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
Griz escape home test from Southern Utah
Bobby Kennedy won his first game as a college head football coach, but it was a toughie.
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Lions look to reload, stay near top of tough Western B
The Western B football teams have an abundence of talent up front this fall, and perennial powers Eureka and Florence are no exception.
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Year 5: Pack’s back at it
New conference look and same old Glacier Wolfpack.
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Flathead volleyball sets forth under new coach
The Flathead Bravettes volleyball program has managed two state tournament berths in the last 10 seasons, and one way to look at that is the ceiling is high.
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Glacier spikers gaining momentum
Jaimie Nelson called it a learning experience, but the Glacier Wolfpack’s 2025 volleyball season was also rewarding: A second straight State AA berth in Nelson’s first year leading the program.
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Chapter 2 of Hensley Era starting for Bravettes flag football
Jess Hensley was a last-minute hire for the Flathead flag football program last August, but when the dust settled on that season — the Bravettes went 7-5, including one win over Crosstown rival Glacier — it had gone pretty well.
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Bobcats back on prowl
The Montana State Bobcats aren’t going away, even if coach Brent Vigen isn’t ready to charter another plane to Nashville.
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Griz don't figure to falter under new leadership
Coaching transitions can be difficult, but a good formula for success would be already having a top-flight quarterback, running back and receiver in place.
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Building depth on the South Campus grass
The casual observer to the Montana Grizzlies football practices at the South Campus Fields — near Dornblaser Stadium — couldn’t help noticing that a lot of the quarterback reps were going to guys not wearing No. 8.
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Full Count: Add it up and UM is totally Linebacker U
The numbers don’t necessarily add up — “The math doesn’t math,” as the kids say — but the U of Montana has seemed like Linebacker U as far as Big Sky Conference football goes.
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Full Count: A Laker gets beckoned back to roots
Ryan Wardinsky considers himself fortunate: A standout for the American Legion Kalispell Lakers, he was recruited in 1998 by baseball coach Ken Johnson of Walla Walla Community College.
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Make room on Mt. Rushmore: Gillman leads next wave of Griz running backs
Eli Gillman was asked about his Mt. Rushmore of running backs after practice Monday, and he spent half his choices on teammates that are (or were) in the Montana Grizzlies running back room: Younger brother Monte Gillman and Nick Ostmo.
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