George Ferguson Column: The elements are part of Havre's sporting charm

Early in the first half of Saturday’s clash between the Montana State University-Northern Lights and Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears, Northern senior kicker Tommy Langley watched as an RMC punt went nowhere in the 35 mph west wind that was blowing through Blue Pony Stadium.

Langley looked at me and smiled: “It’s nasty out there,”.

Indeed, for guys like Langley, wind is one of his biggest enemies, and Saturday’s wind, a classic, cold fall wind whipping through Havre, was as nasty as it gets.

It also got me thinking, Havre is a place you really have to love, especially if...