The district baseball tournament is just two weeks away, so it was time for the Gladstone Braves to make a statement Wednesday night in Negaunee. And the Braves proved that they will a tough foe in those post-season contests as they posted a doubleheader sweep, 10-0 and 3-1, at Irontown Field. Click the above headline to read details.
Brandon Punzel had three hits and drove in four runs, and he pitched a complete game on the mound Wednesday as the Escanaba Eskymos turned back the Norway Knights, 10-1, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read more details from the game.
The Gladstone Braves had the lead all evening long in Green Bay, but the Preble Hornets rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to stun the Braves, 4-3, at Joannes Stadium. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
Gladstone High School is looking for a new varsity boys basketball coach. Dale Hongisto recently turned in his resignation, saying that it was a "family decision". Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team had a long and exhausting day on Saturday. But it was also a rewarding day as the girls won four games to win the Petoskey Invitational. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team won two games on Saturday to take the championship of the Lions Club Invitational at Al Ness Field. The new Bark River-Harris team competed in the tournament and lost both of its games. Click the above headline for details.
Saturday was Prom Day for Gladstone High School students, but the Braves baseball players took care of business before heading to the dance with two wins over the Hancock Bulldogs. Gladstone won, 10-2 and 19-0, against the team that it will face in the districts at the end of the month. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team lost a pair of tight games against a tough opponent Friday in Lower Michigan. The Eskymos had the lead in both games against the Alpena Wildcats, but lost both, 5-4 and 6-5. Click the above headline for details and U.P. scores
The Escanaba High School baseball team built a 5-0 lead and then held off a late Gladstone rally to beat the Braves, 5-4, Thursday night, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos taken by Lori Jurek, videos taken by Laura Lamberg, and hear radio replays and interviews.
Ross Miron's win at #4 singles was the only bright spot on Wednesday as the Gladstone Braves lost to the Menominee Maroons, 7-1, in tennis action at Pfotenhauer Park. Miron beat Sam Larson, 7-6, 6-4. Click the above headline to see Wednesday's scores.
Brandon Lotterman's base hit with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning snapped a 3-3 tie and gave the Marquette Redmen a 4-3 win over the Escanaba Eskymos Wednesday in Marquette. It was the first-ever win for the Redmen over Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos taken by Mickey LaMarch.
The Escanaba Eskymos won a pair of softball games Tuesday, beating the Kingsford Flivvers, 10-0, in both ends of a doubleheader at Lemmerand Park. Jayme Frappier, Sam Connor, and Katie Ross combined to throw two shutouts. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Braves posted a pair of shutouts on Monday, beating the Norway Knights, 3-0 and 10-0, in a doubleheader at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline to read all the details, see photos taken by Lori Jurek, and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Gladstone High School baseball team salvaged the final game of a three-game road trip to Wisconsin on Saturday, beating the Wausau West Warriors, 9-5, in Wausau. Earlier on Saturday, the Braves fell behind early and lost to D.C. Everest, 6-4. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos competed in softball tournaments away from home on Saturday. The Braves won two games in Cadillac to win their second tournament in as many weeks, while Escanaba finished with a 2-1 record and third place in Pulaski, Wis. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves opened a three-game Wisconsin road trip Friday with a 7-6 loss to the Peshtigo Bulldogs. The Braves rallied from three runs down to tie the game in the sixth inning, but the Bulldogs took advantage of several Gladstone mistakes to win it.Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Eskymos played on their home field for the first time this season, and the girls cruised to a doubleheader sweep of the Rapid River Rockets, 6-0 and 13-3. It was a match-up between two teams that are ranked in the top ten in the state in their respective divisions. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Bark River-Harris High School baseball team played on its home field for the first time in modern school history Thursday night. The Broncos split a doubleheader with the Alger County A's, losing the first game, 11-3, and winning the nightcap, 7-3. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Braves baseball team pouned out 11 hits and used three pitchers to subdue the Marquette Redmen, 10-4, Thursday evening at Don Olsen Field. Hunter Garling drove in three runs and Jake Peterson and Lucas Weinert each had two hits for the Braves. Click the above headline to read details, and to see pictures taken by Lori Jurek.
The Escanaba Eskymos won three singles matches and split their doubles matches, and posted a 5-3 win over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers on Thursday. The Eskymos will host Gladstone on Friday. Click the above headline to see Thursday's scores.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos played another nailbiter in baseball Tuesday night in Gladstone. In the end, Gladstone rookies Tyson Seymour and Clay Cole were the difference as the Braves slipped past the Eskymos, 5-4, in nine innings. Click the above headline to read the details, hear post-game interviews, and see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos won the championship of the Gladstone Quad Golf Invitational on Monday as Eskymo junior Dylan Gauthier beat Marquette's Brett Specker in a playoff. Both boys shot 77's, and Gauthier won medalist honors with a birdie on the second playoff hole. Kingsford and Gladstone also competed. Pictured: Gauthier with a tee shot Monday.
The Gladstone Braves cruised to a doubleheader sweep on Monday, 19-4 and 15-0, over the Alger County Athletics in Gladstone. The A's are a new combo high school team featuring kids from Superior Central, Mid Peninsula, and Munising High Schools. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Three Delta County varsity softball teams were on the road Saturday at daylong tournaments outside of the U.P. The Gladstone Braves won the championship of the Howard City Tri-County Tournament, the Rapid River Rockets won two of three games at the Boyne City Invitational, and the Escanaba Eskymos finished third in Green Bay. Click the above headline for the results.
The Gladstone High School baseball team split a doubleheader on Saturday against the Charlevoix Rayders and finished a weekend trip to Lower Michigan with a 3-1 record. The Braves lost Saturday's opener, 7-2, but won the nightcap, 7-4. This follows two Braves wins in Grayling on Friday. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored seven runs in the sixth inning to rally past the Beloit Turner Trojans, 10-5, Friday in the opening game of the DeBoer's Diamond Classic in Waupun, Wis. Click the above headline to read details, hear radio replays, and see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young.
Johnny Schlenvogt and Corey McInerney combined to toss a six-hitter to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 6-2 win over the Negaunee Miners at Al Ness Field. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Braves took an early lead but lost to the Norway Knights, 6-3, at Marion Park. Click the above headline to read details from both games.
The Gladstone Braves and Negaunee Miners battled near-whiteout conditions to play four innings of baseball on Tuesday. Gladstone ended up winning the game, 7-5, in a game that was ruled a "complete game" after heavy snow made the field a sloppy mess. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos taken by Lori Jurek, and videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Gladstone Braves scored five runs in the final two innings to tie the Marquette Redettes, 5-5, Tuesday, at the Gladstone Softball Fields. The game was called after seven innings when a snowstorm hit the area. Click the above headline to read details.
The voting for Kraft's Hockeyville campaign continues this week as Sault Ste. Marie's Pullar stadium has been named one of the final four finalists from thousands of applicants throughout the nation. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
