Havre's Ferguson a finalist for national coaching honor

Longtime Havre High head tennis and golf coach, and Havre Daily News publisher/sports editor George Ferguson has been named one of eight finalists for a prestigious award.

Ferguson recently was named finalist for NHSACA Tennis Coach of the Year 2023. Ferguson was selected as Montana's nominee for the honor, and was named a regional finalist. He has now been chosen as one of eight national finalists for the award.

Ferguson has been a head coach at Havre High for 20 school years, spending 20 years as the head boys and girls tennis coach, as well as the last four years as the boys and girls head golf coach. He has coached the Blue Ponies to four boys state championships, including the 2021 state title, as well as two girls state championships. He has also led Havre High to 17 boys and seven girls divisional championships in tennis.

"This is an amazing honor," Ferguson said. "To be elected by your peers in Montana, that means a lot. I've been so lucky to have amazing student-athletes to coach all these years, and to also work with so many amazing assistant coaches and administrators over the years. So I'm just really proud and honored to be selected for an award like this."

The NHSACA Coach of the Years ceremony will be a part of the annual coaches convention, which will be held July 24-27 in Lincoln, Nebraska.