MSU-Northern Notebook: Lights seniors make one last stand

At the end of Saturday’s senior day game against College of Idaho inside Blue Pony Stadium, the scoreboard showed the Lights on the short end of a 31-13 loss.

For the Northern senior class, the last two seasons have been brutal in that regard, as those Lights tasted victory just once in their last 21 games. However, the past, and even Saturday’s game, made senior day, or the senior class itself any less special.

The day started with 15 seniors being honored, including former Light Luke McKinley reading a heartfelt letter to the seniors from former head coach Mark Samson, who recruited a great...