Braves Win Marathon Doubleheader Over Flivvers
![]() GLADSTONE---The Gladstone High School girls softball team picked up a couple of dramatic victories on Thursday, beating the Kingsford Flivvers, 1-0 and 16-15, in a doubleheader at the Braves Field. ![]() Kingsford jumped to an early 6-2 lead, but the Braves tied it with four runs in the third inning. The Flivvers responded to score nine runs to take a 15-6 lead, but Gladstone battled back to score ten runs over the final two innings to pull out the win. Morgan Kowalski's base hit in the bottom of the seventh inning won the game for the Braves. Gladstone hosts the Yooper Softball Tournament this Saturday, with six teams in the field: Escanaba, Gladstone, Marquette, Norway, Hancock, and Kingsford. FIELD ONE 9:00 a.m.---Gladstone vs Hancock 10:45 a.m.---Norway vs Hancock 12:30 p.m.---Gladstone vs Norway 1:45 p.m.---Championship Game FIELD TWO 9:00 a.m.---Escanaba vs Marquette 10:45 a.m.---Kingsford vs Marquette 12:30 p.m.---Escanaba vs Kingsford 1:45 p.m.---Consolation Game Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos and videos from Thursday's doubleheader. ![]() |
Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Record |
3/25 |
4:00 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
|
2 - 5 (L)
|
0-1
|
3/25 |
6:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
|
2 - 8 (L)
|
0-2
|
3/26 |
9:00 AM |
Norway Knights
|
8 - 2 (W)
|
1-2
|
3/29 |
3:00 PM |
at Green Bay Preble
|
0 - 10 (L)
|
1-3
|
3/29 |
5:00 PM |
at Green Bay Preble
|
0 - 1 (L)
|
1-4
|
4/21 |
4:00 PM |
Kingsford Flivvers
|
1 - 0 (W)
|
2-4
|
4/21 |
6:00 PM |
Kingsford Flivvers
|
16 - 15 (W)
|
3-4
|
4/23 |
10:00 AM |
Hancock Bulldogs
|
16 - 0 (W)
|
4-4
|
4/23 |
11:00 AM |
Norway Knights
|
2 - 3 (L)
|
4-5
|
4/26 |
4:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
|
0 - 1 (L)
|
4-6
|
4/26 |
6:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
|
6 - 8 (L)
|
4-7
|
4/29 |
4:00 PM |
at Traverse City St. Francis
|
4 - 3 (W)
|
5-7
|
4/30 |
10:00 AM |
at Kalkaska High School
|
1 - 8 (L)
|
5-8
|
4/30 |
1:00 PM |
at Petoskey Northmen
|
1 - 3 (L)
|
5-9
|
5/2 |
4:45 PM |
at Kingsford Flivvers
|
1--- - 0 (W)
|
6-9
|
5/2 |
6:30 PM |
at Kingsford Flivvers
|
1--- - 0 (W)
|
7-9
|
5/3 |
4:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
|
0 - 8 (L)
|
7-10
|
5/3 |
6:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
|
- (T)
|
RAIN
|
5/5 |
4:00 PM |
Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
|
6 - 5 (W)
|
8-10
|
5/5 |
6:00 PM |
Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
|
9 - 1 (W)
|
9-10
|
5/10 |
4:00 PM |
Rapid River Rockets
|
5 - 3 (W)
|
10-10
|
5/10 |
6:00 PM |
Rapid River Rockets
|
14 - 0 (W)
|
11-10
|
5/12 |
4:00 PM |
Negaunee Miners
|
9 - 1 (W)
|
12-10
|
5/12 |
6:00 PM |
Negaunee Miners
|
9 - 2 (W)
|
13-10
|
5/14 |
9:30 AM |
Neenah, Wis.
|
5 - 4 (W)
|
14-10
|
5/14 |
1:30 PM |
Marquette Redmen
|
3 - 2 (W)
|
15-10
|
5/14 |
3:30 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
|
0 - 10 (L)
|
15-11
|
5/17 |
4:00 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
|
0 - 10 (L)
|
15-12
|
5/17 |
6:00 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
|
0 - 6 (L)
|
15-13
|
5/20 |
4:00 PM |
at Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
|
22 - 6 (W)
|
16-13
|
5/20 |
6:00 PM |
at Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
|
18 - 8 (W)
|
17-13
|
5/21 |
10:00 AM |
Lincoln-Alcona
|
7 - 0 (W)
|
18-13
|
5/21 |
12:00 PM |
St. Louis High School
|
1 - 6 (L)
|
18-14
|
5/21 |
2:00 PM |
Boyne City
|
11 - 2 (W)
|
19-14
|
5/24 |
4:00 PM |
Escanaba Eskymos
|
- (T)
|
RAIN
|
5/24 |
6:00 PM |
Escanaba Eskymos
|
- (T)
|
RAIN
|
5/26 |
4:00 PM |
Manistique Emeralds
|
16 - 2 (W)
|
20-14
|
5/31 |
4:00 PM |
Calumet Copper Kings
|
5 - 0 (W)
|
21-14
|
6/4 |
9:30 AM |
Iron Mountain Mountaineers
|
14 - 1 (W)
|
22-14
|
6/4 |
11:45 AM |
Westwood Patriots
|
10 - 0 (W)
|
23-14
|
6/11 |
10:00 AM |
Kalkaska High School
|
8 - 6 (W)
|
24-14
|
6/11 |
2:00 PM |
Boyne City
|
6 - 1 (W)
|
25-14
|