It’s been three weeks since the Gladstone Major Boys Little League All-Star team won their district championship in the southern U.P. The boys will be hitting the road Thursday morning for lower Michigan where they will compete in the state tournament in Grand Rapids with dreams of making it to Williamsport. Click the above headline for details.
The Kingsford Blues American Legion baseball team won twice Wednesday night in Gladstone, beating the Junior Indians, 13-0, and then squeaking by in the nightcap, 2-1. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos from the games.
The Northern Michigan University and Michigan Tech University men's basketball team have received the Team Academic Excellence Award, announced on Tuesday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Click the above headline to read details.
Sawyer Pugh pitched 6 2/3 innings of two-hit, shutout baseball, as the Channing Railsplitters defeated the Escanaba Polecats, 3-2, in men's league action Monday night. Jackson Bower went the distance and took the loss for Escanaba. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Michigan University Volleyball Team has earned the 2022 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award, for the 15th straight year. Click the above headline for details.
The Kingsford Junior Blues beat the Marquette Reds in the Junior Legion Championship game 5-1 to capture the U.P. title on Sunday in Marquette. Click the headline for more details, pictures, videos, and interviews.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Star (age 9-10) softball team captured the District Ten championship on Saturday in dramatic fashion, winning two games out of the losers bracket, 11-4 and 4-3. The title game went seven innings. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) advanced to the district championship game Friday night with a 22-1 win over Norway. Click the above headline for details.
Travis Mack threw a complete-game two hitter as the Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team whipped the Menominee Red Wave, 10-1, Thursday at Spies Field. The Indians won their second straight game after losing seven in a row. Click the above headline for details.
The Negaunee Minor (age 9-10) boys Little League baseball team won the District 11 championship Thursday by beating Houghton Portage Lake, 13-4. The lil Miners advance to the state tournament next weekend in West Branch. Escanaba will also compete in that tournament.
The Escanaba Minor Boys (age 9-10) Little League All-Star team completed a long trip through the loser's bracket to win a district championship Wednesday night, 6-0, over Norway on the road at Marion Park. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Nick Chiu celebrated his 17th birthday with five runs batted in, and Nick Kolich threw two innings of relief pitching for the save as the Escanaba Cubs won a wild 12-10 game over the Marquette Blues Wednesday in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team rolled past the rival Gladstone Indians, 13-4, Tuesday night at Don Olsen Field. Rookie Matt Kaven had a career night for the Cubs, with a home run and two singles. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars beat Norway 7-4 on Tuesday at Marion Park in Norway. The District Championship game will take place on Wednesday in a rematch. Click the above headline for more deatails.
The Gladstone Major Little League Al-Star softball team (age 11-12) was unable to get the bats going and was eliminated from the state tournament by Clare, 4-0, in the state quarterfinals in suburban Detroit. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Star softball team (age 10-12) bounced back from Sunday's devastating extra innings loss to mercy Bay County, 15-0, in three innings on Monday. This moves the Purple into the state quarterfinals. Click the above headline.
The Negaunee Major Little League All-Stars jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before St. Clair jumped all over them for an 18-3 loss in the State Tournament Monday morning in Grosse Point Woods. Click the above headline for more details and photos.
The Norway Junior Little League All-Stars went 2-1 in pool play with victories over Grant and Byron to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Click the above headline for more details and pictures.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars beat Gladstone 10-3 on Monday night in Norway at Marion Park. Escanaba advances to the district final. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Star softball team (age 11-12) were one out away from a state tournament victory on Sunday, but poor defense ended up being costly as Jackson Southwest rallied for a 3-2 seven inning win. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Negaunee Major Little League All-Star (age 11-12) baseball team won the District Eleven championship on Sunday, beating Houghton Portage Lake, 6-4. The Negaunee boys went undefeated (4-0) in the tournament, outscoring their opponents, 29-8. Negaunee advances to the state tournament at Southern Grand Rapids on July 21. Gladstone will be the other U.P. team there, and the two teams will actually play each other in pool play.
The Negaunee Major Little League All-Stars fell to Taylor North 20-11 on Sunday afternoon in Grosse Point. Click the above headline for more details, pictures, and videos.
The Escanaba Cubs and Menominee Red Wave finished their road trip on Sunday with single games in Sault Ste. Marie, after each team played three games in Gaylord. Menominee ended up with a win while Escanaba took a loss. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Star (age 10-12) softball team won the first game of the state tournament on Saturday, picking up a dramatic 10-8 win over Edwardsburg at University Liggett High School. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Escanaba Cubs, Menominee Red Wave, Gaylord Post 180, and Northern Michigan Patriots American Legion baseball teams did battle on Saturday in Gaylord. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team ran into two tough teams in Wisconsin on Saturday, falling to the Ashwaubenon A's and Fond duLac Lakers by identical 11-1 scores. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team bounced back from Thursday's mercy-rule loss in Iron Mountain by beating Gaylord, 6-4, Friday afternoon in Gaylord. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Menominee Red Wave topped the Northern Michigan Patriots in extra innings, 8-6 on Friday evening at Gaylord St. Mary High School. Click the above headline for more details, photos, and videos.
The Gladstone and Escanaba Minor Little League All-Star (age 8-10) baseball teams played an exciting game Thursday night, with Gladstone pulling out a 7-6 win in seven innings at Howes Field. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Copper Country Flames American Legion Baseball team swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Marquette Blues, 4-3 and 10-5, Thursday night at Houghton High School. Click the above headline for details.
