Longhorns, Beeters, Hawks battle in Belt

As postseason volleyball continues across Montana, the Hi-Line will be well represented in the Northern C Divisional Volleyball Tournament in Belt this weekend. After finishing high in the District 7C tournament last week in Chinook, Fort Benton, Chester-Joplin-Inverness and Chinook will have a shot at a divisional title in this weekend's double-elimination tournament.

The tournament began this morning with a match between CJI and Simms. The Hawks entered the tournament with an 11-8 record after finishing fourth in the District 7C last weekend. They will have their hands full with Simms who comes into the tournament after winning the District 6C last weekend. The Hawks will try to advance farther than last year's divisionals where they were eliminated after just two matches.

Divisionals then continued with a match between Fort Benton and Great Falls Central. The Longhorns have had a strong season this fall as they have a 17-4 record and finished second in the District 7C last weekend. Fort Benton will also try to defend its title after it won the Northern C Divisional championship last season. If the Longhorns win, they will face either CJI or Simms tonight. Great Falls Central is coming off of a third-place finish in the 6C last weekend.

Chinook played Belt to open tournament play this afternoon. The Sugarbeeters finished third in the District 7C tournament and head to Belt with a 15-6 record. They will also try to make another run after making a deep run in last year's divisionals. Belt is coming off of a second-place finish in the District 6C.

The other 7C team beginning tournament play today is Geraldine/Highwood who remains undefeated after winning the district tournament last week. The Rivals played Valier this afternoon who entered divisionals after it took fourth in the District 6C tournament last weekend. The winner of this match will either play Chinook or Belt later tonight.