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2026 Little League Season

Illinois Team That Beat Negaunee At Regionals Declared Illegal

August 07, 2026

The Junior Little League baseball team from Illinois that defeated the Negaunee All-Stars (age 13-14) at the Central Regional Tournament last weekend in Midland has been declared ineligible, and has been booted out of the Junior League World Series. That as the World Series is set to start in just hours. Late Thursday night, Little League disqualified the Illinois team, and awarded the Central Region's World Series spot to the runner-up from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. Click the above headline for details.

Boys Basketball

Ten People To Join Upper Peninsula Sports Hall Of Fame In 2027

August 06, 2026

The UP Sports Hall of Fame 23-member council recently held their annual meeting and is announcing the 2027 class of ten new inductees into the Hall of Fame. Click the above headline to see the list.

Golf

Island Resort, Casino Opening Third Golf Course On Friday

August 06, 2026

The Island Resort & Casino will officially open its highly anticipated Cedar Course (Kishki) for limited preview play beginning this Friday. The nine-hole layout marks the resort's third golf course, joining the award-winning Sweetgrass and Sage Run courses while giving golfers an exclusive opportunity to experience one of the country's newest Golden Age-inspired designs before its full opening in 2027. Click the above headline to read more and hear an interview with GM Tony Mancilla.

Football

FEELING THE HEAT: High School Sports Teams Given Hot-Weather Guidelines

August 03, 2026

Each year, the MHSAA provides information to its member schools to help them prepare for hot-weather practice and game conditions during the late summer and early fall. Practices for all Fall 2026 sports – cross country, field hockey, football, Lower Peninsula girls golf, boys soccer, Lower Peninsula girls swimming & diving, Lower Peninsula boys and Upper Peninsula girls tennis, and girls volleyball – may begin Monday, Aug. 10. Click the above headline for details.

2026 Little League Season

WILD RUN ENDS: Negaunee Junior Boys Finish Third In Central Regional

August 02, 2026

The long pl;ayoff run ended for the Negaunee Junior Boys Little League (age 13-14) All-Star baseball team on Sunday with a 13-0 loss to the Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, All-Stars at Plymouth Park in downstate Midland. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and video clips.

Baseball

ROLLING RED WAVE: Menominee Dominant In Winning 17U MVB State Title

August 02, 2026

It took an extra two weeks, but the Menominee Red Wave has won the Michigan Veterans Baseball 17-and-under state championship. The Red Wave bull-rushed their way to the championship with a dominating weekend at Gladstone's Don Olsen Field. Menominee smacked Sagola-Felch Post 168, 12-1, to earn the trophy. Click the above headline for details.

2026 Little League Season

SOGGY SETBACK: Negaunee Jr. Boys Overwhelmed By Illinois Team In Rain

August 01, 2026

Not much went right for the Negaunee Junior Little League All-Star baseball team on Saturday as they lost to the Illinois State Champions from Elmhurst-River Forest, 11-0, in the Central Regional Tournament winner's bracket final. Click the above headline for details, and videos taken by Cooper Dost.

2026 Little League Season

ANOTHER NAILBITER: Negaunee Jr Boys Rally For Second Regional Victory

July 31, 2026

The Negaunee Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) used strong defense and added just enough offense to pull out another nailbiter at the Central Regional tournament in Midland on Friday afternoon. Negaunee rallied from a 2-0 deficit midway through the game to battle for a 5-4 win over the Tri-Cities Little League out of Kearney, Nebraska. The future Miners are now just two wins away from a trip to the Junior Baseball World Series. Click the above headline for details, photos, interviews, video clips.

2026 Little League Season

ONE UP, ONE DOWN: Negaunee Junior Boys Hang On For Regional Win

July 30, 2026

The Negaunee Junior Little League All-Star (age 13-14) baseball team scored seven runs in the first inning and then had to hang on at the end, beating the Indiana State Champions from Wabash Little League, 8-6, at Plymouth Park. Click the above headline for details, interviews, photos, and video highlights.

Boys Basketball

Bay College 'Sports Minute' Wins Michigan Association Of Broadcastsers Award

July 30, 2026

The Radio Results Network, in partnership with Bay College Athletics, is proud to announce that it has received two prestigious awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for its coverage of Bay College Athletics. The collaboration earned Best Sports Feature or Series for The Bay College Sports Minute and Best Mini Documentary or Series for the collection of Bay College Sports Minute features highlighting student-athletes, coaches, and the growth of Bay College Athletics. Click the above headline to read details, and to hear some of this season's Sports Minutes.

Baseball

SWEET REPEAT! Kingsford Beats All Odds To Win Another State Title

July 26, 2026

The Kingsford American Legion Baseball team completed another big comeback on Sunday to win the Class A state tournament championship. The Greens, after being dumped into the loser's bracket by an illegal team in the first game of the tournament, battled back to win four games in the loser's bracket, including Sunday's 11-1 championship win over Breckenridge Post 295. Click the above heasdline for details, video highlights, audio interviews.

2026 Little League Season

ONE MORE WIN TO GO: Kingsford Greens Overcome Politics, Three Opponents

July 25, 2026

The Kingsford Greens American Legion Baseball team won three gmes in the loser's bracket this weekend in far southern Lower Michigan, and will now play for a state championship on Sunday. The Greens beat Breckenridge Post 295 n Saturday, 8-5, after beating Stevensville-Lakeshore (10-3) and Hudson (8-2) on Friday. The Greens bounced back after political drama that saw a team kicked out of the tournament Friday night. Click the above headline for details, videos, and interviews.

Baseball

LATE NIGHT DRAMA: State Legion Baseball Tournament Abruptly Halted

July 24, 2026

The American Legion Baseball Class A state tournament came to abrupt halt Friday night when one of the undefeated teams was declared to be ineligible and was kicked out of the six-team event at Adrian College. The North Branch WFM/Post 457 team, based out of Lapeer (near Flint), was kicked out of the state tournament for having players from far too many communities that exceeded the Michigan Class A state tournament rules. Click the above headline for details.

Baseball

TOO MANY MISTAKES: Kingsford Greens Lose State Tournament Opener

July 23, 2026

The Kingsford Greens American Legion Baseball team made five errors and could not overcome those mistakes, and fell to North Branch, 5-2, at the Class A State Tournament in downstate Adrian. Click the above headline for details.

2026 Little League Season

STATE CHAMPIONS! Negaunee Little Leaguers On Top Again

July 21, 2026

The Negaunee Junior Little League (age 13-14) All-Star baseball team has won the state championship. The boys pulled out a 4-3 win over Emmett on Monday in the semifinals at the historic Felch Field, and then beat Southern Grand Rapids, 6-2, in the championship game. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews.

Baseball

U.P. CHAMPIONS! Kingsford Greens Headed Downstate; Begin Title Defense

July 18, 2026

The Kingsford Greens American Legion Baseball team will have the chance to defend the state championship it won last summer. The Greens blew past the Negaunee Senior Legion team, 12-1 and 9-2, to win the Upper Peninsula Zone Five championship Friday at Iron Town Field. The result sends the Greens to the Class A state tournament next week in downstate Adrian. Click the above headline for details.

2026 Little League Season

WALK-OFF LOSS: Gladstone Junior Girls Eliminated From State Tournament

July 16, 2026

The Gladstone Junior Little League All-Star (age 13-14) team was eliminated from the state tournament late Wednesday night in a heartbreaking ending. Defending champion Croswell-Lexington trailed the District Ten champions, 5-4, in the sixth inning. But Cros-Lex rallied for the tying run in the bottom of the sixth inning and then scored again in the bottom of the seventh to walk it off, 6-5. Click the above headline for details, and to hear post-game comments.

2026 Little League Season

Huge Rally Comes Up Short For Escanaba Girls In State Semifinals

July 15, 2026

The tournament run ended for the Escanaba Major Little League All-Star (age 10-12) softball team on Tuesday, but not without a lot of fireworks. Escanaba trailed Georgetown, 9-0, and were close to being mercied in the fourth inning of their state semfinal game in St. Clair. The girls put on a furious rally before coming up one run short, 9-8. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Leo Nolde, and to hear comments from Gen Fields and Coach Danicia Humbert.

2026 Little League Season

U.P. POWER: Yooper Junior Girls Roll To State Tournament Victory, 17-1

July 15, 2026

The Gladstone Junior Little League All-Star softball team (age 13-14) picked up its first state tournament win Tuesday night in the 100-degree heat in central Lower Michigan, beating Three Rivers, 17-1, at Georgetown Little League. Click the above headline for details.

2026 Little League Season

ROAR TO THE FINAL FOUR: Esky Major Girls Beat Grosse Pointe

July 13, 2026

The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star softball team (age 10-12) won its third straight lopsided state tournament game on Monday, beating Grosse Pointe, 11-0, in St. Clair. The Escanaba ladies have outscored their opponents, 35-2, since the tournament-opening loss to the host St. Clair team. Click the above headline for details, interviews, photos, and videos taken by Leo Nolde.

2026 Little League Season

WORTH THE WAIT: Escanaba Major Girls Overwhelm Bay County, 12-2

July 12, 2026

The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 10-12) advanced to the Michigam state tournament quarterfinals on Sunday in St. Clair, beating Bay County, 12-2, in a game shortened to four innings by the mercy rule. The game started almost two hours late because of a long game on the field before their contest. Click the above headline for details, interviews, and videos taken by Leo Nolde.

2026 Little League Season

GETTING EVEN: Escanaba Major Girls Roll Past Petoskey At State Tourney

July 11, 2026

The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 10-12) pounded out 15 base hits and cruised past the Petoskey All-Stars, 12-0, Saturday afternoon at the Michigan State Tournament in St. Clair. The win evened Escanaba's state finals record at 1-1, and means that a win over Bay County on Sunday would send the girls into the state quarterfinals of the 16-team event. Click the above headline to see photos, and to hear player and coach interviews.

2026 Little League Season

Negaunee Junior Boys Heading To State Tournament After Sectional Win

July 11, 2026

The Negaunee Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) are headed to another state tournament, and this time, they won't have to take a long trip below the Mackinac Bridge to do it. The group of boys, many of whom have played on other Little League teams that have had to compete downstate, beat Petoskey in a winner-take-all third sectional game on Saturday, 5-4, to advance to the state tournament in Felch. Click the above headline for details.

2026 Little League Season

STAYING HOME FOR STATES: Iron Mountain Juniors Win District Title

July 10, 2026

The Iron Mountain Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) won the District Ten championship on Friday, beating Gladstone, 13-4, to advance to the state tournament, which will be held next weekend in Felch. The Iron Mountain (and Iron County) boys scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break the game open. Click the above headline for details.

2026 Little League Season

Escanaba Major Girls Battle, Drop First State Tournament Game

July 10, 2026

The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star (age 10-12) softball team had a rough first inning on Friday and could not come back, losing to the host St. Clair All-Stars. 4-1, in the Michigan State Tournament opener. Click the above headline for details, photos, and interviews.

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'Rockin The Bay' Fundraiser Planned For Bay College Athletics

8/8/26

Wally's Bar is excited to host Rockin' for Bay Music Festival to be held on August 29 in downtown Gladstone. The all-day event will begin at 11 am with a free vendor fair and will end at 10 pm. The day will begin with the vendor fair that will take place in the Farmer's Market Square in Gladstone. The fair will feature various vendors with different types of art, jewelry, and crafts and is completely free. taking the Market Square Stage from noon to 1:30 will be Make Canull from Stonewall (Escanaba, MI). The vendor fair is open to all ages and will start at 11 am and go until 6 pm. Tickets for the event are $20 and can be purchased at Wally's Bar, the Bay College Box Office, or online. You must be 21 or older to attend the main stage and side stage events.

Fewer Michigan Schools Charging Students To Play Sports

8/8/26

The annual Michigan High School Athletic Association participation fee survey completed for the 2025-26 school year continued to confirm the positive direction that has emerged this decade as the rate of member high schools charging student-athletes to play sports fell to its lowest in more than two decades. Of the 703 MHSAA member schools (93 percent of membership) which responded to the most recent survey, only 38 percent (270 schools) charged participation fees in 2025-26 – a drop of two percent from the year prior and the lowest percentage since 34.5 percent of member schools reported charging a fee for the 2004-05 school year.

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