The Gladstone Major Little League (age 11-12) softball team gave up two big innings on defense and couldn't recover, falling to Tallmadge, Ohio, 9-4, in the first game of the Central Regional tournament Monday in suburban Indianapolis. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Kingsford Minor Boys (age 9-10) Little League baseball team forced a winner-take-all district championship game by scoring ten unearned runs in the first two innings and cruising to an 11-5 win over Escanaba Monday night. Bradley Steber pitched 5 2/3 innings to earn the win. He also had an RBI single and an RBI double at the plate. Zahn Anderson took the loss for Escanaba. The two teams play again Tuesday night at 6:30 ET to determine the district champion.
The Gladstone Indians scored four runs in the first inning and cruised to a 9-3 win over the Marquette Blues in the championship game of the Zone Five American Legion Baseball tournament Sunday in Gladstone. It's the third straight U.P. title for Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, video highlignhts, interviews.
The Escanaba Minor Little League (age 9-10) baseball team advanced to the District Ten championship game on Saturday by shutting out Kingsford, 4-0, at Karl Dickson Field. Brody Ison fired a no-hitter for Escanaba in the victory. Gladstone eliminated Iron Mountain North, 12-10. Click the above headline for pictures from the Gladstone game.
The Gladstone Indians and Marquette Blues have advanced to the American Legion Baseball Zone Five championship after winning their semifinal games on Saturday. The championship game was rained out and will be played Sunday. Both teams qualified for the state tournament in Gladwin. Click the above headline for details, videos highlights.
The temperatures were hot and so was the baseball on Friday as the Upper Peninsula Zone Five American Legion Tournament continued in Delta County. The eight team field was cut to the final four, with Gladstone, Menominee, Marquette, and Copper Country advancing to Saturday's action. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) won their third straight loser's bracket game Thursday night and captured the District Ten championship, 5-1, over Norway. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, video highlights.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team lost two close games Thursday night in the Upper Peninsula Zone Five Tournament in Escanaba. The Cubs gave up three runs in the first inning and lost to Marquette, 4-0, then dropped a heartbreaker to Iron Mountain, 2-1, in the late game. Click the above headline to see photos and video clips.
The Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) All-Star softball team beat the heat, and then beat two high-caliber downstate teams to capture the state championship on Wednesday in downstate Tecumseh. The girls beat Grandville in the semifinals, 5-1, then shook off a sluggish start to turn back Vicksburg, 13-4, in the championship. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Escanaba Minor Girls (age 9-10) Little League softball team stayed alive for a second straight day on Wednesday, beating Norway, 6-2, at Lemerand Park. The Minor Boys district finals, meanwhile, have been postponed. Click the above headline for details.
Breleigh Reinhart’s walk-off base hit in the bottom of the sixth inning scored Chloe DuBord with the winning run to lead the Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) to a 9-8 win over Kingsford in an elimination district tournament game Tuesday night at Lemerand Park. Click the above headline and see videos taken by Missy Reinhart.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Star (age 11-12) softball team jumped to a big early lead and cruised to a 15-5 win over Cheboygan on a rainy afternoon Tuesday in Tecumseh. The win moves the Gladstone girls to the state semifinals against Grandville. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Norway and Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) hooked up an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel in the district tournament Monday night at Lemerand Park. Norway ended up with a dramatic 3-2 win. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) Little League softball team advanced to the state quarterfinals on Monday with a nerve-wracking 2-1 win over St. Clair in downstate Tecumseh. Gladstone will play Cheboygan in the quarters on Tuesday. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) scored ten runs in the second inning and cruised to a 18-8 win over Kingsford in the district tournament opener Sunday at Lemerand Park. Click the above headline for details, photos taken by Missy Reinhart.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) got key contributions from two of its reserve players on Sunday to beat Evart, 3-1, in the softball state tournament in Tecumseh. Cameron Buckley drove home Alli Larson with a triple and then scored on an error. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Iron Mountain Golds beat Escanaba and Marquette on Saturday to finish the U.P. Zone Five Junior American Legion Baseball tournament with a 3-1 record, good enough to win the championship trophy. Click the above headline to see all of the scores, plus pictures and videos from a couple of the earlier games in the tournament.
Montgomery Pepin threw a three-hitter, striking out 13 batters, as the Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) softball team won its state tournament opener over Tecumseh, 5-1, on Saturday. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Escanaba Minor Boys (age 9-10) Little League Baseball team rolled to a 10-0 win over Tri-County Friday night to advance to the district finals. Gladstone, meanwhile, stayed alive with a 12-2 win over Munising. Click the above headline for details.
It was an old fashioned pitcher's dual late Thursday night as the Gladstone Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs, 1-0, at Al Ness Field. Ben Kelly threw a no-hitter for Gladstone, while Escanaba's Johhny Schlenvogt allowed just one disputed infield base hit in a losing effort. Click the above headline for details, and see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Star baseball team (age 9-10) came from behind twice to beat Gladstone, 6-5, in a district tournament opener Thursday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, video highlights.
The Kingsford Major Boys (age 11-12) advanced to the District Ten championship game Wednesday with a 5-1 win over Escanaba. Kingsford will face Iron Mountain North in the title game Thursday night. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos.
The Northern Lights YMCA in Escanaba will hold a basketball camp later this month, coached by former Gladstone High School Coach Clayton Castor and Escanaba High School graduate and professional Olivia Nash. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team toppled the Menominee Red Wave, 9-4, Wednesday night in Gladstone, in a rematch of the state finalists from each of the last two seasons. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League baseball team rallied with six runs in the final two innings to beat Norway, 7-5, in district tournament action Tuesday night in East Kingsford. In the second game, Iron Mountain North edged Kingsford, 4-2. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, plus player interviews.
The District Ten Major Boys (age 11-12) district tournament All-Star tournament continued on Monday, with Kingsford slipping past Norway, 5-4, in a back-and-forth winners bracket game. And in an elimination game, Escanaba stayed alive by topping Tri-County, 11-3. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
The District Ten Little League Major Boys (age 11-12) district tournament began on Sunday in Kingsford. Iron Mountain North topped Tri-County, 16-4, and Kingsford blanked Escanaba, 10-0. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Bark River Bucs beat the Escanaba Cubs, 1-0, in the first game of a doubleheader Friday night in Bark River. The Bucs had a 6-1 lead in the nightcap before the Cubs staged a late rally to post a 13-8 win. Click the above headline to read details, watch post-game video interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Reece Korhonen.
Alex Hanson pitched 6 1/3 innings of five-hit ball as the Menominee Red Wave topped Marinette, 3-1, in American Legion Baseball action on Thursday. Trey Bretl took the tough loss for Marinette. Click the above headline for details, and see photos, videos.
The Gladstone Indians welcomed home their 2014 state championship players and coaches, and honored the 2017 and 2018 champs, during a ceremony at Don Olsen Field. Then the Indians went out and mercied the Escanaba Cubs, 13-0, in five innings. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Nate Belleville, and listen to the ceremony.
