s ▁University , ▁the ▁M uk og awa ▁Fort ▁Wright ▁Institute , ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Sp ok ane . ▁ ▁Sports ▁ ▁Sp ok ane ▁is ▁close ▁to ▁do z ens ▁of ▁la kes ▁and ▁rivers ▁for ▁out door ▁sports ▁and ▁recre ation . ▁People ▁use ▁these ▁for ▁sw imming , ▁bo ating , ▁k ay aking , ▁ra ft ing , ▁and ▁fish ing . ▁Near by ▁mountains ▁provide ▁for ▁ski ing , ▁h ik ing , ▁b ik ing ▁and ▁sight see ing . ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁region ' s ▁professional ▁and ▁semi - prof essional ▁sports ▁teams ▁include ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Sho ck ▁in ▁ind oor ▁football , ▁Sp ok ane ▁Indians ▁in ▁Minor ▁League ▁Baseball , ▁and ▁Sp ok ane ▁Chief s ▁in ▁junior ▁ice ▁hockey . ▁Colleg iate ▁sports ▁in ▁Sp ok ane ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁teams ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Gonz aga ▁Bul ld ogs ▁who ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁West ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁and ▁the ▁Whit worth ▁Pir ates ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Division ▁III ▁North west ▁Conference ▁and ▁local ▁media ▁covers ▁other ▁regional ▁teams , ▁including ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Washington ▁E ag les , ▁Washington ▁State ▁C oug ars , ▁and ▁the ▁Id aho ▁V and als . ▁ ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁Indians ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁sub urb ▁Sp ok ane ▁Valley , ▁are ▁a ▁Class - A - Short - Se ason ▁baseball ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁North west ▁League ▁( N W L ) ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁farm