Health Officials: COVID Spread At Hockey Tourney
March 04, 2021The Marquette County Health Department says a youth hockey tournament held last weekend in Calumet was a COVID-19 super spreader event. Click the above headline for details.
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Soccer
Marquette United Soccer Has COVID-Free Season
November 06, 2020The Superiorland Soccer Association’s Marquette United teams recently finished their season without a single case of COVID-19. Click the above headline to read their story.
Hockey
Marquette Junior Wildcats Salvage Weekend Split
October 11, 2020The Marquette Junior Wildcats hockey team jumped to a 3-0 lead and held on to beat Chippewa Falls, Wis., on Sunday, in suburban Green Bay. Marquette ended up finishing with a 2-2 record in the three-day event. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
Baseball
HOLIDAY KICKOFF: Escanaba Rallies Past Felch
September 04, 2020The Escanaba "Mikey D's Beer Cave" baseball team scored four runs in the fifth inning to rally past the host Felch Rangers, 5-4, as the Labor Day weekend tournament began Friday night. Click the above headline to read details and see photos, videos.
Baseball
ANOTHER TIGHT ONE: IMKN Boys Fall In Qtrs.
August 09, 2020The Iron Mountain-Kingsford-Norway Under-19 baseball team lost another one-run game on Sunday in the Wisconsin Dells, falling to the HTP Raptors from Apple Valley, Minn., 3-2, in the quarterfinals. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Baseball
IMKN U-19 Baseball Drops Two In Wisconsin Dells
August 08, 2020The Iron Mountain-Kingsford-Norway Under-19 baseball team is competing this weekend at the "Back To School Bash" in the Wisconsin Dells. The boys dropped two games on Saturday, falling to the Midwest Prospects from Rockford, Ill., 6-5, and the HTP Raptors of Apple Valley, Minn., 8-3. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
Baseball
Gladstone Indians Celebrate Successful '20 Season
August 05, 2020The Gladstone Indians Under-19 baseball team celebrated a season that almost wasn't with a team banquet Tuesday night at the Gladstone Sports Park. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Nate Belleville, and hear from Manager Justin Jurek.
Baseball
Escanaba 12-Under Bears Finish Second In Tourney
August 01, 2020The Escanaba Bears Under-12 baseball team cruised through its tournament play in Black Creek, Wis., on Saturday, but fell in the championship game to DePere, 3-0. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video highlights.
Baseball
Escanaba 12-Under Bears Win Final Home Games
July 30, 2020The Escanaba Bears 12-and-under baseball team swept a doubleheader over the West Ishpeming Ballers on Thursday as the boys played their final home games of the summer at Dickson Field. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
Baseball
WILD FINISH: Menominee Caps Season With Title
July 25, 2020The Menominee Red Wave Under-19 baseball team won a pair of wild one-run games to win the Upper Peninsula championship on a sultry afternoon Saturday in Iron Mountain. Menominee beat the host team, 9-8, in nine innings, then after Gladstone rallied past Marquette, 4-3, the Red Wave held off a late Gladstone rally to win the title, 7-6. Click the above headline for details, photos, video clips, and interviews.
Baseball
Indians Advance To Semifinals; Escanaba Bows Out
July 24, 2020It wasn't easy, but the Gladstone Indians Under-19 baseball team won a pair of games on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Upper Peninsula Finals in Iron Mountain. The Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs, 10-1, breaking a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning. Then Gladstone rallied past the Copper Country Flames, 9-6. The Cubs were eliminated with a 5-2 loss to Iron Mountain. Click the above headline to see photos videos.
Baseball
Escanaba Cubs Outlast Copper Country Flames, 7-5
July 23, 2020The Escanaba Cubs Under-19 baseball team scored two runs in the fifth inning to break a 5-5 tie and beat the Copper Country Flames, 7-5, in the opening round of the Upper Peninsula Finals Thursday in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
SURVIVAL MODE: Indians Sneak Past Iron Mt. 2-1
July 23, 2020The Gladstone Indians Under-19 baseball team scored a run in the seventh inning and then held on after a bizarre bottom half to beat Iron Mountain-Kingsford-Norway, 2-1, Thursday, at the Upper Peninsula Finals opener in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, interviews, and video highloghts.
Baseball
RUNNING THE TABLE; Junior Cubs Win UP Title
July 18, 2020The Escanaba Junior Cubs Under-17 baseball team won the Upper Peninsula championship on Saturday with two more dominating wins. The J-Cubs beat Gladstone, 13-3, in the semifinals, then topped Iron Mountain, 11-1, in the title game. Escanaba won all five games by the mercy rule. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
Baseball
Petoskey Royals AA Cruise Past Escanaba Cubs, 6-2
July 17, 2020The Petoskey Royals Under-19 baseball team scored four runs in the first inning and cruised past the Escanaba Cubs, 6-2, in the Cubs' final regular season home game Friday night. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos.
Baseball
SPLIT DECISION: Bucs, Red Wave Both Take One
July 16, 2020The Bark River Bucs rallied from six runs down to beat the Menominee Red Wave, 8-6, in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday in Bark River. The Red Wave held on to win the nightcap, 10-6. Click the above headline for photos, video highlights.
Baseball
Marquette Blues Hold Off Gladstone Indians, 6-4
July 15, 2020The Marquette Blues Under-19 baseball team scored three runs in the first inning and held off the Gladstone Indians, 6-4, Wednesday night in Marquette. It was a rematch of last summer's U.P. championship game. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
Gladstone Sweeps Sault To Complete 3-1 Weekend
July 12, 2020The Gladstone Indians U19 baseball team swept a doubleheader from the Eastern U.P. Wood Ducks on Sunday, 14-5 and 9-8, to wrap up a busy weekend of baseball. On Saturday, the Indians beat Ashwaubenon, Wis., 5-4, and lost to Menominee, 12-5. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video highlights.
Baseball
LOSING STREAK OVER: Cubs Earn Walk-Off Win
July 11, 2020The Escanaba Cubs Under-19 baseball team broke a six-game losing streak on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Sheboygan, Wis., Post 83 at Al Ness Field. Riley Lamb's walk-off double was the game-winner in the eighth inning. Then the Cubs went on to beat Sault Ste. Marie, 4-1. Click the above headline to see photos, video highlights.
Baseball
Mistake-Prone Cubs Fall To Sheboygan In Opener
July 10, 2020The Escanaba Cubs Under-19 baseball team made five errors and had trouble getting hits with men in scoring position Friday night and lost to Sheboygan Post 83 out of Wisconsin, 10-4, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, photos.
Baseball
Iron Mountain Strikes Early To Turn Back Indians
July 09, 2020The Iron Mountain-Kingsford-Norway u19 baseball team scored three runs in each of the first two innings and cruised past the Gladstone Indians, 6-2, Thursday night at Iron Mountain's Liuna Field. Click the above headline to read the game details.
Baseball
BEAT THE HEAT: Johnson, Iron Mountain Win 8-3
July 08, 2020Caleb Johnson pitched eight innings of two-hit relief in 90-degree heat on Wednesday as the Iron Mountain-Kingsford-Norway U19 Baseball team topped the Bark River Bucs, 8-3, in a nine-inning game. Click the above headline for details, photos.
Baseball
Marquette Sweeps Doubleheader From Esky Cubs
July 08, 2020The Marquette Blues took a 5-0 lead in the first inning and held off the Escanaba Cubs, 8-5, in an Upper Peninsula u19 baseball game Wednesday night in Marquette. The Blues also won the second game, 5-3. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
HANGING ON: Gladstone Survives Escanaba Rally
July 07, 2020The Gladstone Indians built a 7-0 lead Tuesday night and held on for a 7-6 win over the Escanaba Cubs in a U-19 Upper Peninsula baseball game in Gladstone. Escanaba won the junior contest, 13-4. Click the above headline for details on both games.
Baseball
Iron Mountain Cruises Past Escanaba In U-19 Play
July 06, 2020Upper Peninsula u19 baseball Monday night. Iron Mountain defeated Escanaba, 8-1. Jesse Julian had two doubles, a single, and drove in a run. Hunter McCarthy had two hits and two RBI and Caleb Johnson earned the win on the mound. Grant LaMarche had a double and RBI for Escanaba. Riley Lamb added two hits for the Cubs.
Girls Tennis
73rd Michigan-Wisconsin Tennis Open In Escanaba
July 06, 2020The 73rd Annual Michigan-Wisconsin Tennis Open will be held on August 1st and 2nd on area courts in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details.
Baseball
RIVALRY BATTLE: Indians Cruise Past Escanaba
July 02, 2020The Gladstone Indians did the little things right Thursday night and posted an easy 7-1 win over the Escanaba Cubs in Upper Peninsula u19 Baseball League game. The junior game was won by Escanaba, 10-4. Click the above headline for details on both games, photos, videos.
Baseball
DOMINATING PITCHING: Henriksen Leads Blues
July 02, 2020Blake Henriksen turned in a dominating pitching performance Thursday night for the Marquette Blues U19 Upper Peninsula baseball team, throwing a two-hitter as the Blues shut down Iron Mountain, 3-0, at Liuna Field. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
HOLY COW! Esky Cubs Surprise Menominee, 8-2
July 01, 2020The Escanaba Cubs got clutch pitching and timely hitting Wednesday night to beat the Menominee Red Wave, 8-2, in a Upper Peninsula U19 Baseball League game in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.
Baseball
Marquette Stops Menominee; Cubs, Indians Rally
June 29, 2020The Marquette Blues outslugged the Menominee Red Wave, 11-6, Monday night, to break Menominee's season-opening 11-game winning streak. Also Monday, Gladstone rallied to beat Bark River in extra innings and Escanaba scored two late runs to beat Coleman in northern Wisconsin. Click the above headline to read details.
