Add Sept. 17 to my list

Here’s another good article from The Sports Network’s Craig Haley, listing 10 games he feels will shape the 2011 Football Championship Subdivision season. Notice he didn’t say “Top 10,” just “10 that will shape the season.” Craig’s crafty. On the list is the Sept. 24 game at Eastern Washington between the defending FCS champion Eagles [...]

It was a good Father’s Day

As Father’s Days go, it was tough — my family had a funeral service for my dad Cliff that day. I was able to fish more and more with him in his later years, and he was still fishing just a few months before passing away at 96. An amazing guy who could barely hear,  [...]

A long day in Montana, for Montana

It was with some misgiving and not a little bit of “there for the grace of God…” that I wrote this piece on how the University of Montana will handle Nate Montana’s Friday morning DUI arrest. It was a strange feeling, chasing down UM athletic director Jim O’Day and asking questions about UM’s student-athlete code [...]

The final Montana deep track and field bests for 2011

This t0ok longer than expected. Note to self: Build the deep lists as you go next year. As always, additions or subtractions are welcomed. -Fritz Neighbor ***** Montana high school track and field leaders, plus class leaders, compiled from daily newspapers through May 28 by Fritz Neighbor of the Missoulian. Times for races of 400 [...]