Northern athletes are cited at underage party

A number of Montana State University-Northern athletes will face athletic sanctions after being caught by police at an underage drinking party, their coaches said today.

A half-dozen athletes from Northern's football team, and one each from the women's volleyball and women's basketball teams were cited for misdemeanors after Havre police busted a party early Sunday morning. One person was taken to jail, and 21 others were issued summonses in connection with the incident, Havre police said.

Northern's athletics drirector, Byron Ophus, said he had been informed of the incident, adding it has not...