Lights turned away at Tech

What started out as a good night under the Lights in Butte, ended in disappointment for the Montana State University-Northern football team. The Lights got out-scored by Montana Tech 28-7 in the second half and lost their season-opener to the Orediggers 38-24 Saturday night in Butte.

Northern's Zach McKinley scored one MSU-N's opening drive, and a 70-yard touchdown pass from Travis Dean to Jake Messerly helped lift the Lights to a 17-10 halftime lead. But a second Messerly touchdown was all the Lights could muster in the second half, while Tech rushed for over 200 yards and scored four times in the final 24 minutes.

The loss, in what was an emotional first game without former head coach Mark Samson, puts MSU-N at 0-1 in the Frontier Conference on the season. The lights will make their home debut this Saturday when the host Dickinson State.

For a full story, see Tuesday's Havre Daily News.