The Escanaba Cubs won three games on Saturday to fight their way into next week's state tournament. And the Gladstone Indians kept it on cruise control to whip Hancock. Click the above headline to see the details.
The Gladstone Indians rallied from three runs down to earn a tense, nine-inning, 5-4 win over the Menominee Red Wave, at the U.P. Zone Five Championships at Spies Field Thursday night. Gladstone is guaranteed a state tournament berth. The Escanaba Cubs, meanwhile, pulled out a 2-1 win over Sault Ste. Marie to stay alive in the loser's bracket. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone Indians grabbed an early lead and then held on to beat the Sault Ste. Marie Travelers, 6-4, Wednesday at the American Legion Baseball U.P. Zone Five Championships in Menominee. The Escanaba Cubs also got a win, 5-3, over Ishpeming, but then lost a heartbreaker to Menominee, 2-1, in eight innings. Click the above headline to read details.
The Mid Pen League American Legion Baseball All-Star Game was held this week in Ishpeming. The South All-Stars took a 7-0 lead and held on to beat the North, 10-6. Gladstone's Jake Pearson hit a two-run homer and Indians teammate Cody Frazer had a hit and an RBI to lead the South. Marquette's Ryan Walther had two hits and was given the MVP award.
A former Escanaba High School hockey player will now be in charge of the Eskymo hockey program. The Escanaba School Board Monday hired Matt Hughes as the varsity head coach. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Cubs gave up eight runs in the fifth inning and lost to the Eastern U.P. Travelers, 9-1, Sunday at the Sault Invitationl. The Cubs ended up with a 2-3 record. Click the above headline for details.
In a game that was suspended by rain Tuesday night, the Gladstone Indians jumped on the Marquette Blues quickly Thursday and posted a 6-0 win at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline and see pictures from the game.
The Gladstone Indians and Marquette Blues had a pretty good game going Tuesday night but in the end, Mother Nature won out, and the teams will have to finish what they started. The Indians had a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when heavy rains rolled into Gladstone, and so the game was suspended and it will be finished Thursday night. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos from the game.
The Gladstone Indians fell into a big hole during the first inning of their Mid Pen League game with Hancock on Sunday. But the Tribe got the wake-up call and ended up pounding the visitors, 13-3, at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Marquette Blues topped the Escanaba Cubs, 9-6, in American Legion Baseball action Friday night in Marquette. The game saw plenty of emotion as the Cubs became frustrated with the officiating, leading to two coaches and one player being ejected from the game. Click the above headline to read details.
Christian Tackman and Justin Jurek combined to pitch a two-hitter as the Gladstone Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs, 3-1, in a well-played rivalry game Wednesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Indians scored in every inning and got a combined pitching shutout pitching performance from Christian Groleau and Lucas LaCosse, and the Indians beat the Ishpeming Blue Storm, 14-0, Tuesday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Cubs lost to Manitowoc, 11-1, Sunday, to finish the Marinette Firecracker Tournament with a 1-2 record. Click the above headline to read the game story and to see photos.
The Gladstone Indians won one and lost one at a tournament in Newberry on Sunday. The Indians beat the Onaway Cardinals, 10-1, after losing to Hancock, 3-2, earlier in the day. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula High School Football All-Star game went down to the wire on Saturday, before the East team held on to beat the West, 19-13, at the Superior Dome. The East team included three Escanaba Eskymo players and one Gladstone Brave. Click the above headline to read game details.
Ben Kleiman pitched a complete-game shutout and drove in the game's only run as the Escanaba Cubs beat Watertown (Wis.), 1-0, Saturday at the Marinette Firecracker Tournament. This win came after the Cubs lost to the Green Bay Blue Jays, 7-6. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone School Board on Thursday hired Cody Kangas to be the Braves' new varsity football coach. The 24-year-old Kangas is a former All-U.P. quarterback from Manistique who also played two seasons at Northern Michigan. Click the above headline to read more and to hear our interview.
The Gladstone Indians capitalized on a key error to post a 4-3 victory over Newberry Wednesday night. The second game ended up in a 2-2 tie after six innings as heavy thunderstorms rolled into Gladstone. Click the above headline to read the details and to see game photos.
There wasn't much hitting on display Tuesday night when the Escanaba Cubs hosted the Gladstone Indians at Al Ness Field. The pitching was solid and the defense was pretty good by both teams, and the Indians emerged with a 3-0 victory. Click the above headline to see the game story, pictures, videos.
When the Milwaukee Brewers host the Chicago Cubs Tuesday night at Miller Park, an Upper Peninsula man will be on field. Marquette native Adam Hamari will make his Major League Baseball umpiring debut during this game. Click the above headline to read more.
The Marquette Electricians hockey team has a new head coach. Jim Jackson, a member of the Electricians' 1996 state championship team and a four-year defenseman for Northern Michigan University, will take over the AAA Midget program. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Cubs played in the semifinals of the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament on Sunday for the first time since 2008, and almost made it quite memorable. The Cubs battled Wisconsin's top-ranked Legion baseball team, the Plover Black Sox, before losing, 2-1. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, videos.
The Gladstone Indians played hard on Saturday, but ended up with a pair of losses at the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament. The Indians fell behind DePere, 3-0, and had a late rally fall short with a 5-4 loss. Later, the Indians lost to the Plover Black Sox, 8-3. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
The Escanaba Cubs finished pool play with a 2-2 record at the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament Saturday night at Al Ness Field, beating the Marquette Blues, 5-0, and then losing to downstate powerhouse Midland Berryhill, 9-0. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see pictures and all of the tournament's scores.
Five Delta County high school softball players were named to the All-State First Teams in their respective divisions Wednesday afternoon. And four other girls got All-State "honorable mention". Click the above headline to see which girls made the cut.
The Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its All-State teams for the 2013 season. Click the above headline to see the list of Upper Peninsula boys got recognized.
The Gladstone Indians extended their winning streak to nine games on Tuesday by sweeping a doubleheader from the Channing Railroaders, 7-4 and 10-0, in Gladstone. Justin Jurek struck out 14 batters to earn the win in game one, and Hunter Garling tossed a shutout in the nightcap. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The American Legion Baseball season began this weekend for the Escanaba Cubs at a tournament in Green Bay. On Saturday, the Cubs lost to Ash-Port, 9-1, and then fell to the Green Bay Preble Shockers, 17-8. The Cubs split their two games on Friday. Click the above headline to read all of the details from the weekend.
The Gladstone Indians American Baseball team brought out the big sticks on Saturday and swept a doubleheader in Oconto Falls, Wis., 10-0 and 14-2. Click the above headline to read the details, and see photos from the games.
The Gladstone Indians got strong pitching from Jake Pearson and made several key defensive plays to hold off the defending state champion Kingsford Blues, 3-2, Thursday at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and listen to audio highlights and interviews.