Sargent County Bulldogs: Season Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who will be one of the best teams in Class B this season? The Sargent County Bulldogs!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are a month and 3 days away from the start of practice. What does that mean? It is time to preview the season! In this article, we are looking at Sargent County. They saw a large amount of success last season and the Bulldogs will be looking to build off of that. We have three Classes in North Dakota this year and Sargent County is in B. The Bulldogs are in District 1 Region 1. Sargent County brings back experienced players and they have good size and athleticism. Most of the teams on their schedule will struggle to match their length. The Bulldogs deserve to be a Top 10 team entering the season. See below for a Q&amp;A session with coach <em>Ryan Weber</em> and the Bulldog schedule. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1634111,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/TeamPreview.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/TeamPreview.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-1634111" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Q&amp;A with coach <em>Ryan</em> <em>Weber</em></span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Could you write a couple sentences summing up last season?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Last season was a blast. We went 20-3 and ended up getting 3rd in the Region Tourney. Although the ultimate goal was to get out of Region 1, think our guys exceeded expectations last year.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: How did the offseason go for your team/program?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We went to a lot of camps. Went to one in LaMoure, a couple up in Fargo/Moorhead, and a couple more in Minnesota. We even hosted one in Milnor. The biggest thing for me was getting some of the guys who are going to be taking on varsity minutes this upcoming season on the floor with the returners.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who are a few of your top players to look out for?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1551198' first='Josh' last='Wittich'] (2024) |6'5 F| </strong> – "<em>He is a problem for a lot of teams. He can handle the ball and shoot from outside. At 6'5”, that's a tough matchup for any team.</em>" 12 ppg, 7.3 RPG, 1.3 apg, 1.4 bpg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1145108' first='Luke' last='Martinson'] (2024) |6'4 F|</strong> – "<em>I can trust Luke to play any position on the floor. He's another kid who can shoot outside, handle the ball, and play inside.</em>" 13.2 ppg, 5.2 RPG, 2.5 1.8 spg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1694357' first='Nick' last='Hansen'] (2024) |5'11| </strong>– "<em>Nick is going to see his scoring increase this year. He's athletic as they come and I look for him to take on an overall larger role for our team.</em>" 3.4 ppg, 3.4 RPG, 2.5 apg, 1.4 spg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2252857' first='Grady' last='Wehlander'] (2024) |6'0 F|</strong> – "<em>Grady is a great shooter and will benefit greatly from our two big guys. Great ball handler and tough inside.</em>" 3.2 ppg 2.7 rpg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who are a couple of up-and-comers to look out for in the near future?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2252792' first='Jace' last='Fyre'] (2026) |5'10 G| </strong>– "<em>Jace saw spot time last year as a Sophomore. His minutes are going to go up. He needs to be more confident as a player because he's just as good as anybody.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Michael Hoistad (2025) |6'1 G|</strong> – "<em>Michael also saw spot duty last year. His minutes are going to increase as well. Michael is a great shooter. He needs to work on being more consistent in how he plays the game.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>James Throener (2025) |5'9 G|</strong> – "<em>James is an incredible defensive player. He's as fast as they come and will be used to lock down some better players in our region.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: What style of basketball will your team play?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We want to play fast. A lot of the guys I get to coach are great athletes. Although we lost a couple of guys from last years team, we're not going to change our style and the kids know it.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: What are a couple of your team goals this year?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Honestly, we want to win our District and then win the Region. The players feel we can do that and they're dedicated to getting there.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who are some of the top teams in your Region?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Our District and Region are loaded. This was a pretty tough list to compile. I'm more familiar with District 1 teams than I am with most of District 2.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>"<em>Sargent County</em>"</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>"<em>Richland – I'm more familiar with Richland than I am with most other teams. They have a<br>a couple of pretty good players</em>"</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>"<em>Medina-Pingree/Buchanan – We had the chance to play MPB over the summer. Tough squad.</em>"</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>"<em>Hankinson – Again, I'm more familiar with Hankinson than most other teams. [player_tooltip player_id='1559968' first='Raeshaun' last='Earl'] is going<br>to be a heck of a ball player</em>."</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Bulldog Schedule</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>Home games <strong>BOLB</strong> away games are <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">highlighted </mark></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Nov 27 - First Practice</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dec 11 -<strong> LLM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dec 15 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">NGS (Napoleon)</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dec 18 -<strong> South Border</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dec 21 - <strong>Wyndmere/Lidgerwood </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dec 28 - <strong>Hillsboro/Central Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jan 2 - <strong>Tri-State</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jan 5 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Lisbon</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jan 6 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Linton</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jan 9 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Ellendale</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jan 12 - <strong>Maple River</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jan 13 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">EKM</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jan 18 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Barnes County North</mark> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jan 23 - <strong>Tiospa Zina</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jan 26 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Hankinson</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jan 30 -<strong> Richland</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Feb 2 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">W/L</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Feb 5 - <strong>Oakes</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Feb 8 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Enderlin</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Feb 17 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">NDSCS Bonanza vs. TBA</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Feb 23/26/27 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">District Tournament (Valley City)</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>March 4/5/7 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Regional Tournament (Jamestown)</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>March 9 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Challenge Game for State (Fargo)</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>March 14/15/16 - <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">State Tournament (Minot)</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1272514,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/PHD.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/PHD.jpg?w=400" alt="" class="wp-image-1272514" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->