Track and Field: Bismarck boys look to build of dominant 2024 state title season
KX News
[{'start': '1.199', 'end': '4.720', 'text': 'Good evening and welcome into sports.'}, {'start': '2.879', 'end': '6.400', 'text': 'Well, the calendar just turned to May,'}, {'start': '4.720', 'end': '8.639', 'text': 'which means we are less than one month'}, {'start': '6.400', 'end': '9.840', 'text': 'away from the WDA state track meets and'}, {'start': '8.639', 'end': '11.840', 'text': 'we just heard from the reigning champs'}, {'start': '9.840', 'end': '12.960', 'text': 'on the girls side of things. And today'}, {'start': '11.840', 'end': '14.559', 'text': 'we will bring you the defending'}, {'start': '12.960', 'end': '16.480', 'text': 'champions on the boy side of things as'}, {'start': '14.559', 'end': '17.600', 'text': 'our KX Sports Zach Mothersball got a'}, {'start': '16.480', 'end': '19.520', 'text': 'chance to catch up with the Bismar'}, {'start': '17.600', 'end': '21.119', 'text': 'Demons about their quest to become a'}, {'start': '19.520', 'end': '23.680', 'text': 'back-to-back state champions of the'}, {'start': '21.119', 'end': '25.680', 'text': 'Peace Garden State. After a 9-year'}, {'start': '23.680', 'end': '27.680', 'text': "drought, Bismar Demon's boys track and"}, {'start': '25.680', 'end': '29.599', 'text': 'field took home their 35th state title'}, {'start': '27.680', 'end': '32.160', 'text': 'last year. And they did it in dominant'}, {'start': '29.599', 'end': '34.000', 'text': 'fashion, scoring nearly 100 points more'}, {'start': '32.160', 'end': '35.920', 'text': 'than the Century Patriots, who took'}, {'start': '34.000', 'end': '38.000', 'text': 'second in the state meet. The Demons'}, {'start': '35.920', 'end': '40.079', 'text': 'took first in seven events in to their'}, {'start': '38.000', 'end': '42.320', 'text': 'state title. Yeah, we had a uh just an'}, {'start': '40.079', 'end': '45.520', 'text': 'unbelievable uh state track meet last'}, {'start': '42.320', 'end': '47.120', 'text': 'year in 24. Um it seemed like that day'}, {'start': '45.520', 'end': '49.520', 'text': 'almost every single one of our state'}, {'start': '47.120', 'end': '51.039', 'text': 'qualifiers had an outstanding meet. Um'}, {'start': '49.520', 'end': '52.960', 'text': 'it was as good as we could have expected'}, {'start': '51.039', 'end': '54.160', 'text': 'and then some. Obviously, we graduated a'}, {'start': '52.960', 'end': '56.239', 'text': "couple really good seniors, but we've"}, {'start': '54.160', 'end': '57.840', 'text': 'got a obviously a great group of guys'}, {'start': '56.239', 'end': '60.480', 'text': "still as we've shown already this"}, {'start': '57.840', 'end': '62.079', 'text': 'season, and we put in a good work, good'}, {'start': '60.480', 'end': '64.239', 'text': 'amount of work in this offseason, and we'}, {'start': '62.079', 'end': '65.920', 'text': 'should be ready to do the same thing'}, {'start': '64.239', 'end': '67.520', 'text': 'again. And two of those seniors from'}, {'start': '65.920', 'end': '69.520', 'text': 'last year were Jiren McNichols and'}, {'start': '67.520', 'end': '71.520', 'text': 'Parker Hints, who were a part of six of'}, {'start': '69.520', 'end': '73.200', 'text': 'the seven events the Demons won in the'}, {'start': '71.520', 'end': '75.119', 'text': 'state tournament last year, with five of'}, {'start': '73.200', 'end': '76.880', 'text': 'those events being individual titles.'}, {'start': '75.119', 'end': '78.720', 'text': 'So, this Demon squad is going to have to'}, {'start': '76.880', 'end': '80.479', 'text': 'build up a new leadership group to help'}, {'start': '78.720', 'end': '82.880', 'text': 'propel them to another title this year.'}, {'start': '80.479', 'end': '85.759', 'text': 'The valuable thing about those guys is'}, {'start': '82.880', 'end': '88.159', 'text': 'the expectations that they kind of had'}, {'start': '85.759', 'end': '90.080', 'text': 'other kids believe in. And I think that'}, {'start': '88.159', 'end': '91.759', 'text': 'piece is the part that you kind of hope'}, {'start': '90.080', 'end': '95.680', 'text': 'other kids can follow through with. We'}, {'start': '91.759', 'end': '97.960', 'text': 'feel a lot of like emphasis on leading a'}, {'start': '95.680', 'end': '101.680', 'text': 'team and not just making it about'}, {'start': '97.960', 'end': '103.040', 'text': 'ourselves. And so I think if we just not'}, {'start': '101.680', 'end': '105.119', 'text': 'even worry about ourselves, but worry'}, {'start': '103.040', 'end': '107.439', 'text': 'about the entire team as a whole and'}, {'start': '105.119', 'end': '108.720', 'text': 'making everyone better and just looking'}, {'start': '107.439', 'end': '110.479', 'text': 'forward to the end of the season, I'}, {'start': '108.720', 'end': '111.759', 'text': 'think uh times will come with it and I'}, {'start': '110.479', 'end': '113.439', 'text': 'think a win will come with it. But'}, {'start': '111.759', 'end': '115.360', 'text': 'luckily for Bismar, they can ride the'}, {'start': '113.439', 'end': '117.520', 'text': "momentum from last year's state title to"}, {'start': '115.360', 'end': '119.840', 'text': 'help them have success this year. Yeah,'}, {'start': '117.520', 'end': '121.200', 'text': 'definitely. For sure. Everyone just we'}, {'start': '119.840', 'end': '122.479', 'text': 'all had that feeling last year winning'}, {'start': '121.200', 'end': '124.479', 'text': 'the state championship and like that'}, {'start': '122.479', 'end': '125.920', 'text': 'felt amazing. We want to get that'}, {'start': '124.479', 'end': '128.479', 'text': 'feeling back again. I think those that'}, {'start': '125.920', 'end': '130.800', 'text': 'are coming back um they know what it'}, {'start': '128.479', 'end': '132.560', 'text': 'feels like and and I think they want to'}, {'start': '130.800', 'end': '133.920', 'text': "be a part of that and I think it's"}, {'start': '132.560', 'end': '135.040', 'text': 'tradition. You know, you look up at the'}, {'start': '133.920', 'end': '136.720', 'text': 'banners and you say, "Hey, you know,'}, {'start': '135.040', 'end': '138.560', 'text': "Bismar Kai's got a lot of state track"}, {'start': '136.720', 'end': '140.080', 'text': "titles and let's go get another one of"}, {'start': '138.560', 'end': '141.520', 'text': 'those." So, that\'s the goal. We\'ll see'}, {'start': '140.080', 'end': '143.760', 'text': "where we're at at the end of May."}, {'start': '141.520', 'end': '146.239', 'text': 'getting both those wins and uh sweeping'}, {'start': '143.760', 'end': '150.080', 'text': 'the state felt felt amazing and I I'}, {'start': '146.239', 'end': '154.000', 'text': "think it's given us a lot of a lot of um"}, {'start': '150.080', 'end': '156.400', 'text': 'confidence and uh a good uh a good start'}, {'start': '154.000', 'end': '157.920', 'text': 'to the season knowing that we have a'}, {'start': '156.400', 'end': '160.400', 'text': 'good team and we can come back and do it'}, {'start': '157.920', 'end': '162.720', 'text': "again. Reporting for KX Sports, I'm Zach"}, {'start': '160.400', 'end': '164.480', 'text': "Mother's Ball. The Demons will be back"}, {'start': '162.720', 'end': '166.640', 'text': 'on the track tomorrow and Saturday for'}, {'start': '164.480', 'end': '168.400', 'text': 'the Howardwood Dakota Relays out in Sou'}, {'start': '166.640', 'end': '170.800', 'text': "Falls, South Dakota. And that's going to"}, {'start': '168.400', 'end': '170.800', 'text': 'wrap up your'}]