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WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY STADIUM. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA/ADAMS CENTER PHOTO
SPORTS SPIRIT You can hear the roar of the crowd all over town. It’s the sound of thousands of fans in the Washington-Grizzly Stadium cheering on their Montana Grizzlies. Decked out in maroon and silver, Griz fans are some of the loudest and most loyal college fans you’ll meet. Everyone is a Griz fan in Missoula. And when they’re not screaming themselves hoarse for the Griz, they cheer for the Missoula PaddleHeads baseball team. The PaddleHead’s home base is at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field on the Clark Fork River, and nothing feels more like summer than sitting in this beautiful setting while listening to the smash of a bat making contact with a ball. For those who like a little something different in their sports, you can cheer on the Hellgate Roller Derby—the local roller derby team— or the Missoula Junior Bruins ice hockey team.
FORT MISSOULA REGIONAL PARK In a place where the outfield is endless, it’s no surprise Missoula is a draw for regional sports tournaments. The city’s state-of-the-art Fort Missoula Regional Park boasts seven softball diamonds, 11 multipurpose fields, a dog park, and 156 acres of recreation space. The landscape and architecture offer a nod to the area’s past, complete with interpretive trails that tell its story, an all-inclusive playground, sports fields and courts—all modern and top-of-the-line.
FORT MISSOULA REGIONAL PARK. MISSOULA PARKS AND RECREATION
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The facilities are perfect for tournament play, but also offer space for lawn games like croquet and bocce ball. The entire park is accessible by bike via the South Reserve Street pedestrian bridge, which connects with the community’s other pathways. So even if you are headed to the park to spectate, there’s no excuse to not get in a workout—or at least get really good at bocce ball.
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