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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Gladstone High School baseball team won the championship of the Kingsley Spring Classic in lower Michigan. The Braves beat the Harbor Springs Rams, 3-2, and then took down the host Kingsley Stags, 12-8. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves met for the second time in three days in softball on Monday, and this time, the result was different. The Braves beat the Eskymos, 1-0, to win the championship of the Escanaba tournament on Saturday, but in the return trip to Lemmerand Park on Monday, Gladstone could not repeat the feet against its rivals. Escanaba came from behind to win Monday's opener, 7-6, and then the Eskymos cruised to win the second game in six innings, 12-2. Click the above headline for details.
It was a full day of softball on Saturday as the Escanaba Eskymos hosted the third annual Candy Swetkis SISU Strikefest at Lemmerand Park. The championship game came down to the Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves. And that one was a classic, with Lauren Pare outdueling Landry Bray to lead the Braves to a 1-0 win over the Eskymos. Click the above headline to see all of the details, tournament scoreboard, and photos.
The Gladstone Braves and Iron Mountain Mountaineers baseball teams braved the cold, windy conditions Thursday night to play a rather entertaining game at Don Olsen Field in Gladstone. The Braves trailed the whole game, but pulled it out in extra innings, 3-2. Gladstone then won the second game on the mercy rule, 11-1. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
For a while there, it was an old-fashioned pitcher's duel between Escanaba's Cannon Arnt and Gladstone's Cooper Sanville as the two teams met in the Eskymos' home opener Tuesday night at Escanaba's Al Ness Field. Both pitchers put up gooseggs for the first three innings, but the Eskymos came through in the final innings to mercy the Braves, 10-0, in six innings.cArnt threw a perfect game for the Eskymos: 18 up, 18 down. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team took advantage of multiple errors to score eleven runs in the third inning and beat the North Central Jets 14-2 Monday afternoon in Gladstone. Nick Proehl drove in four runs as the Braves won their fifth straight game. Click the above headline for details, post-game interviews, and to see photos taken by Mallory Burie.
The Gladstone Braves and Norway Knights traded innings filled with mistakes, but also had plenty of positives, as the teams met at Marion Park Wednesday night. Gladstone took a 3-0 lead, fell behind 6-4, but scored six late runs to post a 10-6 win over the Knights. Click the above headline to see details, videos, and liten to post-game interviews.
The Gladstone High School baseball team pulled out a victory in extra innings on Saturday, one day after being crushed by the top two teams in Wisconsin's Division Three poll. The young group of Braves beat the Cameron (Wis.) Comets, 12-6, to salvage the final game of the Wisconsin Dells tournament and gain some confidence heading home. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and interviews.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association on Wednesday releeasesd its All-U.P. girls basketball teams. A group of 18 reporters from across the entire U.P. met last week in Marquette to make the selections. Gladstone Braves senior Lillie Johnson was chosen as Miuss Basketball, along with being the Division 1-3 Player of the Year and a member of the all-class Dream Team. Ishpeming senior Janessa Eagle was named the Division Four Player of the Year. Click the above headine for all of the details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association on Friday releeasesd its All-U.P. boys basketball teams. A group of 18 reporters from across the entire U.P. met earlier in the week in Marquette to make the selections. Westwood Patriots senior Ethan Marta was chosen as Mr. Basketball, along with being the Division 1-3 Player of the Year and member of the all-class Dream Team. Dollar Bay senior Liam Tourtillott was named the Division Four Player of the Year. Click the above headline to see all of the winners. (MHSAA Photo)
Eleven Upper Peninsula wrestlers reached the podium Saturday night after the MHSAA Individual Wrestling state finals wrapped up at Detroit's Ford Field. There were 22 wrestlers from across the UP competing at Ford Field. The top eight wrestlers in every weight class in the five divisions reach the winner's podium. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves held the Escanaba Eskymos to no baskets and only one total point over the last part of the third and all of the fourth quarters, and the Braves rallied for a 56-52 victory over the Eskymos Friday night. The win allowed Gladstone, which has suffered multiple very close losses to top Upper Peninsula teams, to finish with a 12-10 record. Escanaba finishes with a 7-14 record. Click the above headline for interviews.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team rolled to a 60-18 win over the Negaunee Miners in the MHSAA Division Three regional semifinal Thursday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association team regionals are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday night, with the individual regionals set for Saturday. Click the above headline for the schedules.
It was a classic Great Northern Conference basketball game Friday night as the Menominee Maroons and Gladstone Braves battled it out in Gladstone. The game went down to the wire before the second-ranked Maroons escaped with a 65-62 win to improve to 6-1 in GNC play. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and interviews.
The Gwinn High School girls basketball team nailed 19 three-point baskets and rolled to a 57-36 win. Eva Pankonien led the way with nine three's and a career-high 27 points for the Braves. Click the above headline for drtails.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team won a Division Three district championship Wednesday night, beating the Boyne City Ramblers, 52-30, and the Cheboygan Chiefs, 78-6, at the Gladstoine High School Gym. It's the 28th straight year that the Braves won a wrestling district. The Braves advance to the MHSAA Team Regionals on Feb. 18 at the Gladstone High School Gym. Before that, the individual district tournament will be held this Saturday at Grayling High School. (Gladstone High School Photo)
The Gladstone High School girls basketball team jumped to a 12-0 lead and rolled past the rival Escanaba Eskymos, 70-25, Monday night in Gladstone. It was the Pink Game for breast cancer awareness to help local resident Mary Johnson, who is fighting cancer. Click the above headline for details.
It was another milestone in a season filled with milestones for Gladstone High School girls basketball senior Lillie Johnson. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay recruit crossed the 2,000 point mark for her Braves career as the Braves beat the Ishpeming Hematites, 53-49, in an intense game that went to overtime. Johnson scored 32 points in the victory. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and interviews.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Tuesday announced more opportunities for high school students to enter into “Name and Likeness” agreements, although it won't be a free-for-all like it is right now in college sports. The high school model will allow students to do appearances or social media promotions, for money, but there are strict guidelines, according to Escanaba Athletic Director Nate Zaremba. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School wrestling team won the Upper Peninsula championship on Saturday, with four wrestlers taking first place, and six others also making the podium. The Braves won the Duval Trophy, named after the legendary Escanaba High School wrestling coach, given every year to the U.P. Champion. Click the above headline for the results. (Gladstone HS wrestling photo)
Gladstone High School senior Lillie Johnson made Braves basketball history Tuesday night, passing Reece Castor for the all-time scoring record for the school, both boys and girls. Johnson, passed Castor's 1802 career points, and then some, as the Braves beat the Westwood Patriots, 51-30. Johnson scored 27 points in the victory. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
