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Mar. 30, 2005
Lights wrestling hosts banquet
Fans of the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team are invited to
the annual senior wrestling banquet. The night is a celebration and the
opportunity to reflect on this year's past performances and to celebrate the
team's accomplishments for 2005.
Mar. 7, 2005
Three win titles, but Lights finish without trophy
The 15-hour
drive home from Sioux City, Iowa, might have been a little bit easier for
the members of the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team if there
was a trophy from the 2005 NAIA national wrestling tournament riding in the
van with them. Instead, the Lights have only individual hardware to
show from this weekend's national tournament, having finished fourth as a
team with 111 points.
Mar. 7, 2005
3 Lights win NAIA National Individual Titles
Mar. 4, 2005
Northern wrestlers begin defense of title
It doesn't
seem like that long ago that head coach David Ray and his Montana State
University-Northern wrestling team were lifting the 2004 NAIA national
championship trophy above their heads in celebration at the Great Falls High
Field House. It certainly doesn't feel like a year. My, how time
flies when you are defending a national championship.
Feb. 28, 2005 NAIA National Wrestling Tournament Info
2005 Wrestling National Championships Qualifiers
2005 Unofficial Brackets
Feb. 22, 2005
Northern wrestlers continue dominance at Northern Regional
The MSU-Northern
wrestling team continued its dominance over the NAIA Northern Regional
tournament with yet another dominant showing in Huron, S.D. The Lights
had seven wrestlers win individual titles and two others finish second to
propel them to 170 team points and their eighth straight team title.
"We really emphasized how important it was to dominate each individual
weight class and finish as high as we could for seeding at the national
tournament," said Lights' head coach David Ray. "If we did that, we knew the
team title would take care of itself."
Feb. 21, 2005
Lights win 8th straight regional title
Feb. 18, 2005
Lights look for eighth straight regional title
The NAIA
Northern Regional Wrestling tournament might as well rename itself the MSU-Northern
Regional wrestling tournament. The Lights have absolutely dominated
the event in recent years, winning the last seven tournaments in a row and
11 of the last 12.
Feb. 10, 2005
Lights crush Argos to complete season sweep
Any hopes
that University of Great Falls wrestling team may have had about upsetting
the MSU-Northern wrestling team or even winning a few matches remained just
that - hopes. The Lights dominated their fledgling rival Wednesday
night, winning all but one match in a 44-3 rout in the final home wrestling
action of the season at the MSU-Northern gymnasium.
Feb. 10, 2005
Lights stick it to Argos
Great Falls Tribune Article
Feb. 9, 2005
Lights face UGF in final home action of season
You
really can't call it an official rivalry yet. The Montana
University-Northern and University of Great Falls' wrestling teams have had
exactly one dual - a very lopsided one at that. A rivalry: technically
is supposed to be closer and take place over a longer period of time.
Hopefully, Northern and UGF will get to that point, but for now they are
just in the budding stage.
Feb. 9, 2005
Lights, Argos primed for Round 2
Great Falls Tribune
Feb. 2, 2005
NAIA Team & Individual Rankings #5
Feb. 1, 2005
NCAA Division I schools knock off Lights
Sometimes it seems as if the
words: "NCAA Division I" can be a little intimidating for NAIA schools and
athletes going up against schools with that affiliation. It's tough to
forget about that little moniker, no matter how hard you try. And it even
affects dominant NAIA programs like the MSU-Northern wrestling team.
The Lights were beaten by a pair of NCAA Division I schools on Sunday in
Boise, Idaho.
Jan. 28, 2005
David Ray's Wrestling Update
Jan. 28, 2005
Pins carry MSU-Northern past North Idaho
It's tough
to argue with the scoreboard, but if anyone could win that argument it would
be MSU-Northern wrestling coach David Ray. Despite his team putting a
solid 28-14 beating on the North Idaho Cardinals on Thursday night at a
packed MSU-Northern gym, Ray was far from pleased with how his team
performed.
Jan. 27, 2005
Lights host North Idaho College
After a
trip to scenic Cleveland in January, the Hi-Line seems like a tropical
paradise for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team. The
Lights gladly return to home to the friendly confines of the MSU-Northern
gym for a special night of wrestling, following Sunday's NWCA Cliff Keen
National Duals in Cleveland.
Jan. 25, 2005
Lights finish 1-2 at NAIA national duals
The Montana State
University-Northern wrestling team wasn't on a field trip when it went to
Cleveland on Sunday for the Cliff Keen NWCA NAIA duals, but it was certainly
educational. The No. 2-ranked Lights finished 1-2 in three duals
against nationally-ranked opponents and saw first hand the competition they
will face in March at the NAIA national tournament in Sioux City, Iowa.
Jan. 21, 2005
Lights dominate UGF, prepare for NAIA national duals
Montana
State University-Northern wrestling coach David Ray wouldn't admit, at least
on the record anyway, but he wanted to win all 10 of the matches of Thursday
night's dual with the University of Great Falls. It's his nature. Ray
doesn't just want to win, he wants to dominate. And for the most part, his
Lights squad responded with a sound 39-6 beating of upstart UGF.
Jan. 21, 2005
MSU-N vs. UGF Dual Report
Jan. 20, 2005
The birth of a wrestling rivalry
It's been
close to 10 years since a pair of Montana colleges squared off a wrestling
match in dual action. Tonight, that depressing streak will come to an
end as the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team will travel to
Great Falls to take on the upstart University of Great Falls Argos at 8 p.m.
at the McLaughlin Center on the UGF campus.
Jan. 17, 2005
Lights have little trouble with Northwest College
Just over a month ago, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team
scraped out a 22-18 dual win over the Northwest College Trappers in Havre.
Thursday night in Powell, Wyo., the only scraping the Lights did was on the
windshield of their van, following a 43-6 win over Northwest.
Jan. 13, 2005
Lights waste little time with Marauders
It wasn't quite quick enough to leave your vehicle running the whole time,
but it didn't make much longer than that for the Montana State
University-Northern wrestling team to dispatch with the University of Mary
on Wednesday night at the MSU-Northern gymnasium. The Lights crushed
the Marauders, 41-6, losing just two matches and basically dominating
throughout.
Jan. 12, 2005
Lights host University of Mary in dual action
Dual matches in wrestling aren't the same as other sporting events like
basketball, football or baseball. Because the overall outcome still
comes down to individual matches, it's much easier to predict winners of
duals. That being said, Montana State University-Northern wrestling
coach David Ray isn't being cocky or overconfident when he admits that it's
not whether or not his team will win its dual tonight against the University
of Mary or the one tomorrow against Northwest College, it's by how much.
Jan. 11, 2005
Lights dominate DSU Open Classic
It would
have been easy for the coaches and wrestlers of the teams attending this
past weekend's Dickinson State Open Classic to think that maybe the Montana
State University-Northern wrestling team was down. After all it has
been a somewhat tumultuous season so far. After graduating three national
champs, the Lights also lost a pair of varsity starters after they were
dismissed from the team. Add the fact that the host Bluehawks had already
beaten the Lights in dual action season, and it isn't exactly positive.
Jan. 7, 2005
Lights return to action at Dickinson Open Wrestling Classic
It wasn't the best December for Montana State University-Northern wrestling
coach David Ray, and January isn't starting off so great either. Ray
and the Lights were supposed to be in dual action tonight in Dickinson, N.D.
as a sort of a warm-up for Saturday's Dickinson Open Wrestling Classic.
However, none of the teams attending the tournament wanted to dual the
defending NAIA champs as of Thursday, leaving the Lights as spectators
tonight.
Jan. 7, 2005
Lights travel to Dickinson State Invite
Great Falls Tribune Article
Jan. 5, 2005
Lights move up to #2 in the NAIA
Dec. 10, 2004
Lights edge Northwest College
There is no such thing as winning
pretty in wrestling, but there is such a thing as winning ugly, which is
exactly what the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team did
Thursday night. The Lights overcame a pair of early pins and two tough
one-point losses to defeat the Northwest College Trappers, 22-18, in dual
action at the MSU-Northern gymnasium.
Dec. 7, 2004
Lights sweep duals; Davis second in Las Vegas
It wasn't a recipe for disaster,
but it did have the ingredients for at least a possible loss. Instead, it
may have been a turning point in the season for the Montana State
University-Northern wrestling team.
Dec. 6, 2004
David Ray's Wrestling Update
Nov. 24, 2004
Bluehawks bring the heat against Lights
After his
team's performance Wednesday night, Montana State University-Northern
wrestling coach David Ray is rethinking his team's wrestling posters.
Specifically, the slogan on posters, which reads, "Bringing the Heat."
The Lights surrendered its first home dual loss to a non-NCAA Division I
opponent since the 1995 season as the Dickinson State University Bluehawks
swooped into the MSU-Northern gymnasium and snatched a 24-17 victory from a
flat Lights' squad.
Nov 23, 2004
Lights/Bluehawk Dual Results
Nov 23, 2004
Lights host Bluehawks in dual
It's not a jealousy based on
envy, but rather based on respect. The Montana State University-Northern
wrestling team is the posterboard for success in NAIA wrestling, and
Dickinson State University wants to emulate that same type of success. The
two squads will meet tonight in dual action at the MSU-Northern gym at 7
p.m.
Nov 16, 2004
Lights take three titles at Cowboy Open
In 32 years of its existence, Sunday's annual University of Wyoming Cowboy
Open wrestling tournament was one of the largest with 16 teams and over 400
wrestlers competing. Fortunately, the vast amount of competition
brought out the best in the Montana State University-Northern wrestling
team. The Lights had their best showing at the Cowboy in the open
division with seven wrestlers placing in the top four, including three
individual champs.
Nov 12, 2004
Lights faced raised level of competition at NCAA Division I-laden Cowboy
Open
With each passing week, the level of competition that the Montana State
University-Northern wrestling team faces grows a little tougher. This
weekend will be no different as the Lights head to the University of
Wyoming's Cowboy Open invitational wrestling tournament on Sunday.
Nov. 9, 2004
Northern wrestlers impressive in Wyoming over the weekend
A weekend that should have been
filled with positives was marred a little with one negative for Montana
State University-Northern wrestling coach David Ray. For the first
time in 12 years at Northern, Ray had a pair of wrestlers fail to make
weight at a weigh-in. While the absences of the two wrestlers didn't stop
Northern from winning its two duals against Western Wyoming College and
Si-Tanka Huron on Friday in Cody, Wyo., Ray was still annoyed.
Nov. 8, 2004
Lights Wrestling Update
Nov. 5, 2004
Northern wrestlers open season in Wyoming with duals; tourney
This time it's for real. This isn't an exhibition match against a Canadian
opponent, a former Lights wrestler or a current Lights wrestler. Nope,
this time it counts for real.
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team opens its official
regular season tonight at 5 p.m. when it faces Western Wyoming College in
Cody, Wyo. The Lights will follow that up with another dual against Si-Tanka
Huron University at 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 2, 2004
Lights Wrestling Update
Oct. 29, 2004
Scrimmage shows wrestling team has depth
There was one thing that was
abundantly clear to Montana State University-Northern head wrestling coach
David Ray at the end of Thursday night's Maroon and Gold scrimmage at the
MSU-Northern Fieldhouse: His team has a tremendous amount of depth.
Despite suffering a couple of key losses to graduation last season,
including national wrestler of the year Emmett Willson and national champion
Kyle Fischer, it appears that Ray has reloaded his team with some very
talented young wrestlers to go along with a solid group of returning
national champions.
Oct. 29, 2004
Maroon-Gold dual results
Oct. 28, 2004
Lights host Maroon-Gold intrasquad dual
It may be an intrasquad dual, but any time you take to the mat for the
Montana State University-Northern wrestling team, certain things are
expected, specifically wrestling to win. It doesn't matter if you're
wrestling your teammate, your brother or even your mother. The
defending NAIA national champions will face some solid competition, when
they take on, well, the Lights in the annual Maroon-Gold dual tonight at 7
at the MSU-Northern gymnasium.
Oct 27, 2004
Maroon & Gold Dual Line-up
Oct. 25, 2004
Lights roll University of Calgary, fall to talented alumni squad
There was slight difference in competition for the Montana State
University-Northern this weekend. On Friday night, the Lights
manhandled and mangled the University of Calgary 29-6 to open their 2004
season. However, Saturday night the competition had a familiar look with an
unfamiliar result as a team of Northern alumni defeated its younger cohorts
37-25.
Oct 22, 2004
Northern wrestlers begin defense of national title with home duals
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team will begin defense of
its 2003-04 NAIA national title on Friday night when it faces the
University of
Calgary in its first dual match
of the season. The defending champs will follow that up with a dual
against, well, a bunch of former national champs, as Northern will hold its
annual alumni dual on Saturday night.
Oct. 20, 2004
U of Calgary/Alumni Duals Line-Ups & Preview
July 12, 2004
Lights wrestling adds recruits
MSU-Northern wrestling coach David Ray has added a pair of
Washington recruits for the upcoming
season.
Zachary Morgan of Selah, WA, and Ryan Mattingly of Vashon, WA, have both
signed NAIA national letters of intent to wrestle for the Lights next
season.
Jun. 9, 2004
Northern
signs three more wrestling recruits
Montana State University-Northern wrestling coach David Ray continues to
stock his team full of talent for yet another run at an NAIA national
wrestling championship. Ray has signed three more recruits for next year to
NAIA national letters of intent.
May. 28, 2004
MSU-Northern
wrestling adds five new recruits
Just because you won a national championship doesn't mean you spend the
offseason patting yourself on the back. Instead, Montana State
University-Northern wrestling coach David Ray has been adding some more
talent to an already talented program.
May 27, 2004 Laurel's
Willis among mat recruits
Great Falls Tribune Article
May. 13, 2004 MSU-Northern
wrestling adds three out-of-state recruits for next season
A week after signing three top in-state wrestlers, Montana State
University-Northern head wrestling coach David Ray went outside the state to
add some talent. Ray signed three wrestlers to NAIA national letter of
intents to compete for the Lights.
May. 7, 2004 Northern
wrestling inks four new recruits
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team has added its first new
recruits of the spring. Head coach David Ray has signed four athletes to
NAIA national letters of intent to join the Lights next season.
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