So, in looking at schedules, it appears that the State B girls and EDC tourneys were both scheduled for the Alerus Center at the same time (the Friday and Saturday).
One tournament had to move, and the EDC moved to Fargo.............in four different gyms.
The BSA is under constructions, the Civic can't handle it, the Dome is too expensive, etc., etc. So, on Friday, North will host two games, South will host two, West Fargo will host two, and Sheyenne will host two, pretty much all at the same time.
Now, the HSAA tried this before, and got laughed out of the gym, so to speak. I can see the construction and the double-up in GF being an issue looking for an improvised solution.
However, when I asked if this was something the EDC would keep doing, the response was, "We'll see how this goes."
Hear that? It's the sound of tournament basketball getting another power flushing in the East Region. That missed school time is a real issue, I guess.
Kudos to the WDA, a real league with a real tournament. The EDC shouldn't even send teams to state this year with this mess.