Local High School Softball Teams Highly-Ranked

The Gladstone Braves, Escanaba Eskymos, and Rapid River Rockets are all ranked in the Top Ten the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association's pre-season poll.

The defending state champion Braves are ranked No. 1 in Division Three. The Eskymos are ranked fourth in Division Three, and the Rockets are fifth in Division Four.

The high school softball season begins this weekend with the two-day tournament at Northern Michigan University's Superior Dome.

The complete polls follow:

Division 1

1. Bay City Western
2. Utica Ford
3. Portage Central
4. Canton
5. Southgate Anderson
6. Hudsonville
7. Caledonia
8. Farmington Hills Mercy
9. Lake Onion
10. Alpena
Honorable Mention: Allen Park, Anchor Bay, Belleville, Clarkston, Utica Eisenhower, Lakeland, Macomb Dakota, Mattawan, Midland, Plymouth, Saline, Troy

Division 2
1. Stevensville Lakeshore
2. Bullock Creek
3. Livonia Ladywood
4. Escanaba
5. Croswell Lexington
6. Wayland
7. Tecumseh
8. Carleton Airport
9. Edwardsburg
10. St. Joseph
Honorable Mention: Chelsea, Melvindale, Remus Chippewa Hills

Division 3
1. Gladstone
2. Clinton
3. Coloma
4. Brooklyn Columbia Central
5. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central
6. Pinconning
7. Shepherd
8. Boyne City
9. Muskegon Oakridge
10. Reese
Honorable Mention: Beaverton, Bronson, Capac, Harrison, McBain, Grand Rapids West Catholic, Saginaw Valley Lutheran, Tawas, Traverse City St. Francis.

Division 4
1. Rogers City
2. Unionville-Sebewaing
3. Holton
4. Fowler
5. Rapid River
6. Ubly
7. University Liggett
8. Westland Huron Valley Lutheran
9. Kalamazoo Christian
10. Morenci

Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Record

4/14	4:00 PM	at Manistique Emeralds	9 - 7 (W)	1-0

4/14	5:45 PM	at Manistique Emeralds	10 - 2 (W)	2-0

4/15	4:00 PM	Munising Mustangs	13 - 3 (W)	3-0

4/15	5:45 PM	Munising Mustangs	10 - 0 (W)	4-0

4/20	4:00 PM	Negaunee Miners	9 - 1 (W)	5-0

4/22	4:00 PM	at Stephenson Eagles	18 - 0 (W)	6-0

4/22	6:00 PM	at Stephenson Eagles	21 - 3 (W)	7-0

4/24	4:00 PM	Hancock Bulldogs	15 - 2 (W)	8-0

4/24	6:00 PM	Hancock Bulldogs	10 - 0 (W)	9-0

4/25	9:00 AM	at Kingsley Stags	13 - 3 (W)	10-0

4/25	12:00 PM	Manton High School	12 - 9 (W)	11-0

4/25	3:00 PM	at Cheboygan Chiefs	5 - 6 (L)	11-1

4/27	4:00 PM	Superior Central Cougars	10 - 0 (W)	12-1

4/27	6:00 PM	Superior Central Cougars	21 - 2 (W)	13-1

4/29	4:00 PM	Manistique Emeralds	4 - 0 (W)	14-1

4/29	6:00 PM	Manistique Emeralds	10 - 0 (W)	15-1

4/30	4:00 PM	at Escanaba Eskymos	0 - 6 (L)	15-2

4/30	6:00 PM	at Escanaba Eskymos	3 - 13 (L)	15-3

5/4	4:00 PM	at Marquette Redmen	1 - 7 (L)	15-4

5/4	6:00 PM	at Marquette Redmen	1 - 3 (L)	15-5

5/5	4:00 PM	Gladstone Braves	4 - 2 (W)	16-5

5/11	4:00 PM	at Munising Mustangs	ppd - ppd (T)	ppd

5/11	6:00 PM	at Munising Mustangs	ppd - ppd (T)	ppd

5/13	4:00 PM	Marquette Redmen	0 - 10 (L)	16-7

5/13	6:00 PM	Marquette Redmen	0 - 3 (L)	16-8

5/16	10:00 AM	Neenah, Wis.	5 - 6 (L)	16-9

5/16	1:15 PM	Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils	0 - 4 (L)	16-10

5/16	3:00 PM	Cheboygan Chiefs	1 - 0 (W)	17-10

5/21	4:00 PM	at Superior Central Cougars	17 - 0 (W)	18-10

5/22	6:00 PM	at Superior Central Cougars	10 - 0 (W)	19-10

5/26	2:00 PM	Pickford Panthers	13 - 0 (W)	20-10

5/28	1:00 PM	Munising Mustangs	15 - 0 (W)	21-10

5/28	5:00 PM	at Newberry Indians	5 - 2 (W)	22-10