Lakeside 13, North Idaho 4

NINE MILE FALLS, Wash. — Noah Langlois produced a 3-for-3 effort with a pair of RBI singles and two runs scored as the Lakers dropped a Spokane American Legion "A" matchup against the Eagles on July 1 at Lakeside High.

Langlois had RBI singles in both the first and third innings, innings in which the Lakers scored two runs apiece. Priest River High rising sophomore Karsen Garvin, who had two hits in the contest, had an RBI single in the first and Drake Burk hit a sacrifice fly in the third to account for North Idaho's fourth and final run.

Cody Gutierrez and Cy Marshall also had multi-hit efforts for the Lakers, which recorded 13 hits in total. On the mound, Clark Fork's Tayden Cramer struck out one batter over two scoreless innings in relief.

North Idaho 2 0 2 0 0 — 4 13 0

Lakeside 3 5 1 0 4 — 13 16 0

PITCHING

NI — Ar. Cramer: 2IP, 10H, 9ER, 1BB, 4K. T. Cramer: 2IP, 3H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K. Garvin: 0.1IP, 3H, 4ER, 2BB, 1K. LAK — Wood: 5IP, 13H, 4ER, 2BB, 7K.

BATTING

HITS: NI — Langlois 3, Gutierrez 2, Marshall 2, Garvin 2, Hansen 1, Burk 1, As. Cramer 1, Ar. Cramer 1. LAK — Fritz 3, Clancy 3, Smeltzer 3, Carroll 3, Matiska 2, Simonson 2. 2B — Fritz 2, Carroll, Clancy. 3B — Matiska, Smeltzer. RBI: NI — Langlois 2, Garvin 1, Burk 1. LAK — Clancy 5, Smeltzer 4, Carroll 2, Fritz 1, Simonson 1.

Stevens County 7, North Idaho 4

SANDPOINT — Drake Burk and Erik Hansen both mashed three hits each and were perfect at the plate as the Lakers fell to the Pioneers in their opening game of the Battle at the Beach tournament Saturday at War Memorial Field.

Hansen, who doubled twice in the contest, had an RBI single in the first to start off the scoring for the Lakers, which tallied 10 hits in total. In the bottom of the sixth, Burk, after a Trent Williams RBI groundout, smashed a two-run single to close the gap to 6-4 before Stevens County held on for the win.

Cy Marshall did everything he could to keep North Idaho in the game, registering five strikeouts over five quality frames on the bump.

Stevens County 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 — 7 12 1

North Idaho 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 — 4 10 1

PITCHING

NI — As. Cramer: 2IP, 8H, 6ER, 2BB, 1K. Marshall: 5IP, 4H, 1ER, 0BB, 5K. SC — Carroll: 6IP, 10H, 3ER, 3BB, 7K. P. Hansen: 1IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 0K.

BATTING

HITS: NI — Burk 3, E. Hansen 3, Davison 1, Langlois 1, Marshall 1, Williams 1. SC — Smeltzer 3, Hunsaker 2, Wood 2, Zickler 1, Carroll 1, Clancy 1, Wadleigh 1, P. Hansen 1. 2B — E. Hansen 2, Hunsaker 2. 3B — P. Hansen. RBI: NI — Burk 2, E. Hansen 1, Williams 1. SC — P. Hansen 2, Hunsaker 2, Wadleigh 1, Carroll 1, Zickler 1.

Cranbrook 13, North Idaho 5

SANDPOINT — Clark Fork's Asher Cramer went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a two-run single in the fifth inning as the Lakers were bested by the Bandits of British Columbia in their second game of the Battle at the Beach tournament Saturday at War Memorial Field.

Cy Marshall and Drake Burk both recorded RBI singles during North Idaho's three-run third frame. Nixon Wohlschlager recorded the Lakers' only extra-base hit, a double to lead off the third.

Arrow Cramer, brother of Asher and Tayden, struck out five batters over 4.2 innings in relief on the mound.

Cranbrook 6 4 2 0 0 1 — 13 14 0

North Idaho 0 0 3 0 2 0 — 5 9 0

PITCHING

NI — Hansen: 1.1IP, 4H, 8ER, 5BB, 1K. Ar. Cramer: 4.2IP, 10H, 3ER, 1BB, 5K. CRA — Hollander: 5IP, 8H, 4ER, 4BB, 5K. Templeton: 1IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 0K.

BATTING

HITS: NI — As. Cramer 2, Davison 1, Williams 1, Wohlschlager 1, Burk 1, Hansen 1, Langlois 1, Marshall 1. CRA — LaCasse 3, Hollander 3, Peters 2, Banting 2, Templeton 1, Dewey 1, Kurucz 1, Palmer 1. 2B — Wohlschlager, Hollander. 3B — Hollander. RBI: NI — As. Cramer 2, Burk 1, Hansen 1, Marshall 1. CRA — Hollander 3, LaCasse 2, Peters 2, Kurucz 2, Templeton 1, Palmer 1.

North Idaho 9, Fort Macleod 4

SANDPOINT — Cy Marshall and Noah Langlois each recorded a pair of base hits as the Lakers used a four-run fifth inning to clinch their first win of the Battle at the Beach tournament Sunday at War Memorial Field with a 5-run victory over the Royals of Alberta.

Langlois, who smacked his second double of the tournament in the contest, started off the scoring in the first frame with an RBI single. After scoring two runs in the first, the Lakers scored two more in the second to take a 4-0 lead thanks to an RBI single by Cody Gutierrez.

Marshall registered an RBI single in the fourth to put North Idaho ahead 5-3, but it was the fifth where the Lakers really shined, getting a two-run single from Clark Fork's Asher Cramer which capped off a 4-run rally and extended to lead to six runs.

Arrow Cramer struck out two batters over 2.1 one-hit innings in his start on the mound to earn the win. Priest River High rising sophomore Karsen Garvin struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings in relief in what was an impressive all-around effort for North Idaho.

Fort Macleod 0 0 0 3 0 1 — 4 6 1

North Idaho 2 2 0 1 4 X — 9 8 0

PITCHING

NI — Ar. Cramer: 2.1IP, 1H, 0ER, 1BB, 2K. Garvin: 3.1IP, 5H, 4ER, 7BB, 8K. T. Cramer: 0.1IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K. FM — Nowlin: 1IP, 2H, 1ER, 2BB, 1K. Markowski: 3.1IP, 5H, 6ER, 5BB, 5K. Jones: 0.2IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 0K.

BATTING

HITS: NI — Langlois 2, Marshall 2, Gutierrez 1, Burk 1, As. Cramer 1, Ar. Cramer 1. FM — Rivet 1, Wright 1, Cook 1, Markowski 1, Maljaars 1, Nowlin 1. 2B — Langlois. RBI: NI — As. Cramer 2, Davison 1, Garvin 1, Langlois 1, Gutierrez 1, Marshall 1. FM — Wright 2, Jones 1, Maljaars 1.

North Idaho 6, Fort Macleod 5

SANDPOINT — Clark Fork's Asher Cramer was not messing around Sunday, whiffing 10 batters across six solid innings on the bump as the Lakers downed the Royals of Alberta in their final game of the Battle at the Beach tournament Sunday at War Memorial Field.

His pitching allowed North Idaho to chip away at a 5-0 early deficit. The Lakers scored six unanswered runs, including two-run efforts in both the second and third frames, and tallied 10 hits to secure the victory.

Clark Fork's Tayden Cramer, who had two hits in the contest, knocked an RBI single in the second inning to close to gap to 5-3. Priest River High rising sophomore Karsen Garvin and Drake Burk, who also put together a multi-hit effort, hit back-to-back RBI singles in the third to tie the game at 5-5.

Nixon Wohlschlager plated the go-ahead run via an RBI groundout in the fifth to put North Idaho ahead 6-5. The groundout scored Erik Hansen, who tripled earlier in the inning.

Cy Marshall added two hits of his own in the contest, including a triple, for North Idaho (7-12-1), which returns to action today at Chewelah (Jenkins Junior/Senior High) for a league doubleheader with the Northeast 49ers.

Fort Macleod 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 5 2

North Idaho 1 2 2 0 1 0 — 6 10 2

PITCHING

NI — Marshall: 1IP, 2H, 5ER, 2BB, 0K. As. Cramer: 6IP, 3H, 0ER, 1BB, 10K. FM — Rivet: 5IP, 9H, 6ER, 2BB, 5K. Wright: 1IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K.

BATTING

HITS: NI — Marshall 2, Burk 2, T. Cramer 2, Hansen 1, Garvin 1, As. Cramer 1, Ar. Cramer 1. FM — Wright 2, Cook 1, Markowski 1, Bruised Head 1. 3B — Marshall, Hansen, Markowski, Bruised Head. RBI: NI — Garvin 1, Burk 1, Wohlschlager 1, T. Cramer 1. FM — Markowski 3, Bruised Head 1, Robles 1.