George Ferguson Column: Frontier basketball is about to heat up the winter

The Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams each have three non-conference games in sunny and warm Phoenix next week. And then, it's Frontier Conference basketball and Frontier only.

Yes, when the Lights and Skylights return from Arizona, they'll have nothing but their biggest rivals on their minds.

Starting Jan. 4, Frontier play resumes for good, and that means, winter wars in gyms all over the Treasure State and beyond.

And, based on what's happened thus far, it's going to be a very interesting next two months.

On the women's side, the Skylights will be a part of...