BASEBALL: Nine teams entered in Kalispell Lakers' John R. Harp tournament

Riding high after a comeback win over their cross-Valley rival Glacier Twins on Wednesday night, the Kalispell Lakers A begin their showcase home event Friday as the annual John R. Harp tournament begins at Griffin and Archie Roe fields.

The tourney features nine Class A teams from Montana, Washington, Alberta and British Columbia playing a total of 19 games over three jam-packed days of American Legion baseball at the Lakers’ home complex. The first games are Friday at noon and the event runs through Sunday with the championship game scheduled for 3:15 p.m.

The Lakers A open the tournament against the Vauxhall (Alberta) Spurs at Archie Roe Field Friday at noon. They will play again Friday at 7:30 on Griffin Field when they take on the Ferris Saxons out of Spokane.

Kalispell resumes play Saturday with a noon game against the Cranbrook (British Columbia) Bandits at Archie Roe and a 7:30 p.m. showdown with the Calgary Redbirds on Griffin Field.

Polson’s Mission Valley Mariners are also at the tournament, opening up Friday at Archie Roe at 2:30 p.m. against the Medicine Hat (Alberta) Knights and at 5 p.m. at Griffin Field against the Edmonton Cardinals.

The Mariners return to Griffin Field Saturday at noon against Vauxhall and stay there to play the Walla Walla (Washington) Bruins at 2:30 p.m.

The teams with the two best records after the first 18 games are played will meet in Sunday’s championship game.

Tickets are available for all games, with weekend passes $25 per person or $40 per family. Single game tickets are $5.

Tournament Schedule

Friday

At Archie Roe Field

Noon — Kalispell vs. Vauxhall Spurs

2:30 p.m. — Mission Valley vs. Medicine Hat Knights

5 p.m. — Walla Walla Bruins vs. Cranbrook

At Griffin Field

Noon — Cranbrook Bandits vs. Edmonton Cardinals

2:30 p.m. — Ferris Saxons vs. Calgary Redbirds

5 p.m. — Edmonton vs. Mission Valley Mariners

7:30 p.m. — Kalispell Lakers A vs. Ferris

Saturday

At Archie Roe Field

9:30 a.m. — Calgary vs. Walla Walla

Noon — Kalispell vs. Cranbrook

2:30 p.m. — Medicine Hat vs. Ferris

At Griffin Field

9:30 a.m. — Medicine Hat vs. Edmonton

Noon — Vauxhall vs. Mission Valley

2:30 p.m. — Mission Valley vs. Walla Walla

5 p.m. — Cranbrook vs. Vauxhall

7:30 p.m. — Kalispell vs. Calgary

Sunday

At Archie Roe Field

10 a.m. — Edmonton vs. Ferris

At Griffin Field

10 a.m. — Walla Walla vs. Vauxhall

12:30 p.m. — Medicine Hat vs. Calgary

3:15 p.m. — Championship Game