Lights open the hoops season Saturday night

Last weekend, it was the Montana State University-Northern women who kicked off their 2018-18 basketball season, and the Skylights did so with a win.

This weekend, it's the men's turn to get things started.

Saturday night, the Lights will make their season debut when they host Salish Kootenai College at 6 p.m. inside the Armory Gymnasium. Right off the bat, Northern head coach Shawn Huse said, his new-look team should be tested.

"They're (Bison) very talented this year," Huse said. "They've already played really well against Frontier Conference competition. This is going to be a tough first ga...