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
Man of few words: Orme is quiet leader for Bulldog baseball
Win No. 3 came Tuesday night at the same venue as the 2026 State A Tournament: Polson’s O’Malley Park. In the middle of it was a quiet right-hander named Tait Orme.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 HOURS, 32 MINUTES AGO
Full Count: 'That one day' arrives for QB Schweikert
Cody Schweikert could be forgiven for getting down during his two-plus seasons with the University of Montana football program.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 12 HOURS AGO
Man of few words: Orme is quiet leader for Bulldog baseball
Win No. 3 came Tuesday night at the same venue as the 2026 State A Tournament: Polson’s O’Malley Park. In the middle of it was a quiet right-hander named Tait Orme.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 DAYS, 12 HOURS AGO
Schweikert sees playing time at Griz spring scrimmage
MISSOULA — For Gage Sliter and Cody Schweikert, it was a heck of a long wait.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 6 HOURS AGO
Valley QBs shine as Griz wrap up spring drills
MISSOULA — For Gage Sliter and Cody Schweikert, it was a heck of a long wait. For Fynn Ridgeway, it was a quick turnaround.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO
Grizzlies ready for annual Spring Game
Fans can get a first look at the 2026 Montana Grizzlies Friday with the Spring Game that kicks off at 6 p.m. inside Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 4 DAYS AGO
Tired? Just wait until next season
I have adapted about as well as any sports fan I know to the NIL Era, feeling it is better than anything the NCAA came up with previously in terms of how college athletes are treated.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO
AA track: Flathead, Glacier firing off
Flathead was able to get in one meet and Glacier is hoping to get started Friday, and all of the local Class AA track and field teams are looking to improve on 2025.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS AGO
A track: Bulldogs will still fly
These Bulldogs can still thump and should make noise within the Northwest A, Western A and of course, state.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 5 DAYS AGO
Flathead Crusaders claim national title
The Flathead Valley Crusaders, a local home-schooled basketball team, made a bit of history in February when they overcame injury and made a late-season push to the Montana Christian Athletic Association boys state title. They weren’t done.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Baseball: Wolfpack 9 ready to take to diamond
Erik Brink didn’t move to the Flathead Valley to teach and coach; it just turned out that way.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 4 DAYS AGO
Full Count: Have to ask, Will it play in Meridian?
When we sit back to watch the Big Sky Conference absorb another lopsided loss at the NCAA Tournament — Idaho's men play Houston at 8:10 p.m. local time Thursday on that channel we watch once a year, TRUTV — we can at least root for the home-grown kids.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
Full Count: Bulldog spirit exemplifies young squad
When we last checked in with Bob Bolam and the Whitefish girls basketball program, they were on the verge of breaking a state tournament drought in 2021.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 MONTH, 1 WEEK AGO
Full Count: Masters class in making a big comeback
Maria Phelps discovered her talent in the 800 meters too late to excel at it in high school — she was already chucking the javelin, hurdling and jumping (triple and long).
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 MONTH, 2 WEEKS AGO
