Home Turf: Ponies reach state softball tourney with a dramatic Central A win

For the past few years, the Havre High softball team has qualified for the Class A state tournament as the third seed from the Central A. But Saturday, as the host team of the Central A Divisional tournament, the Blue Ponies were determined to change that.

And with a 3-0 victory over Lewistown in the semifinals at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field, the Ponies did. The win got Havre into the Central A championship game against Belgrade, which knocked off the Ponies 11-1 to win yet another Central A title. But still, for HHS to reach the title game and get the No. 2 seed heading to state is a...