Havre Principal's Cup team qualifies for state competition

It took fighting back out of the loser's bracket at a double-elimination tournament in Great Falls, but a team of Havre High School students has earned a trip to the state Principal's Cup academic tournament in Missoula in April.

Senior Trent Huestis, junior Paul Jeffrey, senior Trygg Moog, sophomore Lynnea Bosch and freshman Arjan Pokharel fought back from a first-round loss to battle their way to third place, finally losing to the team from Great Falls' C. M. Russell High School, the team that went on to win first place.

Havre's other team, senior Kristi Hickman, senior Lauren Scofield, j...