The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Copper Country Flames, 16-8, to win the Zone Five Championship Saturday afternoon in Hancock. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team had an emotional walk-off victory over the Marquette Blues on Saturday before the season came to an end with a loss to the Copper Country Flames. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Menominee Red Wave American Legion baseball team will return to the state tournament this summer after beating Sault Ste. Marie, 7-3, Saturday, at the U.P. Zone Tournament in Hancock. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Gladstone Indians built a 6-0 lead and held on to beat the Escanaba Cubs, 9-6, at the American Legion Zone Five U.P. Finals on Friday in Hancock. Click the above headline to read details, and see videos and pictures taken by Laura Lamberg and Sheila Olsen.
The Marquette Blues and Menominee Red Wave American Legion Baseball teams both lost to the host Copper Country Flames as the U.P. Zone Five Tournament continued on Friday. Marquette also eliminated Ishpeming. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team fell behind, 8-2, on Thursday thanks to six defensive errors. But they rallied to outlast the Eastern U.P. Travelers from Sault Ste. Marie, 15-13, at the U.P. Zone Tournament in Hancock. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The American Legion Baseball Zone Five Upper Peninsula championships got under way Thursday with a couple of lopsided games in Hancock. The Gladstone Indians mercied the Negaunee Diamonds, 15-0, while the Menominee Red Wave did the same to the Ishpeming Blue Storm, 16-1. Click the above headline for details, photos, and video highlights.
The Norway 11-year-old boys Little League team scored a run in the top of the eighth inning to beat Escanaba, 4-3, Wednesday night to win a district championship and earn a state tournament bid. Click the above headline to read details.
The Michigan High School Softball Association held its All-Star games at Central Michigan University's Jonker Stadium on Wednesday. The Upper Peninsula had plenty of representation. Escanaba's Katie Ross and Emily Bruntjens played in Division Two, and Gladstone's Tasi Martinez played in Division Three. In Division Four, Norway's Britta Grayvold (pictured) and Rapid River's Erica Rubick played.
The Escanaba and Norway 11-year-old Little League All-Star teams will need more time to decide their district championship after Tuesday night's game was suspended after six innings due to darkness. Click the above headline for details, and see photos, videos.
The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) Little League softball team lost to St. Clair, 9-4, in the state quarterfinals on Monday, at Legacy Field. Escanaba gave up three runs in each of the final two innings as the host team picked up the victory. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Caron Salo.
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) Little League All-Star team completed a four-game comeback to win the district championship on Monday, beating Escanaba, 8-4, at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline to read the game details.
There were plenty of storylines Sunday as the Bark River Off-River 100's wrapped up. Like CJ Greaves taking control in two classes and local driver Cody Kleiman joining his brother with victories. Read details and see photos, courtesy of the TORC Series.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star (age 11-12) softball team pounded out eleven hits and beat Milan, 8-2, Sunday at the state tournament in St. Clair. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Caron Salo.
The Gladstone 9-10 girls rallied to post an improbable extra inning victory, and the Norway 11-year-old boys had a walk-off win of their own in Little League District Tournament action on Sunday. Click the above headline for details on Sunday's action.
Bark River International Raceway always provides top-quality racing action and 2017’s first day was no exception. Storm clouds once again threatened to interrupt the TORC Series action in progress, but this time Mother Nature held off and the racing program proceeded smoothly. Click the above headline to read all of the details. (TORC Photo)
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) got off to a slow start on Saturday in their state tournament game against White Lake, but the girls rebounded with a big second inning to beat the District 12 champions, 19-5, in downstate St. Clair. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos taken by Caron Salo.
The Escanaba Major Little League softball team (age 11-12) won its state tournament opener on Friday, outlasting Grandville, 9-6, in seven innings, in St. Clair. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos, videos taken by Caron Salo.
The Escanaba Minor Girls (age 9-10) won their second straight district tournament game on Friday, while the Escanaba 9-10 boys topped Gladstone in their district opener. Also, Kingsford and Portage Lake both won Major Boys (age 11-12) district championships on Friday. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) opened district tournament play with a 7-2 win over Gladstone Thursday at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos taken by Gina Pepin.
Two longtime Little Leaguers have been appointed to the Upper Peninsula Little League Hall of Fame. Charlie Nebel of Munising (pictured, center), and John Norrington of Manistique (right), were honored for their decades of service to Little League in the U.P.: Nebel in coaching, and Norrington as an umpire. They are pictured here with District Ten Administrator Don Howes. Nebel's Munising Major Boys lost a heartbreaker to Norway, 11-10, in the loser's bracket final Thursday night in Gladstone.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) have arrived in downstate St. Clair for the start of the state tournament. The 16 teams from across Michigan took part in a parade and opening ceremonies Thursday night, and games begin on Friday. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Thursday's events.
Jesse Neuman launched a three-run homer as Norway's Major Boys (11-12) Little League team beat Iron Mountain North, 9-5, Wednesday in Gladstone. Norway faces Munising on Thursday. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
C.J. Bolo pitched a four-hitter Tuesday night, helping the Kingsford Blues beat the Escanaba Cubs, 4-1, at Al Ness Field. The Blues scored four unearned runs in the first three innings then held on. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Iron Mountain North Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League team got plenty of offense on Monday and stayed alive in the district tournament with an 11-1 win over Tri-County. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
The Kingsford Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League team got off to a slow start, but roared back to beat Munising, 23-5, Monday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Norway Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League All-Stars erased an 8-0 deficit and stunned Gladstone, 13-9, in an elimination district tournament game on Sunday. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) Little League softball team beat Norway, 13-0, to win the District Ten championship on Sunday. Click the above headline to read details, and to see the schedule for next weekend's state tournament in St. Clair.
The Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball teams finished with 2-3 records after losing in the Sault Ste. Marie Tournament on Sunday. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
It was Alger County 2, Delta County 0, in the Major Boys (age 11-12) district tournament on Saturday in Gladstone after Munising beat Gladstone, 6-1, and Tri-County topped Escanaba, 7-4. Click the aove headline for details, and to see photos.