2023 KX Sports Awards

Big School Football Athlete of the Year:

• Joel Edland (Century)
• Lincon Wiseman (Mandan)
• Karsyn Jablonski (Mandan)
• WINNER: Payton Hochhalter (Jamestown)

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Small School Football Athlete of the Year:

• Joey Desir (Shiloh Christian)
• WINNER: Ben Schepp (Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison)
• Payton Bodine (Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison)
• AJ Heins (New Salem-Almont)

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Class A Volleyball Athlete of the Year:

• Claire Bauman (Century)
• WINNER: Logan Nissley (Century)
• Payton Foster (Bismarck)
• Chelsa Krom (Legacy)

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Class B Volleyball Athlete of the Year:

• WINNER: ShayLee Bosch (Linton-HMB)
• Gracie Schumacher (Linton-HMB)
• Karli Klein (Garrison)
• Kate Zimmer (Kenmare)

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Golf Athlete of the Year:

• Anna Huettl (Mandan)
• Ruby Heydt (Mandan)
• WINNER: Hannah Herbel (Century)
• Aliyah Iverson (Century)

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Soccer Athlete of the Year:

• Addy Massey (Bismarck)
• WINNER: Emerson Perrin (Minot)
• Oakley Will (Legacy)
• Manasseh Boakye (Minot)

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Tennis Athlete of the Year:

• WINNER: Sophia Felderman (Mandan)
• Aleah McPherson (Legacy)
• Chelsa Krom (Legacy)
• Hunter Rice (Minot)

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Swimming Athlete of the Year:

• Haley Conklin (Minot)
• Lauryn Caster (Century)
• WINNER: Alex King (Minot)
• Jaxon Reinke (Minot)

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Gymnastics Athlete of the Year:

• Rylee Olson (Dickinson)
• WINNER: Elizabeth Karsky (Dickinson)
• Brooklyn Wariner (Dickinson)
• Reygan Strommen (Dickinson)

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Class A Basketball Athlete of the Year:

• Bergan Kinnebrew (Century)
• Logan Nissley (Century)
• Leelee Bell (Minot)
• WINNER: Darik Dissette (Minot)

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Class B Basketball Athlete of the Year:

• Bohden Duffield (Bowman County)
• Tyson Enget (Powers Lake-Burke Central)
• WINNER: Ellie Braaten (Westhope-Newburg)
• Brenna Stroklund (Kenmare-Bowbells)

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Hockey Athlete of the Year:

• WINNER: Jillian Ackerman (Minot)
• Ella Gabel (Legacy/Bismarck)
• Brenna Curl (Century)
• Max Vig (Century)

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Wrestling Athlete of the Year:

• Nicolas Enzminger (Legacy)
• Ben DeForest (Bismarck)
• WINNER: LJ Araujo (Bismarck)
• Coy Okerson (Bishop Ryan)

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Baseball Athlete of the Year:

• WINNER: Kadin Finders (Williston)
• Tommy Kraljic (St. Mary’s)
• Marcus Butts (Legacy)
• Michael Fagerland (Shiloh Christian)

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Softball Athlete of the Year:

• Ellington Anderson (Minot)
• Jenna Decker (Dickinson)
• Cierra Erickson (Minot)
• WINNER: Jersey Berg (Bismarck)

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Class A Track Athlete of the Year:

• Brady Korsmo (Bismarck)
• WINNER: Nathan Mathern (Legacy)
• Ryan Brynjolfson (Century)
• Jaelyn Ogle (Watford City)

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Class B Track Athlete of the Year:

• WINNER: Austin Wanner (Bowman County)
• Caleb Sarsland (Bowman County)
• Brynn Hanson (Des Lacs-Burlington)
• Kennedy Harter (Kidder County)

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Male College Athlete of the Year:

• Danny Kittner (UMary)
• WINNER: Mason Walters (Jamestown)

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Female College Athlete of the Year:

• Sydney Gustavsson (BSC Basketball)
• Victoria Murillo (UMary Swimming)
• WINNER: Megan Zander (UMary Basketball)

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High School Coach of the Year:

• WINNER: Larry Sandy (Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison Football)
• Steve Kleinjan (New Salem-Almont Football)
• Bill Nelson (Jamestown Football)
• Jaime Richter (Linton-HMB Volleyball)

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Team of the Year:

• New Salem-Almont Football
• WINNER: Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison Football
• Minot Boys Swimming and Diving
• Bismarck Boys Wrestling

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Play of the Year:

• Madison Melin’s off-the-foot kill
• Jessie Dalby’s helmet bobble catch
• WINNER: Joanna Fleckenstein’s double dig save
• Brayden Selzer’s title-winning tackle
• Aedyn Price’s game-winning grab

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