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Girls Softball Season Begins; Next Games Uncertain
 MARQUETTE---The high school girls softball season began on Friday with the annual Marquette Spring Swing at the Superior Dome. It's the tenth year for the event, allowing girls from across the U.P. to get their first "swings" before the snow melts. Ishpeming and Kingsford showed off their softball teams for the first time at this tournament, and both picked up the first wins of their respective programs. Gladstone showed that it will be a force again this season by posting an 18-0 win over Manistique on Friday, as Lexi Hongisto and Jess Beaudry each hit a pair of home runs. The Braves split a par on Saturday, beating Escanaba, 8-3, before losing a tight one to Marquette, 5-4. Escanaba beat Negaunee, 15-0, to salvage one win on the weekend. The next time the girls play softball remains up in the air, as snow continues to cover many softball diamonds across the Upper Peninsula. Gladstone's April 2 game at Green Bay Preble, for example, has already been cancelled. The tournament results. Friday, March 29---Field #1 Ishpeming 3, Superior Central 3, tie Escanaba JV 7, Houghton 1 Gladstone 18, Manistique 0 Marquette 3, Escanaba 2 Munising 8, Newberry 5 Friday, March 29---Field #2 Norway 13, Munising 3 Kingsford 6, Stephenson 5 Ironwood 10, Superior Central 7 Escanaba JV 5, Ishpeming 3 Marquette JV 5, Kingsford 0 Saturday, March 30---Field #1 Negaunee 8, Ironwood 2 Ishpeming 6, Newberry 0 Marquette 6, Negaunee 1 Gladstone 8, Escanaba 3 Marquette JV 4, Escanaba JV 2 Marquette 5, Gladstone 4 Escanaba 15, Negaunee 0 Saturday, March 30---Field #2 Manistique 7, Superior Central 7, tie Manistique 13, Houghton 3 Newberry 11, Stephenson 11, tie Ironwood 14, Norway 6 Kingsford 11, Munising 5 Norway 5, Houghton 4 Marquette JV 13, Stephenson 4 |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Record |
3/29 |
6:00 PM |
Manistique Emeralds
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18 - 0 (W)
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1-0
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3/30 |
1:00 PM |
Escanaba Eskymos
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8 - 3 (W)
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2-0
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3/30 |
4:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
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4 - 5 (L)
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2-1
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4/24 |
4:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
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9 - 5 (W)
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3-1
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4/24 |
6:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
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7 - 0 (W)
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4-1
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4/26 |
5:00 PM |
Peshtigo Bulldogs
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12 - 0 (W)
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5-1
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5/2 |
4:00 PM |
Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
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12 - 4 (W)
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6-1
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5/2 |
6:00 PM |
Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils
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RAIN - RAIN (T)
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5/3 |
3:30 PM |
at Traverse City St. Francis
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12 - 0 (W)
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7-1
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5/3 |
5:00 PM |
at Traverse City St. Francis
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2 - 1 (W)
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8-1
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5/4 |
9:00 AM |
at Cadillac Vikings
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9 - 2 (W)
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9-1
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5/4 |
11:00 AM |
at Benzie Central Legion
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11 - 0 (W)
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10-1
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5/4 |
2:00 PM |
at Reed City Coyotes
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11 - 0 (W)
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11-1
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5/7 |
4:00 PM |
at Rapid River Rockets
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8 - 2 (W)
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12-1
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5/7 |
6:00 PM |
at Rapid River Rockets
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15 - 1 (W)
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13-1
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5/9 |
4:00 PM |
at Negaunee Miners
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19 - 2 (W)
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14-1
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5/11 |
9:00 AM |
Reese Rockets
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4 - 1 (W)
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15-1
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5/14 |
4:00 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
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4 - 1 (W)
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16-1
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5/14 |
6:00 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
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6 - 2 (W)
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17-1
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5/18 |
10:00 AM |
St. Louis High School
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8 - 0 (W)
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18-1
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5/18 |
12:00 PM |
Birch Run
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6 - 1 (W)
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19-1
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5/18 |
2:00 PM |
New Boston Huron High School
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3 - 0 (W)
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20-1
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5/18 |
4:00 PM |
Tawas
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7 - 3 (W)
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21-1
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5/21 |
4:00 PM |
Escanaba Eskymos
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4 - 2 (W)
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22-1
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5/21 |
6:00 PM |
Escanaba Eskymos
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4 - 3 (W)
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23-1
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5/28 |
4:00 PM |
Manistique Emeralds
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10 - 0 (W)
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24-1
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5/28 |
6:00 PM |
Pickford Panthers
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18 - 0 (W)
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25-1
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6/1 |
12:00 PM |
Negaunee Miners
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4 - 0 (W)
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26-1
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6/8 |
10:00 AM |
Boyne City
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8 - 2 (W)
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27-1
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6/8 |
2:00 PM |
Tawas
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4 - 1 (W)
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28-1
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6/11 |
3:00 PM |
Unionville-Sebewaing
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0 - 7 (L)
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28-2
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