PHOTOS: Flathead's inaugural baseball season starts with 19-3 win over East Helena
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Flathead's Miles Arrowsmith (2) celebrates as he rounds second base after hitting a grand slam in the third inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead shortstop Micah Engle (9) puts the tag on East Helena's Decker Jones (5) trying to steal second base in the second inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Liam Rech (4) beats the tag at home plate by East Helena pitcher Jeren Jerome (9) after a wild pitch in the third inning at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead shortstop Micah Engle (9) fields a ground ball in the second inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Hunter Fann (11) connects on an RBI double in the third inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Wyatt Asher (44) celebrates on second base after hitting an RBI double in the third inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Micah Engle (9) beats the tag at home plate by East Helena pitcher Liam Priebe (4) after a wild pitch in the second inning at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead third baseman Leum Saisbury (0) tags out East Helena's Cole Jones in the fourth inning at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers in the first inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers in the first inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Wyatt Asher (44) heads to third base on a hit in the third inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead shortstop Micah Engle (9) puts the tag on East Helena's Kash Walker (13) trying to steal second base in the second inning at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers in the fourth inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead shortstop Micah Engle (9) throws to first after fielding a ground ball in the second inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead shortstop Micah Engle (9) throws to first after fielding a ground ball in the second inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead head baseball coach Rich Burland talks with Miles Arrowsmith (2) during a game against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Wyatt Asher (44) connects on an RBI double in the third inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers in the first inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers in the first inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead head baseball coach Rich Burland watches the action during a game against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | March 26, 2026 6:20 PM
Photos from the Flathead Braves' 19-3 win over East Helena in their inaugural high school baseball season opener at ABS Park in Evergreen on Thursday, March 26.
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Flathead shortstop Micah Engle (9) puts the tag on East Helena's Decker Jones (5) trying to steal second base in the second inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Liam Rech (4) beats the tag at home plate by East Helena pitcher Jeren Jerome (9) after a wild pitch in the third inning at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead shortstop Micah Engle (9) fields a ground ball in the second inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Hunter Fann (11) connects on an RBI double in the third inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Wyatt Asher (44) celebrates on second base after hitting an RBI double in the third inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Micah Engle (9) beats the tag at home plate by East Helena pitcher Liam Priebe (4) after a wild pitch in the second inning at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead third baseman Leum Saisbury (0) tags out East Helena's Cole Jones in the fourth inning at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers in the first inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers in the first inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Wyatt Asher (44) heads to third base on a hit in the third inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead shortstop Micah Engle (9) puts the tag on East Helena's Kash Walker (13) trying to steal second base in the second inning at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers in the fourth inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead shortstop Micah Engle (9) throws to first after fielding a ground ball in the second inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead shortstop Micah Engle (9) throws to first after fielding a ground ball in the second inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead head baseball coach Rich Burland talks with Miles Arrowsmith (2) during a game against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Wyatt Asher (44) connects on an RBI double in the third inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers in the first inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers in the first inning against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead pitcher Miles Arrowsmith (2) delivers against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead head baseball coach Rich Burland watches the action during a game against East Helena at ABS Park on Thursday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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