The Escanaba Cubs advanced to the final day of the American Legion Class A state tournament by beating Clinton, 6-3, and then holding off Gladstone, 14-12, at Trenton High School. Earlier, Gladstone stayed alive by knocking out Gaylord, 9-3. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians opened State Tournament play on Thursday. The Cubs fell to Gaylord 7-5 while Clinton rolled over Gladstone 13-3. Click the above headline for more details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Marquette Blues Legion team topped the Gladstone Indians 10-3 in the UP Semifinal game on Saturday. The Indians fell one game short of advancing to the state tournament. Click the above headline for more details.
The Zone Five American Legion Tournament got underway on Thursday as Gladstone defeated Iron Mountain 11-4, Escanaba beat Eastern UP 10-6, Marquette rolled Ishpeming 17-4, and Copper Country escaped 6-5 against Menominee. Click the above headline for details.
The Kingsford Blues American Legion baseball team won twice Wednesday night in Gladstone, beating the Junior Indians, 13-0, and then squeaking by in the nightcap, 2-1. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos from the games.
Travis Mack threw a complete-game two hitter as the Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team whipped the Menominee Red Wave, 10-1, Thursday at Spies Field. The Indians won their second straight game after losing seven in a row. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team rolled past the rival Gladstone Indians, 13-4, Tuesday night at Don Olsen Field. Rookie Matt Kaven had a career night for the Cubs, with a home run and two singles. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team ran into two tough teams in Wisconsin on Saturday, falling to the Ashwaubenon A's and Fond duLac Lakers by identical 11-1 scores. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball program honored its 2019 state champions, and then the '22 version of the Indians smashed three home runs to beat the Menominee Red Wave, 9-5, Wednesday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Lennox Peacock smacked a walk-off base hit to right field to lead the Escanaba Cubs American Legion baseball team to an exciting 7-6 win over the Gladstone Indians Friday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team lost to the Bay Port, Pirates, 8-5, Thursday in Green Bay. Tyler Darmogray pitched a complete game in a losing effort, thanks to five unearned runs. Cam Kelly smacked a two-run homer and Noah Peterson squeezed home a run for Gladstone. The Indians play in Escanaba Friday night.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team picked up a 7-4 win over Coleman, Wis, on the road Wednesday night. Braden Sundquist threw a complete game, allowIng one earned run. Eli Terrien squeezed home two runs with a bunt. The Indians are back in Wisconsin Thursday for a game against BayPort, and play in Escanaba Friday night.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team won two games at the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Saturday, turning back Manitowoc, 5-4, in eight innings, and then pulling away from Green Bay Preble, 12-0. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The four Upper Peninsula American Legion teams taking part in the Marinette Firecracker Tournament took losses to their Wisconsin counterparts on Friday as the eight-team tournament got started. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Iron Mountain Golds, Copper Country Flames, and Marinette Legion baseball teams all went 2-0 on the first day of the Gregg Johnson Memorial tournament on a windy Friday in Delta County. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Gladstone Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs in the opening game of the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament 7-6, Thursday night at Al Ness Field in Escanaba. Click the above headline for more details and interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos rallied from eight points down to force a fifth game, and the held off the Manistique Emeralds in the decisive fifth game to pull out another wild 3-2 match before a pair of raucous student sections Thursday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos, and hear post-game interviews.
The highlight of day three for the U.P. All-Star football players Wednesday was the Skills Challenge. Events included the Fastest Man (40 yard dash), the Strongest Man (Bench Press-225 lbs), Quarterback Challenge, Receiver Challenge, Punting and Field Goal Kicking. Click the above headline to see who were on top.
The Dickinson County Greens American Legion Baseball team rallied from q 3-0 deficit to beat the Gladstone Indians, 6-5, in the first game of the Upper Peninsula Zone Five tournament on Thursday. Click the above headline to read details.
The Dickinson County Greens American Legion Baseball team raced to an 8-0 lead and rolled past the Gladstone Indians 12-5 Sunday night in Gladstone. Blake Julian drove in six runs and Caleb Johnson was in control on the mound for the Iron Mountain-Based team, which used to be called the Golds. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Menominee Red Wave, 8-4, Thursday night in Gladstone. It happened after a pre=game ceremomy in which Gladstone player Dayton Bernson was awarded a $500 scholarship named after the late Indians player Christan Groleau. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
Noah Lancour smacked a pair of two-run homers Monday night to lead the Escanaba Cubs to a 8-5 win over the Gladstone Indians at Don Olsen Field. Lancour, better known by his nickname "Opie" from Andy Griffith fame, had only one home run before Monday, and that was in a Bay College scrimmage game. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Brad Landis.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team got timely hitting and beat the Escanaba Cubs, 5-3, Thursday night at Don Olsen Field. Johnny Soderman hit his first-ever home run as part of the Indians win. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Marinette Firecracker American Legion Baseball Tournament was cancelled again on Sunday after all-night rains Saturday night flooded the fields that were already saturated from Saturday morning and afternoon rains. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team literally mucked it up on Saturday as they played the Manitowoc Legion team in the Marinette Firecracker Tournament. In a 3-hour-12 minute marathon that included time outs to dry the mound and plate, the Indians held on for a 15-12 win. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team had the lead for most of the game Friday as the Firecracker Tournament began with a game against Watertown, Wis. But the Wisconsin boys put together a pair of four-run innings at the end to snatch away a 9-5 win at Pederson Ballpark. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The nine-team Gregg Johnson Memorial American Legion Baseball Tournament is down to its final four teams heading into Sunday's action, with two Upper Peninsula teams joining two Wisconsin teams in the semifinals. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
Hunter Lancour threw a complete-game one-hitter with eleven strikeouts, and had the walk-off base hit in the seventh inning, leading Escanaba Cubs opened the season with a 3-2 win over the Gladstone Indians. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, interviews.
The folks who run some of the Upper Peninsula’s American Legion Baseball programs say they’re not giving up on playing baseball at some point this summer here in the U.P. It just won't be "legion ball". Click the above headline for details.
Sirens in the streets of Gladstone Sunday as the Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team was honored with a parade, one day after capturing their third straight state championship. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the celebration.
