It's been five months since the Carney-Nadeau boys basketball team made a surprising run to the Class D state semifinals, pulling upset after upset along the way.
Two of boys who were big parts of that success were on the court again on Saturday, taking part in Michigan's All-Star Basketball Festival at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Click the above headline to read about their time at the Palace, and to see how several other Upper Peninsula players fared.
The Escanaba Eskymos have opened a new era in high school football as Jim Hansen has taken over as the new varsity coach. He replaces Dan Flynn, who retired earlier this year after 28 years as the coach. The team held its first annual "Orange and Black" scrimmage Friday night. Click the above headline to see pictures and more details.
The Gladstone Indians had their season come to an end on Friday with another extra-inning loss at the state tournament in Marquette. Menominee scored two runs in the ninth inning to tie the game, and then scored another in the tenth to eliminate the Indians, 7-6. Click the above headline for game details and photos.
The Escanaba Cubs had their American Legion Baseball season come to an end on Friday as the Marquette Blues blanked the Cubs, 8-0, in a loser's bracket game at the state tournament. Alex DeHaan gave up four runs in the first two innings and took the loss. Ben Kleiman and Devin Olsen also pitched in relief for Escanaba. The U.P. Champion Cubs finished the season with a 14-15 record. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
Manistique High School graduate Mike Nagy won the Michigan Junior Amateur Golf Tournament championship Thursday in Flint. He defeated Otto Black of Pinckney Michigan 3-and-1 to win the title of the 34th annual event. The 18-year-old Nagy will attend the University of Tennessee this fall on a golf scholarship. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone Indians battled from behind to force extra innings at the state tournament on Thursday, but ended up losing to defending state champion Hudson, 13-11, in 11 innings. Gladstone had 18 hits...four of them by Jared Stenson...but stranded 17 runners. Click the above headline for details and pictures.
The Escanaba Cubs took a 5-0 lead into the final two innings of their state tournament game on Thursday, but it wasn't enough as Menominee rallied to tie the game and then win in ten innings, 6-5. The loss dropped the U.P. Champions into Friday morning's losers bracket game in Marquette. Click the above headline to see more details and photos.
The American Legion Baseball Tier II State Tournament will be held in Marquette this week. There are six teams in the field....with defending champion Hudson being the only one from below the Mackinac Bridge. Click the above headline to see the schedule.
The Escanaba Cubs may have only a .500 record, but the team seems to be peaking at the right time of the year. The Cubs carried a winning streak into this weekend's U.P. Finals in the Soo, and won the trophy, beating the Gladstone Indians, 7-6, and then topping the Kingsford Blues, 17-3. Click the above headline to see more pictures.
They weren't pretty victories, but the Gladstone Indians picked up two of them on Friday to adavance to the U.P. Zone Tournament's Final Four, and a spot in next week's state tournament.
Gladstone had a late rally to beat Kingsford, 9-7, and then subdued Channing, 14-4, in the afternoon game to go 3-0. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone Indians jumped to a quick 4-0 lead, but then had to hang on at the end to beat Hancock, 9-6, in the first game of the U.P. Zone Five American Legion Baseball Tournament Thursday in Sault Ste. Marie.
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Pictured: Peyton Jurek runs to first after hitting the ball during Thursday's game in the Soo. He had a two-run single in the seventh inning.
The Escanaba Cubs scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back as they beat the Marquette Blues, 13-3, at the U.P. Zone Five Tournament Thursday in Sault Ste. Marie. But the Cubs later lost to Menominee, 5-2.
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The Escanaba Cubs have closed their regular season on a three-game winning streak, and will now get ready for the Upper Peninsula Zone Five Tournament in Sault Ste. Marie. The Cubs beat Menominee, 16-3, Tuesday night to finish with a 10-12 record. Click the above headline to read more details.
Escanaba High School junior David Falish has been named to the Division Two Academic All-State Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. Falish has a 4.0 grade point average for his first three years in high school. Click the above headline to read more details.
Hayden Hardwick's walk-off, three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Gladstone Indians to a 6-5 win over the Eastern U.P. Travelers Saturday in Gladstone.
The Indians then used a lot of their younger players in the second game and dropped a 16-0 decision. Gladstone finishes the regular season with a 35-9 record. Click the above headline to see more photos and to read previous articles
He may be just 15 years old, but Justin Jurek continues to make his mark on the Gladstone Indians baseball team in clutch situations. Jurek retired two veteran players with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning to help the Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs, 3-0, Thursday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read more details, see photos and video, and listen to highlights and interviews.
The Escanaba Junior Cubs completed a season-sweep of the Gladstone Junior Indians, posting a 17-7 win Thursday night at Al Ness Field. Alex Ruatti, Devin Olsen, and Dan LaPalm all had run-scoing doubles for the Junior Cubs in a game that was slowed down by 19 walks. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos.
The 24 best American Legion Baseball players in the Mid Peninsula League met for the annual All-Star game Tuesday night in Channing. The North team, made up of Marquette, Hancock, Ishpeming and Negaunee took a 6-0 lead in the nine-inning game. But the South team, made up of Gladstone, Channing, Kingsford and Iron Mountain scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to pull out an 8-7 win. Click the above headline to read more.
The Escanaba Cubs scored seven runs in the final three innings to beat the Escanaba Junior Cubs, 7-1, in an exhibition American Legion Baseball game Tuesday at Al Ness Field. Alex DeHaan pitched the whole way for the victory. Andrew Sedlar threw five innings for the J-Cubs, with Jeff Lyle finishing up. Click the above headline to see more pictures.
The long wait for high school baseball in Gladstone is over.
The Gladstone School Board voted unanimously Monday night to add Braves Baseball to the school's varsity offerings. Gladstone will also sponsor high school girls swimming and bowling during the 2012-'13 school year. Click the above headline to read more.
The Gladstone Indians met another of their team goals Saturday night by winning the Mid Pen League Southern Division Playoffs at Don Olsen Field. Gladstone beat Iron Mountain Gold, 7-0, and then trampled Channing, 14-0, to advance to Sunday's tournament championship game against the North Division champions. Click the above headline to read more details and to see pictures taken by Kym Frazer.
Hayden Hardwick hit a three-run homer and pitched a complete game on the mound as the Gladstone Indians beat the Kingsford Blues, 8-2, Thursday at Don Olsen Field. The win allowed the Indians to finish the Mid Pen League season with a 19-1 record, leading into this weekend's league tournament. Click the above headline to read the details, listen to audio highlights, and see more pictures.
The Gladstone Indians scored early and often against an inexperienced Negaunee Diamonds team Tuesday, sweeping a doubleheader, 16-0 and 12-4. The sweep mathematically clinched the Mid Peninsula Conference championship for the Indians, giving the Tribe the top seed in this weekend's league tournament. Click the above headline to read the story and see photos.
The Gladstone Indians passed another test on Sunday as they swept a doubleheader from Hancock, 6-2 and 8-3, at Don Olsen Field. It was a battle between the two top teams in the Mid Peninsula Conference, and the Indians took the early lead in both games and rode the pitching of Matt Weyers and Blake Ballard to the sweep. Click the above headline to see the story, pictures and videos.
You win some, you lose some. That's what the Escanaba Cubs baseball team did this weekend at a tournament in Sault Ste. Marie.On Friday, the Cubs lost to the Eastern U.P. Travelers, 7-5, but then routed the Sault Ste. Marie Canada Black Sox, 17-0. Then on Saturday, the Cubs took out Petoskey, 9-3, only to lose to Alpena, 4-3. Click the above headline to read more details.
Justin Jurek and Levi Cunningham combined to throw a one-hit shutout as the Gladstone Indians beat the Channing Railroaders, 10-0, Thursday night in Gladstone. Blake Ballard drove in three runs with a hit and a sacrafice fly as the Indians used a pair of five-run innings to post the win. Click the above headline for game story, audio, and more pictures.
The Escanaba Cubs carried an 8-2 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning against the Kimberly Cougars Saturday in Wisconsin. But walks, hit-battsmen, passed balls, errors, and a few hits led to an eight-run outburst that gave Kimberly a 10-8 win. The Cubs also lost to Highland, Indiana, 10-0, earlier in the day. Click the above headline to read more details and see a bunch of photos from both of Saturday's games.
The Gladstone Indians pounded out 13 hits and beat Hortonville, 11-4, Saturday at the KBO Varsity Baseball Invitational in Kimberly. Cody Frazer led the way with three hits while Paul Tomaszewski, Justin Jurek, and Jake Pearson all had two hits. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Upper Peninsula All-Star Football game was held Saturday at the Superior Dome, and Delta County was well-represented as the East topped the West, 42-14. Escanaba's Austin Young scored a touchdown and was given the tournament's "character award", and Bark River-Harris standout Jake Kleiman had a 62-yard run that set up Young's TD.
The Gladstone Indians dropped their second game of the KBO Varsity Baseball Invitatonal on Friday, falling to Neenah, Wis., 7-3, at Kimberly's Sunset Park. Click the above headline to read more details and see more photos.
