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.
The Rapid River High School softball team needed just three innings to beat the Pickford Panthers, 21-0, in an MHSAA District tournament game on Tuesday. Click the above headline to read details, and to see videos from the game.
The Gladstone High School Baseball team closed its regular season on Tuesday with a 6-3 loss to Gtreen Bay Preble in Wisconsin. Braves pitchers issued ten walks, including three with the bases loaded, in losing to a Wisconsin team for the second time this season. Click the above headline to read the details from Tuesday's game.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves hooked up in another low-scoring baseball game Monday night. The Braves scored three runs in the third inning and held on to beat the Eskymos, 3-1, after Gladstone had posted a 1-0 win earlier this month. Click the above headline to read the details, and see photos.
The Escanaba High School baseball team swept a doubleheader from the Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.) Black Sox, 9-0 and 10-3, Saturday at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos, and listen to interviews.
Jay Oberg threw a five-hitter and Brandon Lotterman hit a three-run homer to lead the Marquette Redmen to a 3-2 win over the Gladstone Braves in the first game of a doubleheader Friday night in Gladstone. The Braves won the nightcap, 12-4. Click the above headline to read the details, see photos, and to listen to radio replays and interviews.
The Great Northern Conference and Mid Peninsula Conference both held their track, golf, and tennis championships on Thursday across the Upper Peninsula. Click the above headline to see all of Thursday's results.
The Escanaba High School baseball team got strong pitching from Devin Olsen and Ben Kleiman, and took advantage of six errors, to beat the Negaunee Miners, 10-0, Thursday in Negaunee. Click the above headline to read details and see photos.
The Gladstone Braves got five strong innings from pitcher Christian Groleau and then held off the Stephenson Eagles, 7-4, Thursday in Daggett. Meanwhile, the North Central Jets split a baseball doubleheader with the Marquette Legion Blues, losing the first game, 9-8, in eight innings, before winning the nightcap, 7-4. Click the above headline to read the details.
Escanaba High School Seniors Travis Heller and Ashley Cook won the prestigious Pfotenhauer-Gessner Award as the school's top male and female athletes. It's an award that has been given out for 90 years at EHS. Also, Aubree Peterson and Steve Wood won the Abrahamson Award for having the most career varsity letters. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School softball team completed a season sweep of the Escanaba Eskymos on Tuesday, taking both ends of a doubleheader, 6-0 and 2-1, in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos taken by Mike Dagenais and Nate Bellville, and to listen to audio highlights.
Christian Tackman hit a home run for the first time since his Little League days, helping the Gladstone Braves beat the Houghton Gremlins, 11-3, in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday in Gladstone. The Braves also won the second game, 7-3. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
