A group of Upper Peninsula softball players brought some hardware home from a tournament in Wisconsin over the weekend. “906 Fastpitch”, sponsored by Team Electronics, beat Johnstown, Iowa, 10-4, to win the Wisconsin North America Fastpitch Association state championship. The team has six girls from Escanaba High School, and one each from Gladstone, Rapid River, Negaunee, and Westwood High Schools.
The Norway 9-10 boys rallied from an 11-3 deficit to take a one-run lead in the sixth inning, but Iron Mountain scored twice in the bottom of the inning to win the Yooper Tournament final, 13-12, in Escanaba. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Gold Medal Classic Independent Basketball Tournament has set the dates for its annual event in the Menominee County town of Hermansville. The tournament will run March 30th thru April 9th. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Riverside Bantams took second place in a nine-team tournament this weekend in Shawano. Escanaba defeated Oregon, Wis., 8-0, Dodgeville, Wis., 9-4, and Verona, Wis., 5-4. Shawano won the championship, 2-1, in overtime. Click the above headline to see the team and its trophy!
A new press box has been built on the James Cannon Baseball Field at the Gladstone Sports Park. The project was funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of Delta County. Click the above headline to read more about the project. (Rich Gagnon photo)
The Escanaba Big League Girls were honored by their community Thursday evening after competing in the Little League World Series in Delaware. The group of 16, 17, and 18 year-old girls made the quarterfinals. Click the above headline to read more, and to see photos, videos.
The World Series run for the Escanaba Big League Girls (age 16-18) came to an end on Friday with a 14-1 loss to the West Monroe, La., All-Stars in the quarterfinal round. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos, videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The District Ten Little League All-Star Baseball and Softball tournaments have ended for the summer. Click the above headline to see the all of the summer's results.
Sixty kids from across Michigan...including one from the U.P...ages six to 12...will join Detroit Lions’ mascot Roary and members of the Lions youth programming staff for on-field activities and a player meet-and-greet on August 18th. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 16-18) were shut out in their final World Series pool play game on Thursday, losing to the Chinese National Champions, 8-0, in Roxana, Del. Escanaba will play the defending World Series champions from West Monroe, La., in the quarterfinals on Friday. Click the above headline for details, plus photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The tournament run ended for the Escanaba 10-11 boys Little League All-Star team Monday night with a 16-0 loss to Hudsonville in the state quarterfinals at Grand Rapids Southern. Then on Wednesday, Hudsonville beat Grosse Pointe, 4-3, to win the state championship. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Micky LaMarch.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 16-18) took a lead late into the game against Ft. Myers (Fla.) at the World Series on Tuesday, but gave up ten unanswered runs in the final two innings and lost. 12-3. Click the above headline to read details, see videos taken by Mary Gauthier, and to listen to interviews. (Pictured: Taylor Segorski after her two-run double)
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 16-18) won their second straight World Series game early Tuesday morning, beating the Canadian champions from Windsor, Ontario, 15-0. The game started at 11:35 p.m. after a day of heavy rains, and ended just before a 1 a.m. curfew was going to take effect. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 17-18) jumped to a 7-0 lead and held on for a 8-6 win over Lancaster, Calif., in the opening game of the Big League World Series late Sunday night in Roxana, Delaware. Click the above headline to read details, to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier, and to hear player interviews and radio replays.
The Escanaba 10-11 year-old boys lost their final pool play game on Sunday, falling to Traverse City East, 7-2, in Grand Rapids. But the boys' 2-1 record is good enough for a spot in Monday's quarterfinals. Click the above headline to see photos by Deanna Lawson and Micky LaMarch.
The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) lost to Poland, Ohio, 4-3 in the Central Regional Championship Game Thursday evening in South Holland, Ill. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) built a four-run lead and then held on to beat Melrose Park, Ill., 4-3, Wednesday at the Central Regional Tournament in South Holland, Ill. Click the above headline to read details, listen to interviews, and see photos and videos.
The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) pounded out 17 hits and Gabi Salo pitched as no-hitter as part of a 17-0 win over the Millard (Neb.) girls at the Central Regional Tournament on Tuesday. Click the above headline for details, and for photos, videos taken by Cheri Lehto.
The Escanaba Major Boys (age 11-12) won their third straight game at the state tournament on Monday, beating South Portage, 10-4, in Tecumseh. Click the above headline for details.
The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) finished pool play undefeated at the Central Regional Tournament with a 16-6 win over Poland, Ohio, on Monday. Click the above headline to read the game details, hear interviews, and see photos and videos taken by Cheri Lehto.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 17-18) beat Mother Nature and the vaunted Indiana District Eleven All-Stars in one fell swoop as the day turned to night in Elgin, Ill., on Sunday. The Escanaba girls earned a return trip to the World Series in Delaware with a dominating 14-0 win that was delayed for several hours by heavy rains. Click the above headline to read details, listen to post-game interviews, and see photos, videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) won their second straight game at the Central Regional Tournament on Sunday in suburban Chicago. Gabi Salo threw a one-hitter as the DC All-Stars topped Melrose Park, Ill., 3-0. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 17-18) moved to within one win a trip to the World Series in Delaware on Saturday with a 12-2 win over South Bend, Ind., in a game that was closer than the score indicates. Click the above headline to see details, photos, videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) opened Central Regional Tournament play on Saturday with a 2-0 win over the Indiana State Champions in suburban Chicago. Click the above headline to read details and to see videos taken by Cheri Lehto.
The Delta County Senior Girls (age 15-16) finished Central Regional Tournament play on Saturday with a pair of losses, and will return home with an 0-3 record at the event. Click the above headline to read the details about Saturday's games from South Bend.
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 17-18) swept a pair of Central Regional Tournament games Friday night, beating the host Elgin, Ill., team, 21-1, and then topping Millard (Neb.), 18-0. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Delta County Senior Girls (age 15-16) got off to a rough start in their Central Regional Tournament opener on Friday in South Bend, Ind. The girls fell behind 9-1 and lost to Neosho (Mo.), 11-7. Click the above headline to read game details and to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) were eliminated from state tournament play on Monday with a 9-3 loss to Grandville in the quarterfinal round in downstate Parchment. The game was tied 3-3 until Grandville scored six times on a bunch of bunts in the sixth inning. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Martha Sliva.
The Escanaba 9-10 Girls won a district championship Monday night, beating Gladstone, 6-3, at the Gladstone High School fields. Click the above headline to read game details.
The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) rolled to another state championship on Sunday, beating Taylor, 10-0, and Georgetown, 13-0, on a blustery day in suburban Grand Rapids. Click the above headline for details, see photos and videos, and hear interviews.
