BOZEMAN — Day 2 of the Montana all-class state volleyball tournaments came to a close with three reigning champions in prime position to defend their titles.
Gallatin (Class AA), Billings Central (A) and Circle (C) all won their undefeated semifinal matches on Thursday evening at Worthington Arena at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
With the tournament absence of four-time defending champion Huntley Project, Class B crowns a new champion this season. Townsend is in the driver’s seat by virtue of its semifinal win.
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Semifinal victories mean those teams will have to be defeated twice in Friday’s championship round in the double-elimination format.
While the day was joyous for Gallatin, Billings Central, Townsend and Circle, it was the opposite for five other teams in each classification as 20 teams overall saw their seasons come to an end at some point during Thursday’s action.
Still in the hunt in Class AA are Bozeman and Great Falls CMR, who play Friday morning for the right to take on Gallatin for the title.
In Class A, Frenchtown and Havre duke it out, with Billings Central getting the winner.
Townsend awaits the winner of Jefferson and Shepherd for the vacant Class B championship.
And in Class C, Belt and Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine tangle with the opportunity of taking down Circle.
All third-place matches begin at 10 a.m. Friday, with the championships to follow at noon. If an unbeaten team loses in the noon match, a second championship match will be played at 2 p.m.
Check our Day 2 live blog here: LIVE: Montana all-class state volleyball: Championship berths clinched
Complete pairings and results can be found here: 2025 all-class state volleyball scores and pairings
View our Day 2 photo gallery here: Photos: Day 2 of the all-class state volleyball tournaments
