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Eskymos Cruise To Softball District Championship
 SAULT STE. MARIE---First mission accomplished. The Escanaba High School girls softball team won a Division Two district championship on Friday, beating Cheboygan, 9-1, and topping Petoskey, 3-0, in Sault Ste. Marie.  The next of which will be in the Division Two regional tournament next weekend in Gladwin. But for now, the girls were indeed satisfied with their district trophy. In Friday's semifinal, Katie Ross pitched all seven innings against a scrappy Cheboygan team that had several nice base hits. But after a 1-1 tie in the second inning, the Eskymos gradually built their lead. That allowed Manager Jamie Segorski to substitute freely from his very deep bench...including using JV girls as pinch runners late in the game. Ross worked out of two bases loaded jams, and she had strong defense behind her.  Kayla VanPortfleit had an RBI single and a run-scoring sacrafice fly, and Taylor Rathe had an RBI base hit. The other semifinal saw Petoskey sneak past Sault Ste. Marie, 2-1, setting up the Escanaba-Petoskey final. And Rathe was perfect in the circle for the Eskymos. The left-handed transfer student from Illinois went 21 up, 21 down, to clinch the district championship with a shutout, no-hitter, and perfect game, all in one. Rathe struck out 14 Petoskey batters, including eight batters in the first three innings. Ross hit a solo home run in the second inning to give Rathe all of the support she would need. Escanaba improved to 33-2-1 on the season, with regionals up next. FRIDAY's OTHER UP SOFTBALL RESULTS Division One Marquette 10, Traverse City Central 0 Final: Marquette 1, Alpena 0 Division Four Rapid River 10, Ishpeming 2 Newberry 10, Stephenson 0 Final: Newberry 2, Rapid River 1 Division Four Norway 15, Painesdale-Jeffers 0 Final: Norway 18, Hancock 1 Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos and videos from Friday's Escanaba-Cheboygan softball game.  |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Record |
3/25 |
4:00 PM |
Gladstone Braves
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5 - 2 (W)
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1-0
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3/25 |
7:00 PM |
Negaunee Miners
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15 - 0 (W)
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2-0
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3/26 |
12:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
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2 - 2 (T)
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2-0-1
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3/26 |
12:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
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2 - 2 (T)
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2-0-1
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4/15 |
5:00 PM |
at GTE, Wis.
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14 - 6 (W)
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3-0-1
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4/16 |
1:00 PM |
LaCrosse Logan, Wis.
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7 - 2 (W)
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4-0-1
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4/16 |
4:00 PM |
Merill, Wis.
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7 - 6 (W)
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5-0-1
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4/21 |
4:00 PM |
Manistique Emeralds
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10 - 1 (W)
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6-0-1
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4/21 |
6:00 PM |
Manistique Emeralds
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11 - 0 (W)
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7-0-1
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4/23 |
9:00 AM |
Marquette Redmen
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3 - 5 (L)
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7-1-1
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4/23 |
11:00 AM |
Kingsford Flivvers
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15 - 1 (W)
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8-1-1
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4/23 |
1:00 PM |
Norway Knights
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6 - 0 (W)
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9-1-1
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4/27 |
4:00 PM |
at Rapid River Rockets
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4 - 0 (W)
|
10-1-1
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4/27 |
6:00 PM |
at Rapid River Rockets
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10 - 0 (W)
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11-1-1
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4/30 |
9:30 AM |
at Birmingham Seaholm
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10 - 0 (W)
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12-1-1
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4/30 |
12:30 PM |
at L'Anse Creuse HS
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1 - 0 (W)
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13-1-1
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4/30 |
4:00 PM |
at Livonia Ladywood HS
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4 - 3 (W)
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14-1-1
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5/1 |
11:30 AM |
Alpena Wildcats
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- (T)
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RAIN
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5/3 |
4:00 PM |
Kingsford Flivvers
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9 - 4 (W)
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15-1-1
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5/3 |
6:00 PM |
Kingsford Flivvers
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- (T)
|
RAIN
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5/6 |
4:00 PM |
at Alpena Wildcats
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10 - 2 (W)
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16-1-1
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5/7 |
10:00 AM |
at Grayling Vikings
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4 - 0 (W)
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17-1-1
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5/7 |
1:00 PM |
Garden City High School
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12 - 2 (W)
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18-1-1
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5/7 |
3:00 PM |
at Alpena Wildcats
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1 - 0 (W)
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19-1-1
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5/10 |
4:00 PM |
at Kingsford Flivvers
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15 - 1 (W)
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20-1-1
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5/10 |
6:00 PM |
at Kingsford Flivvers
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12 - 0 (W)
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21-1-1
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5/13 |
6:00 PM |
Marshfield High School
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9 - 1 (W)
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22-1-1
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5/14 |
9:30 AM |
Rapid River Rockets
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1 - 6 (L)
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22-2-1
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5/14 |
1:30 PM |
Neenah, Wis.
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13 - 4 (W)
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23-2-1
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5/14 |
3:30 PM |
Gladstone Braves
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10 - 0 (W)
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24-2-1
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5/16 |
4:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
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6 - 2 (W)
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25-2-1
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5/16 |
6:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
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3 - 2 (W)
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26-2-1
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5/17 |
4:00 PM |
Gladstone Braves
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10 - 0 (W)
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27-2-1
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5/17 |
6:00 PM |
Gladstone Braves
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6 - 0 (W)
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28-2-1
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5/19 |
4:00 PM |
at Negaunee Miners
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4 - 0 (W)
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29-2-1
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5/19 |
6:00 PM |
at Negaunee Miners
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7 - 0 (W)
|
30-2-1
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5/24 |
4:00 PM |
at Gladstone Braves
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- (T)
|
RAIN
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5/24 |
6:00 PM |
at Gladstone Braves
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- (T)
|
RAIN
|
5/26 |
4:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
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- (T)
|
RAIN
|
5/26 |
6:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
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- (T)
|
RAIN
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5/31 |
5:00 PM |
Kingsford Flivvers
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10 - 0 (W)
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31-2-1
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6/3 |
2:00 PM |
Cheboygan Chiefs
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9 - 1 (W)
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32-2-1
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6/3 |
4:00 PM |
Petoskey Northmen
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3 - 0 (W)
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33-2-1
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6/11 |
10:00 AM |
Whitehall Vikings
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13 - 3 (W)
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34-2-1
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6/11 |
2:00 PM |
Muskegon Oakridge
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10 - 6 (W)
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35-2-1
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6/14 |
2:00 PM |
Saginaw Swan Valley
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- (T)
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