Escanaba High School senior Gabi Salo has been named the Gatorade Michigan Softball Player of the Year for the 2019-20 school year. Click the above headline to read more, and to see comments from Salo and her coach/father Gary Salo.
The Radio Results Network will help to fill some of that sports void this weekend with the re-broadcast of last June's high school softball state championship game between the Escanaba Eskymos and Stevensville-Lakeshore. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba High School senior Grant LaMarche signed his National Letter of Intent on Thursday to attend Northwood University and play baseball. Clck the above headline for more. details, and to hear LaMarche's comments about his decision.
The Bay College Norse baseball team is back for its second season, with a new look for the 2019-20 season. Gone are the three Australian players who were a part of last year’s inaugural team. But there are some reinforcements. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse softball team is back in campus and has begun its fall practices. The Norse will try to build on a successful first season last year, with a 28-9 record and a spot in the regional championship game. Click the above headline to see details.
The Escanaba High School softball team was the toast of the town Tuesday at a community-wide celebration of the girls' second straight state championship. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and hear interviews from the celebration.
Daniela Iacobelli started the final round six shots off the lead in a share of thirteenth at the 2019 Island Resort Championship. Posting a 7-under-par, 65, on Sunday was enough to put her atop the leaderboard to force a two-person playoff. Iacobelli birdied the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Cindy Ha to take home the trophy. Both women clinched spots in the LPGA event next month in France. Click the above headline to hear comments from both, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
A big performance Saturday from Louise Stahle of 7-under par 65 launched her into sole command of the lead at the ninth annual Island Resort Championship with an overall score of 10-under par. Click the above headline for details. (Symetra Tour photo)
Four players sit tied for the lead of 5-under par in Harris, Mich. after 18 holes at the ninth annual Island Resort Championship at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Click the above headline to read details. (Symetra Tour Photo, story)
Third-generation driver Robby Iverson played it safe and dodged several caution periods and went on to grab the lead on a restart with two laps to go to capture the Auto Value Round I super late model main event at Norway Speedway Friday night. Click the above headline for details.
The high school softball season came to an end on Thursday with a pair of All-Star games at Negaunee's LaCombe Field. The South All-Stars won both games from the North, 11-8 and 12-6. The South team included three members of the Escanaba Eskymos, along with Rapid River and Bark River-Harris seniors, among others. (Bob Bal photo)
The Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association is out with its All-State teams, and the Upper Peninsula is well-represented, with five First Team and nine Honorable Mention selections. Click the above headline to see the list. (Pictured: Gladstone's Taylor Trudeau)
The Bay College Norse Softball team finished their first ever season with a 28-9 record and were regional runners-up this past season. As a team the Norse finished in the top 25 nationally in two statistical categories: 18th in the country in triples, 17th in batting average (.365) . Individually, pitcher Rhiley Hubert finished ninth in Division 2 with a 1.69 ERA. Emily Bruntjens ended up fourth in NJCAA Division 2 with eight triples, and 25th with a .473 batting average.
A total of 39 Northern Michigan University student-athletes were named to the 2019 Spring Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic and all-Academic Excellence teams. Track & Field led the Wildcat varsity programs with 19 honorees, followed by Lacrosse with 11. Click the above headline to see the list of honorees.
The YMCA Learn to Golf program is scheduled to begin Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Irish Oaks Golf Course Driving Range. The program is designed to teach children the basic fundamentals of golf. Click the above headline to read more details of the program.
The Escanaba High School softball team won a second straight state championship on Saturday, outlasting the Stevensville-Lakeshore Lancers, 7-3, at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, interviews, radio replays.
The Gladstone High School baseball team fell behind early and couldn't mount a comeback on Friday, falling to Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, 5-0, in the MHSAA Division Three state semifinals at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to see details, photos, video clips, and listen to pre-game interviews and post-game comments.
The high school softball post-season is wrapping up across Michigan. Click the above headline for scores, schedules.
The MHSAA Baseball tournaments are wrapping up. Click the above headline for the updated schedules, regional and district tournament scores.
The Gladstone High School baseball team arrived in East Lansing Thursday night ahead of their state semifinal match-up against Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett. With all of the lower peninsula soaked in rain, the team practiced in Gladstone rather than in Mt. Pleasant. Click the above headline to see player and coach comments.
Nicole Kamin hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the Escanaba Eskymos to a 2-1 win over the North Branch Broncos in the MHSAA Division Two state semifinals Thursday at Michigan State. Gabi Salo threw a one-hitter, striking out 14 batters. Click the above headline for photos, videos, and hear replays and interviews.
The Escanaba High School softball team scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat the Freeland Falcons, 2-0, in the state quarterfinals Tuesday at Central Michigan University. Click the above headline for photos, videos, radio replays, interviews.
The Gladstone Braves rallied from four runs down in their final at-bat on Saturday, then beat the Beaverton Beavers, 7-6, in nine innings, to capture the super regional championship game in Clare. This followed a tense 2-1 win over Boyne City in the regional final. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Brad Landis.
The Escanaba Eskymos earned a return trip to the state quarterfinals on Saturday with a dramatic 1-0 in over Muskegon Oakridge in the MHSAA Division two regional championship game on Saturday in Petoskey. This followed a 10-0 win over Remus Chippewa Hills in the regional semifinal. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team practiced Friday in Mt. Pleasant, ahead of Saturday's MHSAA Super Regional tournament in nearby Clare. The Braves will play Boyne City Saturday. Click the above headline to see photos, see/hear interviews.
The Gladstone Braves scored four runs in the second inning and cruised to a 6-0 win over the Negaunee Miners in a MHSAA Division Two baseball regional tournament game on Wednesday. The win sends Gladstone into the Super Regionals in Clare on Saturday. Click the above headline for details to see photos, videos taken by Brad Landis.
Taylor Trudeau slugged a solo home run and added an RBI double to help the Gladstone Braves beat the Iron Mountain Mountaineers, 6-2, in the MHSAA Division Three softball district championship game on Saturday. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos softball team continued their defense of last year's state championship by winning twice on Saturday to take the MHSAA Division Two district title. Escanaba blanked Kingsford, 6-0, then beat Petoskey, 7-1, in the title game. Click the above headline for photos, video highlights, taken by Johnny Schlenvogt.
The Gladstone High School baseball team had a couple of battles on its hands on Saturday, but pulled through in the end to beat Newberry, 11-2, and Iron Mountain, 7-0, to capture the MHSAA Division Two baseball district championship in Gladstone. The Braves will host Negaunee in the regionals Wednesday night. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba High School baseball team rallied to beat the Marquette Redmen, 5-4, in an MHSAA Division Two district semifinal game on Saturday, but fell to Petoskey, 4-0, in the championship game. Click the above headline to see photos, video highlights.
