Braves Top Rockets To Win Tourney; Eskymos 1-2

The Gladstone Braves won the championship of the Boyne City Softball Invitational on Saturday, and they beat a familiar foe to earn their second trophy of the season.

The Braves turned back the Rapid River Rockets, 9-3, in the championship game of the eight-team event. Earlier, the Braves beat Cheboygan, 12-4 and beat the host Boyne City team, 6-2. Gladstone improved to 9-2-1 on the season, after also winning the Pinconning Invitational earlier this spring. Gladstone faces Rapid River again on May 8th.

Before playing Gladstone, Rapid River whipped Gaylord, 17-0, and edged Rochester Adams, 3-2, to make the final. The Rockets are now 11-1 on the season.

Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, the Escanaba Eskymos went 1-2 in the Ashwaubenon Invitational. Escanaba topped the host Jaguars, 4-1, in the opener. But the girls dropped the next two games, losing to Chippewa Falls, 9-3, and Kimberly, 7-1. Escanaba's record is now 6-4 this season.

Pictured: Rapid River's Kendyl Miller during an earlier game. (Cara Brockway photo)

Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Record

4/6	3:00 PM	Superior Central Cougars	10 - 1 (W)	1-0

4/7	12:00 PM	at Marquette Redmen	8 - 2 (W)	2-0

4/7	4:00 PM	at Gladstone Braves	2 - 1 (W)	3-0

4/12	4:00 PM	Manistique Emeralds	11 - 0 (W)	4-0

4/12	5:30 PM	Manistique Emeralds	27 - 0 (W)	5-0

4/24	5:30 PM	at Stephenson Eagles	16 - 3 (W)	6-0

4/24	7:00 PM	at Stephenson Eagles	17 - 1 (W)	7-0

4/25	4:00 PM	Superior Central Cougars	8 - 1 (W)	8-0

4/25	6:00 PM	Superior Central Cougars	11 - 1 (W)	9-0

4/28	10:00 AM	at Gaylord Blue Devils	17 - 0 (W)	10-0

4/28	1:00 PM	at Rochester Adams	3 - 2 (W)	11-0

4/28	4:00 PM	at Gladstone Braves	3 - 9 (L)	11-1

4/30	4:00 PM	at Negaunee Miners	8 - 0 (W)	12-1

4/30	6:00 PM	at Negaunee Miners	6 - 3 (W)	13-1

5/3	4:00 PM	at Manistique Emeralds	18 - 5 (W)	14-1

5/3	6:00 PM	at Manistique Emeralds	14 - 2 (W)	15-1

5/7	4:00 PM	at Marquette Redmen	0 - 4 (L)	15-2

5/7	6:00 PM	at Marquette Redmen	8 - 3 (W)	16-2

5/12	10:00 AM	at Adrian	3 - 1 (W)	17-2

5/12	1:00 PM	at Beaverton	5 - 2 (W)	18-2

5/12	3:30 PM	at Ann Arbor Skyline	10 - 0 (W)	19-2

5/12	7:00 PM	Utica	1 - 4 (L)	19-3

5/14	4:00 PM	Munising Mustangs	15 - 0 (W)	20-3

5/14	6:00 PM	Munising Mustangs	12 - 0 (W)	21-3

5/16	4:00 PM	at Gladstone Braves	2 - 8 (L)	21-4

5/16	6:00 PM	at Gladstone Braves	2 - 6 (L)	21-5

5/18	4:00 PM	at Superior Central Cougars	1 - 0 (W)	22-5

5/18	6:00 PM	at Superior Central Cougars	1 - 0 (W)	23-5

5/21	3:00 PM	Negaunee Miners	1 - 0 (W)	24-5

5/21	5:00 PM	Negaunee Miners	9 - 3 (W)	25-5

5/24	4:00 PM	at Munising Mustangs	17 - 0 (W)	26-5

5/24	6:00 PM	at Munising Mustangs	16 - 2 (W)	27-5

5/29	1:00 PM	Munising Mustangs	19 - 0 (W)	28-5

6/1	1:00 PM	Newberry Indians	16 - 0 (W)	29-5

6/1	5:00 PM	Ironwood Red Devils	10 - 0 (W)	30-5

6/9	10:00 AM	Posen Vikings	2 - 1 (W)	31-5

6/9	1:00 PM	Rogers City Hurons	6 - 1 (W)	32-5

6/12	3:00 PM	Bellaire Eagles	10 - 0 (W)	33-5

6/15	6:00 PM	Dansville Aggies	3 - 4 (L)	33-6