MSU-Northern hosts ABC-All-Star Classic Sunday
George Ferguson
Havre Daily News sports editor
gferguson@havredailynews.com
The high school volleyball season isn't quite over
just yet. On Sunday, at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse
in Havre, some of the top senior volleyball players in the state will gather
for the MSU-Northern ABC-All-Star Classic volleyball tournament.
The annual tourney will feature three all-star teams. Class A, B and C will be
represented. The Class A team features Havre High head coach Bill Huebsch, who will coach the team along with Whitefish head
coach Jackie Fuller and Hardin head coach Laura Sundheim.
HHS senior setter Alexa Lipp
will play on the Class A team.
Local talent also abounds on the Class C squad. The team is headed by Chinook
head coach Doug Hayes. Hayes guided the Sugarbeeters
to the Class C state championship last month in
All three rosters feature a wealth of talent.
The Class A team is led by middle blocker Tracy Schwada
from Whitefish. Schwada (5-10) was named the Class A
state tournament's most outstanding player as she helped guide the Bulldogs to
their second straight state championship. Hardin middle blocker Cassie Hodges
(6-1) is also on the Class A roster and is widely
considered one of the top volleyball players in all of
The Class B team has three outstanding middle blockers, all of who are 6-1.
Aside from the local talent on the Class C team, the squad also has Great Falls
Central standouts Carolyn and Kathleen Geschwill. The
6-0 sisters dominated the Class C ranks this season, guiding the Mustangs to a
third-place finish at the Class C state tournament.
The all-star tournament will be a round robin format beginning at
All of the action will take place at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse
in Havre.