Montana Names Referees for State Volleyball Tournament

Six officials are assigned to each of four classes for the Thursday-through-Saturday tournament at Montana State University in Billings.

Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Volleyball

Empty indoor volleyball court with a taut net and white referee stand, with large windows showing distant prairie hills under clear daylight. — Six referees were assigned to each of four classes for the Montana High School Association's all-class state volleyball tournament, held Thursday through Saturday at Montana State University in Billings. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

The Montana High School Association has announced the referees for its all-class state volleyball tournament, which runs Thursday through Saturday at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University in Billings. Six referees are assigned to each of the Class AA, A, B and C tournaments.

Why it matters

The assignments determine which officials will work each class's matches at the state championship event. Officials for the tournament are selected through a coaches' vote.

The Montana High School Association assigned six referees to each of its four classes, totaling 24 officials for the state tournament. The available information does not name the individual officials or the match schedule for each class.

The players

Montana High School Association

The statewide governing body that oversees interscholastic athletics and activities for public high schools across Montana, including the state volleyball tournament.

The details

The all-class state volleyball tournament is held at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University in Billings. Officials were selected through a coaches' vote, and the referees come from communities including Hamilton, Great Falls, Bozeman, Missoula, Kalispell and Hardin.

Thursday through Saturday (week of November 10, 2026): Montana HSA all-class state volleyball tournament held at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Billings.

Season Trajectory

The Montana High School Association organizes its volleyball state tournament across four classes, each receiving its own officiating assignment. The coaches'-vote method for selecting officials is the association's established process for staffing its championship events.

Fans attending the Thursday-through-Saturday tournament at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse will see six officials assigned to each class's matches. The coaches'-vote selection process means the officials were chosen by the teams competing in the event.

The takeaway

State tournament officiating is set through a transparent coaches' vote, giving the teams that compete a direct hand in who calls their matches. Readers following Montana high school volleyball can track the tournament schedule through the association as the event approaches.