Brighter than a Comet

In the last three seasons, their backs have been against the wall on numerous occasions. And like most young teams struggling for victories, on many of those occasions, things have not gone well for the Montana State University-Northern Lights.

On Saturday in Mayville, North Dakota, though, all of a sudden, they did.

After jumping out to an early lead, the Lights found themselves trailing the Mayville State Comets 22-19 late in the third quarter of Saturday’s first-ever meeting between the two border rivals.

But in a dramatic showing of power and resiliency, the Lights wouldn’t stay...