From the Fringe - Excited to see Class A hoops together

Class A basketball is joining the party. Or, more aptly put, it’s becoming one big party.

Last week, at a spring meeting of the Montana High School Association in Helena, Class A representatives voted to begin combining the Class A boys and girls state basketball tournaments, with the first combined tournament slated for March of 2019 in Great Falls.

To a sports writer such as myself, that was exciting news. It’s exciting because Havre High has a pretty strong tendency toward making all the way to the state basketball tournament, both girls and boys. No, it may not happen every single season,...