The Portage Lake Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League Baseball team was eliminated from the state tournament in downstate St. Clair on Sunday, losing to Taylor Central, 10-4. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
The Escanaba Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat Portage Lake, 4-3, Saturday at the state tournament in St. Clair. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Andy Johnson.
The Escanaba Major Little League (age 11-12) All-Star baseball team lost its state tournament opener, 8-0, to Taylor North Central Friday in downstate St. Clair. Click the above headline for details, and see photos and videos taken by Andy Johnson.
The Portage Lake (Houghton-Hancock) Major Little League baseball All-Stars were competitive Friday at the state tournament in St. Clair, but they couldn't get the big hit and lost to Ash-Carleton, 5-1. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Star (age 8-10) softball team won the District Ten championship Thursday night, beating Gladstone, 12-1, at Cannon Field. Escanaba scored four runs in three different innings: the first, third, and fourth innings. Madison Mott threw a no-hitter for Escanaba with ten strikeouts. Tia Schone took the loss for Gladstone. Escanaba advances to the state tournament later this month in Jackson.
The Escanaba and Portage Lake Major Little League baseball teams arrived in downstate St. Clair on Thursday in preparation for the start of the 16-team state tournament. Click the above headline to see photos, videos from Thursday night's parade, picnic.
The Gladstone 9-10 Minor baseball and softball teams picked up wins Wednesday to stay alive in their respective district tournament brackets. The Gladstone boys eliminated Tri-County, 12-6, and the girls beat Norway, 12-1. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Minor Boys (age 8-10) Little League All-Star team won in its final at-bat for the second straight night, beating Gladstone, 7-6, in an intense district tournament game Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Minor Girls (age 9-10) took a 6-0 lead and held on to post a 7-5 win over Gladstone Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Minor Little League (age 8-10) boys district tournament got underway on Monday, with Gladstone picking up a 10-0 win over Tri-County and Escanaba winning a wild 9-8 decision over Munising. Click the above headline to read details and see photos.
The Junior Little League softball tournament wrapped up on Monday in Gladstone, with the St. Clair All-Stars repeating as state champions. Kingsford, the lone U.P. team, was eliminated in the semifinals. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Major Little League Baseball team (age 11-12) won its sixth straight game on Sunday, taking the district championship, 9-4, over Iron Mountain North. Click the above headline to see details, photos, video highlights, and hear interviews.
The Kingsford Junior Little League Softball team (age 13-14) won twice Sunday to advance to the state semifinals on Monday. The girls beat Tri-City, 12-2, and then beat Georgetown, 7-3. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star softball team (age 11-12) was one out way from a state championship on Saturday, but lost a heartbreaker in extra innings to Hudsonville, 6-5, in downstate Sanford. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos taken by Cheri Lehto, and listen to a replay of the ballgame.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star baseball team (age 11-12) won its fourth straight game in the loser's bracket of the district tournament Saturday night, beating Iron Mountain North, 7-1, at Dickson Field. Click the above headline for details, photos.
The Escanaba Major Boys Little League All-Star team (age 11-12) won its third straight game in the district tournament's losers bracket Friday night, eliminating rival Gladstone, 6-4, at Dickson Field. Click the above headline to read game details.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) finished pool play undefeated at the state tournament in Sanford on Friday after posting a 13-8 win over Tecumseh. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Sheri Lehto.
The Escanaba Major Little League (age 11-12) boys baseball team won its third game in the loser's bracket on Thursday, eliminating Norway, 3-2, in district tournament action at Dickson Field. Gladstone, meanwhile, fell into the losers bracket with a 3-2 loss to Iron Mountain North. Click the above headline to read details from both games.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star softball team scored seven runs in the third inning and beat West Branch, 10-1, at the state tournament Thursday in downstate Sanford. The win was Escanaba's second straight in the tournament, and guaranteed the girls a spot in Saturday's semifinals. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) opened state tournament play with a 6-4 win over Midland Bullock Creek Wednesday in downstate Sanford. Carley McInerney started the game with a home run and Aubrey Stropich pitched a complete game in the circle. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and hear interviews.
The Gladstone and Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) picked up mercy-shortened wins on Monday, with Gladstone advancing to the district finals and Escanaba staying alive. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone Major Boys (age 11-12) All-Star team opened district tournament play with a 9-1 win over Escanaba Sunday night at Dickson Field. Nate Young had three hits and drove in three runs, while also turning in a diving defensive play at shortstop and pitching three innings. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) won twice over Penokee Range, 3-1 and 10-0, to take the sectional championship Saturday in Ironwood. The girls now head for the state finals in downstate Sannford. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) won the championship of the Yooper Tournament Monday night, beating Negaunee, 4-3, in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Major Boys (age 10-12) finished their Little League World Series journey on Monday with an 11-7 win over Emilia, Italy, in Williamsport, Pa. GPWS, which won its Michigan State Championship in Gladstone, fell behind, 6-0, in the top of the first inning but scored seven runs in the bottom half, three of them on a home run by Jordan Arsenault.
The Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Major Boys (age 10-12) advanced to the Little League World Series on Saturday with a 6-3 win over Hinsdale, Ill., in the Great Lakes Regional championship game in Indiana. GPWS won its Michigan state championship in Gladstone more than two weeks ago, in dominating fashion. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) Little League softball team had its tournament run come to an end in the state semifinals with a 1-0 loss to Marine City on Wednesday in downstate Belleville. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The 2017 Little League All-Star Tournaments have come to an end. Click the above headline to see the scores. See you in 2018!
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) Little League softball team advanced to the state semifinals on Tuesday with a 5-0 win over Tecumseh in a quarterfinal game in Belleville. Montgomery Pepin threw a no-hitter, striking out 14 batters. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos taken by Amy Sundqust.
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) softball team won its third straight game at the state tournament in downstate Belleville on Monday, beating Evart, 5-0. Montgomery Pepin threw a two-hitter, striking out 16 batters. Gladstone plays Tecumseh Tuesday. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
