MISSOULA — A group of 11- and 12-year-old girls from Missoula is making history this week, becoming the first team from the city to reach the Little League Northwest Region tournament since the Softball World Series expanded in 2022.
The Garden City Little League All-Stars punched their ticket to San Bernardino, Calif., by beating Boulder Arrowhead from Billings for the regional berth.
‘Pretty dang amazing’: Missoula’s Garden City Little League All-Stars headed to regional softball tournament
“It felt good because we had all worked very hard,” said Simone Maguire, a 12-year-old who plays in the outfield. “We knew it was going to be tough playing them. Billings tends to win the championship and go to regionals, so (it) felt good to finally beat them.”
The team did it the hard way. After losing the first game of the best-of-three series, Garden City had to rally…