ROLLING ALONG: Gladstone Softball Wins 4 More
April 27, 2019The Gladstone High School softball team rolled to four wins in Lower Michigan this weekend by a combined score of 58-7. Click the above headline for details.
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Girls Softball
Eskymos Handcuff Rockets In Doubleheader Sweep
April 24, 2019The Escanaba High School softball team swept a doubleheader from the Rapid River Rockets on Wednesday, winning 10-0 in six innings and 11-0 in five innings, at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline to read details, photos, videos.
Girls Softball
Bay Norse Wrap Up Homestand With Softball Split
April 22, 2019The Bay College softball team rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat the Finlandia Lions, 7-6, in the second game of a doubleheader Monday in Wells Township. Finlandia won the opener, 9-6. Click the above headline to read details and see photos and video clips.
Girls Softball
RIVALRY SOFTBALL: Norse Dominate Samsons
April 20, 2019The Bay College Norse softball team completed a four-game sweep over Gogebic Community College with two more wins on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Softball
TAKE TWO: Rapid River Softball Sweeps Twinbill
April 18, 2019The Rapid River High School softball team overwhelmed the Munising Mustangs in a doubleheader sweep on Thursday, winning both games by 15-0 scores. The first game went four innings, the nightcap went three innings. Natalie Belanger pitched two perfect games, not allowing a baserunner all afternoon. She had 19 strikeouts altogether. Kirsten Goodacre was 6-for-6 at the plate with four runs batted in, including a three-run homer. Cecilia Pilon had four hits in the doubleheader while Jaden Schwartz had a triple and three RBI in the nightcap. The Rockets host Negaunee on Monday.
Girls Softball
HOME COOKING: Bay Softball Sweeps Finlandia
April 16, 2019The Bay College Norse softball team finally played at home on Tuesday, and swept a doubleheader from Finlandia University, 9-1 and 2-0, in Wells Township. Click the above headline to read details, see photos taken by Jeff Wright, and hear post-game interviews.
Girls Softball
Rapid River Opens Softball Season With Two Wins
April 09, 2019The Rapid River High School girls softball team opened the season Tuesday with two wins over Superior Central, 14-7 and 14-4. The games were played two days early due to the pending winter storm. Click the above headline for details. (Rapid River team photo)
Girls Softball
Bay Drops Softball Doubleheader; Finishes Trip 2-2
March 30, 2019The Bay College Norse women's softball team lost twice to Bryant & Stratton College on Saturday in Wisconsin, 17-9 and 12-11. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Softball
DOUBLE DIP: Norse Softball Wins 2 In Wisconsin
March 30, 2019The Bay College Norse softball team rallied to beat the Wisconsin Lutheran JV Warriors, 5-4, in eight innings, Friday in suburban Milwaukee. The Norse also won the nightcap, 12-3. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, video clips.
Girls Softball
Norse Softball Wins; Finishes 2-2 At Tournament
March 23, 2019The Bay College women's softball team wrapped play at a tournament in Minnesota on Saturday by beating Lake Region State (ND), 12-3, to finish the tournament with a 2-2 record. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Softball
THAT'S A WRAP: Norse Softball Finishes Trip 8-2
March 15, 2019Lexi Winling pitched a complete-game and Maddy Griffin drove in three runs with a single, double, and triple, to lead the Bay College women's softball team to a 5-1 win over the Spoon River (Ill.) Snappers on Thursday in Florida. This followed an 8-0 loss earlier in the day to DuPage (Ill.) College. The Norse finish the spring trip with a 8-2 record. Click the above headline to see details, photos, videos taken by Brad Landis.
Girls Softball
Norse Softball Sweeps Twinbill; Now 7-1 For Week
March 13, 2019The Bay College women's softball team won two more games on Wednesday, beating the College of DuPage (Ill.), 8-0, and pulling out a dramatic 5-4 victory over Owens (Ohio) Community College. Click the above headline to read details from the doubleheader.
Girls Softball
THE HEAT IS ON: Bay Softball Wins Two Of Three
March 12, 2019The Bay College women's softball team spent ten hours at the softball field on Monday as the team's first-ever Florida trip continued, and it was a productive day as the Norse won two of the three games they played. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
Girls Softball
Norse Softball Wins First Three Games In Florida
March 09, 2019The Bay College Norse women's softball team won the first three games of its Florida trip this weekend, beating Central Lakes (Minn.), 7-2 on Saturday, and then sweeping both ends of a doubleheader from Itasca (Minn.), 10-6 and 19-4, on Sunday. Click the above headline to read details and see photos, videos, and listen to interviews.
Girls Softball
Herioux Signs To Play Softball At Saginaw Valley St
November 16, 2018Gladstone High School third baseman Sydney Herioux has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball at Saginaw Valley State University. Herioux is a three-sport athlete at Gladstone. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and interview.
Girls Softball
Bay College Softball Ready To Kick Off Fall Season
September 18, 2018The Bay College Norse softball team is ready to kick off its inaugural season as the ladies are now into their third week of fall practices. Click the above headline to read more about the team, and hear from Coach Heidi Charon and captains Lexi Winling and Emily LaFave.
Girls Softball
U.P. Girls Run Out Of 'Magic' At Northern Nationals
July 29, 2018A great tournament run came up a run short for the U.P. 906 Fastpitch 14u softball team Sunday night at the Northern Nationals in Eden Prairie, Minn. The Escanaba-based team lost in nine innings, 10-9, to the Minnesota Magic. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Softball
U.P. Softball Players Meet In Two All-Star Contests
June 27, 2018The U.P. high school softball All-Star games were held in Norway on Wednesday, the final games for 34 girls in their schools' uniforms. The North won the opener, 13-9, and the South won the nightcap, 15-7. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
Girls Softball
Gauthier Signs To Play Softball With Detroit Titans
June 25, 2018A member of the state champion Escanaba Eskymos has signed a National Letter of Intent to play college softball. Shortstop Taylor Gauthier signed Monday afternoon to play with the University of Detroit-Mercy Titans. Click the above headline for more.
Girls Softball
Delta County Softball Players Earn All.State Honors
June 20, 2018The Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association is out with its All-State Teams for the 2018 season. Escanaba pitcher Gabi Salo (pictured) and second baseman Claire McInerney were both named to the Division Two First Team. In Division Four, Rapid River catcher Richelle Vandeville and first baseman Lexi Trombley were both First Team selections. The Upper Peninsula All-Star games are set for next Wednesday in Norway.
Girls Softball
Eskymos Celebrate D2 Softball State Championship
June 18, 2018The Escanaba community gathered Monday night to celebrate the Eskymo softball team's state championship. The girls won the Division Two state title on Saturday at Michigan State University, 5-0, over South Haven. Click the above headline for photos, interviews.
Girls Softball
THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM: Eskymos Win It All
June 16, 2018Gabi Salo fired a three-hit shutout and Dakota Cloutier blasted two run-scoring doubles as the Escanaba Eskymos won their first-ever softball state championship, 5-0, over South Haven Saturday. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
Girls Softball
ONE MORE TO GO: Esky Advances To State Finals
June 14, 2018Gabi Salo allowed just one baserunner over the final five innings and the Escanaba Eskymos slipped past the Eaton Rapids Greyhounds, 2-0, in a Division Two state semifinal game Thursday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details.
Girls Softball
Escanaba Girls Dominate Saginaw Swan Valley, 9-1
June 12, 2018The Escanaba High School girls softball team rolled into the state semifinal round on Tuesday with a 9-1 win over Saginaw Swan Valley at Central Michigan University. Gabi Salo did the job in the circle, and she got plenty of help as Maddy Griffin and Lexi Chaillier both hit home runs. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Mary Gauthler.
Girls Softball
FOUR IN A ROW! Eskymos Dominate D-2 Regional
June 10, 2018The Escanaba High School girls softball team rolled to its fourth straight Division Two regional championship on Saturday in Gaylord, beating Muskegon Oakridge, 10-0, in the semifinals, and Remus Chippewa Hills, 12-0, in the final. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Girls Softball
Eskymos Facing Big Battles In Division 2 Regionals
June 07, 2018The Escanaba High School softball team will look for a fourth straight regional championship on Saturday in Gaylord. The Eskymos will face Muskegon Oakridge in a regional semifinal at 10 a.m. Click the above headline to read details.
Girls Softball
New Bay Norse Softball Program Signs Ten Athletes
June 04, 2018The Bay College women's softball program has added ten women to play for the first-ever Norse team next spring. Four of them are former Escanaba Eskymos, with one from Gladstone, one from Bark River, two from Stephenson, and one each from Lower Michigan and Wisconsin. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Kennedy Tharp)
Girls Softball
NO LETDOWN: Esky Wins District Championship
June 02, 2018The Escanaba High School softball team made its first step toward a third straight trip to Michigan State University by winning a Division Two district title on Saturday in Petoskey. The Eskymos beat Cheboygan, 4-0, in the semifinals, then mercied Petoskey, 11-1 in six innings, in the title game. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Girls Softball
Rapid River Girls Cruise To District Championship
June 01, 2018The Rapid River High School softball team won a Division Four district championship on Friday, beating Stephenson 17-0 and Norway 7-2 at Norway's Marion Park. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
Girls Softball
ROLLING ALONG: Rapid River Sweeps Sault High
May 26, 2018The Rapid River High School softball team improved to 27-8 on the season with a doubleheader sweep on Friday in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline for details.
