It was an idea several years in the making: a high school track meet under the lights. And they pulled it off Friday night in Gladstone, as the Braves hosted Norway, Rapid River, Bark River-Harris and Stephenson in both boys and girls track.
There were no team scores kept. Click the above headline to see some of the individual winners, and a bunch of pictures and videos from the event.
The Escanaba High School baseball team turned up the heat Tuesday as they faced the Norway Knights on a cold evening at Al Ness Field. The Eskymos scored eleven runs in the first inning and rolled to a 17-0 win over the Knights in a game shortened to four and a half innings by the mercy rule.
It was Escanaba's second lopsided win over the Knights in the past seven days. The Eskymos won in Norway, 13-0, last Wednesday. Nick Vandermissen led the way with a single, double and triple, driving in five runs along the way. Click the above headline to read more about the game, and to see more photos.
The Manistique Emeralds jumped to a 3-0 lead early in their softball game against the Norway Knights Wednesday afternoon. But the Knights scored five runs in the second inning to get the lead, and Norway went on to post a 9-4 win in the first game of the doubleheader. The Knights also won the second game, 13-8.
This twinbill was played one day late after cold, windy conditions on Tuesday forced the postponement. Pictured: Manistique's Sammi Williams takes a "strike" during Wednesday afternoon's game. Click the headline above to see more photos and video clips from the game.
There have been many wars between the Escanaba Eskymos and the Norway Knights over the past few baseball seasons. But Wednesday night's matchup was not one of them. The Eskymos pounded the Knights at Marion Park, 13-0, in a game shortened to five innings by the mercy rule. The Knights fielded a team that includes nine freshmen, and the Eskymos had five freshmen on the roster. That youth showed, especially for the Knights, as the boys were pretty much helpless against the pitching of Eskymo senior Alex DeHaan was in complete control for most of the afternoon, yielding only two base hits and striking out seven batters in his four innings of work on the mound. Click the headline above to see the complete story on the game, plus a bunch of pictures, video highlights, and audio highlights.
