The Escanaba 9-10 boys baseball team followed up its Yooper Tournament championship with a district title on Friday. The boys pounded Menominee, 18-1, to earn a spot in the state tournament in Grand Rapids. Click the above headline to see new photos.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) were on cruise control for most of the day on Friday, posting a pair of wins at the state tournament in downstate New Boston. Escanaba beat Lac St. Clair, 14-1, and then held on for an 11-7 win over Clinton. Click the above headline for game details, interviews, photos, and videos.
The Escanaba Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) won an Upper Peninsula sectional championship on Friday, beating Baraga County, 11-1 and 10-2, at Lemmerand Park. Escanaba advances to the state tournament in Indian River. Click the above headline to see details and photos.
The Sault Ste. Marie Senior Girls (age 15-16) won both of their games Friday at the Senior Little League State Tourament in New Boston. The Sault beat Grandville, 6-2, and then shut out Port Huron, 5-0. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) lost a heartbreaker to Freeland, 1-0, Wednesday in the state championship game in Boyne City. Falcon pitcher Cat Talaga outdueled Gladstone's Brittany Schwartz in the circle, sending Freeland to the Central Regional. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Michelle Rubick, as well as other District Ten scores.
The Escanaba 9-10 Girls Little League All-Star team got a good pitching performance from Emily Moore and beat Gladstone, 5-3, to win the District Ten championship Tuesday night. The girls will host Penokee Range from the Ironwood area in next week's sectionals. Click the above headline to read more details about Tuesday night's championship game.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) won their district championship with a 17-3 win over Gladstone. The girls will host Baraga County in the state sectionals this Friday. The winner advances to the state tournament in Indian River. Friday's doubleheader starts at 5:00. The games will be broadcast live on WCHT-AM (600), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) jumped off to a big early lead and then held off a late rally to beat Rogers City, 7-4, Monday, in the state tournament semifinals in Boyne City. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Major Boys had a six-run lead against Iron Mountain North, but could not hang on, losing in the district championship game, 11-9. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Stars were facing elimination on Sunday, but both managed wins to keep their seasons alive. The girls rallied to beat Taylor, 3-2, in seven innings to advance to the state semifinals in Boyne City. And the boys upset Iron Mountain North, 10-0, to advance to Monday's dstrict championship game. Click the above headline for details on both games.
The Escanaba Senior Girls (age 15-16) rolled to a sectional championship on Saturday, beating Keweenaw County, 23-0 and 14-1, at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline to see pictures from the sectional, and see a list of all of Saturday's boys and girls District Ten Little League scores.
The Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) finished the pool play portion of their state tournament on Saturday with an 11-0 win over Rochester Hills, advancing to Sunday's quarterfinals. Click the above headline to see details, photos and videos.
C.J. Bolo hit a home run and pitched a complete game four-hitter as the Iron Mountain North Major Boys (age 11-12) beat Gladstone, 8-3, in the district finals Friday night in Iron Mountain. Foster Wonders added a long two-run shot for Iron Mountain. Click the above headline to read details, see scores of other Little League games, and to see photos and videos from the IM-Gladstone game, and the Munising-Norway contest.
The Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) won their second straight state tournament game on Friday, beating fellow Upper Peninsula team Portage Lake, 11-0, in Boyne City. Sydney Herioux had a triple and a single, Morgan Letteriello added a double, and Maddie Ahlgren contributed a hit. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) got the state tournament off to a good start on Thursday, beating the District Eight champs from Charlevoix, 19-0, in Boyne City. Morgan Letteriello ingnited the Gladstone offense with a three-run homer in the first inning. Click the above headline to read more details about the game.
The Escanaba Minor Boys (age 9-10) opened district tournament play with a 12-0 win over Tri-County Thursday at Dickson Field. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Taylor Hunter had three hits and three RBI and Serina Sinnaeve had a two-run homer to lead the Gladstone Junior Girls (age 13-14) to an 11-1 win over Iron Mountain North in district tournament action Thursday in Gladstone. Click the above headline for all of the details.
Sam Connor had a home run, double and single, and she pitched three innings in relief to earn the victory as the Escanaba Senior Girls (age 15-16) beat Norway, 11-7, in Wednesday's district championship game. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
Justin Malmstead had a single, triple, and home run, as the Gladstone Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) topped Munising, 10-0, in district tournament action on Tuesday. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and to hear radio replays and interviews.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) lived to fight another day Tuesday night by posting a 4-3 win over Tri-County in the district tournament in Gladstone. The Escanaba boys played flawless defense and took advantage of three Tri-County errors to get the win. Click the above headline to see photos and hear highlights and interviews.
Ean Terrian had a triple and a home run, driving in two runs, as the Gladstone Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) beat Escanaba, 16-2, in district tournament action Monday in Gladstone. Caden Alworden added a single, triple, and three runs batted in. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, and to hear replays and interviews.
The Battle of Alger County on the Little League Baseball diamond was halted by a powerful rain storm on Sunday, and the Munising Major Boys (age 11-12) got full benefit from it. Munising was leading Tri-County, 2-0, in the fifth inning when the skies opened. It was recognized as an "official game" because four of the six innings had been completed. Click the above headline for more.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) came from behind to win the District Ten softball championship on Wednesday, beating Escanaba 6-1 in nine innings and 7-0 in the title game. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba 9-10 boys Little League All-Star team won the championship of the 23rd annual "Yooper" Tournament Monday night, beating the Kingsford All-Stars, 10-1. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos from the game.
The Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) won their third straight game on Tuesday, beating the Kingsford All-Stars, 15-0, at Howes Field. Brittany Schwartz threw a no-hitter, striking out ten batters in five innings. Click the above headline for details.
Gabby Salo was overpowering again on Sunday, striking out 16 batters as the Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) beat Kingsford, 8-2, in an All-Star district tournament game. Earlier Sunday, Gladstone blanked Norway, 20-0, to stay alive. Click the above headline to read details.
The Little League All-Star season got under way Friday as the Escanaba and Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) met in a district tournament game in Gladstone. Escanba's Gabby Salo outdueled Gladstone's Brittany Schwartz, and Escanaba posted a 5-1 win. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The annual "Yooper 9-10" boys baseball tournament helped to kick off the Little League All-Star season Friday in Escanaba. The host Escanaba boys picked up a win at Karl Dickson Field, as did Iron Mountain North. Click the above headline to see the details.
The Upper Peninsula Youth Football League in Delta County is preparing for the upcoming season. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
The National United Wrestling Association Championships were held Sunday in downstate Battle Creek. Seven Gladstone boys were a part of the event...the only Upper Peninsula wrestlers to compete. Second grader Austin Solis won the national championship in the 56-pound weight class. Click the above headline to read how all of the Gladstone boys did.
The Marquette Sentinels Under-16 girls hockey team and the Keweenaw Storm Under-19 girls were both heartbroken on Sunday as they played for national titles at the USA Hockey Tier II National Championships in Amherst, N.Y. Marquette lost to Charles River, Mass., 2-1, while Keweenaw fell to Cape Cod, Mass., also by a 2-1 score. Click the above headline to read more details.
