The Norway Vikings American Legion Baseball team defeated the Gladstone Indians, 7-2, Friday night to wrap up a perfect 3-0 record in pool play at the Zone Five Tournament in Gladstone. Both teams advance to Saturday's semifinals. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team won two games on Thursday at the Upper Peninsula Zone Five tournament, and assured themselves of a spot in Saturday's semifinals. The Indians beat Ironwood, 8-3, despite getting just three base hits, and then topped Menominee in a marathon night game, 14-5. Click the above headline for details.
It was a night to remember for a Brimley High School graduate as the Eastern U.P. Wood Ducks American Legion baseball team battled the Post 44 Legion Blues out of Marquette Thursday night in Escanaba. LeBlanc threw his first-ever no-hitter as the Wood Ducks eeked out a 2-0 win to stay alive in the Zone Five U.P. Finals. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 8-10) earned a trip to the state tournament by beating Gladstone, 12-5, in the District Ten championship game Wednesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Gladstone Minor Little League All-Star (age 8-10) baseball team completed an undefeated run through the district tournament Tuesday night, beating Kingsford, 2-1, in a pitcher's duel that went down to the wire in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline for details.
After Escanaba had won an earlier match-up, Gladstone flipped the script on Tuesday, winning, 5-3, to force a winner-take-all district championship game Wednesday night in the Minor Little League All-Star (age 8-10) tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team won the championship of the Wood Ducks tournament Sunday in Sault Ste. Marie, beating the Soo Canada Black Sox, 8-0, and then topping the host EUP Wood Ducks, 11-5. Click the above headline for details.
It was another Escanaba vs Norway baseball battle that went right down to the wire, and then some. The Escanaba Cubs and Norway Vikings met Wednesday night at Mike Maule Field, with the Cubs winning in extra innings, 6-4. Click the above headline for details, and to hear the radio broadcast of the game. (Kimberly Erickson photo)
The Norway Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) flipped the script on their next-door neighbors Thursday night, posting a 12-5 win over Kingsford to win an improbable district championship, and earn a spot in next week's state tournqament in suburban Detroit. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and hear post-game comments.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baeeball team used five pitchers and lost to the Bay Port Pirates, 8-3, Wednesday night, in Green Bay, as the team prepares to play in a tournament this weekend in Antigo. Click the above headline for details, and photos taken by Jayger Quinn.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) lost a hard-fought battle to St. Clair in a state quarterfinal game on Tuesday, 6-5, in eight innings, in Marquette. The host Marquette All-Stars also lost. Click the above headline for details.
The Kingsford Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) advanced to the District Ten championship game on Monday with a 7-0 win over Norway. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and to hear post-game interviews.
The Negaunee Senior Little League All-Star (age 15-16) baseball team wrapped up a great tournament run with a win in the state semifinals over Hillman, but a loss in the state championship game to the host Southern Grand Rapids team on Monday at Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star baseball team (age 11-12) stayed alive for a second straight day on Monday, beating Iron Mountain North in a 9-8 game that included a long weather delay. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Norway Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) won their first district tournament game on Saturday, beating the Gladstone All-Stars, 2-1, in Quinnesec. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and post-game interviews.
The Kingsford Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) opened district tournament play Friday night with a resounding 18-3 win over Escanaba at the Quinnesec Field. The Kingsford boys took advantage of multiple walks, errors, and wild pitches, to easily advance to the second round against Schaffer. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) used strong pitching and defense to win their district tournament opener over Iron Mountain North, 3-1, Friday evening at the Quinnesec Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
It was a big night for baseball in Marquette Wednesday night as the Marquette Post 44 Blues played against an alumni team of former Blues players, and then four people who helped to build the program were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Click the above headline for details.
The fireworks started early for the Escanaba Cubs American Legion baseball team as the Cubs faced the Gladstone Indians for the third time this season. Unlike the first two meetings, the Cubs jumped to a big lead and did not blow it, winning 10-3 behind a grand slam home run and 6 1/3 innings of pitching from Eli Gardner. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Post 44 Blues American Legion baseball team scored six runs in the first inning and cruised past the Gladstone Indians, 10-4, Monday night in Gladstone, as two Bay College teammates hit home runs for opposing teams. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team salvaged the final game of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Sunday, beating the Menominee Red Wave, 14-4, in six innings, in the tournament's seventh place game. Click the above headline for details.
The Negaunee Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) won a District Eleven championship on Sunday, beating Keweenaw twice by identical 10-0 scores at Irontown Field. Negaunee advances to the state tournament next weekend in Grand Rapids. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 10-12) rallied out of the loser's bracket on Sunday to win two games against Gladstone, and take the District Ten Championship in yet another war between the firendly rivals. After Gladstone won, 1-0, on Thursday, Esky won twice on Sunday, 2-1 and 14-3. This sends Escanaba into the state tournament next weekend in Marquette. Click the above headline for details.
It was a long day for the Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team on Saturday, but it was a successful one, as the Cubs won three games to advance to the championship game of the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team suffered a pair of losses on Saturday at the Marinette Firecracker Tournament, falling to the Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Black Sox, 2-0, and then losing to the Maintowoc (Wis.) Bandits, 13-2, at the Pederson Ballpark. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the games.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team scored six runs in the third inning to take a 6-2 lead over the Marinette Legion squad late Friday night at the Marinette Firecracker Tournament. The game was called in the top of the fifth inning because of continued heavy rain. It will be completed on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team lost its opener of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Friday, 6-2, to Green Bay Southwest. The game was played in a steady moderate rain which caused for slick conditions. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team won its second straight game in the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament Friday night, beating the Niagara Legion team, 8-0, in six innings, at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details. (Jayger Quinn photo)
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team picked up its first win of the season late Friday night, rallying from five runs down to beat the Plover (Wis.) Black Sox, 9-7, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Norway Vikings American Legion Baseball team opened its play in the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament on Friday with a pair of wins over UP teams, 13-2, over the Eastern U.P. Wood Ducks, and 7-4, over the Copper Country Flames. Click the above headline for details.
