After 14 years away from coaching, Craig Irwin returned to the bench for a fresh start at Shanley High School where he's quickly making an impact on the program and the players.

"All respect to the coaches I've had in the past. They've all been great. But Craig's has been a different type coach is just so nice, so good," said senior point guard Alex Wheelock. "It really feels like a family here. He really is just like a role model for all of us. He's just such a great guy."

North Dakota State's hopes for an impressive run in the Summit League women's basketball tournament ended with a crushing thud in the Bison's first game at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. That doesn't mean the season is finished.

NDSU submitted bids to host first- and second-round games in the Women's National Invitational Tournament, a 64-team postseason competition for teams that didn't make the NCAA. The Bison secured the Summit League's automatic bid to the WNIT by earning the second seed in the conference tournament.

Plus, Moorhead survives nail-biter in section quarterfinals.

Kindred, Central Cass win big to advance to semifinals.

NDSU women's basketball lost to Kansas City, while UND women's basketball took a loss against Omaha.

Sheyenne upsets Davies to advance to girls basketball EDC Final, and more highlights from Class B girls state semifinals.

North Dakota will return to its past next year with the introduction of three-class basketball.

It signals a return to a time when towns like Grandin, Tokio and Arthur won state championships. While it's not expected that those towns will bring home titles when three-class basketball returns in March of 2024, the hope is there for some change from the status quo of the last decade.

This is the swan song as we know it for the Class B tournaments.

See highlights from four basketball games, plus hear from Davies girls hockey and L-E-M girls basketball ahead of their state tournaments.

Central Cass boys basketball's undefeated regular season is a product of hard work and determination that was set into motion last season after a loss last year.

"We lost to the eventual regional champs Kindred," said head coach Matt Norman. "We really wanted to build on that, so to the kids credit, they were super deliberate in the off-season."

The North Dakota boys state hockey tournament has come to a close at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. For the Bruins, it's going to be one they never forget.