The Miles City Cowgirls had another five-game match in their first Class A State Volleyball Tournament appearance since 1991. And they move on! The Cowgirls beat Lewistown in five games to advance to the quarterfinals. Coming back from 2-0 down, the Cowgirls won 27-29, 18-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-12. After a four-game loss to Dillon in the quarters, the Cowgirls beat Anaconda earlier today in a survival match. The Cowgirls fell to Belgrade in the final match of the night to finish in 4th place.

Thursday matches:

First Round:

Whitefish beat Anaconda, 3-0

Belgrade beat Billings Central, 3-2

Miles City beat Lewistown, 3-2

Dillon beat Eureka, 3-1

Quarterfinals:

Whitefish beat Belgrade, 3-1

Dillon beat Miles City, 3-1

Friday matches:

Anaconda beat Billings Central, 3-1, Billings Central eliminated

Lewistown beat Eureka, 3-0, Eureka eliminated

Miles City beat Anaconda, 3-1, Anaconda eliminated

Belgrade beat Lewistown, 3-2, Lewistown eliminated

Whitefish beat Dillon, 3-1, undefeated semifinal

4th place match, Belgrade beat Miles City, 3-0, Miles City eliminated

Saturday:

3rd place: Dillon beat Belgrade, 3-0, Belgrade eliminated

Championship: Whitefish beat Dillon, 3-1

State B -- Project on a mission

No 2-and-Q for the Huntley Project Red Devils. More like trying to win their third title in four years, which they did on Saturday. The Red Devils opened their run at the Class B tournament by beating Townsend in four games, then did the same to Conrad in the quarterfinals. The Red Devils beat Three Forks in the undefeated semifinal to advance to the championship match. There, in a rematch with Townsend, the Red Devils rolled to a sweep and the title.

Thursday's Matches:

First Round:

Three Forks beat Red Lodge, 3-0

Deer Lodge beat Shelby, 3-2

Conrad beat Thompson Falls, 3-1

Huntley Project beat Townsend, 3-1

Quarterfinals:

Three Forks beat Deer Lodge, 3-0

Huntley Project beat Conrad, 3-1

Friday matches:

Shelby beat Red Lodge, 3-0, Red Lodge eliminated

Townsend beat Thompson Falls, 3-1, Thompson Falls eliminated

Shelby beat Conrad, 3-2, Conrad eliminated

Townsend beat Deer Lodge, 3-1, Deer Lodge eliminated

Huntley Project beat Three Forks, 3-1, undefeated semifinal

Townsend beat Shelby, 3-1, Shelby eliminated

Saturday matches:

3rd place: Townsend beat Three Forks, 3-1, Three Forks eliminated

Championship match: Huntley Project beat Townsend, 3-0

State C: Circle denied title, perfect season, by unbeaten Simms

The Circle Lady Wildcats' road to state gold in the Class C Volleyball Tournament came up just short. After falling to Simms in the quarterfinals, the Lady Wildcats came all the way back through to make it to the Championship round, where Simms beat Circle again, this time in three games, to take the title. The Lady Wildcats end the season at 36-2.

Thursday's maches:

First Round:

Saco-Hinsdale beat Twin Bridges, 3-2

Absarokee beat Highwood, 3-1

Simms beat Park City, 3-1

Circle beat Charlo, 3-0

Quarterfinals:

Absarokee beat Saco-Hinsdale, 3-0

Simms beat Circle, 3-1

Friday matches:

Twin Bridges beat Highwood, 3-2, Highwood eliminated

Park City beat Charlo, 3-0, Charlo eliminated

Circle beat Twin Bridges, 3-0, Twin Bridges eliminated

Park City beat Saco-Hinsdale, 3-0, Saco-Hinsdale eliminated

Simms beat Absarokee, 3-1, undefeated semifinal

4th place match, Circle beat Park City, 3-0, Park City eliminated

Saturday matches:

3rd place match: Circle beat Absarokee, 3-0, Absarokee eliminated

Championship: Simms beat Circle, 3-0

Schedule

Eastern A Divisional at Hardin:

Thursday:

-- Billings Central beat Laurel, 3-1

-- Hardin beat Glendive, 3-2

Friday:

-- Billings Central beat Miles City, Quarterfinal, 3-2

-- Hardin beat Sidney, 3-1, Quarterfinal

-- Miles City beat Glendive, 3-0, Glendive eliminated

-- Sidney beat Laurel, 3-2, Laurel eliminated

-- Undefeated Semifinal -- Billings Central beat Hardin, 3-2

Saturday:

-- Miles City beat Sidney, 3-2, Sidney eliminated

-- Hardin vs. Miles City, 2 p.m.

-- Championship Match 1, Billings Central vs. Miles City-Hardin winner, 4 p.m.

-- "If" Match, 6 p.m.

Eastern B Divisional at Red Lodge

Thursday:

Match 1 -- Huntley Project beat Broadus, 3-0

Match 2 -- Columbus beat Colstrip, 3-1

Match 3 -- Red Lodge beat Baker, 3-0

Match 4 -- Forsyth beat Roundup, 3-2

Match 5 -- Quarterfinal, Huntley Project beat Columbus, 3-0

Match 6 -- Quarterfinal, Red Lodge beat Forsyth, 3-1

Friday:

Match 7 -- Colstrip beat Broadus, 3-2, Broadus eliminated

Match 8 -- Baker beat Roundup, 3-1, Roundup eliminated

Match 9 -- Colstrip beat Forsyth, 3-0, Forsyth eliminated

Match 10 -- Baker beat Columbus, 3-1

Match 11 -- Undefeated Semifinal, Huntley Project beat Red Lodge, 3-0

Saturday:

10 a.m. -- Colstrip vs. Baker, loser-out

Noon -- Red Lodge vs. Colstrip-Baker winner, loser-out

2 p.m. -- Championship Match 1

4 p.m. -- "If" Match

Eastern C Divisional at Sidney

Thursday:

Match 1 -- Scobey beat Wibaux, 3-1

Match 2 -- Circle beat Lustre Christian, 3-0

Match 3 -- Saco-Hinsdale beat Savage, 3-1

Match 4 -- Hysham beat Lambert, 3-1

Match 5 -- Richey beat Scobey, 3-1

Match 6 -- Wibaux beat Lustre Christian, 3-1

Match 7 -- Lambert beat Savage, 3-0

Friday:

Natch 8 -- Quarterfinal, Circle beat Richey, 3-0

Match 9 -- Quarterfinal, Saco-Hinsdale beat Hysham, 3-1

Match 10 -- Scobey beat Wibaux, 3-0, Wibaux eliminated

Match 11 -- Richey beat Lambert, 3-1, Lambert eliminated

Match 12 -- Scobey beat Hysham, 3-1, Hysham eliminated

Match 13 -- Undefeated Semifinal, Circle beat Saco-Hinsdale, 3-0

Saturday:

10 .m. -- Richey vs. Scobey, loser-out

1:30 p.m. -- Saco-Hinsdale vs. Richey-Scobey winner, loser-out

5 p.m. -- Championship Match 1, Circle vs. winner of 1:30 p.m. match

7 p.m. -- "If" Match

All Divisional tournaments will send two teams to the All-Class State Volleyball Tournament next weekend at MSU-Bozeman.