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Barnett Center to be hub of activity for next two weeks

A large crowd was on hand for the start of the championship session at last year's South Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/19/2022
The Barnett Center will be a non-stop center of attention for the next couple of weeks. The facility on the campus of Northern State will be the host site for this week's annual Class B State Boys' Basketball Tournament, followed by a pair of high school track and field meets on Monday and Tuesday, before the annual South Dakota Youth Wrestling Tournament moves in next week, followed by two more track and field meets. Put it all together, and there will be no shortage of action at the structure. "I think it’s great. I’m excited," said first-year Northern State athletic director Nate Davis who came to Aberdeen last April. "A lot of the stuff will be the first-time through for me." The activity officially gets underway at 9 this morning when State B basketball teams begin their hour-long practice sessions on the Wachs Arena floor. "I'm excited for the State B tournament to come and to take all that in," Davis said. "There’s always excitement around those tournaments.

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