George Ferguson Column: New-look Carroll will take a little getting used to for me

Even though it was 15 years ago, I have to admit, one of the most fun days I’ve has covering sports in Havre was when the Havre Blue Ponies captured the 2004 Class A state championship.

I was only two years into my journalism career at that point, and there I was, already covering one of the biggest moments in sports history — my high school, in my hometown, winning a state championship in football for the first time in 32 years.

So, I couldn’t help but reminisce Saturday night when I saw Troy Purcell back in Blue Pony Stadium for the first time since that day. Purcell, the first-ye...