Bill Huebsch returns for his 5^th season as the head coach of the MSU-Northern volleyball program, a program that continues to reach new heights in the Frontier Conference under his guidance.   Eight seasoned players return for the 2013 campaign, including five starters, which is sure to make the Skylights a contender for the conference title this year.

The 2012 season was one of the most memorable and successful in program history.   High-lights include conference victories over #15 Carroll College, #24 LC State (twice) and Westminster College – the first wins over these programs in Huebsch’s short tenure at Northern. The Skylights also won their first Frontier Conference tournament match in 12 years (over Montana Tech), and played in the first conference final in 21 years, narrowly missing a chance to go to the National Tournament,  losing the 5^th  set by a 15-17 margin. Eighteen total wins, 10 Conference wins, Two 1^st Team All-Conference selections (Isleifson & Nicholas), one 2^nd Team All-Conference selection (Cartwright), two Dakstat scholar athletes (Cartwright & Isleifson) and a Northwest All Region selection (Nicholas) made 2012 a season for the record books and definitely one to remember!  

In 2011, the Skylights broke the 10+ win mark for the second consecutive year, finishing 13-14 overall and 6^th in the conference. The team had a 1^st Team All-Conference selection (Isleifson), and shined in the classroom with 7 team members named Academic All Conference - those seven players made the Dean’s List as well.

The 2010 Skylights had their most successful campaign in six seasons.  The team broke the 10+ win mark for the first time since 2004 and completed the first conference sweep on the road since 2003. The Skylights also had one member named 1^st Team All- Conference, 2 members on the Daktronics/NAIA Scholar Athlete list and 9 members on the Academic All Conference list.

Many firsts occurred in Huebsch’s inaugural season at Northern in 2009. The team doubled their conference win total over the previous season and won more total matches in 2009 than the three previous years combined.  They also won a combined 59 individual games, as compared to only 19 in 2008.   A weekend home sweep of conference opponent’s UM-Western and Montana Tech ended their conference season – a home sweep had not been accomplished at Northern since 2004.

Prior to joining the Skylight volleyball program, Huebsch was the head volleyball coach at Havre High School in Havre, Montana.  In 11 seasons the Blue Ponies won three conference titles, never finishing lower than third in the Central “A” Conference.  During his tenure, the Ponies qualified for the state tournament 8 out of his 11 years, winning back to back state championship titles in 1997 and 1998.  His teams also earned 2 runner-up trophies, 2 third place finishes, and never finished lower than 5^th   at the state tourney.

Huebsch finished at Havre High with win/loss records of 90-25 conference (78.0%) and 226-93 over-all (71.0%)   He was named Central “A” Coach of the Year twice, and nominated 8 times for the Montana Coaches Association Coach of the Year, winning the award two times.

Both graduates of Northern Montana College, Bill and his wife Tracy have been married for 17 years and have four daughters, Madison (15), Logan (13), Devyn (11) and their newest addition, Kinley Harper, born December 22, 2012.