Bill Speltz

5 days ago | missoulian.com | Bill Speltz

Trailing the Glacier Range Riders in the sixth inning, the Missoula PaddleHeads used an offensive explosion to spark them to a 7-6 win Sunday at Ogren-Allegiance Park. Zootown's pro baseball team improved to 7-5 in Pioneer League action and forged a split with Glacier in their six-game series. The Range Riders fell to 7-5. The PaddleHeads, who will start a six-game series at Great Falls on Tuesday, used a four-run uprising in the sixth frame to overcome a 4-3 deficit.

6 days ago | missoulian.com | Bill Speltz

Kingston Liniak smacked two home runs in sparking the Glacier Range Riders to a 7-6 win over the Missoula PaddleHeads Saturday in front of 2,379 fans at Ogren-Allegiance Park. Zootown's pro baseball team had a two-game winning streak snapped in falling to 6-5 in Pioneer League action. The Kalispell-based Range Riders ended a two-game skid in improving to 7-4. Glacier piled up 14 hits to seven for the hosts. Roberto Pena, Adam Fogel and Kamron Willman each ripped a home run for Missoula.

1 week ago | missoulian.com | Bill Speltz

An early scoring explosion sparked the Missoula PaddleHeads past the Glacier Range Riders Friday, 6-2, in front of 2,351 fans at Ogren-Allegiance Park. Zootown's pro baseball team improved to 6-4 in Pioneer League action with its second-straight victory. Glacier fell to 6-4 with the teams slated to play again on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon in Missoula. The PaddleHeads' four-run surge in the second proved to be all the offense they needed.

1 week ago | mtstandard.com | Bill Speltz

MISSOULA — In a city with a rich tradition of soccer success on the high school, club and college levels, the addition of a preprofessional men's team promises to be a real kick. Missoula's Wildfire FC has scheduled its inaugural exhibition match against the Spokane Shadow SC for Saturday, June 7, at Fort Missoula Regional Park’s Bella Vista Field. The match is being held the same weekend as the Missoula Strikers' Intermountain Champions Cup and an electric crowd is expected.

1 week ago | missoulian.com | Bill Speltz

MISSOULA — Baseball provided refuge for Roberto Pena at a time when nothing else in the world seemed to make sense. His story is so compelling, it would make a good movie script. The good news is he's writing some of the best scenes of his young life as a slugger for the Missoula PaddleHeads. The bad news is his childhood was a blur of fear and confusion, leaving bad memories that will never be erased for the native of volatile, crime-ridden Venezuela.