***Last updated 3/13/2020 at 1:10 pm***
On March 12, 2020, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men's and women's 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships. This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities.
Northern State track and field, wrestling, and men's basketball student-athletes will no longer compete in 2020 due to the announcement. When further updates become available for spring competition they will be published on nsuwolves.com.
Softball
The Wolves contests with Millersville University (March 15), Saint Michael's College (March 15), and Southern Connecticut State (March 17) have been cancelled at THE Spring Games with those three teams unable to travel.
The tournament is looking to reschedule with different opponents, those will be posted on nsuwolves.com as they become available.
South Dakota State B Basketball Tournament
"At the request of Governor Noem, the remainder of the SDHSAA Class B Girls Basketball tournament is postponed, In addition, all SDHSAA state basketball tournaments for next weekend, along with the Visual Arts competition , are also postponed. The Student Council Convention, all Region music contests, and All-State Band schedule for later this month are all cancelled.
This is a difficult decision and comes amid constant conversation and information sharing between the SDHSAA, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Health. We will evaluate the future of the postponed events in concert with those same entities. The safety of everyone involved is our foremost concern, followed by exploring all options to provide the student-athlete with the opportunity to finish their season.
We thank everyone for their patience nad understanding in a very difficult time, and we apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause."
- Dan Swartos, SDHSAA Executive Director
