Fritz Neighbor of the Daily Inter Lake joins the Sports Now to breakdown the upcoming Pioneer League baseball season and recap some of the greatest players to ever play in the Pioneer League. Former Griz offensive lineman Dylan Cook signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL last week, Cook took a unique path to the NFL from Butte High to MSU-Northern QB to the University of Montana to the the pros. Plus, local headlines!
Dave Meyers, an organizer with the Bigfork Whitewater Festival, stops by to chat about the long-running whitewater kayaking event that's coming up this weekend. He's been kayaking all over the world, but his hometown festival remains one of his favorites.
The Flathead Valley's professional baseball team the Glacier Range Riders held their 2023 media day at Glacier Bank Ballpark. Josh spoke with Manager Stu Pederson, Starting Pitcher Noah Barros, Shortstop Gabe Howell, and Outfielder Dean Miller on expectations for the team in their second year competing in the Pioneer League, thoughts on the new shift and time limit rules, and what it is like to play professional baseball in the valley at a great ballpark.
Daily Inter Lake Regional Managing Editor Matt Baldwin joins Taylor in the podcast studio to chat about how we cover local news and what we've been discussing in the newsroom lately. During our News Roundup, we'll hear from a hiker who was missing several days in Glacier National Park and we'll see a clip from a trans legislator out of Missoula who visited the Flathead last weekend after her fiery legislative session pulled Montana into the national spotlight.
