The Lakers A offense put on a show in the opener of the John R. Harp Tournament on Friday at Griffin Field, topping Northwest Premiere (Post Falls, Idaho) 12-3.

Kalispell took a few innings to get rolling, but the floodgates opened in the third. Leading 1-0 entering the frame, the Lakers scored four runs in the third and five in the fourth, to take a 10-0 lead. The Lakers stemmed a short rally by the Premiere, answering three runs over two innings with two of their own in the sixth inning to cap the scoring.

Logan DeCock had a solid outing on the mound, holding the Premiere to just five hits over six innings. Pat O’Connell led the Lakers at the plate, going 3 for 4 from the plate with a pair of doubles, a triple and three RBIs.

The Lakers play twice today, playing the Calgary Rockies on Archie Roe Field at noon and Vauxhall at 7:30 p.m. on Griffin Field.

Lakers A    014    502    —    12    14    3

NW Premiere    000    120    —    3    5    3

Logan DeCock, Keaton Mohl (6) and Tiler Whiteaker. V. Bennett, A. Sunde (3), C. Killen (4), D. Galloway (6) and P. Zahnow. WP- Logan DeCock. LP- V. Bennett.

KALISPELL—Micah Benson 2-5, Keaton Mohl 2-4, Leif Ericksen 1-4, Tiler Whiteaker 1-3, Pat O’Connell 3-4, Jayson Combs 1-3, Brooks Krause 1-4, Lukas DeCock 1-4, Quinn Barber 1-3, Toren Bowden 1-1.

NW PREMIERE—D. Galloway 0-3, T. Toepke 0-3, B. Delgado 0-1, P. Braden 2-3, C. Grytdal 1-2, V. Bennett 0-1, I Spendlove 0-2, C Cook 0-3, P Hahnow 0-2, K. Rutherford 0-2.

2B—Pat O’Connell, Quinn Barber, Toren Bowden, P. Braden. 3B—Leif Ericksen, O’Connell, Braden. RBIs—Mohl, Ericksen, Whiteaker, O’Connell 2, Combs, Krause, Lukas DeCock, Barber, Bowden. Galloway, Grytdal, Zahnow.

John R. Harp

Tournament

Mariners 5, Spurs 1

Maribers 15, Bandits 3

Mission Valley picked up this year’s Harp tournament where they left off last season. The defending tournament champs swept their first day of games, topping Vauxhall and Cranbrook to enter the second day unscathed.

In the opener, the Mariners broke a tie with Vauxhall in the third inning and scored three times in the fifth to pull away in the opening game for each team.

The Mariners’ Jacob Harrod was 2 for 2 from the plate with a triple and a pair of RBIs, including a single to plate the last two runs of the game.

Alex Killian was masterful on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two hits, a walk and striking out 10 batters.

The Mariners’ bats stayed hot in the nightcap, scoring five runs in each of the first two innings to take a 10-0 lead into the third inning. Mission Valley had 12 hits in the contest and scored a run in every inning.

Derek Peel was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs, TJ Olson was 2 for 3 with a triple and four RBIs and Branson Krebs had three RBIs with a double for the Mariners. Jared Young pitched four innings and didn’t give up an earned run.

Mission Valley plays Medicine Hat today at 5 p.m. for a chance to play in the championship game on Sunday.

Vauxhall    100    000    00    —    1    2    3

Mission Valley    101    030    0x    —    5    6    2

WP—Alex Killian. LP—Jaylin Lane.

VAUXHALL—M Melynchuk 0-3, Jayden Wandler 1-3, Hason Wong 0-3, Jaylin Lane 0-3, Adam Cress 0-3, Ryan Marshall 0-1, Nolan Gilbertson 0-2, Matt Perrin 0-2, Vance Fode 1-1, Nick Bolt 0-3.

MISSION VALLEY—Ryan Pablo 0-4, Zeke Webster-Yaqui 1-3, Alex Killian 1-3, TJ Olson 0-3, Bradley Pichler 0-1, Derek Peel 2-3, Jacob Harrod 2-2, Bransen Krebs 0-2, Trevor Paro 0-3, Brenen Abromeit 0-0.

3B—Harrod. RBIs—Lane; Olson, Peel, Harrod 2.

Cranbrook    001    20    —    3    4    4

Mission Valley    551    4x    —    15    12    3

WP—Jared Young. LP—Robert Nickell.

CRANBROOK—Noah Rennete 0-0, Brenden Bird 2-3, Tyler Thorn 0-2, Brandon Ouilletee 1-3, Cayden McCormack 1-3, Jake Bromley 0-2, Cedar Kemp 0-1, Parker Thompson 0-1, Rylan Detchevery 0-1, Robert Nickell 0-2.

MISSION VALLEY—Ryan Pablo 0-3, Zeke Webster-Yaqui 1-2, Brenen Abromeit 0-1, Alex Killean 0-2, Warren Wood 0--0, TJ Olson 2-3, Aaron Rasmussen 0-0, Bradley Pichler 2-2, Nyqolas Gillingham 1-1, Derek Peel 3-4, Jacob Harrod 1-1, Micah McClure 0-1, Bransen Krebs 1-2, Trevor Paro 1-3, Raymond Matt 0-0.

2B—Krebs, Peel, Gillingham. 3B—Olson, Webster-Yaqui. RBIs—Bird; Webster-Yaqui, Olson 4, Gillingham 2, Peel 3, Harrod, Krebs 3.

Clancy Ellis Memorial Tournament

Cubs 15, Loggers 8

LEWISTON, Idaho — Libby had just taken a lead on the host Lewis-Clark Cubs at the Clancy Ellis Memorial Tournament on Friday when they fell apart in the fifth inning, falling for the second time in the tournament.

The Loggers hit two doubles in the top of the fifth, the last off the bat of Austin Marshall to score the second of two runs in the inning, giving Libby a 4-3 lead. They fell behind early in the contest after giving up three runs in the first inning, but slowly worked their way back.

But the bottom of the fifth wasn’t as successful, with the Cubs batting around the order and picking up eight hits in the inning and eight runs in the inning to run away with the game.

Libby scored four in the top of the sixth to try to rally but gave up four more in the bottom half of the frame.

Trace Tammero had three RBIs and Erik Lauer two RBIs for the Loggers.

Libby    101    024    0    —    8    11    3

Lewis-Clark    300    084    x    —    15    13    2

WP—Chris Powell. LP—Luke Haggerty.

LIBBY—Cameron Burkes 2-4, Haggerty 2-4, Will Reichel 2-4, Oliver Grupenhoff 1-3, Trace Tammero 1-3, Erik Lauer 1-4, Austin Marshall 1-4, Quincy Grupenhoff 1-2, Braydan Thom 0-2, Matt Willis 0-1.

LEWIS-CLARK—Riley Way 2-5, Kolt Olson 0-0, Cole Grijala 1-4, Chandler Tibbets 1-3, Julian Washburn 1-2, Like White 2-3, Mike Murphy 1-3, Logan Chace 2-3, Jackson Fuller 0-3, Dalton Stamper 1-4, Alex Light 0-1, Chris Powell 2-2.

2B—Reichel 2, Marshall, Powell. 3B—Tibbets. RBIs—Reichel, O. Grupenhoff, Tammero 3, Lauer 2, Marshall; Way 2, Grijala, Tibbets 2, White 2, Chace 3, Fuller, Stamper 2, Powell.

Thursday Night

Rangers 7, Loggers 3

LEWISTON, Idaho — Libby fell behind in the first inning and couldn’t catch up, losing to Meridian (Idaho) in their opener at the Clancy Ellis Memorial Tournament.

After safely putting their first three batters of the game on base, a sacrifice fly gave the Loggers an early 1-0 lead in the contest, though it didn’t last long. Meridian scored twice in the bottom of the inning to wrest the lead away.

That theme would keep up throughout. Libby scored in the top of the third but gave up four in the bottom of the inning to again fall behind. Each team would score one more run, the Loggers’ coming in the final inning.

Cameron Burkes and Will Reichel were each 2 for 4 from the plate for the Loggers.

The tournament continues through the weekend, with the championship on Sunday.

Libby    101    000    1    —    3    6    2

Meridian    204    010    x    —    7    10    4

Erik Lauer, Braydan Thom (6) and Oliver Grupenhoff. Yrasabal, Moats (6) and Saucerman. W- Yrasabal. L-Lauer.

LIBBY—Cameron Burkes 2-4, Luke Haggerty 1-2, Will Reichel 2-4, O. Grupenhoff 0-3, Dylon Lane 0-1, Austin Marshall 0-1, Trace Tammero 0-3, Lauer 0-3, Quincy Grupenhoff 0-3, Thom 1-3.

MERIDIAN—Macho 3-3, Higginbothan 0-2, Dibben 0-3, Borton 1-3, Hannemen 3-3, Burrell 1-3, Saucerman 1-1, Davis 0-2, Yrasabal 1-3, Moats 0-0.

2B—Borton, Hannemen. 3B—Macho. RBIs—O. Grupenhoff; Dibben, Hannemen, Burrell, Davis, Yrasabal.