It was the end of the Cinderella story of the Marquette Junior Girls (age 13-14) softball team on Thursday, as they lost in the state semifinals to Croswell-Lexington, 19-1, in Kalamazoo.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 8-10) took the District Ten championship Thursday night with a 2-1 win over Gladstone. There were just three base hits combined between the two teams in a pitcher's duel between Escanaba's Mya Humbert and Gladstone's Maia Hughes.
Opening ceremonies were held Thursday for the Major Little League Softball (age 10-12) in the southern Michigan community of Schoolcraft. The Upper Peninsula has two teams in the 14-team, five day event: Gladstone and Marquette.
The Marquette Junior Little League softball team made history on Wednesday. The group of 13 and 14 year olds beat Edwardsburg, 15-7, to advance to the state's Final Four for the first time ever. Maddy Havel had three hits and drove in four runs as Marquette built an early 10-0 lead and coasted from there. Click the above headline for more details.
The Escanaba Minor Girls Little League All-Star softball team won an all-out war against the Gladstone All-Stars Tuesday night, 6-3, in an entertaining district tournament game at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Little League Minor Girls (age 8-10) All-Star district tournaments continues Monday night across the U.P. In Escanaba, Gladstone rallied for two runs in the sixth inning to beat Kingsford, 3-2. In the second game, Escanaba beat Norway, 14-0, in four innings. In District Eleven, MNarquette eliminated Negaunee, 15-4, in four innings.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Star (age 10-12) baseball team cruised past Iron Mountain, 11-1, to win the District Ten championship Thursday night at Howes Field. The win sends Gladstone to Saginaw for the state tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Major Little League All-Stars (age 10-12) won the District Eleven district championship on Tuesday, beating the West End All-Stars, 2-1, in Negaunee. Marquette went undefeated in the tournament, dodging raindrops along the way. Marquette advances to the state tournament in the far southwest Michigan town of Schoolcraft on July 10.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Star softball team (age 10-12) won the District Ten championship Tuesday night, beating Escanaba, 5-4, in Iron Mountain. Gladstone ran the table in the district, including an earlier 1-0 win over Escanaba. Gladstone advances to the state tournament in the far southwest Lower Michigan of Schoolcraft on July 10.
The Gladstone Major Boys Little League All-Stars (age 10-12) advanced to the District Ten championship game on Tuesday, beating Iron Mountain, 4-2, in seven innings at Howes Field. In the consolation bracket, Schaffer eliminated Norway, 3-2, cutting down the tying run at the plate to end the game. Iron Mountain and Schaffer will play on Wednesday, and then Gladstone takes on the winner in the championship game on Thursday.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team won the championship of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament for the first time ever, beating Manitowoc, 5-0, in the title game on Sunday at the Pedersen Ballpark. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team scored three runs in the fifth inning and came from behind to beat Watertown, Wis., 5-3, Saturday night, to advance to the championship game of the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette. Click the above headline for details.
Cooper Curtis fired the most bizarre no-hitter you will ever see in American Legion Baseball on Saturday as the Escanaba Cubs beat the Menominee Red Wave, 8-0, in the second game of the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette, Wis. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion baseball team was boosted by a pitching performance from Lenny Peacock Friday as he struck out eleven batters to lead the Cubs to a 5-3 win over Marinette in the first game of the Firecracker Tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team eeked out a 1-0 win over Plover on Sunday in the semifinals of the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament, but in the championship game, the Cubs lost to Marinette, 6-5, on a walk-off balk. Click the above headline for details.
After turning in an embarrassing performance Friday night in their Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament opener, the Escanaba Cubs turned things around on Saturday. The Cubs needed two wins to advance to the semifinals, and they got them, 7-0 over Niagara and 3-1 over DePere. Click above headline for details, tournament scores.
It was a rough day Friday for the two Upper Peninsula teams playing at the Gregg Johnson Memorial American Legion baseball tournament in Escanaba. Defensive mistakes and lack of timely hitting were the themes for the Escanaba Cubs and Kingsford Greens, as they both ended Friday's play without a victory. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team swept a doubleheader from the new South Central U.P. Rangers, 6-1 and 3-2, Monday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, video highlights, and post-game interviews.
The City of Negaunee, in partnership with the Lake Superior Community Partnership, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday to mark the successful re-opening of LaCombe Softball Field. This event celebrated the completion of extensive Universal Design/Access improvements, making the field a more inclusive space. Click the abpve headline for details.
The Post 44 Legion Blues won the third state championship in program history on Saturday, outlasting the Gladstone Indians, 4-2, in the Class A tournament title game before a large crowd at Marquette's Haley Field. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team stayed alive again in the Class A American Legion State Tournament on Saturday with a 7-2 win over the Three Oaks Oakers from the southwestern Lower Peninsula. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team extended its season on Friday by winning a pair of nailbiting games at the Class A state tournament in Marquette. THe Indians rallied from three runs down to beat Breckenridge, 4-3, and then outlasted Gaylord in extra innings, 8-7. Click the above headline for details, and for Jayger Quinn's photos.
Munising High School graduate had a career night on Friday to help the Post 44 Legion Blues advance to the American Legion Baseball state championship game at Haley Field. Walther slugged a home run and ripped a pair of doubles as the Blues beat Three Oaks, 9-4, to punch their ticket to Saturday's final. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team had one bad inning of defense and couldn't get the big hit on offense, and lost to Gaylord, 3-2, in the first game of the Michigan Class A state tournament Thursday in Marquette. Click the above headline for details.
One of the final Little League Baseball state tournaments to be held in Michigan will be the Minor Baseball (age 8-10) tournament in Ishpeming this weekend. Sixteen teams from around the state will play in the event, which starts Friday. Click the headline for the schedule.
The Michigan American Legion Class A State Tournament begins on Thursday in Marquette, and the six teams involved in the event met Wednesday night for a "welcome dinner" at Lakeview Arena. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews, and to read more details.
Marquette will play host to the Michigan Class A State Tournament for the second time in four years this weekend, as six teams from across the state compete in a double-elimination tournament. Click the above headline for details and the schedule.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team won the Upper Peninsula Zone Five championship on Saturday, beating the Eastern U.P. Wood Ducks, 4-0, Saturday in Escanaba. Cooper Curtis threw a complete-game shutout. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians and Escanaba Cubs turned in another white-knuckle performance on Saturday in the semifinals of the Upper Peninsula Zone Five Tournament at Al Ness Field. The Indians won in extra innings, 3-2, while the Eastern UP Wood Ducks outlasted Norway in the other semifinal, 7-5. Click the above headline for details.
The Escasnaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team jumped to a 4-0 lead and advanced to the Zone Five semifinals with a 6-3 win over the Post 44 Legion Blues Friday night. Cannon Arnt pitched a complete game for the Cubs. Click the above headline for details.
