Dirt Dawgs filling the gap

There are several cogs in the machine that propels baseball’s recent success in the area, most notable the West Plains Little League.

But a new addition arrived in 2020 that has helped fill the middle school gap, that being the Medical Lake Dirt Dawgs.

The idea of a program that reaches primarily ages 13 to 15 jumped into founder Lance Michaud’s mind after he arrived in Medical Lake with the U.S. Air Force in 2019.

A former college player, Michaud landed at Fairchild as its Food Superintendent and was surprised at what he found.

“I came up here from Vegas and they have good club ball down ther...