The Gladstone Indians scored early and often against an inexperienced Negaunee Diamonds team Tuesday, sweeping a doubleheader, 16-0 and 12-4. The sweep mathematically clinched the Mid Peninsula Conference championship for the Indians, giving the Tribe the top seed in this weekend's league tournament. Click the above headline to read the story and see photos.
Duane Englund's two-run single as he was being intentionally walked in the fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Tri-County Major Boys (age 11-12) a 5-2 win over the Escanaba All-Stars Monday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos from the game, and listen to audio.
The tournament run came to an end for the Escanaba 9-10 boys on Monday as Munising posted an 8-6 win at Karl Dickson Field. Anthony Matson went 3-for-3 while Dayne Murk and Skyler Andersen both had two hits for Munising. Click the above headline to see more details. Also, we have posted some photos from the Escanaba-Gladstone game, which ended late Sunday night.
In a game that featured a little bit of everything, the Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) beat arch-rival Gladstone Sunday night to win a district championship and advance to the state tournament. But it certainly wasn't easy as Escanaba had to come from behind twice. Claire McInerney got the walk-off hit in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Escanaba the 9-8 win. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos.
The Gladstone Major Boys (age 11-12) beat Mother Nature and the Tri-County All-Stars, 8-0, Sunday night, to advance to next weekend's district finals. And Escanaba's Majors took a big early lead and then held on for a wild 14-11 win over Munising. Click the above headline to read the story, and to see a bunch of pictures and videos.
The Gladstone Indians passed another test on Sunday as they swept a doubleheader from Hancock, 6-2 and 8-3, at Don Olsen Field. It was a battle between the two top teams in the Mid Peninsula Conference, and the Indians took the early lead in both games and rode the pitching of Matt Weyers and Blake Ballard to the sweep. Click the above headline to see the story, pictures and videos.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) finished their relaxing trip through the district tournament on Sunday by beating the Kingsford All-Stars, 11-1, at Lemmerand Field. The win puts the girls in the state tournament at Pinery Park on July 21st. Click the above headline to see more photos from the game, and the celebration.
One of the smallest Little League's in the Upper Peninsula had a big day Saturday as the district tournaments continued in Delta County. The Tri-County Little League Major Boys (age 11-12) beat Escanaba, 6-0, in a tournament opener in Gladstone. And a few hours later, the Tri-County Minor Boys (age 9-10) held on to beat Schaffer, 8-7, to advance in the districts in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read more about the games, see pictures and a few videos.
Three Gladstone Little League All-Star teams were on the field Saturday, and all three came away with district tournament victories. The Gladstone Major Boys (age 11-12) overcame a strong Munising pitcher to win, 6-2. The Gladstone Minor Boys (age 9-10) had an easier time with Munising, winning, 10-1, in Escanaba. And the Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) rallied past Kingsford, 7-4. Click the above headline to see stories on all three Gladstone teams.
You win some, you lose some. That's what the Escanaba Cubs baseball team did this weekend at a tournament in Sault Ste. Marie.On Friday, the Cubs lost to the Eastern U.P. Travelers, 7-5, but then routed the Sault Ste. Marie Canada Black Sox, 17-0. Then on Saturday, the Cubs took out Petoskey, 9-3, only to lose to Alpena, 4-3. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) rolled to a 17-0 win over the Iron Mountain North All-Stars in the district tournament Saturday at Lemmerand Park. Three pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter for Escanaba. Click the headline to read more details and to see more pictures.
The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) made the most of Kingsford's mistakes to post an 8-1 win in the district finals Friday night in Gladstone. That win came after the Gladstone girls eliminated Iron Mountain North, 15-2, in a losers bracket game. Click the above headline to read the details and see pictures and videos from both games.
The District Ten 9-10 boys district tournament began on Friday and there were lots of runs put on the Karl Dickson Field scoreboard. Escanaba outlasted Schaffer, 16-6, before Munising scored eight runs in the fourth inning to top Tri-County, 13-3. Click the above headline to read the details, see a bunch of photos from both games, and a handful of video clips from the Munising-Tri County game.
Justin Jurek and Levi Cunningham combined to throw a one-hit shutout as the Gladstone Indians beat the Channing Railroaders, 10-0, Thursday night in Gladstone. Blake Ballard drove in three runs with a hit and a sacrafice fly as the Indians used a pair of five-run innings to post the win. Click the above headline for game story, audio, and more pictures.
Hannah Edington tossed a complete-game four-hitter as the Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) topped the Gladstone All-Stars, 6-0, in a Little League District tournament game Monday in Gladstone. Darby Beckon had two hits for Escanaba. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos and videos.
Leah Wigger opened her final round at the Island Resort Championship with back-to-back birdies and never looked back en route to a three-stroke victory at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Victoria Elizabeth, Victoria Park and Nicole Jeray all tied for second place. Click the above headline to read the details. Picture and story courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
13-14 GIRLS DISTRICT RESULTS---ESCANABA CHAMPS
The Escanaba Cubs carried an 8-2 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning against the Kimberly Cougars Saturday in Wisconsin. But walks, hit-battsmen, passed balls, errors, and a few hits led to an eight-run outburst that gave Kimberly a 10-8 win. The Cubs also lost to Highland, Indiana, 10-0, earlier in the day. Click the above headline to read more details and see a bunch of photos from both of Saturday's games.
The Gladstone Indians pounded out 13 hits and beat Hortonville, 11-4, Saturday at the KBO Varsity Baseball Invitational in Kimberly. Cody Frazer led the way with three hits while Paul Tomaszewski, Justin Jurek, and Jake Pearson all had two hits. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Upper Peninsula All-Star Football game was held Saturday at the Superior Dome, and Delta County was well-represented as the East topped the West, 42-14. Escanaba's Austin Young scored a touchdown and was given the tournament's "character award", and Bark River-Harris standout Jake Kleiman had a 62-yard run that set up Young's TD.
Leah Wigger shot a 6-under 66 in the second round of the Island Resort Championship on Saturday to take a two-shot lead over Aimee Neff. Wigger, Sara Brown and Victoria Park all shot 6-under for the day and broke the 18-hole tournament scoring record. Click the above headline to see more on the tournament at Sweetgrass. (Pictured: Kristie Smith)
It's a crowded leaderboard after the first round of the Island Resort Championships LPGA 'Futures' Symetra Tour event at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. Aimee Neff, Courtney Massey, Laura Martin, and Michelle Shin all shot two-under-par 70's on Friday. Five other golfers are one stroke back. Click the above headline to see all of the first round details.
