The Gladstone 10-11 boys baseball team lost its final pool play game on Monday, falling to Grosse Pointe Park, 12-3, in downstate Parchment. This after the boys won two tough baseball games over the weekend, and they have advanced to the state semifinals. Click the above headline to see a bunch of photos taken at the tournament.
The Escanaba 9-10 girls battled hard in the state tournament on Monday at Lemmerand Park, but could not come up with the clutch hit and lost to Tecumseh, 1-0, in nine innings. Nicole Kamin struck out 18 batters in eight innings of pitching for Escanaba. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone Indians won the Upper Peninsula American Legion baseball Zone championship on Sunday after heavy rains rolled into Menominee. Gladstone was leading a depleted Escanaba Cubs team, 15-0, in the second inning at the time. The Indians won the Zone Five trophy because they were the only undefeated team left.
The Norway Junior Boys (age 13-14)finished second in the State of Michigan after losing to Midland, 10-0, in the state championship game on Sunday at Rochester Hills. Earlier in the day, Norway put on a huge rally in the semifinal, beating Onsted, 11-6. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the state tournament.
The Escanaba Senior Girls (age 15-16) put on a last-minute rally but lost their Central Regional opener to South Bend, Ind., 7-4, Sunday night. Escanaba had no baserunners until the seventh inning, when they scored four times to make the ending interesting. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, and listen to highlights.
The Escanaba Cubs won three games on Saturday to fight their way into next week's state tournament. And the Gladstone Indians kept it on cruise control to whip Hancock. Click the above headline to see the details.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) Little League All-Star team came up short Saturday in its bid for another state championship. The girls lost to South Portage, 8-5, in the state title game in Clare. Escanaba beat Sand Creek, 12-6, earlier in the day, in the semifinals. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) scored five runs in the third inning and added eight more in the seventh to blast Grandville, 13-0, at the state tournament Friday in Clare. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Indians rallied from three runs down to earn a tense, nine-inning, 5-4 win over the Menominee Red Wave, at the U.P. Zone Five Championships at Spies Field Thursday night. Gladstone is guaranteed a state tournament berth. The Escanaba Cubs, meanwhile, pulled out a 2-1 win over Sault Ste. Marie to stay alive in the loser's bracket. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Junior Little League All-Stars used the bunt to gain control of their state tournament opener Thursday against Clare, eventually winning, 14-1. Then the girls pounded out five runs in the first inning against Croswell-Lexington, 6-0. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians grabbed an early lead and then held on to beat the Sault Ste. Marie Travelers, 6-4, Wednesday at the American Legion Baseball U.P. Zone Five Championships in Menominee. The Escanaba Cubs also got a win, 5-3, over Ishpeming, but then lost a heartbreaker to Menominee, 2-1, in eight innings. Click the above headline to read details.
Fifteen year-old racer Jordan Ives of Gladstone was the winner of the nine-lap "Gong Show" race at the Golden Sands Speedway in Wisconsin Rapids over the weekend. He also took 17th in the 60-lap feature race, while Bark River's Tom Lindquist took ninth.
Bill Hill has been named assistant coach of the Northern Michigan University men's basketball team. Hill spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant coach with the women's basketball team, and during the 2009-10 season, Hill was an assistant coach for the NMU men's basketball team. Click the above headline to read more about him.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) blew a 5-0 lead on Monday, but rallied at the end to beat Edwardsburg, 11-8, to win the state championship. Escanaba advances to the Central Regional in South Bend, Ind. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Norway Junior Boys (age 13-14) baseball team beat Petoskey and Houghton Portage Lake over the weekend to win a sectional championship. Norway will advance to the state tournament. Click the headline for details.
The Gladstone 10 and 11-year-old Little League All-Star baseball team rolled into the state tournament on Sunday by posting a pair of wins over Baraga County, 21-0 and 15-0, in sectional tournament play. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the games.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) will play for a state championship on Monday after winning two more state tournament games on Sunday. Escanaba held on to beat Keweenaw, 5-3, and then mercied Kalamazoo Parchment, 12-0. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) got off to a good start on Saturday at the state tournament, winning twice on the mercy rule. Escanaba beat Taylor, 11-1, and Edwardsburg, 13-3. Meanwhile, the Keweenaw girls lost to Parchment and Taylor. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) easily won the U.P. sectional championship Friday night. Escanaba beat Baraga County, 26-2 and 17-0, to advance downstate. Click the above headline for more details.
The Norway Junior League All-Stars (age 13-14) won a district championship last weekend, beating Kingsford in a best-of-three series. The boys are hosting the state sectional this weekend against Petoskey and Portage Lake.
The Mid Pen League American Legion Baseball All-Star Game was held this week in Ishpeming. The South All-Stars took a 7-0 lead and held on to beat the North, 10-6. Gladstone's Jake Pearson hit a two-run homer and Indians teammate Cody Frazer had a hit and an RBI to lead the South. Marquette's Ryan Walther had two hits and was given the MVP award.
The Escanaba Minor Boys (age 9-10) All-Star baseball team fell just short of an upset win over Iron Mountain North. Escanaba, with ten nine-year-olds on the roster, had the lead in the fourth inning, but lost in the end, 9-7, at Iron Mountain's Barkle Field. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone 10-11 boys All-Stars didn't do it the easy way, but in the end, they got the job done Tuesday night in their war with Norway. Gladstone lost its first chance to win a district championship, 6-1, but in the second game, Justin Malmstead tossed five innings of one-hit ball and Gladstone posted a 9-2 win. Click the above headline for all details.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) fought off a tough challenge from Kingsford, 2-1, Tuesday night, to earn the right to play in this weekend's state tournament. Click the above headline to read details.
A former Escanaba High School hockey player will now be in charge of the Eskymo hockey program. The Escanaba School Board Monday hired Matt Hughes as the varsity head coach. Click the above headline to read details.
The tournament trail came to an end for the Escanaba Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) Monday as the girls lost to St. Clair, 6-4, in the state semifinas in Essexville. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Escanaba Little League All-Stars advanced to the semifinals of the Major Softball state tournament on Sunday, beating Taylor, 8-0. Gabi Salo pitched a no-hitter. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs gave up eight runs in the fifth inning and lost to the Eastern U.P. Travelers, 9-1, Sunday at the Sault Invitationl. The Cubs ended up with a 2-3 record. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) finished pool play undefeated Saturday with a 10-0 win over Negaunee at the Major Softball State Tournament in Essexville. The win moves Escanaba into the quarterfinals, while Negaunee finishes 1-2. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula's two Little League softball teams picked up victories Friday as the Major Softball State Tournament continued in Essexville. Escanaba topped Rogers City, 5-2, while Negaunee beat Lac St. Clair, 11-1. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos. Also read about the Escanaba Junior Girls' district game.
