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77 Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce www.greatfallschamber.org S P O RT S The Frontier Conference falls under the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) which also includes MSU- Northern, UM-Western, Rocky Mountain College, and Carroll College in Montana, along with schools from Utah, Idaho, and Oregon. Competition runs from late August through early March. For more information: (406) 791-5925 • upargos.com HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS The city's two public high schools – C.M. Russell and Great Falls High – have boys' and girls' teams in cross country, golf, soccer, basketball, swimming, softball, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. Boys also compete in football, and girls participate in volleyball. Both schools compete in Class AA, the largest of Montana's four prep sports classifications. Central Catholic High School sports include: football, wrestling, tennis, boys' and girls' cross country, golf, basketball, track and field, girls' volleyball, and softball. Foothills Community Christian School fields high school girls' volleyball, boys' soccer, and girls' and boys' basketball and golf as well as several middle school and upper elementary level teams. For more information: Great Falls Public Schools (406) 268-6082 • gfps.k12.mt.us Great Falls Central Catholic High School (406) 216-3344 • greatfallscentral.org Foothills Community Christian School (406) 452-5276 • foothillschristian.org SPECIAL OLYMPICS Special Olympics Montana (SOMT) is a movement of people helping to create a world of inclusion and community, where every single person is accepted and welcomed, regardless of ability or disability. We work to make the world a better, healthier, and more joyful place — one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time. Headquartered in Great Falls, SOMT serves more than 3,400 children and adults with intellectual disabilities statewide. The donations of many Montana individuals, organizations, and more than 5,000 Montana volunteers support the program to help athletes learn, develop friendships, participate in sports, and gain self-confidence, respect, and dignity. For more information: Special Olympics Montana (406) 216-5327 • somt.org SOCCER Siebel Soccer Park is located at 57th St N, across from Malmstrom Air Force Base. The park is one of the state's top soccer facilities, providing outstanding grass fields for people playing the world's favorite sport. The 10-field, 65-acre soccer park is used by Montana Rush Soccer Club for recreational and competitive league soccer for ages 4-19. Montana Rush Soccer Club also provides a program for adults. The soccer complex is also utilized by our local high schools, Home School League, and the American Youth Soccer Organization. Siebel Soccer park is a specialty use park and managed by Montana Rush Soccer Club. The facility is not open for public use. For more information about local soccer programs or The Siebel Soccer Park please contact: (406) 231-6333 • admin@montanarushsoccer.com MULTI-SPORTS COMPLEX The complex, located at 1021 21st Ave S, has been the city's primary softball facility for more than 50 years. The complex was built by citizens and sports advocates who donated the facility to the city. The Park and Recreation Department operates it. The eight-field complex is the biggest softball facility in Montana. It has played host to hundreds of tournaments and several ASA events since it opened, attracting thousands of players, parents, and fans to town. Nearly 1,000 Great Falls area adults play league games each spring, summer, and fall. Softball begins in April and runs through the summer. Divisions include men's and women's slow pitch, coed slow pitch, and 40-plus slow pitch. The fields are also used for an extensive flag football program for elementary school boys and girls each fall, sponsored by the nearby Salvation Army Family Center. For more information: (406) 771-1265 • greatfallsmt.net TENNIS Great Falls offers two dozen tennis courts scattered around the city. The courts are open to the public as well as used by the two Great Falls high school teams. The Meadow Lark Country Club has three indoor and four outdoor private courts.