The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team won the championship of the Wood Ducks tournament Sunday in Sault Ste. Marie, beating the Soo Canada Black Sox, 8-0, and then topping the host EUP Wood Ducks, 11-5. Click the above headline for details.
It was another Escanaba vs Norway baseball battle that went right down to the wire, and then some. The Escanaba Cubs and Norway Vikings met Wednesday night at Mike Maule Field, with the Cubs winning in extra innings, 6-4. Click the above headline for details, and to hear the radio broadcast of the game. (Kimberly Erickson photo)
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baeeball team used five pitchers and lost to the Bay Port Pirates, 8-3, Wednesday night, in Green Bay, as the team prepares to play in a tournament this weekend in Antigo. Click the above headline for details, and photos taken by Jayger Quinn.
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.
It was a big night for baseball in Marquette Wednesday night as the Marquette Post 44 Blues played against an alumni team of former Blues players, and then four people who helped to build the program were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Click the above headline for details.
The fireworks started early for the Escanaba Cubs American Legion baseball team as the Cubs faced the Gladstone Indians for the third time this season. Unlike the first two meetings, the Cubs jumped to a big lead and did not blow it, winning 10-3 behind a grand slam home run and 6 1/3 innings of pitching from Eli Gardner. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Post 44 Blues American Legion baseball team scored six runs in the first inning and cruised past the Gladstone Indians, 10-4, Monday night in Gladstone, as two Bay College teammates hit home runs for opposing teams. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team salvaged the final game of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Sunday, beating the Menominee Red Wave, 14-4, in six innings, in the tournament's seventh place game. Click the above headline for details.
It was a long day for the Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team on Saturday, but it was a successful one, as the Cubs won three games to advance to the championship game of the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team suffered a pair of losses on Saturday at the Marinette Firecracker Tournament, falling to the Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Black Sox, 2-0, and then losing to the Maintowoc (Wis.) Bandits, 13-2, at the Pederson Ballpark. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the games.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team scored six runs in the third inning to take a 6-2 lead over the Marinette Legion squad late Friday night at the Marinette Firecracker Tournament. The game was called in the top of the fifth inning because of continued heavy rain. It will be completed on Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team lost its opener of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Friday, 6-2, to Green Bay Southwest. The game was played in a steady moderate rain which caused for slick conditions. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team won its second straight game in the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament Friday night, beating the Niagara Legion team, 8-0, in six innings, at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details. (Jayger Quinn photo)
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team picked up its first win of the season late Friday night, rallying from five runs down to beat the Plover (Wis.) Black Sox, 9-7, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Norway Vikings American Legion Baseball team opened its play in the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament on Friday with a pair of wins over UP teams, 13-2, over the Eastern U.P. Wood Ducks, and 7-4, over the Copper Country Flames. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians battled in another tight game Thursday night as the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament got under way in Delta County. The Indians pulled out a 7-6 victory as the Cubs lost a one-run game for the third straight time, losing a lead in all three. Click the above headline for photos taken by Jayger Quinn, and to see videos.
The Norwy Vikings American Legion Baseball team scored seven unanswered runs in the final three innings to rally from a 7-1 deficit and stun the Escanaba Cubs, 8-7, Wednesday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team made quick work of the Niagara Legion team Tuesday night, rolling to a 14-1 win at Don Olsen Field. Tyler Darmogray led the way with three hits, while Cooper Sanville and Austin Pepin both drove in three runs. Click the above headline for details, and for photos, videos taken by Jayger Quinn.
The American Legion Baseball season officially began for Delta County's teams Friday night, as the Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians faced each other at Gladstone's Don Olsen Field. The Cubs built an 8-3 lead, but could not hang on, and lost to the Indians, 9-8, on Tyler Darmogray's steal of home plate to end the game. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway Knights baseball team ran into the defending state champions and a dominating pitcher on Saturday, and its dream season came to an end with a 10-0 loss to the Beal City Aggies in the MHSAA Division Four state title game at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details. (MHSAA photo)
The Gladstone Junior Indians American Legion baseball team slipped past the Escanaba Junior Cubs, 6-4, Friday night, at Gladstone's Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Jayger Quinn.
The Norway Knights baseball team advanced to the state championship game for the first time in school history on Friday with a dramatic 3-2 win over Marine City Cardinal Mooney at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway High School baseball team had its biggest day in program history on Saturday, winning a regional championship, and then dominating the quarterfinal game to advance to the state finals at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team had its season come to an end on Saturday, falling to the Charlevoix Rayders, 12-1, in six innings, in the regional championship game at Traverse City Central High School. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Petoskey Northmen sat out a lengthy rain delay on Wednesday in Sault Ste. Marie, and then after the field was almost ready for baseball, another downpour sent both teams home. The MHSAA Division Two regional semifinal game was postponed, and will be played on Thursday. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway High School baseball team battled several rain delays, and then beat a tough Painesdale-Jeffers Jets team in come-from-behind fasion, 4-3, in the MHSAA Division Four Regional Semifinal at Norway's Marion Park. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves baseball team scored three runs in the sixth inning and held off the Houghton Gremlins, 6-3, in the MHSAA Division Three regional semifinals Wednesday in Gladstone. Click the above headline for interviews, videos and photos taken by Jayger Quinn.
The Escanaba High School baseball team slipped past the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils and Cheboygan Chiefs on Saturday to win the Eskymos' first district championship in three years. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone High School baseball team won its tenth straight district championship Friday evening, beating the Superior Central Cougars, 5-2, and topping the Manistique Eneralds, 11-1, to advance to the regional semifinal round. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone High School baseball team pounded out 18 base hits Tuesday evening, with six different guys getting two hits apiece, and the Braves beat the Menominee Maroons, 16-2, in the MHSAA Division Three district tournament opener at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by GHS student Jayger Quinn.
