The Escanaba Eskymos have opened a new era in high school football as Jim Hansen has taken over as the new varsity coach. He replaces Dan Flynn, who retired earlier this year after 28 years as the coach. The team held its first annual "Orange and Black" scrimmage Friday night. Click the above headline to see pictures and more details.
Dozens of people turned out Thursday for impromptu celebration for the Escanaba Junior Girls Little League team. The girls were not there....they are still in Ohio and are about to leave for the World Series in Seattle. But Little League International requested a "community support" video, and so.... Click the above headline to see some pictures and videos from the event.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) scored three runs in the seventh inning and stunned Poland, Ohio, 3-1, to win the Junior Little League Softball Central Regional Championship Wednesday in Akron, Ohio. Katie Ross pitched a complete-game four-hitter and another two-strike bunt played a big part in the championship. Click the above headline to read the story, listen to audio highlights and interviews, and see photos from the game.
The All-Star season came to an end for the Delta County Junior Boys on Tuesday as they lost a game on the field, and then lost on a calculator. The boys fell to LaGrange, Ky., 6-3 at the Central Regional in Ft. Wayne, Ind., and then lost a "runs allowed" tiebreaker by 2/1000ths of a percentage point and were eliminated. Click the above headline to read game details, see videos and pictures, and listen to audio highlights.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) rallied from a 7-0 deficit and defeated South Bend, Ind., 10-8, Tuesday at the Central Regional Tournament in Akron, Ohio. A bunt with two outs and two strikes in the fifth inning led to the go-ahead runs. Click the above headline to read more details and to see pictures, and listen to interviews.
The Escanaba Junior girls stayed undefeated at the Central Regional Tournament on Monday, beating London, Kentucky, 11-0, and Elyria, Ohio, 12-9. The result moves the girls into Tuesday's Regional Semifinal round. Click the above headline to read the details and to see photos.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) made six errors and gave up 15 hits Monday, losing to North Canton, Ohio, 17-11, in their second pool play game at the Central Regional Tournament in Fort Wayne, Ind. But the boys played much better later in the day, posting an 8-2 win over Fargo, N.D. Click the above headline to read the game story, and to see pictures and videos taken by Kammie Burks. Pictured: Jack Valentine gets his first home run.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) won their first game of the Central Regional Tournament Sunday night, turning back DeSoto, Mo., 14-3 in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Brandon Punzel hit three home runs in his first three at-bats, driving home eight runs. Hunter Garling added three hits and a three-rum homer for the boys. Click the above headline to see pictures, videos, and listen to radio replays.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) had to work hard to earn a victory Saturday at the Central Regional Tournament in Akron, Ohio. Escanaba scored an unearned run in the bottom of the eleventh inning to beat Melrose Park, Ill., 2-1. Then the girls scored eight runs in the first inning and beat the Des Moines, Iowa, Grandview Little League team on the mercy rule, 14-4, in five innings. Click the above headline to read the game story, listen to highlights, and see more pictures.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) went through their warm-ups in preparation for their first Central Regional game against North Canton, Ohio, on Saturday. Twice. Two blasts of heavy thunderstorms rolled through the Ft. Wayne, Indiana, area, ending any thoughts of playing any more baseball. Click the above headline for more.
The Gladstone Indians had their season come to an end on Friday with another extra-inning loss at the state tournament in Marquette. Menominee scored two runs in the ninth inning to tie the game, and then scored another in the tenth to eliminate the Indians, 7-6. Click the above headline for game details and photos.
The Escanaba Cubs had their American Legion Baseball season come to an end on Friday as the Marquette Blues blanked the Cubs, 8-0, in a loser's bracket game at the state tournament. Alex DeHaan gave up four runs in the first two innings and took the loss. Ben Kleiman and Devin Olsen also pitched in relief for Escanaba. The U.P. Champion Cubs finished the season with a 14-15 record. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
Manistique High School graduate Mike Nagy won the Michigan Junior Amateur Golf Tournament championship Thursday in Flint. He defeated Otto Black of Pinckney Michigan 3-and-1 to win the title of the 34th annual event. The 18-year-old Nagy will attend the University of Tennessee this fall on a golf scholarship. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone Indians battled from behind to force extra innings at the state tournament on Thursday, but ended up losing to defending state champion Hudson, 13-11, in 11 innings. Gladstone had 18 hits...four of them by Jared Stenson...but stranded 17 runners. Click the above headline for details and pictures.
The Escanaba Cubs took a 5-0 lead into the final two innings of their state tournament game on Thursday, but it wasn't enough as Menominee rallied to tie the game and then win in ten innings, 6-5. The loss dropped the U.P. Champions into Friday morning's losers bracket game in Marquette. Click the above headline to see more details and photos.
The best summer in more than a decade for the Delta County Little League teams got even better on Wednesday as the Gladstone 9-10 Girls won a state championship in suburban Grand Rapids. Brittany Schwartz pitched a complete-game two-hitter, and she drove in the winning run with a triple, to lead Gladstone to a 2-0 win over Freeland. Click the above headline to read details and see photos.
The American Legion Baseball Tier II State Tournament will be held in Marquette this week. There are six teams in the field....with defending champion Hudson being the only one from below the Mackinac Bridge. Click the above headline to see the schedule.
The Escanaba Bears 12-and-under boys baseball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cal Ripken Regional Tournament at Kokomo, Ind., before falling in bracket play. The boys beat Muncie, Ind., 10-0, in four innings. They lost to UCT, Ind., 5-1., and lost to South Lexington, Ky., 5-4. In bracket play, Escanaba beat Magoffin County, Ky., 7-2. But the boys lost in the Final Eight to Scott County, Ky., 13-2. Pictured: the Escanaba Bears during the Opening Ceremonies.
Andie Balenger threw a complete-game shutout and Brittany Schwartz had two triples and three runs batted in as the Gladstone 9-10 girls beat Grandville, 7-0, Tuesday at Pinery Park. Click the above headline for details.
Click the headline to see the game schedule for the 2012 Junior Little League Softball Michigan State Tournament, to be hosted by District Nine and Pinery Park Little League. Scores will be posted on that page during the tournament, so bookmark it.
Click the headline to see the game schedule for the 2012 Major Little League Softball Michigan State Tournament, to be hosted by District Ten and Gladstone Little League. Scores will be posted on that page during the tournament, so bookmark it.
The Norway 10-11 Boys lost two out of three games and were eliminated from the state tournament in West Branch on Monday. Norway lost to Detroit-area powerhouse Birmingham, 3-0, after losing to another Detroit team (Taylor) earlier in the event. Click the above headline to read more information.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) fought off a tough challenge from the Richmond All-Stars and won the Junior Baseball state championship on Monday, 3-1. The win sends the boys to the Central Regional Tournament in Fort Wayne, Ind., the first District Ten team to accomplish that since 1997. Click the above headline to read more details, see a bunch of pictures and videos.