Iron Mountain-Norway Wins Junior Baseball Title
July 17, 2016The Iron Mountain-Norway combined Junior Boys baseball team (age 13-14) beat Gladstone twice Sunday night to win a district championship. Click the above headline to read details.
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2016 Little League Season
Escanaba Major Girls Get Wake-Up Call; Win Again
July 16, 2016The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) struggled to score for three innings before exploding to beat Tecumseh, 13-1, Saturday in downstate Parchment. The girls have won both games of the state tournament by the mercy rule. Click the above headline for details, videos.
2016 Little League Season
Delta County Jr. Girls Roll Into Michigan Final Four
July 16, 2016The Delta County Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) rolled past Boyne City, 13-0, in the final pool play of the state tournament Saturday in downstate Jenison. The girls advance to Sunday's state semifinals. Click the above headline to read details and see photos, videos.
2016 Little League Season
Gladstone 9/10 Boys Win Wild District Title, 15-13
July 15, 2016The Gladstone Minor Boys won a district championship Friday night, but it sure wasn't easy. The boys outlasted Norway, 15-13, in seven innings, to earn a trip to the state finals in Midland. Click the above headline to read the game's details.
2016 Little League Season
Escanaba Major Girls Top Taylor At State Tourney
July 15, 2016The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) opened the state tournament on Friday with an easy win over Taylor North, 15-1, in the Kalamazoo suburb of Parchment. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
2016 Little League Season
MERCY, MERCY!! Junior Girls Dominate At States
July 14, 2016The Delta County Girls (age 13-14) opened state tournament play on Thursday with a pair of dominating victories. Gabi Salo pitched a perfect game and a one-hitter as Delta County blanked Georgetown and Tecumseh by identical 10-0 scores. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken during Thursday's games.
2016 Little League Season
Collier Walk-Off Homer Keeps Tri-County Alive, 9-8
July 14, 2016Clayton Collier slugged a solo home run on the first pitch of the bottom of the seventh inning to lead the Tri-County Major Boys (age 11-12) to a 9-8 win over the Norway All-Stars in district finals action Thursday night. Click the above headline for details.
2016 Little League Season
Escanaba Major Boys Roll Into District Title Game
July 14, 2016The Escanaba Major Boys (age 11-12) jumped out to an early lead and beat Iron Mountain, 12-2, in the district finals Thursday at Dickson Field. Click the above headline for details.
2016 Little League Season
Portage Lake Jr. Girls Get Split At State Tournament
July 14, 2016The Portage Lake Junior Girls (age 13-14) won one and lost one at the Junior Softball State Tournament on Thursday in downstate Jenison. The Copper Country girls lost to Tecumseh, 14-3, before rebounding to beat Boyne City, 17-7. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
2016 Little League Season
STATE CHAMPS AGAIN!!! Big League Girls On Top
July 13, 2016The Escanaba Big League All-Stars (age 17-18) battled a tough District Nine team for a third time in less than 24 hours Wednesday night, and it was another tense game that went down to the wire. Escanaba posted a 7-5 win to capture a state championship, and a spot in the Central Regional Tournament later this month. Click the above headline for details, listen to interviews, and to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
2016 Little League Season
Gladstone 9-10 Boys Advance To District Title Game
July 13, 2016The Gladstone Minor League All-Stars (age 9-10) built an early 5-1 lead and held on to beat Norway, 7-6, in a wild district tournament game Wednesday in Iron Mountain. The Gladstone boys advance to the district championship game. Meanwhile, Iron Mountain held off Escanaba, 11-7, in Wednesday's late night game. (Bob Bal photo)
2016 Little League Season
Escanaba Girls Split; State Title Game Wednesday
July 12, 2016The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 17-18) won one and lost one at the state finals Tuesday night at Pinery Park Little League. Escanaba posted a thrilling 2-1 win before the District Nice champions rallied to win the nightcap, 8-5. Click the above headline for details.
2016 Little League Season
GREEN MACHINE! Tri-County Outslugs Gladstone
July 10, 2016The Tri-County Major Boys (age 11-12) rallied from four runs down to beat the Gladstone All-Stars, 9-4, in a district tournament game Sunday in Escanaba. Tri-County will face Norway in the district finals. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
2016 Little League Season
STATE CHAMPIONS! Delta County Sr Girls On Top
July 09, 2016For the third time in five years, the state champions in Senior Little League Softball are from Delta County. The girls captured the state championship on Saturday, beating Keweenaw, 11-1, in Escanaba. The win sends the team to the Central Regional in South Bend, Ind. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
2016 Little League Season
Escanaba Major Girls Earn Trip To Kalamazoo, 11-2
July 09, 2016The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) won a district championship on Saturday, beating Kingsford, 11-2, at Lodal Park. Click the above headline for details and photos.
2016 Little League Season
Salo Pitches Delta County Jr. Girls To District Title
July 08, 2016Gabi Salo struck out 15 batters for the second straight game on Friday as the Delta County Junior Girls beat Kingsford, 6-3, to win a district championship. The girls advance to the state tournament. Click the above headline to see photos from the game.
2016 Little League Season
Delta County Sr. Girls Win Twice At State Tourney
July 08, 2016The Delta County Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) dodged the raindrops and two opponents at the state tournament Friday in Escanaba. Delta County topped Keweenaw, 3-2, and Taylor, 11-4, at Lemmerand Park. The girls advance to Saturday's state championship game. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
2016 Little League Season
Delta County Jr Girls Survive Battle With Kingsford
July 07, 2016The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) opened defense of their 2015 state championship with a tough 3-2 win over Kingsford in the district tournament Thursday night at Gladstone High School. Click the above headline to see game photos.
2016 Little League Season
Gladstone 9-10 Boys Cruise Past Tri-County, 10-0
July 07, 2016The Gladstone Minor Boys (age 9-10) Little League All-Star team opened district tournament play Thursday with a 10-0 win over Tri-County at Gladstone's Howes Field. The boys face Escanaba on Friday. Click the above headline to see photos from the game.
2016 Little League Season
Escanaba 9-10 Boys Open Districts With Soggy Win
July 06, 2016The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) opened the district tournament Wednesday night with a 15-3 win over Munising at Gladstone's Howes Field. The game was shortened by the mercy rule. Click the above headline for details and to see photos.
2016 Little League Season
Gladstone Tops Norway To Take 'Yooper 9-10' Title
June 27, 2016The District Ten Little League All-Star season is underway, with the championship game of the Yooper 9-10 boys baseball tournament being held Monday night in Escanaba. The Gladstone boys rallied past Norway, 9-4, to win the trophy. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Boys Basketball
Gus Macker Tourney Starts Saturday In Gladstone
June 09, 2016The Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament has returned to the streets of Gladstone for a second straight summer. It's the world's largest 3-on-3 event. Several hundred players in different age categories will play this weekend. Click the above headline for more.
Hockey
Escanaba's Wunder Drafted In NAHL's First Round
June 08, 2016Escanaba High School graduate Levi Wunder was selected in the first round of the North American Hockey League draft by the Lone Star Brahmas of North Richland, Texas. Wunder played his first season of juniors in Canada. Click the above headline for details.
Football
Wildcat Kids & Tween Camp Open House Thursday
June 08, 2016The Northern Michigan recreational sports department will hold a Wildcat Kids and Tween Camp open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, in the Berry Event Center's Wildcat Room. The camps themselves begin on Monday, June 13. Click the above headline for details.
2016 Little League Season
Little League Games In Full Swing Across Michigan
June 01, 2016The Little League Baseball and Softball seasons are in full swing. Click the above headline to see the tentative schedule for this summer's All-Star Michigan State Tournaments, to be finalized at the state meeting on June 11th.
Wrestling
Escanaba's Larson Voted UP Youth Wrestler Of Year
April 26, 2016Escanaba eighth grader Hunter Larson was named U.P. 8th Grade Wrestler of the Year. Wrestlers from all over the Upper Peninsula are nominated for this award by their coaches. Click the above headline to read more details.
Wrestling
Delta County Wrestlers Compete At Brute Nationals
April 12, 2016Three Delta County youth wrestlers placed at the Brute National Championships in Independence, Mo., last weekend. Escanaba third grader Owen Segorski (pictured) was national runner-up and All-American. Click the above headline to read more details.
Wrestling
Delta County Youth Wrestlers Place At MYWA State
April 06, 2016Two dozen youth wrestlers from Delta County competed in the Michigan Youth Wrestling Association state tournament last weekend in Battle Creek. Six kids from Escanaba and three from Gladstone "placed" in their weight classes. Click the above headline for the list.
Hockey
Marquette Sentinels U-19 Hockey Fall At Nationals
April 02, 2016The Marquette Sentinels girls hockey team had their season come to an end on Saturday with a 5-0 loss to Team South Dakota at the USA Hockey U-19 national tournament in Vermont. The girls finish ninth out of 12 teams there. Click the above headline for details. Pictured: the Marquette Sentinels girls with their state banner.
Hockey
STATE CHAMPIONS!!! Esky Bantams Soar To Title
March 15, 2016The Escanaba Riverside Bantam "B" hockey team came from behind to beat St. Ignace, 3-1, in the state semifinal game Sunday, and then cruised to an 8-3 win over St. Clair Shores in the state championship game. Click the above headline to read details from the weekend tournament, and to see photos, videos, taken by Mike Martin.
