Miracle League provides opportunities beyond baseball
Matthew Zeleny of the Pirates gets a high five from coach, catcher and volunteer Rick Heitz as he crosses home plate during a Miracle League of Northwest Montana game against the Angels Grey at Kidsports Complex on Tuesday, July 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Vincent Hargrove with the Pirates connects on a pitch against the Angels Grey during a Miracle League of Northwest Montana game at Kidsports Complex on Tuesday, July 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Jamey Herron of the Angels Grey team fields a grounder during a Miracle League of Northwest Montana game against the Pirates at Kidsports Complex on Tuesday, July 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Ryley Shiell of the Pirates gets a high five from coach, catcher and volunteer Rick Heitz as he crosses home plate during a Miracle League of Northwest Montana game against the Angels Grey at Kidsports Complex on Tuesday, July 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Ryan Trout connects on a home run as the Angels Grey play the Pirates in a Miracle League of Northwest Montana game at Kidsports Complex on Tuesday, July 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A baseball full of signatures, thank-yous and well wishes for Miracle League of Northwest Montana founder Dan Johns. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Derek Ball receives a certificate and an award from Jennifer Johnson and Dan Johns after a Miracle League of Northwest Montana game between the Angels Grey and Pirates at Kidsports Complex on Tuesday, July 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Players from the Angels Grey and Pirates teams slap hands at the end of a Miracle League of Northwest Montana game at Kidsports Complex on Tuesday, July 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Ryley Shiell swings a bat in the on-deck circle as the Pirates and Angels Grey play in the Miracle League of Northwest Montana at Kidsports Complex on Tuesday, July 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Carleen Koch with the Angels Grey team celebrates as she advances to third base as her team plays the Pirates in the Miracle League of Northwest Montana at Kidsports Complex on Tuesday, July 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Dan Johns and Jennifer Johnson at Miracle Field at Kidsports Complex on Tuesday, July 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Contagious laughter amongst the players and coaches of the Kalispell Miracle League filled the baseball diamond Tuesday evening as the sun began to set at Kidsports Complex.
“That’s the best part about Miracle League,” said Suzi Stark, a mother of one of the players, “Everyone here knows how to just focus on what they're doing and live in the moment...
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