TRAVEL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: The North 18U wins one at Deer Park tourney
The North 4, Spokane 4
DEER PARK — Sandpoint High rising senior Arah Stevens was 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI doubles as The North settled for a tie with the 16U Mudhens of Spokane in their opener at a tournament at Deer Park High on Saturday.
Stevens doubled in both the first and fourth innings while 2025 Sandpoint High graduate and Principia College commit Bailey Lancaster contributed a two-run double of her own to cap off The North's three-run first frame.
2025 Troy High graduate and Yakima Valley College commit Leslie Gravier struck out seven batters and allowed just four hits across five innings in the circle.
2025 Sandpoint High graduate Baylie Hindle singled for The North in the contest.
The North 3 0 0 1 0 — 4 4 3
Spokane 0 1 0 1 2 — 4 4 0
PITCHING
TN — Gravier: 5IP, 4H, 3ER, 3BB, 7K. SPO — Goetz: 4IP, 3H, 4ER, 3BB, 7K. Duncan: 1IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K.
BATTING
HITS: TN — A. Stevens 2, Hindle 1, Lancaster 1. SPO — Fausti 1, Hannum 1, Goetz 1, Marshall 1. 2B — A. Stevens 2, Lancaster. RBI: TN — A. Stevens 2, Lancaster 2. SPO — Goetz 1, Fausti 1.
Spokane 2, The North 0
DEER PARK — 2025 Thompson Falls High graduate and Miles Community College commit Sarah Koskela struck out five batters over five quality frames on the rubber as The North were shut out by the 18U/16U USA Explosion Regional of Spokane in their second game of a tournament at Deer Park High on Saturday.
2025 Troy High graduate Leslie Gravier and Troy High rising junior Hailey Dungan singled for The North in what was ultimately a pitchers' duel.
The North 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 2
Spokane 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 3 0
PITCHING
TN — Koskela: 5IP, 3H, 1ER, 2BB, 5K. SPO — McCarroll: 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 4BB, 8K.
BATTING
HITS: TN — Dungan 1, Gravier 1. SPO — Oergel 1, Hernandez 1, Klein 1. No extra-base hits. RBI: TN — None. SPO — Oergel 1.
The North 16, Pullman 1
DEER PARK — 2025 Thompson Falls High graduate Sarah Koskela was 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and three RBI as The North needed just two frames at the plate to defeat the 16U Palouse River Wranglers (Blue) of Pullman to wrap up their third game Saturday at a tournament at Deer Park High.
Koskela smashed a two-run double to start the first frame and an RBI double to end it as The North tallied 11 runs in the inning alone.
Bonners Ferry High rising senior Sadie Frederickson recorded a two-run double, Sandpoint High rising junior Teagan Newsom an RBI double, and 2025 Troy High graduate Leslie Gravier an RBI single during the rally.
Eureka High rising junior Marley Neesvig started off The North's five-run second inning with an RBI single. 2025 Bonners Ferry High graduate and Big Bend CC commit Jaydin Falck and 2025 Sandpoint High graduate Bailey Lancaster also had hits in the contest.
In the circle, Koskela grabbed the win, allowing just two hits and a walk across two innings, striking out three batters.
Pullman 0 0 1 — 1 2 2
The North 11 5 X — 16 9 0
PITCHING
TN — Koskela: 2IP, 2H, 0ER, 1BB, 3K. Newsom: 1IP, 0H, 1ER, 2BB, 0K. PUL — Bendel: 0.2IP, 3H, 9ER, 4BB, 0K. Nebe: 1.1IP, 6H, 5ER, 1BB, 0K.
BATTING
HITS: TN — Gravier 2, Koskela 2, Newsom 1, Lancaster 1, Falck 1, Neesvig 1, Frederickson 1. PUL — Nebe 1, Zuercher 1. 2B — Koskela 2, Frederickson, Newsom. RBI: TN — Koskela 3, Gravier 2, Frederickson 2, Newsom 1, Neesvig 1, Dungan 1, Stumm 1. PUL — None.
Kalispell 7, The North 0
DEER PARK — Sandpoint High rising sophomore Marlee Stevens mashed a double as The North were downed by the 18U Emeralds (Allen) of Kalispell to start off their day Sunday at a tournament at Deer Park High.
Eureka High rising junior Marley Neesvig, Troy High rising junior Hailey Dungan and Sandpoint High rising junior Teagan Newsom all registered singles in the contest while 2025 Thompson Falls High graduate Sarah Koskela fired in three strikeouts across 2.2 innings in the circle.
The North 0 0 0 0 — 0 4 3
Kalispell 1 0 6 X — 7 3 0
PITCHING
TN — Koskela: 2.2IP, 3H, 1ER, 4BB, 3K. M. Stevens: 0.1IP, 0H, 0ER, 1BB, 0K. KAL — Gibbons: 2.1IP, 3H, 0ER, 2BB, 1K. Moultry: 1.2IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 2K.
BATTING
HITS: TN — M. Stevens 1, Neesvig 1, Dungan 1, Newsom 1. KAL — Terrell 1, Allen 1, Lingle 1. 2B — M. Stevens, Terrell. RBI: TN — None. KAL — Smith 1, Allen 1, Terrell 1.
Pullman 8, The North 0
DEER PARK — Sandpoint High rising senior Arah Stevens notched the team's only base hit as The North were defeated by the 18U Palouse River Wranglers (Black) in their tournament finale Sunday at Deer Park High.
Marlee Stevens, a rising sophomore at Sandpoint High and the sister of Arah, struck out two batters over 2.1 frames during her start in the circle.
The North 0 0 0 0 — 0 1 3
Pullman 0 1 6 1 — 8 9 0
PITCHING
TN — M. Stevens: 2.1IP, 6H, 5ER, 2BB, 2K. Gravier: 1.1IP, 3H, 0ER, 0BB, 0K. PUL — Soza: 4IP, 1H, 0ER, 5BB, 1K.
BATTING
HITS: TN — A. Stevens 1. PUL — Bell 2, J. Stewart 2, C. Stewart 1, Soza 1, McNeal 1, Miller 1, Randall 1. 2B — Randall, Bell. 3B — McNeal. RBI: TN — None. PUL — McNeal 2, Bell 1.