Blue Ponies fall to the Cowgirls in Eastern A volleyball opener

The Havre High volleyball team was hoping to take a step toward the Class A state tournament with a win Thursday at the Eastern A Divisional Tournament. Unfortunately, Miles City was standing in the way.

The Blue Ponies, who came into the tournament needing two wins to advance to state, failed to get the first one Thursday as Miles City knocked off Havre in four sets by the scores of 14-25, 25-17, 25-12 and 25-23. The loss will put Havre into loser-out action this morning against Livingston or Sidney.

Havre, which came in as the second seed from the Central A, started with its hair on fir...