Spokane 8, The North 3

PASCO — Sandpoint High 2025 graduate and Principia College commit Bailey Lancaster smashed a two-run double in the sixth inning as The North were defeated by the USA of Explosion of Spokane in their first game of USA Preps: D-BAT Sluggers and Dingers Tournament pool play Saturday at the Pasco Sporting Complex.

Sandpoint High rising junior Teagan Newsom, who tallied two hits in the contest, hit an RBI single in the first frame to start off the scoring. Sandpoint High rising senior Arah Stevens added a 2-for-2 effort two singles, a walk, and a run scored for The North.

2025 Thompson Falls High graduate and Miles Community College commit Sarah Koskela struck out three batters and allowed no earned runs over her 3.2 innings of relief in the circle.

The North 1 0 0 0 0 2 — 3 7 3

Spokane 3 4 0 0 1 X — 8 11 0

PITCHING

TN — Gravier: 1.1IP, 5H, 6ER, 3BB, 1K. Koskela: 3.2IP, 6H, 0ER, 2BB, 3K. SPO — Sturm: 6IP, 7H, 3ER, 1BB, 7K.

BATTING

HITS: TN — A. Stevens 2, Newsom 2, Koskela 1, Falck 1, Lancaster 1. SPO — Struck 2, Oergel 2, McCarroll 2, Scheid 2, Stern 1, Wallette 1, Coursey 1. 2B — Lancaster, Oergel, Wallette. RBI: TN — Lancaster 2, Newsom 1. SPO — Oergel 1, Sturm 1, Stern 1, Coursey 1.

Beaverton 10, The North 7

PASCO — Sandpoint High rising senior Arah Stevens produced four RBI, including a three-run, bases-clearing double during a four-run fifth inning as The North fell to the Oregon Blaze in their second game of USA Preps: D-BAT Sluggers and Dingers Tournament pool play Saturday at the Pasco Sporting Complex. 

Bonners Ferry High 2025 graduate and Big Bend Community College commit Jaydin Falck capped off the fifth frame with an RBI double to deep right field that scored Stevens. 2025 Troy High graduate and Yakima Valley College commit Leslie Gravier singled twice and tallied three runs scored in the contest.

2025 Thompson Falls High graduate Sarah Koskela once again got the nod on the rubber, striking out one batter over 3.1 innings of work.

The North 2 0 1 0 4 — 7 6 4

Beaverton 3 0 0 7 X — 10 6 1

PITCHING

TN — Koskela: 3.1IP, 5H, 5ER, 3BB, 1K. Gravier: 0.2IP, 1H, 1ER, 2BB, 0K. BEA — Hoag: 4.1IP, 6H, 7ER, 4BB, 2K. Stephens: 0.2IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 0K.

BATTING

HITS: TN — Gravier 2, Newsom 1, A. Stevens 1, Falck 1, Stumm 1. BEA — Gaoiran 2, Kawaguchi 2, Long 1, Kuhnhausen 1. 2B — A. Stevens, Falck. 3B — Gaoiran. RBI: TN — A. Stevens 4, Koskela 1, Lancaster 1, Falck 1. BEA — Gaoiran 2, Kawaguchi 1, Wixon 1, Marshall 1.

Yakima 16, The North 5

PASCO — 2025 Thompson Falls High graduate Sarah Koskela registered a multi-hit game, including a two-run single during a four-run fourth inning, as The North were downed by the USA Explosion of Yakima in their third game of USA Preps: D-BAT Sluggers and Dingers Tournament pool play Saturday at the Pasco Sporting Complex.

Sandpoint High rising senior Arah Stevens hit an RBI single in the first inning to start off the game's scoring. Eureka High rising junior Marley Neesvig, Bonners Ferry High rising senior Sadie Frederickson, and 2025 Sandpoint High graduate Baylie Hindle all contributed base hits for The North in the contest.

The North 1 0 0 4 — 5 6 5

Yakima 3 0 13 X — 16 12 0 

PITCHING

TN — Koskela: 3IP, 11H, 6ER, 1BB, 2K. Gravier: 0.0IP, 1H, 4ER, 1BB, 0K. YAK — Nash: 4IP, 6H, 5ER, 3BB, 3K.

BATTING

HITS: TN — Koskela 2, A. Stevens 1, Neesvig 1, Frederickson 1, Hindle 1. YAK — Huber 2, VanWagoner 2, Weatherley 2, Nash 2, Morris 1, Urlacher 1, Malmberg 1, Weekes 1. 2B — Urlacher, Malmberg. 3B — Morris. RBI: TN — Koskela 2, Newsom 1, Gravier 1, A. Stevens 1. YAK — Nash 4, Johnson 3, VanWagoner 2, Huber 2, Weatherley 1, Ramynke 1, Malmberg 1.

Pasco 16, The North 2

PASCO — 2025 Troy High graduate Leslie Gravier produced two hits, including a triple, as The North fell to the Maniacs of Pasco in the first round of USA Preps: D-BAT Sluggers and Dingers Tournament Gold Bracket play Sunday at the Pasco Sporting Complex. 

Eureka High rising junior Marley Neesvig added two singles of her own in the contest while Bonners Ferry High rising senior Sadie Frederickson and 2025 Thompson Falls High graduate Sarah Koskela had one each.

Sandpoint High rising sophomore Marlee Stevens struck out two batters over 2.2 innings of relief on the rubber.

The North 1 0 1 0 — 2 6 6 

Pasco 11 0 5 X — 16 13 1

PITCHING

TN — Koskela: 0.1IP, 5H, 8ER, 2BB, 0K. M. Stevens: 2.2IP, 8H, 3ER, 0BB, 2K. PAS — Allred: 4IP, 6H, 1ER, 0BB, 8K.

BATTING

HITS: TN — Gravier 2, Neesvig 2, Koskela 1, Frederickson 1. PAS — O'Leary 3, Saueressig 2, Stewart 2, Allred 1, Martinez 1, Hallman 1, Rojas 1, Fielder 1, Worster 1. 2B — O'Leary 2. 3B — Gravier. RBI: TN — Falck 1. PAS — O'Leary 5, Stewart 3, Allred 1, Martinez 1, Worster 1.

Puyallup 14,The North 2

PASCO — 2025 Troy High graduate Leslie Gravier mashed two hits for the second straight game as The North were defeated by New Level of Puyallup in USA Preps: D-BAT Sluggers and Dingers Tournament Silver Bracket (consolation) play Sunday at the Pasco Sporting Complex. 

Both of The North's runs came off the bat of 2025 Bonners Ferry High graduate Jaydin Falck, who doubled to right field in the third scoring Gravier and Eureka High rising junior Marley Neesvig, who singled to start off the inning. Sandpoint High rising senior Arah Stevens also singled in the contest.

Sandpoint High rising sophomore Marlee Stevens struck out two batters over three innings in her start in the circle.

The North will travel to Selah, Wash., just outside of Yakima, Friday through Sunday for the Selah Summer Sizzler tournament, which is set to be held at Carlon Park. They're scheduled to face the Lady Rangers (Battle Ground, Wash.), the Yakima Valley Dirt Dawgs (Yakima, Wash.), the Pacific Fury (Edmonds, Wash.), and the Washington Rage (Moses Lake, Wash.) in pool play.

The North 0 0 2 0 — 2 5 1

Puyallup 0 0 14 X — 14 10 0

PITCHING

TN — M. Stevens: 3IP, 10H, 6ER, 6BB, 2K. PUY — Paulson: 4IP, 5H, 2ER, 0BB, 3K.

BATTING

HITS: TN — Gravier 2, Falck 1, A. Stevens 1, Neesvig 1. PUY — Rasmussen 2, Kennach 2, Paulson 2, Smith 2, Toczek 1, Parker 1. 2B — Falck, Toczek, Paulson. RBI: TN — Falck 2. PUY — Rasmussen 2, Kennach 2, Paulson 2, Toczek 2, Parker 1, Smith 1, Rossmeier 1, McCulloch 1.