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Late kickoff return helps Battlin' Bears steal a season-opening victory from Northern
Montana State University-Northern running back Trey Blanchard, left, tries to get away from a Rocky Mountain College defender during Saturday's Frontier Conference game in Billings. The Bears defeated the Lights in the final minute with an 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Sam Sparks. Northern makes its home debut this Saturday against Montana Tech.
The Montana State University-Northern Lights found themselves in a place they haven't seen much of in recent years Saturday afternoon at scorching hot Herb Klindt Field in Billings. And that place was being a couple of minutes away from a season-opening win on the road, no less.
But the young Lights just didn't finish.
Northern took a 25-24 lead on Rocky Mountain College on a 36-yard pass from Tommy Wilson to Beau Wilhelm with just 1:17 left in the Frontier Conference-opener for both squads. But, as fast as the Lights took the lead, RMC's Sam Sparks took it back.
On the ensuing kickoff,...
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