Billings Senior Coach Stephanie Wagner Resigns

Wagner, who led Senior girls soccer for six seasons, is stepping down to balance her career and young family.

Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Soccer

Wide photograph of an empty grass soccer pitch with white goal frames and a corner flag under open prairie sky at the edge of a city. — Billings Senior girls soccer coach Stephanie Wagner resigned Thursday after six seasons that included a 2025 State AA championship, the district announced. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Billings Public Schools announced Thursday that Stephanie Wagner has resigned as Billings Senior head girls soccer coach. Wagner led the program for six seasons, compiling an overall record of 54-25-16 and reaching the playoffs from 2021 through 2024.

Why it matters

The departure ends a six-year run that included a 2025 State AA championship, the program's most notable recent success. The school will now need to fill the head coaching position for the Billings Senior girls soccer program.

Wagner's tenure produced an overall record of 54-25-16 and a 2025 State AA title on a 2-1 final over Bozeman Gallatin, with Senior finishing 15-1-1 that season. Whether the program's success continues under a new coach has not been addressed in the announcement.

The players

Stephanie Wagner

Wagner is a former Billings West and Rocky Mountain College soccer player who coached Billings Senior girls soccer from 2021 until her resignation.

Billings Public Schools

Billings Public Schools is the Montana school district that operates Billings Senior High School and oversees its athletic programs.

The details

Billings Public Schools activities director Mark Sulser announced the resignation in an email to local media. The district said Wagner is balancing her career and her young family; Wagner, a 2006 Billings West graduate who later played at Rocky Mountain College, was hired in January 2021.

January 2021: Wagner is hired to lead Senior girls soccer.
2025: Senior wins the State AA championship with a 2-1 victory over Bozeman Gallatin at Amend Park, finishing 15-1-1.
Fall 2026: Senior finishes 11-1-4 and loses a state semifinal to Missoula Sentinel in a penalty kick shootout.
Thursday, November 12, 2026: Billings Public Schools announces Wagner's resignation.

Season Trajectory

Wagner's departure comes weeks after Senior's 2026 fall season ended in a penalty kick shootout loss to Missoula Sentinel in the state semifinals, following the 2025 State AA championship. The change leaves the program at a turning point after its recent peak.

The Senior girls soccer program now needs a new head coach to lead its 2027 season after a 2025 state title and a 2026 state semifinal appearance. Families and players tracking the program will watch for the district's hiring decision.

The takeaway

Coaching transitions at successful high school programs can test continuity, so the search for Wagner's successor will shape how the team builds on its recent playoff run.