The Rapid River High School girls softball team swept a doubleheader from the Menominee Maroons, 6-3 and 6-0, Friday in Rapid River. The Rockets also took two from Superior Central on Thursday. Click the above headline to read details of both twinbills.
The Escanaba High School softball team completed a sweep of the season series from the Gladstone Braves on Tuesday, winning 6-0 and 5-1 at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Eskymos swept a doubleheader from the Gladstone Braves, 4-3 and 6-2, Tuesday night in Gladstone. Escanaba has won eleven straight. Click the above headline to read the game details, see photos taken by Mary Gauthier, videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
Escanaba's Lemmerand Park was busy on Saturday as the Eskymo Softball Challenge was held with a dozen games, featuring teams from across the U.P. and Wisconsin. Click the above headline for details, and videos and photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba Eskymos swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Kingsford Flivvers, 9-0 and 11-1, Tuesday night at Lemmerand Park. Meanwhile, Gladstone and Rapid River split a doubleheader in Rapid River. Click the above headline for details on both twinbills, plus photos and videos from the Eskymo-Flivver games.
The Gladstone High School softball team won three games on Saturday to take the championship of the St. Francis Invitational in Traverse City. Meanwhile, the Escanaba and Marquette softball teams were also in action. Click the above headline for scores.
The Rapid River Rockets hit seven home runs, three of them by Erica Rubick, in a doubleheader sweep of the Negaunee Miners Monday in Rapid River. The Rockets won the opener, 12-1, in five innings, and took the nightcap, 8-5. Click the above headline for details.
The Rapid River Rockets won three games and the Gladstone Braves won four times in softball action on Saturday. Click the above headline to see Saturday's scores from both Hancock and Gladstone. Pictured above: Rapid River's Erica Rubick (11) is met by her teammates after hitting a grand slam home run against Calumet. (Michelle Rubick photo)
A signing ceremony was held Friday morning in Gladstone for two Braves softball players to officially sign on the bottom line to continue their careers in college. Infielder Tasi Martinez (left) signed to play or Albion College, while pitcher Jenna Steinhoff (right) signed to play at Alma. Both led the Braves to the state semifinals last spring, and just began their senior seasons this month at Gladstone High School.
The Escanaba High School softball team opened its home season Wednesday with a pair of victories over the Negaunee Miners, 11-1 in six innings, and 15-0 in three innings. Taylor Gauthier hit four home runs in the twinbill. Click the above headline for details.
The Rapid River High School softball team swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Stephenson Eagles on Monday, 17-2 and 20-7. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team played four downstate teams this weekend, and won three times before coming up a run short in their fourth contest. Among the victories: a win over top-ranked Midland. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team won three games this weekend at the Wisconsin Dells High School Challenge, and there was no suspense in any of them. The Eskymos outscored three their opponents, 45-1. Click the above headline for details.
Escanaba Eskymos left handed pitcher, Taylor Rathe, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play Division One softball at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. Click the above headline for details.
Two Escanaba High School softball players have committed to play college softball after they graduate next spring. Tuesday was National Signing Day for college softball, and Katie Ross and Emily Bruntjens signed on the dotted line. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula high school girls softball season came to an end on Tuesday with the All-Star games at Rapid River High School. Three dozen girls from across the U.P. played in the doubleheader. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association is out with its 2016 All-State Teams, and the Upper Peninsula is well-represented. Click the above headline to see who made the All-State teams.
The Gladstone High School softball team had its surprising run to the state finals come to an end Friday as the girls lost to Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, 13-0, at Michigan State University. The Braves did not get a baserunner in the five-inning game. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team had its season come to an end Thursday night as Richmond posted a 6-2 win in the MHSAA Division Two semifinals at Michigan State University. The Eskymos stranded eight baserunners and made several defensive errors in the loss. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos and videos taken by Mike Dagenais, and to listen to post-game interviews. (MHSAA photo above)
The Escanaba High School girls softball team advanced to the state semifinals for the first time in 13 years on Tuesday, beating top-ranked Saginaw Swan Valley, 5-2, in the Division Two quarterfinals in Saginaw. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Mike Dagenais, and to hear radio highlights and player interviews.
The Gladstone High School girls softball team continued its Cinderella playoff run on Tuesday with a 6-2 win over Manistee in the Division Three state quarterfinals in Traverse City. The win sends the Braves into the state's Final Four later this week at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read game details.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team scored almost at will Saturday in their two MHSAA Division Two regional tournament games in Gladwin. The girls beat Whitehall, 13-3, and Muskegon Oakridge, 10-6, to win the regional. Click the above headline for details, and for videos taken by Mike Dagenais.
The Gladstone High School girls softball team rallied to beat Kalkaska and Boyne City to win a MHSAA Division Four regional championship Saturday afternoon in Charlevoix. The Braves are back in the state quarterfinals after losing in the regionals last spring. Click the above headline to read the details from Saturday's games.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team is getting ready for the MHSAA Division Two regional tournament, set for this Saturday in downstate Gladwin. The girls played against Marquette in a scrimmage on Tuesday. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone High School softball team rolled to another district championship on Saturday, beating Iron Mountain, 14-1, and Westwood, 10-0, to earn a trip to the regionals in Charlevoix. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team won a Division Two district championship on Friday, beating Cheboygan, 9-1, and topping Petoskey, 3-0, in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline read details, photos and videos, and all of Friday's U.P. scores.
The Escanaba Eskymos, Gladstone Braves, and Rapid River Rockets all won their district tournament softball openers on Tuesday, while the Bark River-Harris Broncos were eliminated. Click the above headline to see the scores, schedules.
The Gladstone High School girls softball team outlasted Mother Nature, and the Manistique Emeralds, in posting a victory Thursday in the MHSAA Division Three district tournament opener. Click the above headline for game details, photos and videos.
The Rapid River High School girls softball team closed the regular season Wednesday with a doubleheader sweep over the Superior Central Cougars, 15-0 and 15-0, in Rapid River. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Wednesday's games.
The Gladstone Braves and Escanaba Eskymos tried to play softball on Tuesday, but heavy rains forced the games to be cancelled. So, the girls had some fun on the muddy field. Click the above headline to see some photos and videos from the fun in the mud.
