The Marquette Redmen ran away with the Great Northern Conference tennis title on Thursday, but the Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves left the meet feeling good about their performances. The Eskymos got two doubles flights into the finals and the Braves got a GNC championshiop from senior Dan Williams at #2 singles. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The winds were so strong at Iron Town Field Thursday that routine fly balls turned into extra base hits, and the players were being pelted with pebbles that were swirling around with every gust. The Escanaba Eskymos and Negaunee Miners managed to battle through it, though, and the Eskymos left town with a 15-8 victory. Click the above headline to read more details, see more photos, and listen to audio highlights from the game.
It was a typcial Escanaba vs Gladstone match-up as the two teams met in softball Tuesday at Lemmerand Park. There was strong defense and good pitching by both teams, but the Braves managed to pull out a pair of victories: 2-0 and 1-0. Christine Sharon and Alison Austin each picked up pitching victories for Gladstone, while Codi Jenshak (pictured) took the loss in both games for Escanaba. Click the above headline to read more details, listen to highlights, and see more pictures.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Gladstone Braves tennis teams both had tough assignments on Tuesday, as they both played against powerhouse teams from Marquette County. And the result was the same for both Delta County teams. The Marquette Redmen beat the Eskymos, 7-1, while the Negaunee Miners swept the Braves, 8-0. Click the above headline to read details from both matches. Pictured: Gladstone's Neal Sabin had a good match at #3 singles, despite the loss to Negaunee's Kevin Price.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team had its nine-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday as the boys lost to the Marquette Blues, 5-2, in Marquette. The loss left a bitter taste in the mouth of Indians Manager Jim Groleau, who objected to a play on the bases that left first baseman Hayden Hardwick's arm in a sling. Click the above headline to read the details.
Jamie Iverson picked up yet another victory as the racing season began over the weekend at Norway Speedway. But a Gladstone boy who just turned 14 this spring stole the show. Jordan Ives debuted in the Late Model division race, and he won his heat and semi-feature race, racing against some men triple his age. He finished 13th in the main event. Click the above headline to read more about him, and to see more pictures.
The Rapid River Rockets got 12 strong innings from Heather Sanderson and a clutch hit from Sam Peterson to sweep a doubleheader from the Negaunee Miners, 1-0 and 9-3, Monday in Rapid River. At the same time, in St. Ignace, the Manistique Emeralds split a pair of games with the Saints. Click the above headline to read all of the details.
The Escanaba High School tennis team enjoyed sunny conditions and posted a 7-1 win over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers on Monday. All four doubles teams won on the high school courts, while three of the four singles players won their matches in Ludington Park. Click the above headline to read more.
The Escanaba High School baseball team made three cruicial errors in the final two innings and lost to the Petoskey Northmen, 4-2, in the Binks Coca Cola Invitational Saturday at Al Ness Field. And then the boys needed a last-second rally to top the Negaunee Miners, 6-3, in a wild third place game. Click the above headline to read all of the details and see pictures and videos, and listen to audio highlights from the games.
It's been quite a week for the Escanaba and Gladstone High School softball teams. Both have played multiple games in a short period of time, and both have had success on the diamond. The Braves won twice in downstate Tawas on Saturday before falling to the host team in the semifinals. And the Eskymos hosted their own tournament on Saturday and won three out of four games. Click the above headline to read the details for both the Eskymos and Braves.
The Gladstone Indians improved to 9-0 on the season by posting two wins over the Channing Railroaders, 12-2 and 9-1 in Dickinson County. Matt Weyers got the pitching win in the opener, and Blake Ballard shared pitching duties with Christian Groleau in the nightcap. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Manistique High School softball team has now won six straight games. The Emeralds won the championship of its "Pink Tournament" on Saturday, beating Munising, 4-2, and Norway, 9-3. The Emeralds made just one error in the doublehader. "You can't go wrong when you get defense like that," Manistique Coach Dave McNeil said. Haley MacGregor got the pitching victory in both games.
The Gladstone Indians posted an easy 10-1 American Legion baseball victory in Ishpeming on Friday. Cody Frazer continued his hot hitting by getting four more hits in the game. Click the above headline to see more details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team needed a better performance on Friday after suffering through two poor efforts in Marinette and Kingsford. Junior pitcher David Falish provided that boost by throwing a complete-game four-hitter, and the defense was good behind him as the Eskymos beat the Alpena Wildcats, 8-2, at Al Ness Field.
The Escanaba High School softball team bounced back from Thursday's losses to Gladstone by sweeping a doubleheader from the Cheboygan Chiefs, 8-2 and 10-0, Friday, at Lemmerand Park. Pictured: Codi Jenshak earned the win in the circle for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to see more pictures and watch video highlights.
The Gladstone High School boys track team used its "home track" advantage to power past five other teams and win the MHSAA Division One regional championship on Thursday. Jared Vuksan broke the school record in the shot put and Justin Pederson won two field events and was part of winning relay team. Marquette won the girls championship and was second in the boys event. Escanaba's girls took second. Esky's boys were fifth. Click the above headline to see more scores and photos. The team scores of other track meets held across the region are also posted there.
Cody Frazer got a concussion in gym class and Dan Williams was sick. Munising was short a couple of kids, too, so what did the Gladstone Braves and Munising Mustangs do for their tennis match on Thusrday? They went "old school". They went to three singles and three doubles matches, and the Braves pulled out a 4-2 win on a windy afternoon in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see the scores.
The Gladstone High School softball team rallied from three runs down to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 5-3, in the second game of a doubleheader Thursday night in Gladstone. Whitney Wells came through with the big two-run hit in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie. Gladstone also won the opener, 2-0. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos, and listen to audio.
The Escanaba High School baseball team made six errors and blew a four-run lead, losing to the Kingsford Blues Legion team, 8-7, Thursday at Spigarelli Field. Devin Olsen allowed just one earned run over five innings of pitching, but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. Cam Beversluis and Tyler Skufca each had three hits for the Eskymos. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone Braves softball team will be very busy the next few days, and the girls got off to a good start on Wednesday by posting a pair of wins over the Rapid River Rockets, 8-2 and 6-2, in Gladstone. This was a make-up from a twinbill that was rained out last week. Pictured: Gladstone's Christine Sharon throws a pitch during Wednesday's first game. Click the above headline to see more photos and videos from the game.
The Escanaba Eskymos tennis team was dominant in its doubles matches on Wednesday, and that helped the Eskymos to defeat the Gladstone Braves, 5-3. The Eskymos won all four doubles matches on the high school courts, while at the same time, in Ludington Park, the Braves took three of four singles matches. Pictured: Eskymo senior Hunter Bradford returns a serve during Wednesday's match. Click the above headline to see more pictures and video highlights.
Luckily for the Escanaba High School baseball team, the road through the state tournament does not include a trip across the Menominee River into Wisconsin. The Eskymos played their sixth and final game against a Wisconsin opponent on Tuesday, and lost to the Marinette Marines, 13-3, at Pederson Ballpark. Click the above headline to read more details, listen to audio, and see pictures and videos.
The Gladstone High School girls golf team cruised to an easy victory on the links Tuesday, winning the Negaunee Invitational by 21 strokes over second-place Marquette. In the boys meet, Westwood edged the Braves by three strokes to win the title. Escanaba finished in fifth place amongst the eight teams in both the boys and girls tournaments. Click the above headline to see all of the scores.
The Escanaba High School tennis team won three of four singles matches and managed to post a 4-4 tie with the Kingsford Flivvers in a Great Northern Conference match Tuesday in Dickinson County. The Eskymos host Gladstone on Wednesday. Pictured: Escanaba's John Brant topped Kingsford's Joe Gregory at #3 singles. Click the above headline to see all of Tuesday's results.
Cody Frazer drove in three runs and Colin O'Neal allowed just one run in four innings of relief to help the Gladstone Indians slip past the Marquette Redmen, 3-2, Monday in Marquette. Justin Jurek scored all three of Gladstone's runs as the Tribe improved to 6-0. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos and videos, and listen to audio.
The Gladstone Braves had an easy day on the courts Monday, winning all eight flights from the Norway Knights. Two of the wins were 6-0, 6-0, while two others were 6-1, 6-0. Meanwhile, the Escanaba Eskymos traveled to Marquette and lost, 8-0. Only two of the Eskymo matches made it past straight sets. Pictured: Gladstone's Cody Frazer serves in his doubles match. Click the above headline to see more details from both tennis matches.
Kevin Gendron burned up the Menominee North Shore golf course on Monday, carding a 74 to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a third place finish at the Menominee Invitational. Marinette won the six-team invite, while Marquette took second. As a team, the Eskymos shot a 331, six shots behind Marinette. The Gladstone Braves finished fifth with 347 strokes. Gladstone's girls won first spot, with Escanaba second. Click the above headline to see all results.
The Escanaba High School baseball team turned to its small senior class to beat the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils Saturday afternoon at Al Ness Field. Alex DeHaan and Austin Young handcuffed the visitors from the mound, and the Eskymos took advantage of numerous Soo errors to sweep the doubleheader, 11-3 and 10-0. Pictured: Alex DeHaan goes into second base, knee-first. (Sheila Olsen photo). Click the above headline to see more photos, watch videos, hear audio, and read details.
The Gladstone High School softball team lost to two strong Lower Peninsula teams Saturday at the Petoskey Invitational. The Braves lost to South Haven, 5-3, and to Farmington Hills Mercy, 6-2. Gladstone won its final game there, beating Onaway, 4-2. "Even with the two losses it was a great tournament for us," Braves Coach Jerry Smith said. "We faced three great teams with excellent pitching and hitters."
The Rapid River High School softball team won three games at a tournament in downstate Ann Arbor on Saturday before losing in the championship game at Skyline High School. Rapid River started the day with a 3-1 win over Adrian, then beat Beaverton, 5-2. After disposing of the host Skyline team, 10-0, the Rockets lost in the championship game to Utica, 4-1.
