The Escanaba High School volleyball team swept the Gladstone Braves, 3-0, Tuesday night, butthe third set was a marathon, with the Eskymos winning, 31-29. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and to see pictures taken by RRN's Freddy VanBrocklin.
The Gladstone High School football team bounced back from last week's tough loss in Kingsford Friday night by dominating the Hancock Bulldogs, 45-16, at the Marble Athletic Field. Click the above headline for details, videos, photos, interviews, and a broadcast replay.
Eli Rouse ran for 215 yards and three touchdowns, and the Kingsford Flivvers rolled past the Gladstone Braves, 35-12, in a battle of unbeaten teams Friday night, at Flivver Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School volleyball team held off an upset-minded Gladstone Braves team Thursday night, 3-1. The scores were 28-26, 25-18, 15-25, and 25-18. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Gladstone High School football team used a strong defense and big-play offense to beat the Negaunee Miners, 42-14, Thursday night, in a rematch of last year's state quarterfinal game. The Braves, at least temporarily, got revenge for recent heartbreaks against the Miners, but more battles may lie ahead. Click the above headline for full coverage.
The Manistique High School volleyball team followed up a strong performance in last week's Kingsford Invitational with an easy 3-0 win over the Gladstone Braves Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone High School football team dominated in all three phases of the game Friday night and vlew past Marquette, 36-7, in the season opner at the Marble Athletic Field. Nate Young intercepted three passes on defense, including one for a touchdown, and he had a hand in three touchdowns on offense. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The high school girls tennis season is under way across the Upper Peninsula, and on Monday, the Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves hooked up. The Eskymos won the match, 7-1, which included a meeting between two of the U.P.'s best tennis players at #1 singles: Escanaba's Sophia Derkos and Gladstone's Tia Schone. Click the above headline for details
The Gladstone High School football team made a long playoff run last year, and with most of them guys back for their senior year this season, the Braves are hoping to make an even deeper run this fall. Click the above headline for interviews, photos, videos.
The American Legion Baseball Class A state championship game was a nailbiter to the end on Saturday in Gladstone, and the Trenton Steel took home the hardware with a dramatic 11-9 win over the Gladstone Indians at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details, photos and videos taken by Brad Landis, and to hear post-game interviews.
The defending state champion Trenton Steel scored six runs in the first inning and cruised to a 10-2 win over the Gladstone Indians, and the Norway Vikings lost a heartbreaker on Friday during Day Two of the Class A Michigan American Legion Baseball state tournament in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team opened state tournament play Thursday night with a 12-2 win over the Hudson Post 180 Hellcats from southern lower Michigan. Tyler Darmogray battled through five innings that included rain and a small strike zone, and the Indians had timely hits to build an early lead. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone 10u Minor Little League All-Star softball team had their tournament run come to a sudden end on Monday, losing to Hudsonville in the state semifinals in downstate Mattawan, 8-2. The girls had won four straight games. Click the above headline for details.
Tyler Darmogray pitched 6 2/3 innings and had four hits at the plate as the Gladstone Indians routed the Escanaba Cubs, 10-3, Friday night at Al Ness Field. Damogray has now had ten hits in his last twelve at-bats. Click the above headline for details.
Aedan Creten hit a three-run homer and Issac Ketchum tossed 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief as the Gladstone Indians beat the Marquette Blues, 6-2, Wednesday night at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team hung on to earn a win in Wisconsin Friday night, while the Marquette Blues won on a walk-off and the Escanaba Cubs lost a wild game in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline to read the details.
Somehow, Christian Groleau may have reached onto Don Olsen Field and helped his Gladstone Indians win one more baseball game late Friday night as the Indians picked up an improbable 5-4 win over the Escanaba Cubs. Click the above headline for the details.
In a battle of a couple of shorthanded teams, the Gladstone Indians slipped past the Norway Vikings, 4-2, in American Legion Baseball action Wednesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and 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 for all of the results. (XCel Photo Credits)
-The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team played four tight games at the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament this weekend, and ended up losing three of them. The result means Gladstone will not advance to the semifinals. Click the above headline for details.
The American Legion baseball season got under way Thursday night with yet another down-to-the-wire battle between Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians. The Indians scored five early runs to grab a 5-0 lead, but the Cubs rallied to win the game, 6-5, scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School softball team lost a tough extra-inning battle to Standish-Sterling in the state quarterfinals on Tuesday, 3-1, in Gaylord. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Gina Pepin, videos taken by Amy Sundquist, and to hear post-game interviews.
The Gladstone High School baseball team won a regional championship on Saturday, beating Benzie Central, 6-4. But the Braves gave up three unearned runs in the final inning of the quarterfinal game and lost to Standish-Sterling, 5-4. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls softball team won a MHSAA Division Three regional championship on Saturday, beating the Negaunee Miners, 6-0, and then turning back the host Elk Rapids Elks, 9-3, in the championship game. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association girls softball district tournaments have wrapped up across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline for the schedules for all Upper Peninsula teams.
The Gladstone High School baseball team scored eight runs in the first inning and coasted past the Iron Mountain Mountaineers, 17-5, in the MHSAA Division Three Regional Semifinals Wednesday in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Gladstone Braves baseball team took care of business with two mercy-rule district tournament wins, 15-3 over Manistique in the semifinals, and 11-1 over Superior Central in the championship game. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
The Houghton High School boys golf team cruised to a repeat of its 2022 MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division One championship on Wednesday, while a newcomer “came out of nowhere” to win individual medalist honors. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Gladstone Braves and Norway Knights played two softball games on Tuesday as both teams prepare for what they hope will be long tournament runs. The Braves won both games, 12-3 and 9-2. Click the above headline for details and to see other U.P. scores.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos met for the final time in the 2023 softball season on Tuesday, and both teams left the field with something to smile about. The Braves pulled out a 4-3 upset in the first game of the doubleheader to earn their first win over their rivals after three straight losses, before the Eskymos cruised to an emotional 8-0 win in the second game to close the regular season. Click the above headline for details.
