The Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame High School basketball all-star games were held last night at Bay College in Escanaba. In the girls game, Gladstone's Lillie Johnson was named the MVP. She scored 19 points as the South All-Stars beat the North 71-66. Click the above headline for details, and to hear RRN's post-game interview with Lillie Johnson.
The Negaunee Senior Legion Baseball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit Wednesday night to beat the Escanaba Cubs, 10-4, at Al Ness Field. Both teams used multiple pitchers as they prepare to compete in tournaments this weekend. Click the above headline for details, videos, and interviews.
The 40th Annual U.P. Sports Hall of Fame All-Star Basketball Classic is scheduled for Wednesday night, and will be held at Bay College in Escanaba for the second year in a row. Click the above headline to see the evening's schedules, and all of the team rosters.
The Marquette Post 44 Blues baseball team had a successful weekend at a tournament in Rhinelander, as the team continues to build for the stretch drive by playing on the road. The Blues won three out of four games this weekend, including a dramatic 6-5 upset win on Saturday against traditional Wisconsin powerhouse Wausau D.C. Everest. Click the above headline for details and to see photos taken by Natalie Pantti.
The Gregg Johnson Memorial American Legion Baseball Tournament wrapped up on Sunday in Escanaba as Sheboygan completed a perfect weekend to take the trophy back home to Wisconsin. Sheboygan got Kingsford, 5-3, in the semifinal, and then blew past Marinette, 11-5, in the championship game. Three different Sheboygan players hit home runs during Sunday's two wins. Click the above headline for details.
The annual Gregg Johnson Memorial American Legion Baseball tournament wrapped up pool play late Saturday night after ten more games were played in Escanaba and in Wells Township. The tournament saw 20 pool play games since Friday morning, and the ten teams were reduced to four semifinalists for Sunday. The Kingsford Greens will join three Wisconsin teams in the final four. Click the above headline for details.
A ten-team American Legion Baseball tournament got under way Friday in Delta County. The Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament, which has been held every year for more than three decades, saw five games on the Escanaba Al Ness Field and five games on the Bay College field in Wells. Click the above headline for scores, details, and for Saturday's schedule and radio schedule.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team opened its season Tuesday night by beating the Niagara Legion team, 20-1, at Al Ness Field. Several young players filled in, and did well, as the Cubs scored early and often to get the win. Click the above headline for details, videos, interviews.
The Upper Peninsula High School Baseball All-Star game was held on Sunday, and it turned out to be a great experience for everyone involved. There were 31 boys from every corner of the Upper Peninsula split up into two teams: Team Michigan and Team Superior. In the end, the game went into extra innings, and Team Superior held off Team Michigan, 7-6, at Escanaba's Al Ness Field. CLick the above headline for details.
The LPGA Epson Tour professional women's golf tournament is now two weeks away at the Island Resort & Casino's Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris, and two Michigan golfers are among the 144 from around the world who will be here for the event. Click the above headline to hear from Negaunee's (and CMU) Rachel Niskanen and Michigan State University graduate Taylor Kehoe.
It was another down-to-the wire game for the Escanaba Eskymos baseball team on Saturday, as they battled the fifth ranked Kenowa Hills Knights in the MHSAA Division Two regional championship game in suburban Grand Rapids. The Eskymos had plenty of chances to score, especially early in the game, but could not get the big hit. Escanaba's season came to an end with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway High School baseball team cruised to 6-0 win over the Pickford Panthers in the MHSAA Division Four regional semifinal Wednesday night at Marion Park. The Panthers did not get a base hit as seniors Owen Baij and Cam Varda combined to throw a no-hitter. Click the above headline for details, and to hear post-game interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos baseball team grabbed an early lead Wednesday night and built on it, posting a 10-0 victory over a solid Petoskey Northmen team in the MHSAA Division Two regional semifinals. The Eskymos pounded out 15 hits and senior Lenny Peacock limited the Northmen to three base hits. Click the above headline for details, see video highlights, and to hear post-game interviews.
It was a great day to be a Gladstone Brave on Saturday, and it was a great day to be a member of the Karl family. Andrew Karl and his sister Maggie both brought home Upper Peninsula championships from the U.P. Finals at Flivver Field in Kingsford. Click the above headline to hear from them.
Escanaba High School sophomore Andrew Hamlin won the Upper Peninsula championship on Saturday in Kingsford, but he was less-than thrilled with his perfiormance. Click the above headline to find out why, and to hear our interview with him.
The Escanaba High School baseball team was two outs away from having its season end on Friday, but sophomore Bryce Bichler came through with a bases-loaded double to give the Eskymos a dramatic 5-4 win over the Kingsford Flivvers in the Division Two district final. The Eskymos also rallied to beat Negaunee in the semifinals, 3-2. Click the above headline for details. (Nate Zaremba photo)
The Escanaba High School softball team had its season come to a premature end on Friday with a 2-0 loss to the Negaunee Miners in the MHSAA Division Two district semifinals at Kingsford's Lodal Park. Alyse Robar threw a complete-game three-hitter with ten strikeouts and only one walk for the Miners. Click the above headline for details and to hear comments from Eskymo Manager Andy Fields.
The Gladstone High School softball team won its 26th straight MHSAA District championship on Friday, beating the Manistique Emeralds in the Division Three semifinals, 15-0, and then topping the Menominee Maroons, 6-0, in the championship game. Click the above headline for details.
The Great Northern Conference baseball post-season awards were announced Wednesday night. The awards were voted on by the coaches from Marquette, Escanaba, Kingsford, Menominee, and Gladstone during in Marquette. Click the above heeadline for details.
In the end, the final scoreboard in Kingsford on Wednesday read: West Iron County 46, Ishpeming 28, Iron Mountain 20. But that scoreline doesn't show just how hard the Wykons had to work to capture their third straight MHSAA Division Two Upper Peninsula boys tennis championship at Kingsford High School. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos, and listen to post-game interviews.
The Gladstone Braves baseball team opened the post-season Tuesday night with a 12-2 win over the Manistique Emeralds at Don Olsen Field. The win in the MHSAA Division Three District 96 tournament put the Braves into the semifinals this Friday afternoon against Newberry. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game comments.
The Gladstone High School baseball team wrapped up its regular season Friday night with a wild 11-9 victory over the Menominee Maroons at Don Olsen Field. The Braves scored four runs in the fifth inning and two more in the sixth to rally from a 6-5 deficit, and then had to hang on in the seventh inning when the Maroons scored three times to get close. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and video highlights.
Escanaba and Gladstone met in a softball doubleheader for a second straight week on Thursday, this time at the Gladstone High School. And for a second straight week, the Eskymos swept the Braves, 13-0 and 17-6. Click the above headline to see details, listen to post-game comments, and see videos taken by Brad Landis.
Bay College men's basketball head coach Matt Johnson announced his resignation on Wednesday, leaving the program that he started nine years ago. Johnson will continue to work as Bay's athletic director. Johnson's assistant for the past four years, Gladstone native Mike Cretens, was immediately named the new Norse head coach. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team scored 13 runs in the first inning and rolled to a 16-0 win over Gladstone in the first game of the doubleheader Tuesday night at Gladstone's Don Olsen Field. In the second game, Escanaba took advantage of Braves errors and had some big hits to take a 7-0 lead and hang on for a 7-4 win. Click the above headline for details, videos, and post-game interviews.
American Legion Baseball. Escanaba Cubs vs Menominee Red Wave. Marinette Firecracker Tournament. From the Haas Field in Marinette, Wisconsin. First pitch is 12:30 CT/1:30 ET. On WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), FM-103.7 (Classic Hits Marinette), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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American Legion Baseball. Marinette vs Menominee. Firecracker Tournament. From the Pederson Ballpark in Marinette, Wisconsin. From the Pederson Ballpark. Coverage begins at 6:30 CT/7:30 ET. On WHYB-FM (Classic Hits 103.7 Menominee/Marinette), and on-line at www.radioresultsnetwork.com.
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