Norse Softball Adds Seven Players; Three Yoopers
December 10, 2020Bay College has recently signed seven women to attend school and play softball for thw Norse this spring. Click the above headline for details.
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BACK IN ACTION: Norse Softball Plays Intrasquad
October 12, 2020The Bay College Norse softball team finally got on the field in competition for the first time since playing a dozen games in Florida last March. The season got cancelled, and then all of the fall exhibition games were called off. The team broke into two teams for a a pair of scrimmages this weekend. Click the above headline for pictures/
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Norse Softball Games Cancelled Due To COVID-19
September 25, 2020Bay College Athletic Director Matt Johnson has announced that the Bay Invitational Softball Scrimmages that were scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled. Click the above headline for details.
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Eskymo Softball Team Plays Final Game Together
August 16, 2020The Escanaba High School softball team played together one final time on Saturday, taking part in a game against a team of Eskymo alumni at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos from the game.
Girls Softball
ONE LAST TIME: '20 Softball Seniors Bid Farewell
August 14, 2020The Class of 2020 had all of their senior memories taken from them by the coronavirus, including their entire softball seasons. But 28 girls from across the Upper Peninsula got to take the field in a pair of All-Star type games Friday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details and to see game photos.
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THE GIRLS ARE BACK: Softball Returns To Area
June 22, 2020Girls from Rapid River and Bark River-Harris got together for a fun game of softball Monday night in Rapid River. Click the above headline for details, photos, video clips.
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EXCELLENT ESKYMO: Salo Picked As State's Best
May 28, 2020Escanaba High School senior Gabi Salo has been named the Gatorade Michigan Softball Player of the Year for the 2019-20 school year. Click the above headline to read more, and to see comments from Salo and her coach/father Gary Salo.
Girls Softball
Hardwick Named Bay College Top Student Athlete
May 27, 2020The Bay College Athletic Department announced Kaitlyn Hardwick as the recipient of the Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award for the 2019-2020 school year. Hardwick has been a two-sport athlete for the Norse. Click the above headline to read more.
Girls Softball
Radio Results Network To Re-Air Eskymo Title Win
April 28, 2020The Radio Results Network will help to fill some of that sports void this weekend with the re-broadcast of last June's high school softball state championship game between the Escanaba Eskymos and Stevensville-Lakeshore. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Softball
Escanaba Softball Dreams Of 'Three-Peat' Dashed
April 03, 2020The Escanaba High School softball team will not get a chance to defend its back-to-back state championships as Michigan's high school sports seasons were cancelled Friday because of the coronavirus. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Softball
KICK IN THE GUT: Bay Seasons Officially Canceled
March 16, 2020The Bay College Norse baseball and softball seasons officially came to an end on Monday with the NJCAA announcement that the spring sports seasons have been canceled due to the coronavirus. The organization had temporarily suspended the seasons on Friday. Click the above headline to hear interviews.
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FINISHING STRONG: Norse Women Top Skipjacks
March 13, 2020The Bay College Norse softball team finished the Florida trip on Friday by beating the Chesapeake Skip Jacks, 9-1, at Chain Of Lakes Park in Titusville, Fla. The Norse got a complete-game pitching performance from Eden Oswald as she scattered three base hits and struck out ten batters. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Brad Landis.
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Finlandia University Cancels Spring Sports Seasons
March 12, 2020Finlandia University has decided to cancel the remainder of its spring sports seasons. The decision was made due to the quickly-evolving COVID-19 situation. Click the above headline to read details.
Girls Softball
WIN STREAK 'SNAPPED': Bay Ladies Lose Twice
March 12, 2020The Bay College Norse softball team held a late lead in both of their games against Spoon River (Illinois) College Snappers on Thursday, but dropped both ends of the doubleheader, 8-6 in nine innings, and 6-5, in Titusville, Fla. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Brad Landis.
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Norse Softball Sweeps Pair From St. Clair County
March 11, 2020The Bay Softball Team got their record above .500 with a pair of wins over St. Clair County Community College by final scores of 10-7 and 12-3.Lexi Chaillier hit a home run in both games to continue her strong batting. Click the above headline for details.
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Bay College Softball Team Loses Two Close Games
March 08, 2020The Bay College Norse softball team lost a pair of tight games on Sunday in Flordia, falling to Macomb County (Mich.) Community College, 6-5, and to the Community College of Rhode Island, 9-7. Both games went to the wire. Click the above headline to read details on both games, and to see photos and videos taken by Brad Landis.
Girls Softball
ROUGH OPENERS: Bay College Softball Drops Two
March 07, 2020The Bay College Norse softball team opened the 2020 Florida trip with a pair of losses on Saturday, falling to Sinclair (Ohio) Community College, 3-1 and 10-1, at Chain of Lakes Park in Titusville. Click the above headline for photos taken by Brad Landis.
Girls Softball
SOFTBALL SIGNING: Salo, Cloutier College-Bound
November 13, 2019Escanaba High School pitcher Gabi Salo made it official on Wednesday, signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and play softball at the University of Wisconsin. Later on Wednesday, Eskymo senior catcher Dakota Cloutier signed to play at Ferris State University. Click the above headline to see photos and listen to interviews.
Girls Softball
Norse Finish Fall Softball Season With 10-2 Record
October 21, 2019The Bay College Norse softball team wrapped up the fall exhibition season Sunday with a doubleheader split against Finlandia in Hancock. Click the above headline for details.
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Bay College Softball Sweeps Fall Classic Scrimmages
October 06, 2019The Bay College Norse softball team swept all four exhibition games at the Fall Classic tournament in Escanaba this weekend, beating Alpena Community College and Northern Michigan University's Club team twice each on Saturday and Sunday. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video highlights from Sunday's game.
Girls Softball
Bay College Softball Team Opens Exhibition Season
September 29, 2019The Bay College women's softball team opened the exhibition season over the weekend by playing six games on the road. Click the above headline to read details.
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BACK TO WORK: Norse Softball Starts Fall Practice
September 04, 2019The Bay College Norse softball team is back in campus and has begun its fall practices. The Norse will try to build on a successful first season last year, with a 28-9 record and a spot in the regional championship game. Click the above headline to see details.
Girls Softball
Delta County Softball Players Get Advice At Clinic
August 12, 2019The youth softball seasons have come to an end in Delta County, but there's still time to learn ways to get better at the sport in various clinics. Local girls didn't have to travel far on Monday as Saginaw Valley State University Head Coach Todd Buckingham held a clinic on the Bay College softball fields. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Softball
CELEBRATION TIME! Community Greets Eskymos
June 25, 2019The Escanaba High School softball team was the toast of the town Tuesday at a community-wide celebration of the girls' second straight state championship. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and hear interviews from the celebration.
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ALL-STAR FUN: South Tops North In Softball DH
June 20, 2019The high school softball season came to an end on Thursday with a pair of All-Star games at Negaunee's LaCombe Field. The South All-Stars won both games from the North, 11-8 and 12-6. The South team included three members of the Escanaba Eskymos, along with Rapid River and Bark River-Harris seniors, among others. (Bob Bal photo)
Girls Softball
Fourteen UP Softball Players Earn All-State Honors
June 18, 2019The Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association is out with its All-State teams, and the Upper Peninsula is well-represented, with five First Team and nine Honorable Mention selections. Click the above headline to see the list. (Pictured: Gladstone's Taylor Trudeau)
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Bay College Softball Among Nation's Best Statistics
June 17, 2019The Bay College Norse Softball team finished their first ever season with a 28-9 record and were regional runners-up this past season. As a team the Norse finished in the top 25 nationally in two statistical categories: 18th in the country in triples, 17th in batting average (.365) . Individually, pitcher Rhiley Hubert finished ninth in Division 2 with a 1.69 ERA. Emily Bruntjens ended up fourth in NJCAA Division 2 with eight triples, and 25th with a .473 batting average.
Girls Softball
CHAMPIONS AGAIN! Escanaba Softball Wins Title
June 15, 2019The Escanaba High School softball team won a second straight state championship on Saturday, outlasting the Stevensville-Lakeshore Lancers, 7-3, at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews, radio replays.
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U.P. SOFTBALL PLAYOFF SCORES
June 14, 2019The high school softball post-season is wrapping up across Michigan. Click the above headline for scores, schedules.
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HEART-STOPPING! Kamin Bomb Rallies Eskymos
June 13, 2019Nicole Kamin hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the Escanaba Eskymos to a 2-1 win over the North Branch Broncos in the MHSAA Division Two state semifinals Thursday at Michigan State. Gabi Salo threw a one-hitter, striking out 14 batters. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and hear replays and interviews.