Gladstone High School senior Clay Cole has been named to the Division Three All-State First Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. Cole was selected as an outfielder, and he was also the ace of the Braves pitching staff. He batted .467 this season, scoring 31 runs in the lead-off spot. He was 4-1 on the mound with a 2.07 ERA. In Division Four, Norway senior Micah Wilson was named to the All-State First Team.
Gabi Salo fired a three-hit shutout and Dakota Cloutier blasted two run-scoring doubles as the Escanaba Eskymos won their first-ever softball state championship, 5-0, over South Haven Saturday. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Gladstone Braves baseball team fell behind by six runs, staged a last minute rally, but fell to Madison Heights Bishop Foley Catholic, 7-5, in a Division Three state semifinal at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Gabi Salo allowed just one baserunner over the final five innings and the Escanaba Eskymos slipped past the Eaton Rapids Greyhounds, 2-0, in a Division Two state semifinal game Thursday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team hit into four double plays, had no RBI hits, and could not get down a bunt on Tuesday. But the Braves still found a way to beat Standish-Sterling, 3-2, in a state quarterfinal contest in Petoskey. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, listen to radio replays, and interviews.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team rolled into the state semifinal round on Tuesday with a 9-1 win over Saginaw Swan Valley at Central Michigan University. Gabi Salo did the job in the circle, and she got plenty of help as Maddy Griffin and Lexi Chaillier both hit home runs. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Mary Gauthler.
The Gladstone High School baseball team will try to keep its playoff drive alive when it faces the Standish-Sterling Panthers in a state quarterfinal Tuesday. The Braves practiced on Monday in Pellston. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team rolled to its fourth straight Division Two regional championship on Saturday in Gaylord, beating Muskegon Oakridge, 10-0, in the semifinals, and Remus Chippewa Hills, 12-0, in the final. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Gladstone High School baseball team upended the state's top-ranked Division Three team on Saturday, 8-4, in a ten-inning marathon that included more twists and turns than a carnival roller coaster. The Braves picked up a regional championship with the victory and earned a spot in Tuesday's state quarterfinals. Click the above headline for details, videos taken by Laura Lamberg, and photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Gladstone High School baseball team traveled downstate and practiced on Friday to get ready for this weekend's Division Three regional tournament in Charlevoix. Click the above headline for interviews and to see photos, videos from Friday's practice.
The Escanaba High School softball team will look for a fourth straight regional championship on Saturday in Gaylord. The Eskymos will face Muskegon Oakridge in a regional semifinal at 10 a.m. Click the above headline to read details.
The North Central High School baseball team is looking to keep its unexpected post-season success going this weekend at the Division Four regional tournament in Rudyard. The Jets will face the host Bulldogs in their first test. Click the above headline for details.
Marquette High School's #1 singles player Alec Olivier was named the Upper Peninsula Player of the Year and was a member of the Division One All-State team after he completed another undefeated season for the Redmen. The Negaunee Miners were named the Team of the Year. Click the above headline to see all of the award winners.
The Gladstone Braves and North Central Jets played an exhibition game Tuesday night in Gladstone as both teams prepared for this weekend's regional tournaments. Gladstone won, 13-3, as Braeden Lamberg had a three-run homer and three-run triple. NCA's Dalton Hancheck had a two-run hit. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Gladstone High School tennis team wrapped up its season with its awards party. Left to right: Colin Smith: Most Dedicated Player; Ethan Dawson: Most Improved Player; Colby Torvinen: All U.P. Doubles Award; Tyler Barteld: All U.P. Doubles and Hardest Worker Award; Sean Holm: All U.P. Singles Award; Danny Pederson: All U.P. Singles Honorable Mention Award, Sportsmanship Award, and Most Valuable Player Award.
Bay College has signed 13 players to be members of the first-ever Norse baseball team in the 2018-19 school year. Two of them are from Australia, three are from Lower Michigan, one is from Wisconsin, and seven are from the Upper Peninsula (three from Sault Ste. Marie). Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Aussie Flynn Morrison)
The Bay College women's softball program has added ten women to play for the first-ever Norse team next spring. Four of them are former Escanaba Eskymos, with one from Gladstone, one from Bark River, two from Stephenson, and one each from Lower Michigan and Wisconsin. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Kennedy Tharp)
The Gladstone High School baseball and softball teams won district championships on Saturday, earning spots in next week's regional tournament in Charlevoix. The boys beat Superior Central, 6-3, and Menominee, 10-0. The girls topped Manistique, 11-2, and Iron Mountain, 12-6. Click the above headline for photos by Laura Lamberg and Brenda Crow.
Delta County's track teams were more than competitive at the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Finals on Saturday in Kingfsord. Rapid River's boys took second in Division Three, while Gladstone was third and Escanaba fourth in the boys Division One races. Click the above headline for all of the team and individual results. (Dawn Gustafson photo)
The Escanaba High School softball team made its first step toward a third straight trip to Michigan State University by winning a Division Two district title on Saturday in Petoskey. The Eskymos beat Cheboygan, 4-0, in the semifinals, then mercied Petoskey, 11-1 in six innings, in the title game. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Nothing went according to script on Friday as the Division Four baseball district tournament was held in Norway. The North Central Jets upset the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 9-4, and then the Stephenson Eagles pulled an even bigger surprise, 4-2, over the host Norway Knights. Then the Jets won their first-ever baseball district, 14-4, over Stephenson. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, video highlights.
The Rapid River High School softball team won a Division Four district championship on Friday, beating Stephenson 17-0 and Norway 7-2 at Norway's Marion Park. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba High School girls golf team won the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division One championship on Thursday, using the home-course advantage to upset Houghton and Menominee for the trophy. Click the above headline for details, photos, and interviews. (Pictured: Esky's Paxton Johnson, left, and Megan Dagenais, right, were emotional)
The Escanaba High School boys golf team won the MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula championship on Thursday at the Sweetgrass Golf Club in Harris. The Eskymos outlasted Calumet by five strokes to win the title. Click the above headline to read details.
The Negaunee Miners won the MHSAA D-1 Upper Peninsula boys tennis championship on Wednesday, capturing first place in six of the eight flights. Marquette's Alec Olivier (pictured) stayed undefeated at #1 singles. Click the above headline for details.
The baseball season ended Tuesday for the Escanaba Eskymos as the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils got strong pitching, perfect defense, and timely hitting to post a 3-1 victory in the MHSAA Division District Two tournament opener in Petoskey. Click the above headline to read game details and to see photos taken by Sandi Young.
The Gladstone Braves closed the regular season with a 17-0 win over the Negaunee Miners Monday night at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Rapid River High School softball team improved to 27-8 on the season with a doubleheader sweep on Friday in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves and Marquette Redmen both picked up victories in a doubleheader on Friday in Marquette. The Braves won the opener, 7-1, before the Redmen rallied to win the nightcap, 7-6. Click the above headline for details and photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Gladstone High School Baseball team turned three double plays on defense and got a gutsy pitching performance from Clay Cole, but couldn't get the big hit on offense and lost to Green Bay Preble, 2-0, Thursday night in Wisconsin. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Laura Lamberg.