Northwest Notes: July 3, 2025
Spokane/Coeur d'Alene
Wood Bat Classic begins today
The annual Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Wood Bat baseball Classic gets underway, with games at a variety of sites throughout the area.
The Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen will open play today at Thorco Field at 4:30 p.m. against the Bitterroot Red Sox of Hamilton, Mont., then face the Changeup Baseball Archers at 7. On Friday, Coeur d’Alene will face the Spokane Expos (Williamson) at 4:30 p.m., then face the Edmonton Expos at 7.
Saturday’s and Sunday’s games will be determined by pool play results. The championship game is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday at Al K. Jackson Field in Spokane.
Northern Lakes, playing in the Junior Division, will face the Billings Bandits today at 8 a.m., then the Yakima Valley Peppers at 1 p.m. at Mead High. On Friday, Northern Lakes faces the 49ers AA at 1 p.m., then Mead at 6 to conclude pool play.
Coeur d’Alene’s Junior Lumbermen team will face the Glacier Twins of Kalispell, Mont., today at 3:30 p.m., then face the Changeup Baseball Academy at 6 at Lake City High. On Friday, Coeur d’Alene faces the Spokane Expos at 3:30 p.m., then concludes pool play against Multisport 360 at 6 at Lake City High.
The Junior Division championship game is Sunday at 2 p.m. at Thorco Field.
SPOKANE/COEUR d’ALENE WOOD BAT CLASSIC
SENIOR DIVISION
At Thorco Field
Thursday’s Games
Edmonton Expos vs. Spokane Expos (Williamson), 9 a.m.; Spokane Expos (Williamson) vs. Bitterroot Red Sox, 11:30 a.m.; Changeup Baseball Archers vs. Edmonton Expos, 2 p.m.; Bitterroot Red Sox vs. Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, 4:30 p.m.; Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen vs. Changeup Baseball Archers, 7 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Changeup Baseball Archers vs. Bitteroot Red Sox, 9 a.m.; Spokane Expos (Williamson) vs. Changeup Baseball Archers, 11:30 a.m.; Bitterroot Red Sox vs. Edmonton Expos, 2 p.m.; Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen vs. Spokane Expos (Williamson), 4:30 p.m.; Edmonton Expos vs. Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, 7 p.m.
JUNIOR DIVISION
At Mead High
Thursday’s Games
Northern Lakes vs. Billings Bandits, 8 a.m.; Billings Bandits vs. 49ers AA, 10:30 a.m.; Yakima Valley Peppers vs. Northern Lakes, 1 p.m.; 49ers AA vs. Mead, 3:30 p.m.; Mead vs. Yakima Valley Peppers, 6 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Yakima Valley vs. 49ers AA, 8 a.m.; Billings Bandits vs. Yakima Valley Peppers, 10:30 a.m.; 49ers AA vs. Northern Lakes, 1 p.m.; Mead Panthers vs. Billings Bandits, 3:30 p.m.; Northern Lakes vs. Mead Panthers, 6 p.m.
At Lake City High, Coeur d’Alene
Thursday’s Games
Multisport 360 vs. Spokane Expos, 8 a.m.; Spokane Expos vs. Glacier Twins, 10:30 a.m.; Changeup Baseball Academy vs. Multisport 360, 1 p.m.; Glacier Twins vs. Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, 3:30 p.m.; Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen vs. Changeup Baseball Academy, 6 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Changeup Baseball Academy vs. Glacier Twins, 8 a.m.; Spokane Expos vs. Changeup Baseball Academy, 10:30 a.m.; Glacier Twins vs. Multisport 360, 1 p.m.; Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen vs. Spokane Expos, 3:30 p.m.; Multisport 360 vs. Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, 6 p.m.
Vandals add Davis as
goalkeepers coach
Idaho Vandal soccer coach Jeremy Clevenger today announced the hire of Inland Northwest native Nick Davis as goalkeepers coach.
"We are excited to bring Nick to our soccer program," Clevenger said. "He brings a ton of energy and passion to the team. In his young career, Nick has some impressive experience that will be a great addition to both the goalkeepers and team overall."
Davis comes to Moscow from Sewanee University, a DIII university in Tennessee, where he coached the Tiger goalkeepers during the 2024 season. Sewanee recorded 14 shutouts and allowed just six goals all season.
In the Southern Athletic Association play, the Tigers allowed just one goal outscored opponents 5-0 in the SAA tournament before falling in the NCAA Championship First Round.
Prior to his time at Sewanee, he was the assistant at Wheaton College in Illinois. The 2023 team recorded four shutouts and racked up 103 saves.
In 2022, Davis coached Lauren Ketchum to CCIW Goalkeeper of the Year honors. The Thunder recorded seven shutouts and 84 saves on the year.
Before his time at Wheaton, he coached club athletes in the United States and United Kingdom.
He earned a BA in Football Coaching and Development from Plymouth Marjon University in Plymouth, UK, and is a 2018 graduate of Lewis and Clark High in Spokane where he was goalkeeper and a kicker for the football team.