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YEAR HOST CITY   STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Score
2031 Mandan          
2030 Grand Forks          

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2029 BISMARCK          
2028 Jamestown          
2027 Minot          
2026 Fargo Post 2          
2025 Williston          
2024 Fargo Post 400          
2023 Dickinson   Fargo Post 2 def. Williston 16-7
2022 West Fargo   West Fargo def. Jamestown 2-1
2021 Mandan   West Fargo def. Fargo Post 400 3-1
**2020 BISMARCK   Fargo Post 2 def. West Fargo 5-4

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2019 Grand Forks   Fargo Post 2 def. Grand Forks 7-0
2018 Minot   West Fargo def. Minot 8-5
2017 Williston   Fargo Post 2 def. Minot 5-2
2016 Fargo   Fargo Post 2 def. BISMARCK 4-3
2015 Dickinson   Fargo Post 2 def. Mandan 5-2
2014 Jamestown   BISMARCK def. Fargo Post 2 9-5
2013 West Fargo   Fargo Post 2 def. West Fargo 5-2
2012 Mandan   West Fargo def. Fargo Post 2 11-8
2011 Grand Forks   Mandan def. Williston 8-4
2010 BISMARCK   Minot def. BISMARCK 8-5

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2009 Wahpeton   Dickinson def. Fargo Post 2 13-9
2008 Minot   Dickinson def. BISMARCK 7-2
2007 Fargo   Minot def. BISMARCK 10-9*
2006 Williston   Minot def. Williston 7-2
2005 Valley City   Fargo Post 2 def. BISMARCK 6-1
2004 Dickinson   Williston def. Fargo Post 2 9-3
2003 Jamestown   Minot def. Fargo Post 2 4-0*
2002 Devils Lake   Jamestown def. Fargo Post 2 4-1
2001 West Fargo   Minot def. Jamestown 6-2
2000 Mandan   Mandan def. Dickinson 5-4

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1999 Grand Forks   Grand Forks def. Minot 10-9
1998 BISMARCK   Jamestown def. BISMARCK 7-6*
1997 Wahpeton   BISMARCK def. Grand Forks 11-9
1996 Williston   Wahpeton def. Grand Forks 17-2
1995 Fargo   Mandan def. Jamestown 10-3
1994 Dickinson   Mandan def. Jamestown 16-14*
1993 Devils Lake   Mandan def. Jamestown 11-4
1992 BISMARCK   Fargo Post 2 def. Jamestown 5-4
1991 Jamestown   Mandan def. Jamestown 9-2
1990 Mandan   Mandan def. Jamestown 6-3

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1989 West Fargo   Fargo Post 2 def. BISMARCK 15-3
1988 Minot   Fargo Post 2 def. Jamestown 10-3
1987 Grand Forks   Minot def. Fargo Bombers 6-0
1986 Williston   BISMARCK def. Williston 5-3*
1985 Wahpeton   Jamestown def. BISMARCK 5-2
1984 Dickinson   Minot def. Jamestown 6-5
1983 Fargo   Fargo Post 2 def. Williston 4-1
1982 Mandan   BISMARCK def. Fargo Post 2 7-2
1981 Jamestown   Minot def. Fargo Post 2 7-6*
1980 BISMARCK   Jamestown def. Minot 4-3*

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1979 Wahpeton   Fargo def. Minot 12-4
1978 Minot   Minot def. Jamestown 13-3
1977 Fargo   Minot def. Fargo Post 2 7-3
1976 Williston   Fargo Post 2 def. Williston 11-0
1975 Jamestown   Jamestown def. BISMARCK 2-1
1974 Mandan   Fargo Post 2 def. Minot 5-3
1973 Fargo   Williston def. Fargo Post 2 15-2
1972 Williston   Grand Forks def. Fargo Post 2 6-5
1971 BISMARCK   BISMARCK def. Grand Forks 7-0
1970 Fargo   Mandan def. Grand Forks 2-1

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1969 Williston   Fargo Post 2 def. Mandan 7-5
1968 Fargo   Grand Forks def. Mandan 5-1
1967 Mandan   Grand Forks def. Fargo Post 2 6-4
1966 Fargo   BISMARCK def. Mandan 8-1
1965 BISMARCK   Mandan def. Grand Forks 5-4
1964 Grand Forks   Mandan def. Fargo Post 2 4-3*
1963 Mandan   BISMARCK def. Grand Forks 8-4*
1962 Jamestown   Drayton def. BISMARCK 3-2
1961 Mandan   BISMARCK def. Grand Forks 8-2
1960 Fargo   Fargo Post 2 def. Drayton 10-4

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1959 Minot   Grand Forks def. Minot 9-8*
1958 Jamestown   Drayton def. Jamestown 14-2
1957 Williston   BISMARCK def. Fargo Post 2 6-5
1956 Jamestown   BISMARCK def. Fargo Post 2 4-3
1955 Minot   Jamestown def. BISMARCK 6-4
1954 Dickinson   Jamestown def. Minot 11-2
1953 Fargo   Fargo Post 2 def. Jamestown 5-0
1952 BISMARCK   Fargo Post 2 def. Dickinson 8-0
1951 Dickinson   Wahpeton def. BISMARCK 6-1
1950 Jamestown   Fargo Post 2 def. Grand Forks 7-1

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1949 Jamestown   BISMARCK def. Fargo Post 2 12-4
1948 Wahpeton   Fargo Post 2 def. BISMARCK 16-1
1947 Minot   Fargo Post 2 def. BISMARCK 11-4
1946 Grand Forks   Fargo Post 2 def. Williston  
1945 BISMARCK   BISMARCK def. New England 15-1
1944 Fargo   Fargo Post 2 def. Jamestown 19-1
1943 Jamestown   Fargo Post 2 def. Jamestown 9-2
1942 Grand Forks   Fargo Post 2 def. Enderlin 21-2
1941     Enderlin      
1940     Enderlin      

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1939     Grand Forks      
1938     Grand Forks      
1937     Grand Forks      
1936     Grand Forks      
1935     Fargo Post 2      
1934     Grand Forks      
1933     Fargo Post 2      
1932     Cooperstown      
1931     Cooperstown      
1930     Enderlin      

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1929     Fargo Post 2      
1928     Linton      

 

State Champions by City

 

Fargo Post 2 29   Enderlin 3
BISMARCK 12   Cooperstown 2
Grand Forks 10   Dickinson 2
Minot 10   Drayton 2
Mandan 10   Wahpeton 2
Jamestown 7   Williston 2
West Fargo 4   Linton 1
 

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State Tournament Notes

*Extra Inning State Championship Games*

2007 - Minot defeated Bismarck 10-9 in 12 innings

2003 - Minot defeated Fargo 4-0 in 10 innings

1998 - Jamestown defeated Bismarck 7-6 in 11 innings

1994 - Mandan defeated Jamestown 16-14 in 10 innings

1986 - Bismarck defeated Williston 5-3 in 10 innings

1981 - Minot defeated Fargo 7-6 in 12 innings

1980 - Jamestown defeated Minot 4-3 in 11 innings

1964 - Mandan defeated Fargo 4-3 in 11 innings

1963 - Bismarck defeated Grand Forks 8-4 in 12 innings

1959 - Grand Forks defeated Minot 9-8 in 10 innings

 

Central Plains Regional Champions (North Dakota Teams)

2021 - Fargo Post 400

2019 - Fargo Post 2

1992 - Fargo Post 2

1989 - Fargo Post 2

1969 - Fargo Post 2

 
In 2021 and 2023 North Dakota sent both the State Champion and State Runner-up to the Central Plains Regional Tournament.
 
2020 - Due to COVID-19, the 2020 American Legion baseball season was cancelled across the country. No Regional or World Series tournaments were held. The state of North Dakota did have a summer baseball season but teams registered with Babe Ruth Baseball. There was a nine team Class AA Senior Babe Ruth Division as well as a nine team West Division and an 11 team East Division for Class A. Bismarck hosted the State Class AA Tournament while Valley City hosted the Class A Tournament.
 

2003 State Championship Game - The game was 0-0 through 9 innings before Minot scored 4 runs in the top of the tenth inning. Charlie Shirek went the distance for Minot to record the shutout 4-0.

 

1997 State Tournament - Bismarck's Tim Olson was selected Most Valuable Player of the State 'A' Tournament. Olson went on to play college baseball at the University of Florida and Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.

 
1995 - Separate state tournaments held for Class A (formally Class AA) and Class B (formally Class A). Class A Eastern and Western Divisional Tournaments - Top four teams qualify for state tournament.
 

1992 State Tournament - Jamestown outfielder-pitcher Darin Erstad was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. Erstad finished the tournament 10-for-21 with two homers, two triples, a double and six runs scored.  On the mound, Erstad appeared in three games, saving one and winning one.  He was 2-1, pitching 18 innings and allowing 12 hits and striking out 14.  Erstad was victimized by five unearned runs in a 5-4 championship game loss to Fargo. Erstad went on to play college baseball and football at the University of Nebraska and Major League Baseball for the Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros. Erstad was the first pick overall in the 1995 MLB draft.

 
1990 State Championship Game - Mandan's Jake Meyhoff recorded 17 strike outs in Mandan's 6-3 victory over Jamestown.
 

1989 - Class AA State Champion Fargo defeated Class A Champion Sawyer-Surrey 16-3 and 11-1 in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Fargo was the North Dakota representative at the Central Plains Regional in North Platte, NE. Fargo entered the Regional Tournament with a 29-game win streak.

 
1985 - Class AA State Champion Jamestown defeated Class A Champion Fargo Bombers 10-7 and 8-1 in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Jamestown was the North Dakota representative at the Central Plains Regional in Cape Girardeau, MO.
 
1984 - Class AA State Champion Minot defeated Class A Devils Lake 12-8 and 7-5 in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Minot was the North Dakota representative at the Central Plains Regional in Rapid City, SD.
 
1983 - Class AA State Champion Fargo defeated Class A Champion Devils Lake 6-1 and 16-0 in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Fargo was the North Dakota representative at the Central Plains Regional in Ely, MN.
 
1982 - Class AA State Champion Bismarck defeated Class A Edmore 17-3 and 10-1 in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Bismarck was the North Dakota representative at the Central Plains Regional in Fenton, MO.
 
1981 - Class AA State Champion Minot defeated Class A Champion West Fargo in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Minot won the opening game of the series 10-1 before West Fargo won 5-3 to force a third game.  Minot defeated West Fargo 8-6 in the series final and went on to represent North Dakota at the Central Plains Regional in Ralston, NE.
 
1971 - Bismarck Governors' Head Coach Neal Kalberer was a player on Bismarck's 1966 State Championship team.  In fact, Kalberer was named the North Dakota American Legion player of the year in that 1966 championship season, and the team went on to the regional finals before falling in two straight games to Enid, OK.
 
1970 - Mandan entered the 1970 state tournament with a 19-game winning streak.  The streak eventually reached 22 games before Grand Forks defeated the Chiefs 3-2 in the first championship game.  Mandan came back to win the second championship game 2-1 to earn a trip to the Great Plains Regional tournament.
 
1964 Championship Game - Fargo Succumbs 4-3 on 11th Inning Balk - Mandan's Bill Cook scored the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning on a balk with one out by Fargo ace right-hander Ollie Cornelius. All three umpires signaled the balk.
 
1958 - Drayton became the first Class B school in state legion history not only to challenge the Class A powers in the state but win.
 
1949 - Class A State Champion Bismarck defeated Class B Champion Inkster in a best two-out-of-three game playoff. Inkster challenged Bismarck for the regional berth and after much dispute the best-of-three series was set at Inkster. The class B team won the opener 11-6 but Bismarck came back to win the next  two tilts 5-2 and 11-4 to earn the right to represent North Dakota at the Regional in Aberdeen, SD.
 
1948 - Fargo defeated Bismarck 16-1. The game was called at the end of the 8th when Bismarck's chances were futile.

 

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