Munising Tops Rapid River For Skyline Track Title
May 27, 2016The Munising Mustangs won the Skyline Conference Track Championship for both the boys and girls on Friday in Felch. Rapid River was second. Click the above headline for details.
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Baseball
SOGGY BASEBALL: Braves Slip Past Marquette 3-2
May 27, 2016The Gladstone Braves literally slipped past the Marquette Redmen, 3-2, during a soggy baseball game Friday night at Don Olsen Field. Brandon Cooper's RBI single in the seventh inning won it. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Golf
ORANGE CRUSH: Eskymos Win GNC Golf Trophy
May 26, 2016The Escanaba High School golf teams added conference championships to their hardware on Thursday, with their sights set on next week's U.P. Finals. The Esky boys beat Gladstone by 11 strokes while the Esky girls topped the Braves, and everybody else, by a wide margin. Click the above headline to see the scores. (Pictured: the Eskymo boys)
Girls Softball
Gladstone Beats Raindrops, Manistique In Districts
May 26, 2016The Gladstone High School girls softball team outlasted Mother Nature, and the Manistique Emeralds, in posting a victory Thursday in the MHSAA Division Three district tournament opener. Click the above headline for game details, photos and videos.
Boys Tennis
Menominee Rolls To GNC Tennis Championship
May 26, 2016The Menominee High School tennis team rolled to the Great Northern Conference championship during a soggy afternoon Thursday in Delta County. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights. (Pictured: Gladstone's Ross Miron)
Track & Field
Marquette Track Takes Great Northern Conference
May 26, 2016The Marquette High School track teams won the Great Northern Conference championships in both boys and girls track on Thursday in Escanaba. The meet was held after a long rain delay. Click the above headline for the scores, photos, and videos.
Baseball
Eskymos Can't Solve Grenier; Fall On Senior Night
May 26, 2016The Escanaba High School baseball team lost for the second time in less than a week to the Kingsford American Legion Blues on Thursday. And the score was the same as it was last weekend: 2-1. Click the above headline for details. Pictured: Eskymo Class of 2016.
Girls Softball
Rapid River Girls Close Regular Season With Sweep
May 25, 2016The Rapid River High School girls softball team closed the regular season Wednesday with a doubleheader sweep over the Superior Central Cougars, 15-0 and 15-0, in Rapid River. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Wednesday's games.
Baseball
Broncos Honor Seniors, Win Final Home Game 14-4
May 24, 2016The Bark River-Harris Broncos topped the Gladstone Braves junior varsity team, 14-4, in baseball action Tuesday in Bark River. The Broncos honored seniors Jake Greenfield, Bryce Sundquist, and Drake Draze (pictured) as they played their final regular season home game. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
Girls Softball
FUN IN THE MUD: Esky, Gladstone Girls Get Wet
May 24, 2016The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos tried to play softball on Tuesday, but heavy rains forced the games to be cancelled. So, the girls had some fun on the muddy field. Click the above headline to see some photos and videos from the fun in the mud.
Baseball
Gladstone Sweeps Houghton To Begin Homestand
May 23, 2016The Gladstone High School baseball team opened a five-game season ending homestand Monday with a pair of victories over the Houghton Gremlins, 4-0 and 8-3, at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline to see details, photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Boys Tennis
Eskymos Win Singles, Mountaineers Take Doubles
May 23, 2016The Escanaba Eskymos and Iron Mountain Mountaineers played to a 4-4 draw in high school tennis action Monday afternoon in Escanaba. Iron Mountain beat Munising, 5-3, in the other half of the triangular. Click the above headline to see Monday's results.
Baseball
Braves Settle For 3rd Place At Cadillac Invitational
May 21, 2016The Gladstone High School Baseball team lost a tough 2-1 decision to Beaverton at the Cadillac Invitational on Saturday before rebounding to beat Big Rapids, 4-0, in the third place game. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
Girls Softball
Gladstone Girls Take Four Of Five Weekend Games
May 21, 2016The Gladstone High School girls softball team won twice on Friday in Sault Ste. Marie, and then took two of three games at a tournament in Tawas on Saturday. The Braves will host Escanaba on Tuesday for a doubleheader. Click the above headline for more details.
Baseball
Schwalbach RBI's Not Enough As Braves Fall In TC
May 20, 2016Ben Schwalbach had a pair of run-scoring doubles, but the Gladstone Braves baseball team made too many errors and lost to Traverse City St. Francis, 5-3, Friday evening. Click the above headline for details, plus photos and videos taken by Rob Cooper.
Baseball
Gladstone JV's Take Early Lead, Cruise Past TCSF
May 20, 2016The Gladstone High School junior varsity baseball team scored five runs in the first inning and rolled to a 9-1 win over Traverse City St. Francis Friday in Lower Michigan. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos and videos from the game.
Track & Field
Rapid River Wins Track D3 Regional Championship
May 19, 2016The Rapid River High School boys track team won the Division Three regional championship in Munising, with Dan Blair having a big day several events. Munising won the girls meet. Click the above headline for details, and for photos by Lisa Anderson.
Boys Tennis
Gladstone Rolls To Tennis Win Over Munising, 7-1
May 19, 2016The Gladstone High School boys tennis team beat the Munising Mustangs, 7-1, Thursday at Pfotenhauer Park. Click the above headline for the scores, photos, and video highlights.
Baseball
Popelka Outduels Edwardsen In Escanaba Victory
May 18, 2016Justin Popelka threw a three-hit shutout as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Norway Knights, 2-0, Wednesday night, at Al Ness Field. Norway pitcher John Edwardsen allowed just five hits but took the loss. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos taken by Sandi Young, and listen to radio interviews.
Baseball
Braves Take Two From Miners; Big Road Trip Next
May 18, 2016The Gladstone High School baseball team swept both ends of a doubleheader in Negaunee, 5-0 and 4-2, Wednesday at IronTown Field. Click the above headline to read game details.
Girls Softball
TWO MORE WINS: Rapid River Sweeps Marquette
May 18, 2016The Rapid River Rockets won two more games on Wednesday against a tough opponent: the Marquette Redettes. The Rockets kept their late-season roll going with 6-2 and 7-0 victories. Click the above headline to read game details.
Boys Tennis
RIVALRY BATTLE #2: Eskymos Top Braves Again
May 18, 2016The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves played for the second time this season on Wednesday, and the result was the same as it was earlier this month: an Eskymo win. This time, the Braves won the first two singles matches, but the Eskymos won every other flight and posted a 6-2 victory. Click the above headline to see all of the scores.
Girls Softball
BOMBS AWAY! Eskymos Hit Five Homers In Rout
May 17, 2016The Escanaba High School softball team hit five home runs Tuesday and beat the Gladstone Braves, 10-0, in the first game of a doubleheader at Lemmerand Park. The Eskymos also won the second game, 6-0. Click the above headline to read details, listen to highlights, and see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville and Mary Gauthier.
Track & Field
Rapid River Boys, Girls Win Bark River Track Invite
May 17, 2016The Rapid River High School boys and girls track teams both won the championships of the Bark River Invitational Tuesday afternoon. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Lisa Anderson. (Pictured above: the start of the boys 1600 run)
Girls Basketball
Lundin Taking Over Gladstone Girls Hoop Program
May 16, 2016The Gladstone High School girls basketball program will have a new head coach for the first time in more than a decade with the hiring of Eric Lundin. Click the above headline for more details. Pictured: Lundin, right, in the girls huddle last season.
Girls Softball
SOFTBALL SHOWDOWN: Eskymos Stop Redettes
May 16, 2016The Escanaba High School girls softball team picked up two huge victories Monday, beating the Marquette Redettes, 6-2 and 3-2, in nine innings, at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos from the doubleheader opener.
Boys Tennis
Eskymo Doubles Teams Roll In Win Over Redmen
May 16, 2016The Escanaba High School boys tennis team swept all four doubles flights and rolled to a 6-2 win over the Marquette Redmen Monday afternoon. Click the above headline for scores.
Baseball
Escanaba Works Late To Win Baseball Tournament
May 14, 2016The Escanaba High School baseball team overcame frigid temperatures and their own mistakes to beat Sault Ste. Marie, 9-8, and Houghton, 6-2, to win the championship of the Lions Club Invitational Saturday at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, hear radio replays, and to see photos taken by Sandi Young.
Baseball
Broncos Drop DH; Hall Hits Program's First Homer
May 14, 2016The Bark River-Harris Broncos baseball team lost two games Saturday at the Escanaba Lions Club Invitational, but one bright spot was the program's first-ever home run by Mike Hall. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
Girls Softball
Gladstone Girls Battle Emotions, Elements In Esky
May 14, 2016It was an emotional day Saturday for the Gladstone High School girls softball team at the Escanaba Softball Challenge. The girls won two games before losing to the host Eskymos, 10-0. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos from the day.