GAME-WATCH NEWS
As the pre-championship excitement mounts, new game-watch gatherings have been announced both in Helena and beyond Montana in Springfield, Oregon. Check out the latest game-day party locations here: http://www.carroll.edu/alumni/ In the quite likely event our five-time champs return home with trophy number six, the team, coaches and cheer squad will host a celebration this Sunday, Dec. 19, in the Campus Center from 10 a.m. to noon. The players and coaches will be signing autographs, and hot-off-the-press new championship attire and gifts will be on sale in the Saints' Shoppe bookstore. Meet the stars, and be the first to get championship goodies before Christmas for the Saint on your list! WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: NEW GAME TIMES AND DATES! Contrary to what was reported in yesterday's QNs, the basketball weekend fun has been enhanced with a Friday double-header tonight in the PE Center. It starts at 5 p.m. with the women tipping off versus Concordia University, followed by the men's game versus Minot State U. at 7 p.m. Basketball action continues on Saturday, with the women taking on Kings University at 7 p.m., also on the home court. EVERYBODY'S GETTING INTO THE ACT Since US Senators rarely get any attention, it was little wonder that two of our elected public servants took the championship as the opportunity to grab the headlines. This week, Montana's senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus challenged South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson to a friendly wager on the game, with beer and steaks as the . . . stakes. Read more here: http://www.clarkforkchronicle.com/article.php/20101216131045980 And, even Mother Nature is vying for media exposure: the full story on how our Montana-tested/Siberia-certified Saints are faring in the Deep South's surprise ice storm is here: http://www.ktvq.com/news/carroll-college-braving-the-harsh-climate-down-south/ Coverage of the Saints' trek to Rome is available online at the Helena Independent Record website, with fresh news, videos and photos of the team posted regularly here: http://helenair.com/ Today's feature tells of the Saints' warm reception at a small Georgia school that rolled out the purple carpet for the team and coaching staff, led by Head Coach Mike Van Diest (photo left). See that story here: http://helenair.com/news/article_717b35d0-09ae-11e0-b839-001cc4c002e0.html QNs will return next week with details about the championship game and the Saints' triumphant return home to Helena!