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MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 months, 1 week AGO
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | July 16, 2025 1:00 AM
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 13, North Idaho 0
SANDPOINT — Clark Fork's Asher Cramer whiffed five batters across 4.1 innings in his start on the mound as the Lakers were shut out by the Warriors in the opener of a Spokane American Legion "A" doubleheader Saturday at War Memorial Field.
Cy Marshall, Drake Burk and Arrow Cramer all knocked singles, Erik Hansen a double in the contest.
Priest River High rising sophomore Karsen Garvin struck out four batters across 1.2 innings in relief.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 0 0 0 3 5 5 — 13 12 0
North Idaho 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 4 1
PITCHING
NI — As. Cramer: 4.1IP, 7H, 8ER, 4BB, 5K. Garvin: 1.2IP, 5H, 5ER, 3BB, 4K. ACH — Martinez: 4.1IP, 4H, 0ER, 3BB, 3K. Carstensen: 1.2IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K.
BATTING
NI — Marshall 1, Hansen 1, Burk 1, Ar. Cramer 1. ACH — Carstensen: 3, Frederick 3, Martinez 2, Grindy 2, Balderas 2. 2B — Hansen, Carstensen, Martinez, Balderas. 3B — Martinez. RBI: NI — None. ACH — Carstensen 4, Frederick 3, Martinez 3.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 11, North Idaho 5
SANDPOINT — Clark Fork's Arrow Cramer fanned eight batters over five innings in relief on the mound and added two base hits at the plate as the Lakers dropped the nightcap of a Spokane American Legion "A" doubleheader Saturday at War Memorial Field.
Arrow and brother Asher both hit back-to-back RBI singles to highlight the Lakers' two-run fourth frame. Erik Hansen chipped in a single during the third inning and an RBI groundout during the first for North Idaho, which recorded 10 hits in total. Cy Marshall and Tayden Cramer, part of the Cramer trio, both doubled in the contest — Cramer's being an RBI double to left field that scored Braden Burrows, who singled in the at-bat prior, in the seventh inning.
Marshall struck out two batters across two innings in his start on the rubber.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 3 2 0 4 0 0 2 — 11 14 1
North Idaho 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 — 5 10 2
PITCHING
NI — Marshall: 2IP, 5H, 4ER, 2BB, 2K. Ar. Cramer: 5IP, 9H, 5ER, 4BB, 8K. ACH — Grindy: 3IP, 4H, 2ER, 3BB, 1K. Carstensen: 4IP, 6H, 3ER, 1BB, 5K.
BATTING
HITS: NI — Ar. Cramer 2, As. Cramer 1, Burrows 1, Gutierrez 1, Garvin 1, Hansen 1, Langlois 1, T. Cramer 1, Marshall 1. ACH — Grindy 4, Oliver 4, Frederick 1, Carstensen 1, Balderas 1, Edwards 1, Elder 1, Booker 1. 2B — Marshall, T. Cramer, Oliver. RBI: NI — T. Cramer 1, Hansen 1, As. Cramer 1, Ar. Cramer 1. ACH — Oliver 3, Frederick 2, Carstensen 1, Balderas 1, Elder 1.
Tri-County 9, North Idaho 1
SANDPOINT — Priest River High rising sophomore Karsen Garvin tallied a double, Noah Langlois a single as the Lakers were defeated by the North Stars in what was a windy Spokane American Legion "A" game Monday at War Memorial Field.
Theo Davison plated North Idaho's lone run in the second inning with a sacrifice bunt.
Cy Marshall got the nod on the bump, striking out two batters over three innings of work. Clark Fork's Tayden Cramer struck out three batters across three innings relief.
North Idaho (9-15-1, 6-8) will officially be the No. 6 seed at the Spokane American/National Legion "A" district tournament, which starts today with pool play at Deer Park High. The Lakers will play No. 2 seed Tri-County of the American League, hosts of both pool and bracket play, and No. 4 Shadle Park of the National League today. The top two teams advance to bracket play, which will be held July 18 through July 20, also at Deer Park High.
Tri-County 2 0 1 0 0 2 4 — 9 16 0
North Idaho 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 2 3
PITCHING
NI — Marshall: 3IP, 8H, 3ER, 2BB, 2K. T. Cramer: 3IP, 5H, 2ER, 0BB, 3K. Gutierrez: 1IP, 3H, 2ER, 3BB, 1K. TC — Flugel: 5IP, 2H, 1ER, 2BB, 1K. Lee: 2IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 2K.
BATTING
HITS: NI — Langlois 1, Garvin 1. TC — Knudsvig 4, Byrd 2, Wadleigh 2, Hunsaker 2, Wilson 2, Jenkinson 1, Robb 1, Mace 1, Wood 1. 2B — Knudsvig 2, Hunsaker 2, Garvin. RBI: NI — Davison 1. TC — Wilson 2, Knudsvig 1, Byrd 1, Talmich 1.
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