The Gladstone Indians and Marquette Blues managed to play only one-half of an inning Wednesday before the rains came and flooded the field. The boys did have a little fun getting wet, however. Click the above headline to see very wet photos and videos.
Tyler Skufca and Sean Bissell each hit three-run homers and the Escanaba Cubs routed the Gladstone Indians, 14-0, in five innings Friday night at Don Olsen Field. The Cubs had 16 hits in the game. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Gladstone Junior Indians scored eight runs in the fifth inning and beat the Escanaba Junior Cubs, 10-4, Friday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Marinette American Legion Baseball team scored eight runs in the final two innings to break a 2-2 tie and beat the Gladstone Indians, 10-2, on Sunday, at the Firecracker Tournament. The Indians finished the tournament with a 1-3 record. Click the above headline for details, plus photos and videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Gladstone Indians picked up their first win of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Saturday, 7-0, over Pulaski (Wis.) at Haase Field. The Indians later lost to the Green Bay Shockers, 5-0. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Gladstone Indians opened the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Friday with an 8-2 loss to DePere (Wis.) at Pederson Ballpark. The Indians were a last-minute entry in this tournament and played without three top players who were out of town for a basketball camp. Click the above headline for details, and for photos taken by Lori Jurek.
The Gladstone Indians committed six errors and lost to Niagara (Wis.), 7-6, Wednesday night at Don Olsen Field. Niagara scored twice in the seventh inning to win it. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Gladstone Indians made five errors and gave up six runs in the first two innings and lost to DePere, 6-1, in Sunday's semifinal in the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament. Click the above headline for game details, photos, and videos.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team won once and lost once on Saturday to finish 2-2 in the round-robin portion of the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament. The Indians boys play in the semifinals Sunday morning at 9:30 in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see all of the scores and to see game photos.
The Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians have started the 2016 American Legion Baseball season, just days after the end of the high school season. The Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament has seven teams this time. Escanaba and Gladstone both won on Friday, after the Cubs beat the Indians Thursday. Click the above headline for scores.
The Gladstone High School volleyball team was eliminated in the Class B District semifinals Wednesday night by the Kingsford Flivvers. Kingsford won, 3-0, by scores of 25-17, 25-17, and 25-10. The Braves say goodbye to seniors Maddie Bailey, Zoie Berg, and Harley Fornof.
The Negaunee Miners dominated the line of scrimmage and posted a dominating 41-17 football win over the Gladstone Braves Friday night. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville and to hear radio highlights and interviews.
The Gladstone Indians dropped two games to the Marquette Blues in the championships of the Class A American Legion Baseball State Tournament Saturday in Escanaba, 4-0 and 13-3. The Indians couldn't muster up any run support for starting pitcher Brandon Cooper in the opener, and Marquette came out swinging the bats early in the second game. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Gladstone Indians advanced to the championship game behind a gutsy performance on the mound by Jake Peterson and a two-run home run by Hunter Garling. Escanaba won the second game of the day over Hudson Post 180, 4-2, behind a three-run homer by Brandon Punzel and a good pitching performance by Tyler Skufca. But the Cubs ran out of pitching and were eliminated in the semifinal by Marquette, 12-4. Click the above headline for more details and photos.
The defending state champion Gladstone Indians used a pair of big innings to turn back the Escanaba Cubs, 6-3, in the opener of the American Legion Baseball Class A State Championship at Al Ness Field. Marquette turned back Hudson, 2-1 earlier in the day. Click the above headline to read more details from the tournament's first day.
Several Lower Peninsula American Legion Baseball teams have dropped out of the Class A State Tournament scheduled to begin on Thursday in Escanaba. That means that it will be just four teams involved in the double-elimination event. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians lost to the Marquette Blues in the semifinal game of the Zone Five Upper Peninsula American Legion Tourney Saturday in Menominee, 5-4. In the championship game, Escanaba pounded out 13 hits against Marquette pitcher McKinley Larson to win the title, 16-6. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs beat the Gladstone Indians, 8-5, Friday night to advance to the championship game of the U.P American Legion Zone tournament. Click the above headlines for more details, and to see photos taken by Lori Jurek.
The Escanaba Cubs and the Gladstone Indians both won their first two games of the 2015 Zone Five U.P American Legion Tournament on Thursday in Menominee. Click the above headline for details of both games.
The Escanaba Cubs beat the Gladstone Indians in the second and final game of the regular season series Thursday night at Gladstone's Don Olsen Field, 5-0. Gladstone had plenty of chances to score runs throughout the game but couldn't cash in. Click the above headline for more game details and to see photos taken by Lori Jurek.
The Gladstone Indians scored twelve unanswered runs to rally from a 13-2 deficit Friday to beat the Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.) Black Sox, 14-13, in the second game of a tournament in the Soo. The Indians lost earlier in the day to the Eastern U.P. Travelers. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Indians beat the Ishpeming Blue Storm, 11-0, in a make-up game Sunday evening in Gladstone. Both teams get ready for the league tournament, which is being delayed until Tuesday because of a rainy forecast. Click the above headline to see the league tournament schedule, and to see photos taken by Lori Jurek on Sunday.
Brandon Punzel tossed a complete-game three-hitter to lead the Escanaba Cubs to a 4-0 win over the Gladstone Indians in American Legion Baseball Friday night at Al Ness Field. Hunter Garling allowed two earned runs on five hits in a losing effort. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
Johnny Schlenvogt's double in the bottom of the tenth inning led the Escanaba Junior Cubs to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Gladstone Junior Indians Friday night at Al Ness Field. Kadin Mustafa had two hits and a sacrifice fly to drive in three runs, as Escanaba rallied fro a 4-0 deficit. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
The Marquette Blues rode complete-game pitching performances from Trevor Bratonia and Brandon Lotterman to sweep a doubleheader from the Gladstone Indians, 8-2 and 9-2, Tuesday night in Gladstone. Marquette won all three games in the season series. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos by Nate Bellville.
The Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament came to an end in Escanaba on Sunday as DePere topped Midland Berryhill, 9-2, in the championship game. It was the latest battle between the two Midwest powers who have met many times before in recent years. Click the above headline to read game details and all tournament scores.
The Gladstone Indians dropped both of their games Saturday at the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament, and finished the weekend with a 1-3 record. But every player and coach will tell you that mistakes and missed opportunities separated the Indians from a spot in Sunday's tournament semifinals. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos taken by Kammie Burks.
The Escanaba Cubs lost both of their games at the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament Saturday night. Escanaba fell to DePere, 9-4, and then the Cubs were shut out by Midland Berryhill, 19-0. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team opened the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament Friday with a win and a loss. The Indians lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to the Eastern U.P. Travelers, before beating the Sault Ontario Black Sox, 6-3, in the evening game. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Gladstone Junior Indians beat the Marquette Reds, 4-1 and 10-1, in American Legion Baseball Thursday night. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the twinbill.