HHS tennis opens 2004 season

If you compare the Havre High tennis team to a boat, the last thing a new coach would want to do is rock it. For new Blue Pony tennis head coach George Ferguson, the main thing is just keep things going in the right direction as the Ponies open the season at the Cut Bank Invitational on Saturday.

Ferguson replaces Sam Dierman, who has built Pony tennis into one of the most successful programs in Class A tennis. Dierman had coached the Ponies for 13 years, leading them to unprecedented success with five boys state championships, including four straight coming into this season.

Ferguson was part...