Ponies fall to Corvallis, Fort Benton splits

Playing in their first Class A state tournament in four years, the Havre Blue Ponies gave Corvallis all the top-seeded Blue Devils could handle in the opening round.

Unfortunately for Havre, it wasn't quite enough.

In the opening round of the state tournament Thursday in Bozeman, the Blue Ponies had a tough match against the Corvallis Blue Devils, and Havre fell to the Western A champions by scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-27 and 25-21.

In the end, HHS head coach Tamecia Jarvis was looking for more from her team but was glad to see some sparks in the match.

"We definitely could've won that match,"...