Bark River-Harris High School senior Logan Heim has signed NJCAA Letter of Intent to play baseball at Lake Land College in in Mattoon, Illinois. Heim was a catcher and shortstop for the BR-H Broncos. Click the above headline for details and pictures.
Escanaba High School baseball head coach Kirk Schwalbach has resigned after six years at the helm. He posted a 108-65-3 record and won three district titles during those six years. Click the above headline to read more details.
Escanaba High School sophomore Gabi Salo has made a verbal commitment to play softball for the University of Wisconsin. Salo was an All-State selection for the Eskymos last spring, and played on a number of travel teams throughout the summer, in tournaments across the country. Click the above headline to read more.
Bay College has signed four more women to play basketball on the first Norse team this fall. They include Bark River-Harris graduate Paige Welch (pictured above). Click the above headline for details on all four of the signees.
The Michigan High School Softball Association held its All-Star games at Central Michigan University's Jonker Stadium on Wednesday. The Upper Peninsula had plenty of representation. Escanaba's Katie Ross and Emily Bruntjens played in Division Two, and Gladstone's Tasi Martinez played in Division Three. In Division Four, Norway's Britta Grayvold (pictured) and Rapid River's Erica Rubick played.
The Gladstone High School baseball team held its season-ending banquet Monday night. The Braves went 29-8 this season and were regional runners-up. Click the above headline to see who won which of the team's awards.
The Gladstone Indians jumped to a quick 7-0 lead and held on for a 10-6 win over the Escanaba Cubs in the first game of the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament Thursday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Upper Peninsula high school softball season came to an end on Wednesday as 30 graduating seniors from the U.P. played a pair of All-Star games in Gladstone. The South team beat the North squad, 8-7 and 14-4. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association has released its Division Three and Four All-State teams. In D-3, Gladstone first baseman Tasi Martinez (pictured) was a First Team selection, and pitcher Jenna Steinhoff was Honorable Mention. In D-4, Rapid River's Rhiley Hubert, Erica Rubick, and Richelle Vandeville were First Team selections. Lexi Trombley and Brittany Schwartz were Honorable Mention.
Micah Wilson of the Norway Knights has been named to the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association's Division Four All-State First Team. He was selected as an outfielder, but also was a key part of the Knights' pitching rotation in 2017. Norway softball outfielder Britta Grayvold and outfielder Ada Van Holla were also given All-State honors.
Four members of the state semifinalist Escanaba Eskymos have been named to the Division Two All-State softball teams by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association. Click the above headline to read some of the season statistcs about seniors Katie Ross, Taylor Segorski (pictured, second team), Emily Bruntjens; and freshman Gabi Salo.
Gladstone High School senior first baseman Tyson Seymour has been named to the Division Three All-State First Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. Seymour batted .437 with three home runs and 28 RBI. Kingsford first baseman Guy Barrows was named to the Division Two All-State Second Team.
The Napoleon Pirates scored eight runs in the first inning Friday and cruised to a 16-0 win over the Gladstone Braves in the MHSAA Division Three softball state semifinal game at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read game details, hear interviews, and to see photos taken by Scott Balenger and videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Indian River Inland Lakes Bulldogs rolled to a MHSAA Division Four softball semifinal victory, 9-0, Friday morning over Kalamazoo Christian at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, plus photos, videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Richmond Blue Devils scored four runs in the third inning and that was enough to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 4-2, in the MHSAA Division Two state semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier, and videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Escanaba Eskymos play in the state softball semifinals Thursday morning against the team that knocked them out of the tournament last year: the Richmond Blue Devils. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the team's practice at Alma College.
Gladstone High School baseball first baseman Tyson Seymour (pictured above) and catcher Braeden Lamberg (below) were both named to the Division Three All-Region team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. Seymour hit .437, with three homers and 28 RBI. Lamberg batted .448 with three home runs, 21 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. Both are now eligible for All-State consideration.
Jenna Steinhoff pitched a complete game in the circle, and she drove in her team's only two runs, and the Gladstone Braves upset the fifth ranked Calvin Christian Squires, 2-1, in state quarterfinal action on Tuesday. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored three runs in the fourth inning and added two more in the fifth to shut out top-ranked Saginaw Swan Valley, 5-0, in the MHSAA Division Two state quarterfinals Tuesday at Central Michigan University. Click the above headline to read game details, see videos taken by Mike Dagenais, and see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves will both play in the high school softball state quarterfinals Tuesday in Lower Michigan. And both games will be broadcast on NewsTalk 600 and rrnsports.com. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team failed in its quest for a fourth straight regional championship on Saturday as the Braves lost to top-ranked Traverse City St. Francis, 9-0, in Boyne City. Earlier in the day, a suicide squeeze by Clay Cole gave the Braves a 1-0 win over Roscommon. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos survived two wars on Saturday to claim the MHSAA Division Two regional championship. The Eskymos beat Remus Chippewa Hills, 2-0, in the semifinal, and then beat Muskegon Oakridge, 2-1, in the title game, in Cadillac. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Bark River-Harris High School baseball team will play its first-ever regional tournament game Saturday afternoon when the Broncos face Indian River Inland Lakes in Rudyard. Click the above headline to read more about the game.
The Escanaba High School softball team practiced Thursday afternoon in preparation for their MHSAA Division Two regional tournament, which will be held on Saturday in Cadillac. Click the above headline for photos and video interviews.
The Gladstone High School girls softball team practiced Thursday ahead of Saturday's MHSAA Division Three regional tournament. The girls won four games last week to win their district, and will face Grayling on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team practiced Friday in Petoskey as they prepared for Saturday morning's MHSAA Division Three regional semifinal game against Roscommon. Click the above headline to see photos and video interviews with players.
The International Wrestling Camp continued at the Superior Dome Wednesday night as Team USA defeated Team Sweden, 7-6, in a Greco Roman dual meet. Click the above headline to read details about the meet, courtesy of the Olympic Training Site at NMU.
North Central's Jason Whitens scored 32 points to help the Northern Michigan boys top the Northern Wisconsin boys, 139-125, in the Kiwanis Border Bash Wednesday night at Gogebic Community College. Click the above headline to see more details.
The Gladstone Braves and Bark River-Harris Broncos met in a friendly baseball scrimmage Tuesday night, as both teams get ready for Saturday's regionals. Click the above headline to see photos from the event, and listen to interviews with both managers.
The high school boys tennis All-U.P. and All-State Teams were announced Tuesday. The U.P. Player of the Year was Marquette's Alec Olivier. Escanaba's #1 doubles team of Paul Carne and Nick Dufour joined Olivier as All-Staters. Click the above headline for details.
