Editing Bismarck, North Dakota (section)

==Sports==
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===Amateur===
High school and college sports are the main feature of the local athletics landscape. The athletic teams at the three public Bismarck high schools, [[Bismarck High School]], [[Century High School (Bismarck, North Dakota)|Century High School]], and [[Legacy High School (North Dakota)|Legacy High School]], are known as The Demons, The Patriots, and The Sabers, respectively. The athletic teams at [[St. Mary's Central High School]], Bismarck's Catholic high school, are known as The Saints. The teams at [[Bismarck State College]] and [[United Tribes Technical College]] are known as The Mystics and Thunderbirds, and both compete in the [[National Junior College Athletic Association]] in the [[Mon-Dak Conference]]. The teams at the [[University of Mary]] are The Marauders and compete in [[NCAA Division II]] in the [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference]]. Bismarck has an [[American Legion]] baseball team called the Governors.

In the fall, the accent is on high school and college football. There are spirited rivalries among the several high schools in the area. Most University of Mary football games are played in the Community Bowl. Other popular winter sports include ice hockey, wrestling and basketball.

In spring, baseball is one of the city's top amateur sports, with each high school, Bismarck State College, and The University of Mary providing teams. The University of Mary and Bismarck State College both also have a softball team. High schools and colleges also feature track and field during the spring.

In the summer, Bismarck has American Legion baseball and auto racing. The Fourth of July holiday is the height of rodeo time, with rodeos in Mandan and Bismarck. Slow-pitch softball is played by teams in the city. Bismarck is the host city of the world's largest charity softball tournament, the [[Sam McQuade Sr. softball tournament]], in which more than 400 teams from the U.S. and Canada compete.

The [[Bismarck Bobcats]] hockey team of the [[North American Hockey League]] is made up of [[Junior ice hockey|junior players]] (age 20 and younger, sometimes 21 if waived). The Bobcats won back-to-back Borne Cup championships as [[America West Hockey League]] members before merging into the NAHL in 2003. The Bobcats have made several trips to the NAHL's national tournament, claiming their first [[Robertson Cup]] title in 2010.

Since 2017, the [[Bismarck Larks]], a [[Northwoods League]] expansion baseball team, have played their home games at [[Bismarck Municipal Ballpark]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reidell|first1=Robert|title=Northwoods League team coming to Bismarck|url=http://bismarcktribune.com/sports/northwoods-league-team-coming-to-bismarck/article_12b7f722-cb57-5c07-a5f8-5c4db14fa5d5.html|access-date=May 10, 2017|work=[[The Bismarck Tribune]]|date=February 12, 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216221931/http://bismarcktribune.com/sports/northwoods-league-team-coming-to-bismarck/article_12b7f722-cb57-5c07-a5f8-5c4db14fa5d5.html|archive-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref>

===Professional===
The [[Dakota Wizards]] of the [[NBA G League|NBA Development League]] were formerly based in Bismarck. The Wizards' first season took place in 1995 in the [[International Basketball Association]]. They won one title during their International Basketball Association days (1995–2001) and two during their [[Continental Basketball Association]] days (2001–2006). They were the 2006–07 champions of the NBA D-League, their first season in the league. The team moved to [[Santa Cruz, California]], in 2012, a year after being purchased by the [[Golden State Warriors]] of the [[National Basketball Association]].

Starting with the 2017 season, Bismarck was home to the [[Bismarck Bucks]], a professional [[indoor American football|indoor football]] team in the [[Indoor Football League]]. Bismarck has been the home of two professional indoor football teams, the [[Bismarck Blaze]] and the [[Bismarck Roughriders]], but both left the city soon after they were formed.

Bismarck once had a professional baseball team, the Dakota Rattlers, but the team moved to [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]] after several seasons in Bismarck.