The Kingsford Greens captured the American Legion Baseball Class A state championship on Sunday, beating Stevensville-Lakeshore on their own field, 8-4, in a winner-take-all contest. The Greens had lost to that team in a testy game earlier in the tournament, but picked up a 5-2 win on Saturday to force this Sunday baseball. This group of ten kids from Kingsford and Norway combined to form this team, after both high school squads had successful seasons. And now, they share a state championship trophy together.
The Kingsford Greens American Legion Baseball team opened Class A state tournament play on Thursday with a 9-5 victory over the Three Oaks Oakers in the far southwest Lower Michigan town of Stevensville. The Greens scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 5-5 tie in a game played under sweltering 90-degree heat that was amplified by the artificial turf on the field.
It was a rough day Friday for the two Upper Peninsula teams playing at the Gregg Johnson Memorial American Legion baseball tournament in Escanaba. Defensive mistakes and lack of timely hitting were the themes for the Escanaba Cubs and Kingsford Greens, as they both ended Friday's play without a victory. Click the above headline for details.
The Kingsford Blues American Legion baseball team won twice Wednesday night in Gladstone, beating the Junior Indians, 13-0, and then squeaking by in the nightcap, 2-1. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos from the games.
The Kingsford Junior Blues beat the Marquette Reds in the Junior Legion Championship game 5-1 to capture the U.P. title on Sunday in Marquette. Click the headline for more details, pictures, videos, and interviews.
Three American Legion Baseball teams played in a round-robin tournament Saturday on the historic Felch Field in Dickinson County, and all three teams left the event with a victory. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
C.J. Bolo pitched a four-hitter Tuesday night, helping the Kingsford Blues beat the Escanaba Cubs, 4-1, at Al Ness Field. The Blues scored four unearned runs in the first three innings then held on. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Kingsford Blues American Legion baseball team lost to Ida, 10-2, on Friday, to finish the Class A state tournament with an 0-2 record. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
