The Gladstone High School football team went 0-9 in 2013. But the Braves are looking for better things under a revamped offense. The Braves held their first practice Monday morning at just past midnight, the very first moment allowed under MHSAA rules. Click the above headline for details.
The two best Class A American Legion Baseball teams in Michigan reside in Delta County. The Gladstone Indians won their first-ever state championship on Saturday, beating the Escanaba Cubs, 4-0, in Gladwin. The Cubs are state runners-up for a second straight year. Click the above headline to read all of the details, see photos taken by Sheila Olsen, and hear the call of the final out and post-game interviews.
The Gladstone Indians used the shutout pitching of Jake Peterson to post a 7-0 win over the host Gladwin Lightning Friday evening. Meanwhile, the Escanaba Cubs beat Hudson, 6-1, and then rallied past Petoskey, 10-6. Click the above headline to read game details and to see photos.
The American Legion Baseball Class A State Tournament got off to a rough start on Thursday for the Upper Peninsula’s teams. The Escanaba Cubs dropped a 14-5 decision to Petoskey, while the Marquette Blues lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Hudson. But the Gladstone Indians managed to get a 4-0 win over Petoskey. Click the above headline for more details, photos, and videos.
Three Upper Peninsula American Legion Baseball teams will play for a state championship this weekend in downstate Gladwin. The U.P. Zone Five Champion Gladstone Indians, runners-up Escanaba Cubs, and third place Marquette Blues are in the six-team field. Click the above headline to see the tournament schedule, and to see photos and videos from the Gladstone Indians practice. (Pictured above: Jake Pearson in the cage)
The Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians are both headed back to the American Legion Baseball State Tournament. Both qualified for a trip to Gladwin on Saturday at the U.P. Finals in Marquette. Gladstone beat Escanaba, 5-3, to win the U.P. Zone Five championship, but the Cubs, and Marquette Blues, both advanced to states. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians both advanced to the Final Four of the Upper Peninsula Zone Five Tournament Friday in Marquette. The Indians beat Hancock, 5-0, and then dominated Ishpeming, 15-2. The Cubs beat Menominee, 4-3, before losing to Marquette, 15-5. But Escanaba was still the top seed in its pool. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians played another tight game on Thursday as the American Legion Baseball's Zone Five Tournament began in Marquette. Gladstone's Sam Pouliot outdueled Escanaba's Devin Olsen and the Indians won the Battle of Delta County, 3-2. Click the above headline to read more details.
Escanaba High School has a new athletic director. EHS alum Nick Nolde has been hired to take over the department, two months after the resignation of Dave Wilson. Nolde has been the athletic director at Bark River-Harris High School the past couple of years. Click the above headline to read more details and hear from Nolde on his hiring.
Graham Morrison drove in his cousin, Christian Groleau, in the top of the 14th inning as the Gladstone Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs, 4-3, in a marathon game at Al Ness Field. Groleau had four successful bunts and scored three runs as the Indians swept the season series from their cross-bay rivals. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone Indians won twice on Saturday at the Lynn Auto Parts Invitational in Sault Ste. Marie, including one win without an adult coach. Meanwhile, the Escanaba Cubs lost both of their games on Saturday to finish the tournament 2-2. Click teh above headline to read all of the details.
The Escanaba Cubs won both of their games at the Lynn Auto Parts American Legion Baseball Tournament Friday in Sault Ste. Marie. The Gladstone Indians picked up a dramatic extra-innings win in their first game, but fell flat and lost their second game. Click the above headline to read some of the details.
The Escanaba Cubs posted a 10-0 win over Niagara (Wis.) in American Legion Baseball Monday night at Al Ness Field. Devin Olsen pitched all five innings, allowing four base hits, to earn the victory. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Gladstone Indians swept an American Legion Baseball doubleheader from the Kingsford Blues, 5-2 and 5-0, Sunday in Gladstone. The second game was called in the bottom of the fourth inning as heavy rain hit the area. Click the above headline to see the game photos.
The Gladstone Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs, 5-2, in an All-Delta County matchup on Thursday night at Gladstone's Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for game details, photos, audio and video highlights.
Jake Peterson pitched a complete-game three-hitter and Jake Pearson drove in two runs as the Gladstone Indians beat the Marquette Blues, 3-0, in American Legion Baseball action Wednesday in Marquette. Click the above headline for the details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team finished the Marinette Firecracker Tournament Sunday with a 5-3 win over Manitowoc, Wis. The win gave the Cubs a 2-2 record in the three-day event. Click the above headline to see all of the details.
The Gladstone Indians lost both ends of an American Legion Baseball doubleheader to Luxemberg-Kewaunee County, 6-2 and 2-1, Sunday afternoon. Click the above headline to read the game details.
The seventh-annual Upper Peninsula High School football game was held Saturday afternoon at the Northern Michigan University Superior Dome. After a wild start, the East beat the West, 41-24. The East team included four kids from Escanaba, two from Rapid River, and one each from Gladstone and Bark River-Harris. Click the above headline to read more, and to see Marje Heller's photos.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team split two games Saturday at the 36th annual Firecracker Tournament in Marinette, Wis. The Cubs lost to the Green Bay Blue Jays, 5-3, before bouncing back to outslug Watertown, Wis., 12-10, in the second game. Click the above headline to see details on the Cubs' games, along with photos and videos.
The Escanaba Cubs lost their Firecracker Tournament opener to the Marinette Legion 4-2. Devin Olsen took the loss on the mound as the Cubs were without some of their best players and had to play several players at new positions. The Cubs had several scoring chances throughout the game, but couldn't come up with a clutch hit to swing the momentum. Click the above headline for more details, photos, and video from Friday night's game.
About seven dozen high school football players are getting ready for this Saturday's U.P. All-Star game at the Superior Dome. The kids are spending the week having two-a-day practices, and doing other events such as a food drive. Click the above headline for all of the details.
Rudyard High School's Luke Steikar suffered a neck injury during practice Wednesday for the U.P. All-Star game at the Superior Dome. Also on Wednesday, the skills competiton was held, and Escanaba's Bailey Lamb and Cam Beversluis won their events. Click the above headline to read the details from Xcel Sports.
The Escanaba Eskymos' Annual Youth Football Camp was held on Monday and Tuesday at the Escanaba Athletic Field. The kids learned many basic football skills and techniques taught from varsity head coach Jim Hansen and players from the Escanaba football program. Click the above headline to read camp details and to see photos.
The Escanaba Cubs got a strong pitching performance from Andrew Sedlar, but they couldn't touch the DePere pitchers Sunday at the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament. Sedlar scattered six hits in a complete-game effort, but Escanaba managed only three hits and lost, 2-0. Click the above headline to read the details and to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Indians finished 1-2 in this weekend's Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament after falling to the Marquette Blues, 8-4, Sunday in Gladstone. The Indians were limited to four base hits and had several guys playing out-of-position thanks to nagging injuries from the high school season. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team settled for a split Saturday as the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournaement began. The Indians beat Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario), 11-3, before falling to downstate powerhouse Midland Berryhill, 5-0. Click the above headline to to read details, see photos, and listen to audio highlights and interviews.
The Escanaba Cubs scored six runs in both of their baseball games on Saturday, and it was enough to post a 2-0 record against two Wisconsin opponents. The Cubs beat Manitowoc, 6-0, and then topped Plover, 6-3. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos and videos, and to listen to audio highlights and interviews.
The Gladstone Braves honored their best with a cookout and awards ceremony at Don Olsen Field on Wednesday. Sam Pouliot was named the team's Most Valuable Player at the cookout. Click the above headline to see who won which awards and photos and videos.
The high school girls softball season wrapped up Wednesday night with the Upper Peninsula Softball All-Star games at Escanaba's Lemmerand Park. The South team (Escanaba, Gladstone, Rapid River, Norway, Munising, Superior Central, Ironwood) won both games from the North team (Negaunee, Marquette, Ishpeming, Newberry, Sault, Copper Country), 2-1 and 12-9. The rosters were filled with only seniors. Click the above headline to see details, plus photos and videos from the games.
