Sam Taylor

At age 14, Robin Lund moved from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, to Lewiston, Idaho, U.S.A., to play baseball. Today, he uses his Ph.D to help 2x Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers win, with a whole village in his corner. tinyurl.com/mpmmxr27

@AsapColty Definitely. Cluff and Darling going down a level helped them be the players they are today, so s/o South Dakota State and Idaho State. Even so, Cluff and Chinyelu were pretty clutch at Wazzu. I'll never forget "Neon Night" in Tucson. youtu.be/_6gbJApRLV4?si…

@Sam_C_Taylor Wow that’s pretty crazy. Cluff & Darling both had way better seasons last year and are more role players this season. Chinyelu definitely having a crazy season but needed the development. But yeah all of those guys together if developed and stuck together might’ve been epic.

Kinda random, but can you imagine if St. John's Dylan Darling, Florida's Rueben Chinyelu, Purdue's Oscar Cluff, the Memphis Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells and Detroit Pistons' Isaac Jones were on the same team? Maryland's Myles Rice and Isaiah Watts might have thrived on that squad too.

Facing a left-handed Corban reliever, Lewis-Clark State coach Jeremiah Robbins sent Cayden Wotipka to the plate with the bases loaded and 0 outs in the bottom of the 4th. It proved to be a genius decision. How the Warriors got a four-game sweep started. lmtribune.com/sports/lewis-c…

@AsapColty Yessir! 2024 Round of 32 team that beat Drake and lost to Iowa State. Kyle Smith's last year as head coach.

@Sam_C_Taylor Were they all at Washington State at the same time?! That’s wild

Former Coug alert

Sunday's sports cover: Lewis-Clark State baseball's offense blooms as the season turns to spring; it's the end of the line in #MarchMadness for Gonzaga men's hoops; and Washington State baseball earns a walk-off win in extra innings (inside).

The Lewis-Clark State Warriors beat the Corban Warriors 18-3, with half of their runs coming in the 4th inning. The 1st 4 batters in that 4th got aboard on the first or second pitch of the at-bat. Then, Cayden Wotipka smacked a pinch hit grand slam to make it 10-1. Game 2 soon

Saturday's sports cover: The best season in program history comes to an end for #Idaho women's 🏀 in the NCAA Tournament; The #LCState women's 🏀 season ends in the Round of 16 of the NAIA Tournament; and two players with area connections shine in a #MarchMadness win for #UW.

Play ball! Lewis-Clark State Warriors vs. Corban Warriors at Harris Field in Lewiston.

Kyra Gardner knew what she could do. After three years as a role player, averaging less than 10 minutes per game at Washington State, Gardner chose to spend the fourth year of her college career eight milea east at Idaho. Now, she's back in the Big Dance lmtribune.com/sports/gardner…

Also in the above story: Charlisse Leger-Walker's journey from a WSU career ending injury on the Pauley Pavilion floor, to playing on the Pauley Pavilion floor as one of the Bruins' most reliable players 2 years later.

Lapwai's Titus Yearout (out this year with an injury) and Clarkston's Reese de Groot (redshirt) have front row seats to the Vandal men’s and women’s basketball teams, March Madness trips, the 1st time in school history that both teams are Tournament-bound in the same year.

While the Vandals' 2 former area high school hoopers won't see the court for their respective teams, here's a near complete guide on the local connections to March Madness, including 7 former Cougs between the men’s and women’s tournaments. lmtribune.com/sports/north-i…

8 former WSU Cougs in the Big Dance. Charlisse Leger-Walker (No. 1 UCLA) Kyra Gardner (No. 13 Idaho) Astera Tuhina (No. 8 Oregon) Dayana Mendes (No. 9 USC) Rueben Chinyelu (No. 1 Florida) Oscar Cluff (No. 2 Purdue) Dylan Darling (No. 5 St. John's) LeJuan Watts (No. 5 Texas Tech)

Thursday's sports cover: The NCAA Tournament begins today for #Idaho and #Gonzaga men's hoops while the women's tourney follows Friday. Our @Sam_C_Taylor caught up with the Vandals' Kyra Gardner and Miles Klapper, plus where to watch the games in this week's Vandal Notes.

Wednesday's sports cover: Our @Sam_C_Taylor dives into the local connections in this year's #MarchMadness tourney teams highlighted by Lapwai's Titus Yearout and Clarkston's Reese de Groot with the #Idaho men's and women's basketball teams.

Monday's sports cover: Idaho men's and women's basketball find out their seedings and who they will play on selection Sunday from @TrevorJunt; our @Sam_C_Taylor recently caught up with Jeremiah Robbins for his Tuesday Morning Mound Visit; and the NBA has potential in Seattle

In case you missed it: Idaho women take No. 13 seed against No. 4 Oklahoma; Vandal men draw No. 15 seed against No. 2 Houston in March Madness lmtribune.com/sports/vandal-…

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Clarkston's Joel Dahmen is set to participate in about 20 events this season as a conditional golfer, with success promising further opportunity. But fewer demands on his time than he is used to this time of year have their silver linings. lmtribune.com/sports/plenty-…