Daily Inter Lake
SPORTS EDITOR
Fritz Neighbor is the Sports Editor for the Daily Inter Lake. He oversees sports coverage across the Flathead Valley, including high school athletics, youth sports, and regional competitions. In his leadership role, he helps shape the newspaper’s sports coverage and editorial direction. Fritz’s column, Full Count, taps into his decades’ long career covering Montana sports. You’ll also see Fritz sharing his thoughts and insights on the Big Sky Now podcast.
IMPACT: Fritz’s work celebrates the athletes and teams that bring Northwest Montana communities together.
ARTICLES BY FRITZ NEIGHBOR
Mission Mountain Mercury hits Eugene hot spots
Jason Delaney figured that when he took his Mission Mountain Mercury track crew to the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Ore., they’d have to hit certain spots.
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Flathead hires coaches for volleyball, girls soccer, boys hoops
Flathead High School activities director Matt Allison announced on Thursday the hiring of three head coaches, for boys basketball, girls soccer and volleyball.
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Full Count: Mercury hits all the Eugene hot spots
Jason Delaney figured that when he took his Mission Mountain Mercury track crew to the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon, they’d have to hit certain spots.
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Kossman gets the call
The timing, Kyler Kossman said, was perfect: He was headed into this senior year of high school, his sister Brynn was going to be a freshman and a younger brother would be just starting middle school.
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From Georgia to Georgia goes Troupe
Sawyer Troupe went 44-0 at heavyweight on the mat for the 2023-24 Flathead Brave Brawlers but figured there might be more to life than wrestling.
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Full Count: Twin turned Texan shines at JC baseball
Here’s how good the Midland Junior College Chaparrals were this spring: Their No. 9 hitter in their final game, Brennan McTavish, landed a spot on the Northwestern State Demons, a Division I baseball program in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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Sluggers: Familiar faces head out on road
There’s an odd dichotomy at work in the local baseball scene, in that it looks on paper — OK, on GameChanger — like more athletes are playing than ever while in places Legion ball is losing ground.
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Wolfpack takes 3rd at AA softball
The Glacier Wolfpack’s annual sojourn through the consolation bracket ended a game early this spring, with a 7-5 loss to Great Falls CMR in the State AA softball third-place game Saturday.
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AA softball: Pack wins 3, plays CMR next
The Glacier Wolfpack got better the longer Friday got, and when you add in a 3.5-hour lightning delay, that’s pretty long.
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Troy Lady Trojans head back to State B/C softball
The Troy Lady Trojans opened up the 2025 State B/C Softball tournament with Manhattan, and it didn’t go great: A 15-0 loss.
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Another state softball tourney for Glacier's Smith
A year ago, Glacier catcher Emma Smith was a second-team all-Northwest A pick for the Polson Lady Pirates, who were runners up to Frenchtown at the state tournament.
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Confident Wolfpack heads to State AA baseball
Glacier High School’s inaugural baseball has gone swimmingly, with a pair of regular-season wins over Missoula Big Sky keeping the Wolfpack in the upper half of the Western AA standings.
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State A baseball has Flathead Valley feel
The Columbia Falls Wildcats nailed down the North A’s automatic berth into the State A/B baseball tournament that begins today in Polson with pitching, hitting and some help from their rivals.
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The Ever-changing Pioneer League
The Pioneer Baseball League has, in simple terms, three new faces in its 12-team lineup for 2026: The Modesto (Calif.) Roadsters, the Long Beach (Calif.) Coast and the RedPocket Mobiles.
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