The Michigan High School Softball Association came out with its All-State teams on Tuesday. The Gladstone Braves and Rapid River Rockets were well-represented, while Escanaba and Superior Central also had a girl make the lists. Click the above headline to see all of the state's All-State players.
Gladstone High School sophomore Hunter Garling was picked to the Division Three All-State First Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. Garling batted .478 with four home runs and 25 RBI during the regular season. Rudyard outfielder Luke Steikar was the only other Upper Peninsula baseball player to get All-State honors. He was picked to the First Team in Division Four.
The Gladstone Indians opened the American Legion Baseball season Monday night with a come-from-behind 7-5 win in Niagara, Wis. The Indians played without many of their starters because they were resting after last weekend's high school state finals. Eighth-grader Logan Heim got the win in relief. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Cubs opened the American Legion Baseball season with a doubleheader loss at Green Bay Southwest on Sunday, 4-2 and 11-9. Click the above headline to see photos from Sunday's games, taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Gladstone community was in celebration mode on Sunday as the Braves softball and baseball teams returned home from East Lansing. Both teams were honored with a police and fire escort on Sunday afternoon, and hundreds of people lined the streets of Gladstone to cheer on the kids. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Tinner Sharon pitched a complete game and struck out 12 batters Saturday as the Gladstone High School softball team stunned Unionville-Sebewaing, 2-1, in the Division Three state championship game at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The magical ride to the top of the state's baseball elite came to a heartbreaking end for the Gladstone Braves on Friday at Michigan State University. The Braves lost to Decatur, 2-1, in eight innings. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos and videos taken by Lucas LaCosse, and hear audio replays and interviews.
The Gladstone High School softball team will play in the Division Three State Championshiup game on Saturday. The girls pulled out a 5-4 win over Coloma in the state semifinals on Friday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to see the details.
The Gladstone High School softball team practiced in Gaylord on Thursday as they prepared for Friday morning's state semifinal game. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Thursday's practice.
The Gladstone High School baseball team will play in the Division Three state semifinals for the first time on Friday. The team practiced in Gaylord Thursday afternoon before finishing the trip to East Lansing. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Thursday's practice.
It was the end of the line for the Norway High School baseball team Tuesday at the Division Four State Quarterfinals in Traverse City. The Knights fell to Maple City Glen Lake, 5-2, ending a season that started slowly but ended with the team on a nice postseason run. Click the above headline for more details, and to see photos.
The dogpile was so intense that Gladstone Braves back-up catcher A.J. Lundberg suffered a fractured wrist. That mishap aside, the Braves rolled back to the Upper Peninsula with a 3-2 win over Muskegon Oakridge Tuesday in a baseball quarterfinal in Traverse City. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos taken by Lucas LaCosse, and to hear radio highlights and interviews.
The Gladstone High School softball team did not make it to the state semifinals last season. The girls' loss in the 2013 quarterfinals was a rarity, and this year, the Braves made it a goal to get back to the Final Four. And on Tuesday, the Braves topped Muskegon Oakridge, 5-1, in a D-3 quarterfinal. Click the above headline for photos, interviews.
Less than 48 hours after winning their first baseball regional championship, the Gladstone Braves were back in Traverse City Monday night to prepare for the state quarterfinal round. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Braves are returning to the state quarterfinals yet again. The Braves won another regional championship on Saturday, beating Traverse City St. Francis, 3-1, and Boyne City, 5-2, sending the girls to the quarterfinals. Click the above headline for details.
The unexpected post-season run of the Escanaba High School baseball team continued for a few hours on Saturday, but ultimately came to an end in the regional championship game in Cadillac. Escanaba beat Newaygo, 6-1, before falling to Gladwin, 4-1. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
It was the end of the line for the Escanaba and Rapid River High School girls softball teams on Saturday. Both local teams lost in "walk-off" fashion in the regional semifinals. Escanaba lost to Remus Chippewa Hills, 1-0, while Rapid River fell to Rogers City, 3-2. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School Baseball team won its first regional championship on Saturday, beating Traverse City St. Francis, 10-2, and Boyne City, 5-2. Sam Pouliot and Jake Peterson each pitched complete games. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos taken by Jared Hunter, and to listen to highlights and interviews.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves met for one final time on the baseball diamond Wednesday night before heading their separate ways at regional tournaments this weekend. This game was a scrimmage and didn't count, but it gave kids on both teams valuable practice. Click the above headline for more.
Escanaba High School Athletic Director Dave Wilson announced on Tuesday that he is resigning after seven years on the job. Wilson, who has worked for the district for 15 years, says he wants to go back into teaching, and will do some coaching. Click the above headline to read more, and to hear our interview with Wilson.
Gladstone High School baseball players Hunter Garling, Ben Schwalbach, and Jake Peterson have been named to the Division Three All-District Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team trailed 3-0 in the seventh inning before rallying for an improbable 5-3 win over the Petoskey Northmen Saturday in Petoskey. The victory, along with an earier 19-3 triumph over Cheboygan, gave the Eskymos a Division Two district championship. Click the above headline to read the details, watch video highlights taken by Mike Dagenais.
The high school track season came to an end on Saturday with the U.P. Finals at Kingsford High School. Kingsford's boys and Marquette's girls won in Division One. Ishpeming's boys and St. Ignace's girls won in Division Two. Munising's boys and Brimley's girls won in Division Three. Click the above headline for results.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team won its third straight district championship on Saturday, beating Kingsford, 7-1, and then topping Cheboygan, 7-2, in the title game. Click the above headline to read all of the details from Saturday's district games.
The Gladstone Braves won their first-ever baseball district championship on Friday, beating the Negaunee Miners, 4-2, and then mercying the Houghton Gremlins, 10-0, in the championship game. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Gladstone High School girls softball team won its 14th consecutive district championship on Friday, but it wasn't easy. The Braves had to outlast Negaunee in eleven innings, 5-0, in the semifinals, before beating Manistique in the final, 12-0. Click the above headline for the details.
Two local golfers won medalist honors Thursday at the MHSAA Division Three Upper Peninsula Golf Championships in Delta County. Carney-Nadeau freshman Hunter Eichhorn fired a 71 and then won the title on a playoff hole, and Bark River-Harris senior Savanna Stenberg shot a 91 and won on a fifth playoff hole. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team closed the regular season on Thursday with a 7-5 loss to the Marinette Marines. It was the final home game for seniors Devin Olsen, Ben Kleiman, and Bailey Lamb. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School softball team got off to a good start on Wednesday as the district tournament began. The Braves beat the Houghton Gremlins, 16-0, in four innings. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
The Houghton Gremlins completed the clean sweep on Wednesday, winning the Division One Upper Peninsula boys and girls golf championships in Marquette. The Escanaba Eskymos finished second in the boys meet, and third in the girls meet. Click the above headline for details.
