Northern winter sports are on the way

A blast of winter weather has arrived in Havre, and, Monday's snow was fitting considering winter sports are officially underway at Montana State University-Northern.

Last week, the MSU-Northern women's basketball team began practicing, and Monday, the MSU-N men, and the Northern wrestling team also got their seasons officially underway.

The Skylights, under the direction of head coach Chris Mouat, now in his 13th season, are 19 days away from opening their 2017-18 season against the University of Lethbridge in the Armory Gymnasium. Northern, which reached the NAIA Sweet 16 last spring an...