One of the final Little League Baseball state tournaments to be held in Michigan will be the Minor Baseball (age 8-10) tournament in Ishpeming this weekend. Sixteen teams from around the state will play in the event, which starts Friday. Click the headline for the schedule.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 8-10) earned a trip to the state tournament by beating Gladstone, 12-5, in the District Ten championship game Wednesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.
The Gladstone Minor Little League All-Star (age 8-10) baseball team completed an undefeated run through the district tournament Tuesday night, beating Kingsford, 2-1, in a pitcher's duel that went down to the wire in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline for details.
After Escanaba had won an earlier match-up, Gladstone flipped the script on Tuesday, winning, 5-3, to force a winner-take-all district championship game Wednesday night in the Minor Little League All-Star (age 8-10) tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) flipped the script on their next-door neighbors Thursday night, posting a 12-5 win over Kingsford to win an improbable district championship, and earn a spot in next week's state tournqament in suburban Detroit. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos, and hear post-game comments.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) lost a hard-fought battle to St. Clair in a state quarterfinal game on Tuesday, 6-5, in eight innings, in Marquette. The host Marquette All-Stars also lost. Click the above headline for details.
The Kingsford Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) advanced to the District Ten championship game on Monday with a 7-0 win over Norway. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and to hear post-game interviews.
The Negaunee Senior Little League All-Star (age 15-16) baseball team wrapped up a great tournament run with a win in the state semifinals over Hillman, but a loss in the state championship game to the host Southern Grand Rapids team on Monday at Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star baseball team (age 11-12) stayed alive for a second straight day on Monday, beating Iron Mountain North in a 9-8 game that included a long weather delay. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Norway Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) won their first district tournament game on Saturday, beating the Gladstone All-Stars, 2-1, in Quinnesec. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights, and post-game interviews.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) used strong pitching and defense to win their district tournament opener over Iron Mountain North, 3-1, Friday evening at the Quinnesec Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Kingsford Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) opened district tournament play Friday night with a resounding 18-3 win over Escanaba at the Quinnesec Field. The Kingsford boys took advantage of multiple walks, errors, and wild pitches, to easily advance to the second round against Schaffer. Click the above headline for details.
The Negaunee Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) won a District Eleven championship on Sunday, beating Keweenaw twice by identical 10-0 scores at Irontown Field. Negaunee advances to the state tournament next weekend in Grand Rapids. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 10-12) rallied out of the loser's bracket on Sunday to win two games against Gladstone, and take the District Ten Championship in yet another war between the firendly rivals. After Gladstone won, 1-0, on Thursday, Esky won twice on Sunday, 2-1 and 14-3. This sends Escanaba into the state tournament next weekend in Marquette. Click the above headline for details.
