BOZEMAN — Day 2 of the Montana all-class state volleyball tournaments is underway, and the fields are narrowing. Loser-out play continues this afternoon, and three teams will remain by the end of the night still in the hunt for a championship.
The main event starts at 6 p.m.: undefeated semifinals across all four classifications. Winners advance to Saturday's championship matches. We'll have live coverage of those semifinal showdowns.
We'll update this post throughout the day.
** Updated brackets and results: 2025 all-class state volleyball scores and pairings **
Photos: Day 1 of the 2025 all-class state volleyball tournaments
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The most recent updates will appear at the top. Refresh regularly to follow along.
— Slim Kimmel, Alec Bofinger, Mike Scherting
2:50 p.m. \ Class C loser out
After splitting the first two sets, Chester-Joplin-Inverness scored the first 9 points of set three.
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2:35 p.m. \ Class AA loser out
Patrick Hiller coached Great Falls CMR to the 2021 state title but after taking some time off he landed at Missoula Hellgate. He's coaching against his former program in this one. Hellgate is within striking reach of the second set after CMR took the first.
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2:20 p.m. \ Class A loser out
Polson off to a solid start against Laurel. Pirates claim the first set 25-10. Pirates libero Aleysia Black had multiple lunging digs to set up set point.
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2 p.m. | Class AA loser out
Kalispell Glacier's block proved pivotal down the stretch as the Wolfpack outlasted Missoula Sentinel 3-2. Glacier's Allie Krueger and Madi Stevens helped put up the stone wall at the net during the final moments, and Marlo Carpenter finished with five blocks for the match. Glacier's next match is against Billings Senior at 4 p.m.
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1:40 p.m. | Class B loser out
Choteau does hold off Anaconda in the fourth set for the 3-1 win. Choteau advances to play Shepherd in a battle of No. 1 seeds ... Choteau won the North last week, while Shepherd took the South. One of these teams will be going home, however, after their 4 p.m. match.
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1:30 p.m. | Class A loser out
Amaya Jarvis with three straight kills lights spark to get Havre past Miles City. After trailing late in fourth set, Blue Ponies rally to win 3-1 as Jarvis finished with 23 kills.
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1:20 p.m. | Class B loser out
Anaconda was in danger of being swept by Choteau but the Copperheads won set three and are hanging around in set four.
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1:05 p.m. | Class C loser out
Gardiner was last year's Class C runner-up, but the Bruins were eliminated in two matches this season. Saco-Whitewater-Hinsdale swept Gardiner and advanced to play Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine. Next up on the C court is Chester-Joplin-Inverness against Melstone in another loser-out contest.
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12:15 p.m. | Loser-out updates
The morning matches are in the books:
Class AA: Missoula Hellgate def. Helena 25-18, 27-25, 29-27.
Class A: Laurel def. Dillon 22-25, 25-23, 31-29, 25-13.
Class B: Florence def. Fairfield 25-14, 25-18, 25-11.
Class C: Chester-Joplin-Inverness def. Manhattan Christian 23-25, 25-17, 15-25, 25-13, 15-3.
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