The Gladstone Junior Little League 14u All-Star softball team took care of business on Monday, winning a district championship by beating the Kingsford girls, 12-1 and 6-1, to earn a trip to the state tournament in West Branch. Click the above healdine for details.
The third time was the charm for the Niagara American Legion Baseball team on Sunday as they pulled out a 5-2 win over the Norway Vikings in the championship game of the Felch Tournament. Norway had defeated Niagara in each of the last two meetings in the past seven days, both on walk-offs. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway Vikings American Legion Baseball team won a pair of games on Saturday, beating the Copper Country Flames, 6-4, and then rallying for a walk-off win over Niagara, 4-3, at the Felch Holiday Tournament at historic Felch Field. Click the above headline for details.
Somehow, Christian Groleau may have reached onto Don Olsen Field and helped his Gladstone Indians win one more baseball game late Friday night as the Indians picked up an improbable 5-4 win over the Escanaba Cubs. Click the above headline for the details.
The Marquette Blues American Legion baseball team bounced back from last weekend's rough weekend in Wisconsin by posting a home win Thursday night, 8-4, over the Escanaba Cubs, at Haley Field. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Escaanaba Major Little League 12u softball team pulled off a 4-3 win in the district championship game Wednesday night at Lemmerand Park. The win moves Escanaba into the state tournament next week in Jackson. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and to listen to the radio broadcast of the game.
The Escanaba Major Little League girls (12u) softball team stayed alive in the All-Star district tournament Tuesday night with a 6-1 win over Gladstone, setting up a winner-take-all game for a trip to the state tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Star softball team (age 12-under) scored four runs in the first inning and held off Escanaba, 6-3, in the district tournament opener Monday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details and to see photos from the game.
The Escanaba Cubs and Manitowoc Legion baseball teams waged a heavyweight battle Sunday afternoon at the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette, Wis. The teams exchanged rallies, exchanged big hits, exchanged big pitches, and even exchanged errors and close plays, before Manitowoc emerged with a 9-8 win in ten innings. Click the above headline for details.
Tsai Cheng Tseng made a charge down the stretch to capture her first career Epson Tour victory in only her second start Sunday at the Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass in Harris. Click the above headline for the details. (Epson tour photo, story)
The Marquette Blues American Legion baseball team wrapped up its play at the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette on Sunday the same way it started the event on Friday: with an error-filled loss. The Blues made four more errors Sunday and lost to Watertown, 13-3. The Blues ended up making 20 errors in four games. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team bounced back from Friday night's heartbreaking loss by winning two games against Wisconsin opponents at the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette, Wis., on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
Upper Peninsula High School Football All-Star Week wrapped up on Saturday as the Black team beat the Red team, 48-12, in the All-Star game at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, and to see the list of award winners.
Auston Kim fired a bpgey-free round of 64 on Saturday to take the lead after the second round of the Epson Tour ladies golf tournament at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Epson Tour. (Epson Tour photo)
The Escanaba Cubs and Marinette Legion baseball teams hooked up in an old-fashioned pitcher's duel late Friday night as the Marinette Firecracker Tournament got under way at the Pederson Ballpark. In a game where there were only five total base hits and four total walks, the Cubs lost a tough 2-1 decision. Clicm the above headline for details.
Sweetgrass Golf Club put up a fight in the First Round of the Island Resort Championship. When the last putt dropped for the day, only 47 players were able to post a red number to start their weekend. Click the above headline for details. (Epson Tour story, photo)
The Marquette Blues American Legion baseball team could not overcome five defensive errors on Friday, and lost the first game of the Firecracker Tournament to Green Bay Southwest, 5-4, at Pederson Ballpark in Marinette. Click the above headline for details.
Young kids from around the Upper Peninsula got quite a treat at the Xcel High School Football All-Star Week youth camp Thursday at the Superior Dome. They were paid a visit by Jake Witt, who was drafted earlier this spring by the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. Click the above headline for more, and to see photos taken by RRN's Casey Ford.
In a battle of a couple of shorthanded teams, the Gladstone Indians slipped past the Norway Vikings, 4-2, in American Legion Baseball action Wednesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The highlight of day three for the U.P. All-Star football players Wednesday was the Skills Challenge. Events included the Fastest Man (40 yard dash), the Strongest Man (Bench Press-225 lbs), Quarterback Challenge, Receiver Challenge, Punting and Field Goal Kicking. CLick the above headline for all of the results. (XCel Photo Credits)
Northern Michigan University Athletic Director and former hockey coach Rick Comley has been selected to join the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. The announcement came Monday in Detroit. Click the above headline for details and to hear comments from Rick Comley.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team wrapped up its play in the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament late Saturday night with a 4-1 win over the Norway Vikings at Al Ness Field. The result came after the Cubs lost earlier in the day to DePere, 7-3. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
-The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team played four tight games at the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament this weekend, and ended up losing three of them. The result means Gladstone will not advance to the semifinals. Click the above headline for details.
The American Legion baseball season got under way Thursday night with yet another down-to-the-wire battle between Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians. The Indians scored five early runs to grab a 5-0 lead, but the Cubs rallied to win the game, 6-5, scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Click the above headline for details.
Norse Athletics announced on Wednesday that Ross Rahoi has resigned from his position as the Head Softball Coach at Bay College. Click the abvove headline for more details.
The Gladstone High School softball team lost a tough extra-inning battle to Standish-Sterling in the state quarterfinals on Tuesday, 3-1, in Gaylord. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Gina Pepin, videos taken by Amy Sundquist, and to hear post-game interviews.
The Northern Michigan University women's soccer team will now join the Wildcat volleyball team on Mackinac Island this fall, as the Green and Gold will meet the Northwood Timberwolves on August 19. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team won a regional championship on Saturday, beating Benzie Central, 6-4. But the Braves gave up three unearned runs in the final inning of the quarterfinal game and lost to Standish-Sterling, 5-4. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School girls softball team won a MHSAA Division Three regional championship on Saturday, beating the Negaunee Miners, 6-0, and then turning back the host Elk Rapids Elks, 9-3, in the championship game. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School senior Dawson Williams was named the Upper Peninsula's best tennis player, and was an All-State selection, as the post-season awards were announced. The U.P. champion Negaunee Miners swept a bunch of awards. Click the above headline for details.
