BILLINGS--Tonight, the Big Sky state games kicked off at Daylis Stadium with the torch lighting and historical Montana Mile. Duels between teammates headlined both races. The girls were up first, and the field was wide open since two-time champion Sidney Little Light was not running. After the first lap, Hardin's Karis Brightwings-Pease was in the lead, but Hayley Burns and Odessa Zentz, formerly from Bozeman and Helena, but now teammates at Northern Arizona, closed the gap.