The Bark River-Harris High School baseball team split a pair of games on Saturday at the Escanaba Invitational. The Broncos lost to Sault Ste. Marie, 6-1, in the opener. It was the first setback of the season fo BR-H. Sam Hall took the loss on the mound. In the afternoon game, the Broncos rolled past mistake-prone Kingsford, 14-0, in five innings. Brad Vandermissen pitched the Broncos to the win. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Gladstone High School girls softball team lost two of three games on Saturday at the ten-team Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament in Escanaba. The girls beat Ishpeming, but lost to Millington and Marshfield. Click the above headline to see details and photos.
The Rapid River High School softball team came from behind to beat the Negaunee Miners, 6-3, in the final game of the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament on Saturday. The Rockets trailed, 3-2, with one out in the seventh inning, when Richelle Vandeville launched a three-run homer. Natalie Belanger later added an RBI single. Brittany Schwartz pitched a scoreless seventh inning. Rapid River also beat Kingsford, 8-1, Saturday.
The Gladstone Braves got strong pitching performances from Carson Shea and Zac Hanson and turned back the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 3-0 and 11-3, Friday in Gladstone. Jared Crow brought in all three runs in the opener. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos taken by Brenda Crow and videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
Marquette won both the boys and girls championships in a four-team track meet on a blustery afternoon Thursday in Gladstone. The Braves were second in both meets, with Escanaba third and Norway fourth. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Gladstone Braves scored ten unanswered runs and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 11-3, Thursday night at the Gladstone Sports Park. Jared Crow's home run started the comeback after Jake LaFave's three-run shot put Escanaba in front. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Rapid River High School softball team swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Gladstone Braves on Tuesday, 11-1 and 6-4, marking the first time in program history that the Rockets have turned that trick. Click the above headline to read details, listen to interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Mike Dagenais and Bri Winling.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos beat the Escanaba Eskymos for the first time in the four-year history of the BR-H baseball program Monday, 5-0, in Bark River. Ryan Arndt threw six innings of two-hit ball and Matt Richer had three hits to lead BR-H. Click the above headline for details, photos, and listen to post-game interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos baseball team scored four runs in the first inning and held off the Marquette Redmen, 6-4, Saturday at Al Ness Field. The win improved Escanaba's record to 8-2. Click the above headline to see photos and listen to post-game interviews.
The Escanaba High School baseball team bounced back from a disappointing loss to Gladstone by beating the Negaunee Miners, 6-3 and 15-3, Friday evening at IronTown Field. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video highlights.
The Gladstone Braves mercied the Marquette Redmen, 10-0, in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday in Gladstone. But Marquette got revenge in the nightcap, rallying for a 6-3 win. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Rapid River High School softball team swept Bark River-Harris in a doubleheader on Thursday, 8-0 and 12-2. Natalie Belanger threw a perfect game in the opener with 19 strikeouts. She also pitched the second game. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School tennis team swept all four doubles flights and won three of the four singles matches and beat Iron Mountain, 7-1, on Thursday. Click the above headline for details.
Freshman Natalie Belanger kept up her torrid hitting with a home run, single, and five doubles, and she pitched two scoreless innings Wednesday as Rapid River swept Manistique, 11-0, and 23-0, in Rapid River. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Gladstone Braves scored eight unanswered runs to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 8-3, in a high school baseball rivalry game Tuesday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, see photos taken by Brenda Crow, and to listen to interviews.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team rolled to a doubleheader sweep of the Kingsford Flivvers on Tuesday, winning both games on the five-inning mercy rule, 11-1 and 10-0, in Escanaba. Gabbi Salo and Nicole Kamin each threw no-hitters in the circle for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to see photos, videos from Game #1.
Carney-Nadeau High School graduate and Marquette University freshman Hunter Eichhorn took first place Tuesday at the Big East Conference championships in South Carolina. MU finished second as a team. Click the above headline for details. (MU Photo)
The Gladstone High School baseball team settled for a doubleheader split on Saturday in the program's first-ever meeting with Sturgeon Bay, beating the Clippers, 2-0, in the opener, before dropping the nightcap, 12-2. The games were played in sunny, 40-degree weather. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Escanaba High School baseball team improved to 5-1 on its season-opening homestand Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of the Peshtigo Bulldogs, 12-10 and 17-2, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Rapid River High School softball team swept a doubleheader from the Hancock Bulldogs, 11-1 and 13-3, under cold, sunny, and blustery conditions Friday afternoon in Rapid River. Click the above headline for photos and video highlights from the opener.
The Westwood Patriots tennis team left Delta County with a win and a tie in a pair of dual meets under cold, windy conditions Friday. The Patriots beat Gladstone, 7-1, after settling for a 4-4 tie with Escanaba earlier in the day. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team worked hard for a pair of victories on Thursday, turning back the Negaunee Miners, 4-3 and 9-4. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young, listen to interviews and a replay of Escanaba's walk-off hit.
The Escanaba High School boys tennis team tied the defending Upper Peninsula champion Negaunee Miners, 4-4, on Thursday, before beating the Menominee Maroons, 8-0. Gladstone, meanwhile, lost to Kingsford, 7-1. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Marinette Marines split a doubleheader Wednesday night as the baseball season finally started. The Eskymos won the opener, 9-8, before the Marines rolled to a 13-3 win in the nightcap. Click the above headline for details.
The high school boys and girls track & field seasons got off to a belated start on Tuesday as four schools met in Escanaba. The Marquette Redmen won both the boys and girls meets. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos. (Pictured: Marquette's Raffy Millado)
The high school tennis season finally got going Tuesday in Delta County as the West Iron County Wykons made stops in both Escanaba and Gladstone. The Wykons returned to Iron River with a pair of wins, 5-3 over Escanaba and 8-0 over Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos, videos from the Esky match. (Pictured: WIC Neil Tomasoski)
The executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Jack Roberts, is stepping down in August. He has been the head of the MHSAA since 1986, the longest serving of any state in the country. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves and North Central Jets baseball teams finally got on the field Monday, after spending weeks practicing inside their gyms. The Braves turned back the Jets, 11-1 and 5-1, under sunny skies in Hermansville. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team is preparing for the 2018 season, which is getting off to a late start. The team gathered on Sunday for the annual Eskymo Spaghetti Fundraiser at the Elks Lodge. The money raised with the dinner helps the Eskymo varsity and JV teams with their operations, as both are self-funded and get no money from the district. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the event.
The Gladstone High School softball team won three games on Saturday to take first place at the Chris Brien Invitational at Hanover-Horton High School. Click the above headline to see the details, and video highlights taken by Duane Hardwick.
