The North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) is the governing body for the U.S. state of North Dakota's high-school athletics and fine arts. The current executive director of the NDHSAA is Matthew Fetsch and the headquarters are located in Valley City, North Dakota.
History In the fall of 1907 Superintendent G.W. Hanna of Valley City and invited representatives of a few other schools to a meeting in Valley City, North Dakota to discuss standardizing high school athletics in the state. A second meeting, called by Principal H.L. Rockwood of Valley City for the adoption of a constitution was held in Grand Forks on January 1 and 2, 1908 and would lead to the creation of the North Dakota High School League. 29 schools attended this meeting, but only four schools (Valley City, Jamestown, Grafton and Grand Forks) became charter members. Casselton and Hankinson joined later that school year. There was a steady growth in membership with 80 schools belonging by 1921 and 103 out of 162 classified high schools by 1925. Superintendent G.W. Hanna served as president for a first year and a half, and was succeeded by Superintendent A.G. Crane of Jamestown after the 1908–09 school year.
Basketball From 1914 to 1932 all North Dakota High School Activities Association member high schools played basketball under a single classification. three small schools during this period won state titles: Tower City in 1915, Michigan in 1917, and Petersburg in 1919. In 1922, a number of schools from small towns organized the Consolidated League for the purpose of competing for a state championship with schools of similar enrollments. This league continued to operate through 1950. In 1933, the schools still competing under the sponsorship of the NDHSAA were divided up into Class A and Class B and, in 1948, the Class C division was created by the NDHSAA. The Consolidated League joined the Class C in 1950 and that combined organization remained in operation through 1963. From 1963 to 2023, all high school basketball teams compete in either Class B or Class A. Beginning in the 2023–24 season, a three class system was established with teams either competing in Class AA, Class A, or Class B.
Sports offered Football Football Division in North Dakota is determined by the Male Enrollment of each School, divisions are realigned annually to reflect enrollment.
AAA 150+ and Above Male Enrollment (2025) West Fargo, North Dakota Public 7002021, 2024MustangsWest Fargo, North Dakota 694 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2017, 2023PackersFargo, North Dakota2014EaglesFargo, North Dakota1995, 2000, 2023SpartansFargo, North DakotaPrivate2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2022DeaconsHorace High SchoolHorace, North Dakota Public2024HawksWilliston, North DakotaCoyotesBismarck, North Dakota2001, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018DemonsBismarck, North Dakota2015,2016,2019, 2020PatriotsBismarck, North DakotaSabersMandan, North DakotaBravesMinot, North Dakota2023Magicians
AA 150+ and Above Male Enrollment (2025) Grand Forks, North Dakota Public Knights Grand Forks, North Dakota Rough RidersFargo, North DakotaBruinsCasselton, North DakotaSquirrelsBismarck, North DakotaPrivateSaintsWahpeton, North Dakota PublicHuskiesKindred, North DakotaVikingsJamestown, North DakotaBluejaysWatford City, North DakotaWolvesDevils Lake, North DakotaFirebirds
Boys' Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football 9 Man Football Golf Hockey Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Wrestling
Girls' Sports Basketball Cheerleading Cross Country A Golf B Golf Gymnastics Hockey Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling
Activities Journalism Music All-State Band All-State Chorus All-State Jazz Band All-State Orchestra Region Music Speech Debate & Individual Events One-Act Play & Technical Theatre Oral Interpretation Student Council Student Congress Visual Arts
Member Schools The NDHSAA is currently made up of 171 member high schools. +Member High SchoolsAlexander High School
Ashley High School
Barnes County North High School
Beach High School
Belfield High School
Beulah High School
Bishop Ryan High School
Bismarck Century High School
Bismarck High School
Bismarck Legacy High School
Bismarck St. Mary's High School
Bottineau High School
Bowbells High School
Bowman County High School
Burke Central High School
Capstone Classical Academy
Carrington High School
Cavalier High School
Center-Stanton High School
Central Cass High School
Central Valley High School
Dakota Adventist Academy
Dakota Memorial High School
Dakota Prairie High School
Des Lacs-Burlington High School
Devils Lake High School
Dickinson High School
Dickinson Trinity High School
Divide County High School
Drake-Anamoose High School
Drayton High School
Dunseith High School
Edgeley High School
Eight Mile School District
Ellendale High School
Enderlin High School
Fairmount High School
Fargo Davies High School
Fargo North High School
Fargo South High School
Fessenden-Bowdon High School
Finley-Sharon High School
Flasher High School
Fordville-Lankin High School
Four Winds High School
Gackle-Streeter High School
Garrison High School
Glen Ullin High School
Glenburn High School
Grafton High School
Grand Forks Central High School
Grand Forks Red River High School
Grant County High School
Grenora High School
Griggs County Central High School
Hankinson High School
Harvey High School
Hatton Eielson High SchoolHazelton-Moffit-Braddock High School
Hazen High School
Hebron High School
Hettinger High School
Hillsboro High School
Hope Christian Academy High School
Hope-Page High School
Jamestown High School
Johnson Corners Christian Academy
Kenmare High School
Kensal High School
Kidder County High School
Killdeer High School
Kindred High School
Kulm High School
Lakota High School
LaMoure High School
Langdon Area High School
Larimore High School
Leeds High School
Lewis & Clark High School - Berthold
Lewis & Clark North Shore-Plaza
Lidgerwood High School
Linton High School
Lisbon High School
Litchville-Marion High School
Maddock High School
Mandan High School
Mandaree High School
Maple Valley High School
Max High School
May-Port CG High School
McClusky-Goodrich High School
Medina High School
Midkota High School
Midway High School
Milnor High School
Minnewaukan High School
Minot High School
Minot North High School
Minto High School
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood High School
Montpelier High School
Mott-Regent High School
Munich Public School
Napoleon High School
Nedrose High School
New England High School
New Rockford-Sheyenne High School
New Salem-Almont High School
New Town High School
Newburg High School
North Border High School-Pembina
North Border High School-Walhalla
North Sargent High School
North Star High School
Northern Cass High School
Northwood High SchoolOak Grove High School
Oakes High School
Our Redeemer's High School
Park River Area High School
Parshall High School
Pingree-Buchanan High School
Powers Lake High School
Ray High School
Richardton-Taylor High School
Richland High School
Rolette High School
Rolla High School
Rugby High School
Sargent Central High School
Sawyer School
School of the Holy Family - Mandan
Scranton High School
Selfridge High School
Shanley High School
Shiloh Christian High School
Solen High School
South Heart High School
South Prairie High School
St. John High School
Standing Rock High School
Stanley High School
Starkweather High School
Strasburg High School
Surrey High School
TGU Granville High School
TGU Towner High School
Thompson High School
Tioga High School
Turtle Lake-Mercer High School
Turtle Mountain Community High School
Underwood High School
Valley City High School
Valley-Edinburg School District
Velva High School
Wahpeton High School
Warwick High School
Washburn High School
Watford City High School
West Fargo High School
West Fargo Horace High School
West Fargo Sheyenne High School
Westhope High School
White Shield High School
Williston High School
Williston Trinity Christian High School
Wilton High School
Wing High School
Wishek High School
Wyndmere High School
Zeeland High School
Notable alumni
Roger Maris - Fargo Central High School and Bishop Shanley High School Phil Jackson - Williston High School Carson Wentz - Century High School Connor McGovern - Bishop Shanley High School Chris Coste - Fargo South High School Griffin Neal - Fargo South High School Laura Roesler - Fargo South High School Brooks Bollinger - Grand Forks Central High School Clifton Emmet "Cliff" Cushman - Grand Forks Central High School Tyler Kleven - Fargo Davies High School Grant Nelson - Devils Lake High School Darin Erstad - Jamestown High School Matt Strahm - West Fargo High School Cody Mauch - Hankinson High School Travis Hafner - Sykeston High School Rick Helling - Lakota High School and Bishop Shanley High School Britta Curl - Saint Mary's Central High School Lute Olson - Mayville High School and Grand Forks Central Doug Burgum - Arthur Dakota High School
References
External links North Dakota High School Activities Association website