandregistrationarecomplete,directorswillneedtoprint theirRegistrationReportforvoucherattachment to theirbusinessmanagers.Pleasesendacopyofyourregistrationalongwithyourcheck(payabletoRegionMusic)toyourRegionManageronorbeforethedeadline.Entriesnotregisteredby11:59p.m.CDTonthedeadlinedatewillbeallowedtoparticipateonlyunderthe3daylateregistrationwindow(fee:$250).Oncethedeadlinelapses,changestoentries,includingchangeofcategory,maynotbemadeunlessunderthe3daylatewindow.

Reminders: April22-StateAVocal&StringsatUniversityofJamestown May7-StateBMusicatMinotStateUniversity

Regional Recommendations: 1.Theregionalscheduler,contestmanager,andsitemanagermaybedifferentindividuals.Eachregionaltreasurershouldhavea

feeschedulewithreferenceinRegionmeetingminutes. 2.Judgemileageisstaterate(54centspermile). 3.Pianotunersandpianorental/movingshouldbedonebyabidprocess. 4.RegionalRecommendedJudgeFees:Minimumfeeis$150.

State Fees: 1.StateA&BJudgesreceive$200forafullday 2.AStateVocal/StringsScheduler$300 3.AStateVocal/StringsContestManager$300 4.AStateVocal/StringsSiteManager$200 5.BStateMusicScheduler$450 6.BStateMusicContestManager$450 7.BStateMusicSiteManager$600

Points of emphasis for 2016:*StateAandBMusicContestswillhavea9:00a.m.starttime 1.Entriesmaynotbechangedaftertheregionregistrationdeadline.Thisincludeschangingthetypeofentry(e.g.ClarinetEns)

orthenumberwithinthegroup(e.g.2-3,4-6,7-12).EntriesthatarenotcorrectwithregistrationwillDQ.PRINT,POST,andPROOFyourregistrationreportorportionofthemanager’sreport.RequeststudentstoVERIFYtheirentriesarepresentandcorrectlylisted.

2.JudgesmustbeNDHSAAcertified. 3.Festivalmanagermustenforcethequotasystem. 4.Directorsshouldinformparentsthatstateschedulesareonthewebatwww.ndhsaa.comunderFineArts>Music>Tournament 5. Information.Managersarerequestedtosubmitregionschedulesassoonastheyaredeveloped. 6.Accompanistsfullnamesmustbeentered.Contestsareprimarilyscheduledbyaccompanists.Thefeweryouhave,thelonger

yourdaycouldbe. 7.NDHSAAdoesnotreceivespecialrequestsforstatemusiccontestscheduling. 8.Awardsandcritiquesheetsshouldbepickedupattheconclusionofthefestival.Ifyoumustleaveearly,youmayrequestaman-

agertosendawardsandballotsifyoupaypostage.Forstatecontests,$5mustbeleftwiththecontestmanagement. 9.Directorsarenotallowedtoreadcritiquesonthefestivalpremises.Ifyouhaveaconcernwithajudge,talktothemanager.If

youhaveaconcernwithawrittencritique,sendacopytoNDHSAA. 10. Schoolsmustparticipateintheirassignedregion.TheRegionchairpersonmustmakethefinaldecisiononpostponementbecause

ofweatherorotherconcerns.


2016 Baseball Regulations and Tournament InfoNEW:*NewregulationclarifyingthatintheStateTournament,thehigherseededteamisthehometeam(#1ishighestseed).Ifbothteamsareunseeded,acoinflipwilldeterminehometeam.Completebaseballregulationscanbefoundhere:http://www.ndhsaa.com/regulations/baseball

Regional Organization: 1.Eachparticipatingschoolhasbeenassignedtoaregion. 2.Eachregionalchairmanistoorganizeameetingofallschoolsintheregion. 3.Theregiontournamentformats,gametimesandsitesshallbedeterminedbytheschoolsinvolved. 4.Financialprofitsandlossesbelongtotheregions. 5.ClassBteamsthatdidnotsponsorateamthepreviousseasonmustnotifytheNDHSAAofficebyJan.1iftheyintendtosponsor

ateam.AteamthatdeclaresonorafterJan.1willnotbeeligibleforthepost-season. 6.Teamchampionandrunners-uptrophieswillNOTbeprovidedbytheNDHSAA.A Region Assignments and Chairmen:West Region – Lorell Jungling, Mandan Schools:Bismarck,BismarckCentury,BismarckLegacy,BismarckSt.Mary’s,Dickinson,Jamestown,Mandan,Minot,Turtle

Mountain,WillistonEast Region – Travis Christensen, Fargo Schools:DevilsLake,FargoDavies,FargoNorth,FargoSouth,GrandForksCentral,GrandForksRedRiver,Shanley,Valley

City,Wahpeton,WestFargo/Sheyenne

B Regional Assignments and Chairmen:Region 1 – Brian Midthun, Enderlin Schools:CentralCass,Enderlin/MapleValley,Hankinson/Fairmount/Lidgerwood,Kindred/Richland,LaMoure/Litchville-Marion,

NorthernCass,Oakes,OakGroveRegion II – Nathan Walsh, Central Valley Schools:Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page,Hatton/Northwood,Hillsboro/CentralValley,Larimore,May-Port-CG,ThompsonRegion III – Chad Berger, Dakota Prairie Schools:Carrington,Lakota/Edmore,Medina/Pingree-Buchanan,Midkota (Midkota/DakotaPrairie/GriggsCountyCentral/

Kensal),NewRockford-SheyenneRegion IV – Randy Rice, Grafton Schools:Drayton/St.Thomas/Valley-EdinburgGrafton,LangdonArea/Munich,Minto/Midway,ParkRiver/Fordville-Lankin,

PembinaCountyNorth(NorthBorder-Pembina&Walhalla.CavalierRegion V – David Hoff, Bottineau Schools:Bottineau,Dunseith,Harvey/WellsCounty,NorthStar,NorthernLights,RugbyRegion VI – Larry Sandy, Velva Schools:BishopRya/SouthPrairie,CentralMcLean,Garrison/Max/WhiteShield,Surrey(Surrey/OurRedeemer’s/TGUGranville/

Nedrose),Velva/Drake-Anamoose/SawyerRegion VII – Andy Lach, Des Lacs-Burlington Schools:DesLacs-Burlington,Lewis&Clark(Berthold/NorthShore)/Parshall,MLS/Glenburn/Kenmare/Bowbells,NewTown,

Ray,Stanley,WatfordCityRegion VIII – Monty Mayer, Hazen Schools: Beulah,Hazen,Hettinger/Scranton/Mott-Regent/NewEngland,KidderCounty/Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter,Shiloh

Christian(ShilohChristian/Linton/HMB),WWCS(Washburn/Wilton/Center-Stanton/Wing)State Tournament Qualifying:A&Bteamswillqualifyeightteamsforthetournament.EachAregionwilldeterminefourqualifyingteamsandeachBregiononequalifyingteamonorbeforeMay28thwillnotbeextended. State Tournament:Theformatsareeightteamsandsingleeliminationwithconsolationbrackets.

TheStateBwillbeplayedatFargo’sNewmanOutdoorField,June2,3,4withToddOlsonasmanager.Theheadcoachesoftheeightqualifyingteamswilluseanelectronicprocesstoseedthetopfourteamsforthestatetournament.AnNDHSAA-approveddesigneewillrandomlydrawtheopponentsforthetopfourseededteams.IntheStateTournament,thehigherseededteamisthehometeam(#1ishighestseed).Ifbothteamsareunseeded,acoinflipwilldeterminehometeam.

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2016 Baseball Regulations and Tournament Info (Continued) The quarterfinal pairings are: #2seedvs.SecondRandomDraw–11:30am #3seedvs.ThirdRandomDraw–35minutesafter #1seedvs.FirstRandomDraw–4:30pm #4seedvs.FourthRandomDraw–35minutesafter

TheStateAwillbeplayedatJackBrownStadiuminJamestownwithJimRoaldsonservingasmanager.Thequarterfinalpairingsare: W-1vs.E-4–11:30am E-2vs.W-3–35minutesafter E-1vs.W-4–4:30pm W-2vs.E-3–35minutesafter

ClassA:The“hometeam”ornearestteamtothetournamentsitewillplaythelastgameofthestatetournament’sfirstround.Consola-tiongametimesonDay2maybeadjustedtoavoidtheGame4loserplayingthemorninggame.Iftherearemultipleteamsfromthetournamentsite,thehighestseedwillbethe“hometeam”.Thepairingswillremainthesame,butgametimeswillbeadjusted.

State Tournament Passes:Uptothirtypassesperschoolmaybeissued.Allplayers,studentmanagers,coaches,andschoolofficialsmustpresentpassesorticketsforadmissiontoanyandallsessions.*Thecostforextraticketswillbedeductedfromtheschool’steampayment.

NDHSAA/FarmersUnionInsuranceDistinguishedStudentApplicationsareavail-ableontheNDHSAAwebsiteunder“AdministratorsandCoaches”,then“Forms”.

Objectives & Goals:Torecognizedeservingyoungpeoplewhoarethe“backbone”of interscholastic activities, not necessarily the leader, but the individualwhoseparticipationinhighschoolactivitiesstrengthenstheprogramforparticipants,theschoolandthecommunity.Criteria: Applicantmustbeajuniortheyeartheapplicationissubmitted.Studentmustbeaparticipantasaplayer,manager,statisticianorotherroleinatleastoneNDHSAAsponsoredactivityinthecurrentyear.Note:Participationdoesnotnecessarilymeanexcellence,honorsorevenactiveplay.Studentmustbeagoodcitizenandrolemodeltohis/herpeersaswellasacontributortothecommunity.Thecommitteewillevaluateapplicants’essaysontheirdemonstrationofsportsmanshipandcitizenshipandhowtheapplicantfeelsthesevaluesderivedfromactivi-tieswillprovidethemlifelongbenefits.Selection Process:Oneapplicantperschoolisallowed.Apre-screeningcommitteewillnarrowtheapplicantstosixfinalists.ThefinalselectionwillbebaseduponaninterviewconductedbyaSelectionCommittee.Immediatelyfollowingtheinterviews,theresultswillbeannouncedatanNDHSAAsponsoredluncheonforfinalistsandtheirfamilies.StudentmustbeavailableforinterviewstheENTIREmorningofMay4.Deadlines: CompletedapplicationformsmustbepostmarkednolaterthanApril1.ApplicationspostmarkedafterApril1willnotbeconsidered.Finalistswillbenotifiedbymid-April.InterviewsandtheluncheonannouncingtheresultswillbeheldonMay4th.Awards:AllapplicantsoftheNDHSAADistinguishedStudentProgramwillreceiveacertificatesuitableforframing.Apressreleasenamingallapplicantswillbesentstatewide.FinalistswillbefeaturedintheSeptemberissueoftheNDHSAABulletin.TheywillalsobeinvitedtoparticipateinotherfunctionsconnectedwithNDHSAAevents.FarmersUnionInsurancehasgraciouslyfundedscholarshipsforthefinalists.TheNDHSAADistinguishedStudentrecipientwillreceivea$2,000scholarshiptothecollegeofhis/herchoice.Therunner-upwillreceivea$1,000scholarship.Theotherfourfinalistswillreceivea$500scholarshiptothecollegeofhis/herchoice.TheDistinguishedStudentwillbeinvitedtobetheGrandMarshalloftheNDHSAAParadeofChampionsand,alongwiththeotherfinalists,participateinotheractivitiessuchasservingastheNDHSAAspokespersonforHighSchoolActivitiesMonth,promotingthevaluesofactivityprogramsandparticipatinginawardingoftrophiesatNDHSAAstatecontests.

NDHSAA /Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Student Application Deadline

We are what we repeatedly do.Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

~ Aristotle


Softball Regulations, Regions and Tournament Information No new regulations for 2016.

CompleteSoftballregulationscanbefoundhere:http://www.ndhsaa.com/regulations/softball

Calendar dates:• Openingdayofpractice-March21,2016• Regularseasoncompetitionistobeconcludedonorbeforethedeadline,May28,2016assetbytheNDHSAABoard.Itissuggested

toscheduleregularseasonwhileallowingforinclementweatherthatmayotherwisecauseteamstoplaypastthedeadlinedate.• StateTournament-June2,3,4,2016 DivisionA–Jamestown–JimRoaldson,manager. DivisionB–Fargo–ToddOlson,manager.Division B East Region (11):CentralCass,DakotaPrairie,Enderlin/MapleValley,Grafton,Hankinson/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah/Lidgerwood,Hillsboro/CentralValley,Kindred/Richland,May-PortCG/Hatton/Northwood,NorthernCass, PembinaCountyNorth(NorthBorder/Cavalier),Thompson.Division B West Region (11): Beulah,CentralMcLean(TurtleLake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky),DesLacs-Burlington/Lewis&Clark(Berthold/NorthShore),HeartRiver,Kenmare-Bowbells-MLS,Ray,Stanley,Washburn,WatfordCity,Westhope/Newburg/Bot-tineau,Wilton/WingDivision A East (9): DevilsLake,FargoDavies,FargoNorth,FargoSouth,GrandForksCentral,GrandForksRedRiver,Shanley,ValleyCity,WestFargoDivision A West (10):BishopRyan,Bismarck,BismarckCentury,BismarckLegacy,Dickinson,Jamestown,Mandan,Minot,TurtleMountain,WillistonTeamsdeclaringafterJanuary1,2016arenoteligibleforpost-seasonuntil2017.InbothDivisionAandDivisionB,eightteamswillqualifyforthestatetournament,fourfromeachregion.Eachregionwillberespon-sibletodeterminetheteamsthatwilladvancetothestatetournament.Intheeventaregionschedulesaseasonendregiontournament,itshallcounttowardtheregularseasonlimitations(#4,#5and#6above).State Tournament:The“hometeam”ornearestteamtothetournamentsitewillplaythelastgameofthestatetournament’sfirstround.Iftherearemultipleteamsfromthetournamentsite,thehighestseedwillbethe“hometeam”.Thepairingswillremainthesame,butgametimeswillbeadjusted.

2016 State Tournament Bracket:Division A: Team1Westvs.Team4East Team2Eastvs.Team3West Team1Eastvs.Team4West Team2Westvs.Team3East

Division B: Team1Westvs.Team4East Team2Eastvs.Team3West Team1Eastvs.Team4West Team2Westvs.Team3East

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.

Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

~ H. Jackson Brown Jr.


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Most of us serve our ideals by fits and starts. The person who makes a success of liv-ing is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.

~ Cecil B. DeMille

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