The Cabella's Masters Walleye Circuit Tour wrapped up its world championships on Saturday with Wisconsin anglers Tony Kobriger and Dan Zwick winning for the second straight year. The Gladstone husband-wife team of Glen and Carol Chenier finished seventh. Click the above headline to see the results, pictures, and videos.
The Marinette-Menominee Timberjacks semi-pro football team had plenty of chances to stay atop of the league standings Saturday night, but couldn't cash in and lost to the Sheboygan County Rebels, 20-6, in Menominee. Click the above headline for details.
Kim Kaufman won the championship of the Island Resort Championships on the LPGA Symetra Tour Sunday at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. She had to battle from behind in the final round, and then defeated Mitsuki Katahira in a sudden-death playoff hole to win the event. Click the above headline to read the Symetra Tour story.
Garrett Phillips and Mitsuki Katahira managed to navigate through tough scoring conditions at Sweetgrass Golf Club on Saturday to take the lead heading into Sunday’s final round of the Island Resort Championship. The pair sits at 2-under and holds a one-shot lead over Sue Kim, Marina Alex and Taylor Collins. Click the above headline for details.
The Symetra Tour Island Resort Championship is underway at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. After Day One, rookie Jenni Jenq is the leader after firing a five-under 67 on Friday. Click the above headline to read all the details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
The Escanaba Polecats played their Wishigan League home opener on Wednesday, and it was a successful debut. After splitting a doubleheader in Peshtigo on Sunday, the Polecats beat the Tri-City North Stars of Negaunee, 4-1. Jon Bintner pitched the whole way for the win and Jared Dagenais paced the offense with three hits.
Leah Wigger opened her final round at the Island Resort Championship with back-to-back birdies and never looked back en route to a three-stroke victory at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Victoria Elizabeth, Victoria Park and Nicole Jeray all tied for second place. Click the above headline to read the details. Picture and story courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
Leah Wigger shot a 6-under 66 in the second round of the Island Resort Championship on Saturday to take a two-shot lead over Aimee Neff. Wigger, Sara Brown and Victoria Park all shot 6-under for the day and broke the 18-hole tournament scoring record. Click the above headline to see more on the tournament at Sweetgrass. (Pictured: Kristie Smith)
It's a crowded leaderboard after the first round of the Island Resort Championships LPGA 'Futures' Symetra Tour event at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. Aimee Neff, Courtney Massey, Laura Martin, and Michelle Shin all shot two-under-par 70's on Friday. Five other golfers are one stroke back. Click the above headline to see all of the first round details.
Some of the best ladies golfers in the world have returned to the Upper Peninsula this week for the Symetra Tour's Road to the LPGA at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. There are 144 golfers entered in the 54-hole event, which runs Friday-Sunday. Click the above headline to see more details, and to listen to audio comments from golfer Nicole Smith of Riverside, California.
The Escanaba Polecats fell behind 3-0 early on in Wednesday's Wishigan League game against the Felch Rangers, and the Dickinson County team didn't even hit the ball out of the infield. Four errors hurt the Polecats as they eventually fell behind, 5-0, and lost, 8-5, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, see pictures, and a couple of videos from the game.
The Escanaba Polecats rallied from two runs down and beat the Ishpeming-Marquette-Negaunee North Stars, 4-3, in Wishigan Men's League baseball Wednesday night at Al Ness Field. Team Coach Jon Bintner got the game-winning hit and also pitched the final three innings in relief of starting pitcher Josh Brodersen.
The LPGA Futures Tour returns to the Upper Peninsula in late June, with some of the world's best lady golfers comping to compete for money...and a possible spot on the main LPGA Tour next year. There will be 150 golfers representing at least 30 countries at the Island Resort and Casino Championship, which will be held June 29th through July 1st at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. Click the above headline to read more, and to listen to audio soundbytes from one of the golfers who was in Escanaba on Thursday to promote the event.
There's a new team in town. The Escanaba Rollin' Hellcats Women's Roller Derby team played at the Wells Sports Complex over the weekend, before a packed crowd of more than 500. The Esky ladies lost their game to the Kingsford Krush, 180-60, but it was a fun night for everyone involved. The Hellcats practice at a small venue near Escanaba Public Safety, but this was their first actual competition.
The Michigan Tech Huskies were less than five minutes away from their first WCHA Final Five win in more than 15 years before ninth-ranked Denver turned the tables and came away with a 3-2 overtime victory in front of 11,489 fans in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday. The Huskies led, 2-1, before DU's Luke Salazar scored, sending the game to overtime. Then, 2:38 into the extra session, Denver’s Jason Zucker scored the game-winner.
The 74th annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament is being held this weekend in the small Menominee County town of Hermansville. The tournament began Thursday night with four games, and five more games were held Friday.
