Delta County Softball Teams Win District Contests
The Escanaba Eskymos, Gladstone Braves, and Rapid River Rockets all won their district tournament softball openers on Tuesday, while the Bark River-Harris Broncos were eliminated. Tuesday night's results: ESCANABA 10, KINGSFORD 0---In Division Two, the Escanaba Eskymos won their "play-in" game in six innings at Lemmerand Park. The girls got off to a slow start, leading only 2-0 after three innings. But Escanaba scored three runs in the fourth and four more runs in the fifth inning to pull away. Escanaba will travel to Sault Ste. Marie on Friday to play Cheboygan in the district semifinals. Game time is 2:00. The tournament was moved from Saturday to Friday because of a forecast for rain in the Sault on Saturday. GLADSTONE 5, CALUMET 0---In Division Three in Gladstone, the Braves got a shutout performance from pitcher Jenna Steinhoff, who struck out six batters and issused no walks. Morgan Kowalski went 3-for-4 with a double, and she made a diving catch from the catcher's position. Gladstone will host Iron Mountain in the district semifinals Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. RAPID RIVER 11, SUPERIOR CENTRAL 0---In Division Four in Rapid River, the Rockets got a shutout in the circle from Ericka Schwartz, allowing just two hits in the six inning game. Hannah Kanyuh ended things with a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning. Rapid River travels to Newberry on Friday to play Ishpeming at 11 a.m. GIRLS SOFTBALL DISTRICT SCOREBOARD Division Two at Sault Ste. Marie Tue 5/31---Escanaba 10, Kingsford 0 (6 Inn) Fri 6/3---Escanaba vs Cheboygan, 2 p.m. Fri 6/3---Petoskey vs Sault Ste. Marie, Noon Fri 6/3---Championship, 4 p.m. Division Three at Gladstone Thu 5/27---Gladstone 16, Manistique 2 Tue 5/31---Iron Mountain 12, Gwinn 2 Tue 5/31---Westwood 12, Negaunee 2 Tue 5/31---Gladstone 5, Calumet 0 Sat 6/4---Gladstone vs Iron Mountain, 9:30 a.m. Sat 6/4---Houghton vs Westwood, 11:30 a.m. Sat 6/4---Championship, 1:30 p.m. Division Four at Newberry Tue 5/31---Rapid River 11. Superior Central 0 (6 Inn) Tue 5/31---Newberry 7, Bark River-Harris 0 Tue 5/31---Ishpeming 12, Munising 4 Fri 6/3---Stephenson vs Newberry, 9 a.m. Fri 6/3---Rapid River vs Ishpeming, 11 a.m. Fri 6/3---Championship, 1 p.m. Division Four at Ironwood Tue 5/31---Ironwood 8, Baraga 3 Tue 5/31---Norway 12, L'Anse 3 Tue 5/31---Hancock 19, Lake Linden-Hubbell 9 Fri 6/3---Norway vs Painesdale-Jeffers, Noon Fri 6/3---Ironwood vs Hancock, 2 p.m. Fri 6/3---Championship, 4 p.m. Division Four at Rudyard Tue 5/31---Brimley 17, Mackinaw City 13 Fri 6/3---St. Ignace vs Brimley, Noon Fri 6/3---Rudyard vs Pickford, 2 p.m. Fri 6/3---Championship, 5 p.m. |
Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Record |
3/25 |
4:00 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
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2 - 5 (L)
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0-1
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3/25 |
6:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
|
2 - 8 (L)
|
0-2
|
3/26 |
9:00 AM |
Norway Knights
|
8 - 2 (W)
|
1-2
|
3/29 |
3:00 PM |
at Green Bay Preble
|
0 - 10 (L)
|
1-3
|
3/29 |
5:00 PM |
at Green Bay Preble
|
0 - 1 (L)
|
1-4
|
4/21 |
4:00 PM |
Kingsford Flivvers
|
1 - 0 (W)
|
2-4
|
4/21 |
6:00 PM |
Kingsford Flivvers
|
16 - 15 (W)
|
3-4
|
4/23 |
10:00 AM |
Hancock Bulldogs
|
16 - 0 (W)
|
4-4
|
4/23 |
11:00 AM |
Norway Knights
|
2 - 3 (L)
|
4-5
|
4/26 |
4:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
|
0 - 1 (L)
|
4-6
|
4/26 |
6:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
|
6 - 8 (L)
|
4-7
|
4/29 |
4:00 PM |
at Traverse City St. Francis
|
4 - 3 (W)
|
5-7
|
4/30 |
10:00 AM |
at Kalkaska High School
|
1 - 8 (L)
|
5-8
|
4/30 |
1:00 PM |
at Petoskey Northmen
|
1 - 3 (L)
|
5-9
|
5/2 |
4:45 PM |
at Kingsford Flivvers
|
1--- - 0 (W)
|
6-9
|
5/2 |
6:30 PM |
at Kingsford Flivvers
|
1--- - 0 (W)
|
7-9
|
5/3 |
4:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
|
0 - 8 (L)
|
7-10
|
5/3 |
6:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
|
- (T)
|
RAIN
|
5/5 |
4:00 PM |
Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
|
6 - 5 (W)
|
8-10
|
5/5 |
6:00 PM |
Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
|
9 - 1 (W)
|
9-10
|
5/10 |
4:00 PM |
Rapid River Rockets
|
5 - 3 (W)
|
10-10
|
5/10 |
6:00 PM |
Rapid River Rockets
|
14 - 0 (W)
|
11-10
|
5/12 |
4:00 PM |
Negaunee Miners
|
9 - 1 (W)
|
12-10
|
5/12 |
6:00 PM |
Negaunee Miners
|
9 - 2 (W)
|
13-10
|
5/14 |
9:30 AM |
Neenah, Wis.
|
5 - 4 (W)
|
14-10
|
5/14 |
1:30 PM |
Marquette Redmen
|
3 - 2 (W)
|
15-10
|
5/14 |
3:30 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
|
0 - 10 (L)
|
15-11
|
5/17 |
4:00 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
|
0 - 10 (L)
|
15-12
|
5/17 |
6:00 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
|
0 - 6 (L)
|
15-13
|
5/20 |
4:00 PM |
at Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
|
22 - 6 (W)
|
16-13
|
5/20 |
6:00 PM |
at Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
|
18 - 8 (W)
|
17-13
|
5/21 |
10:00 AM |
Lincoln-Alcona
|
7 - 0 (W)
|
18-13
|
5/21 |
12:00 PM |
St. Louis High School
|
1 - 6 (L)
|
18-14
|
5/21 |
2:00 PM |
Boyne City
|
11 - 2 (W)
|
19-14
|
5/24 |
4:00 PM |
Escanaba Eskymos
|
- (T)
|
RAIN
|
5/24 |
6:00 PM |
Escanaba Eskymos
|
- (T)
|
RAIN
|
5/26 |
4:00 PM |
Manistique Emeralds
|
16 - 2 (W)
|
20-14
|
5/31 |
4:00 PM |
Calumet Copper Kings
|
5 - 0 (W)
|
21-14
|
6/4 |
9:30 AM |
Iron Mountain Mountaineers
|
14 - 1 (W)
|
22-14
|
6/4 |
11:45 AM |
Westwood Patriots
|
10 - 0 (W)
|
23-14
|
6/11 |
10:00 AM |
Kalkaska High School
|
8 - 6 (W)
|
24-14
|
6/11 |
2:00 PM |
Boyne City
|
6 - 1 (W)
|
25-14
|