The Escanaba Minor Little League (age 9-10) softball team went 0-3 in pool play at the state tournament in downstate Marysville. The girls fell to Edwarsburg, 15-5, on Friday, and lost to Midland Bullock Creek, 9-5, on Saturday. The girls wrapped up play on Sunday with a 21-13 loss to Hudsonville. Click the above headline to see videos.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) had their World Series dreams shattered with one swing of the bat Friday afternoon in suburban Indiianapolis. Polk City, Iowa, outfielder Maddy Simeons launched a solo home run over the center field fence in the bottom of the sixth inning, giving her team a dramatic, walk-off, 5-4 win. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Gladstone Major Girls Little League (age 11-12) softball team advanced to the Central Regional semifinals on Thursday with a 12-4 win over Marion County, Kentucky. The girls scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning to take control of the quarterfinal contest. Click the above headline for interviews, photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) open the state tournament on Friday in downstate Marysville. The girls were part of a parade through the streets of the Blue Water community Thursday in Opening Ceremonies. Escanaba takes on Edwardsburg Friday at noon. They'll play Bullock Creek Saturday and Hudsonville on Sunday.
The Gladstone Major Little League (age 11-12) All-Stars advanced to the Central Regional quarterfinals on Wednesday with a 9-7 win over Columbia, Mo., in an error-filled softball game in Fishers, Ind. Click the above headline for details, listen to interviews, and to see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Kingsford Minor Boys (age 9-10) completed their comeback through the loser’s bracket with a dramatic 4-3 win over Escanaba in the District Ten championship game Tuesday night at Karl Dickson Field. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos.
The Gladstone Major Little League (age 11-12) softball team gave up two big innings on defense and couldn't recover, falling to Tallmadge, Ohio, 9-4, in the first game of the Central Regional tournament Monday in suburban Indianapolis. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Kingsford Minor Boys (age 9-10) Little League baseball team forced a winner-take-all district championship game by scoring ten unearned runs in the first two innings and cruising to an 11-5 win over Escanaba Monday night. Bradley Steber pitched 5 2/3 innings to earn the win. He also had an RBI single and an RBI double at the plate. Zahn Anderson took the loss for Escanaba. The two teams play again Tuesday night at 6:30 ET to determine the district champion.
The Escanaba Minor Little League (age 9-10) baseball team advanced to the District Ten championship game on Saturday by shutting out Kingsford, 4-0, at Karl Dickson Field. Brody Ison fired a no-hitter for Escanaba in the victory. Gladstone eliminated Iron Mountain North, 12-10. Click the above headline for pictures from the Gladstone game.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) won their third straight loser's bracket game Thursday night and captured the District Ten championship, 5-1, over Norway. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, video highlights.
The Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) All-Star softball team beat the heat, and then beat two high-caliber downstate teams to capture the state championship on Wednesday in downstate Tecumseh. The girls beat Grandville in the semifinals, 5-1, then shook off a sluggish start to turn back Vicksburg, 13-4, in the championship. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Escanaba Minor Girls (age 9-10) Little League softball team stayed alive for a second straight day on Wednesday, beating Norway, 6-2, at Lemerand Park. The Minor Boys district finals, meanwhile, have been postponed. Click the above headline for details.
Breleigh Reinhart’s walk-off base hit in the bottom of the sixth inning scored Chloe DuBord with the winning run to lead the Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) to a 9-8 win over Kingsford in an elimination district tournament game Tuesday night at Lemerand Park. Click the above headline and see videos taken by Missy Reinhart.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Star (age 11-12) softball team jumped to a big early lead and cruised to a 15-5 win over Cheboygan on a rainy afternoon Tuesday in Tecumseh. The win moves the Gladstone girls to the state semifinals against Grandville. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Norway and Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) hooked up an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel in the district tournament Monday night at Lemerand Park. Norway ended up with a dramatic 3-2 win. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) Little League softball team advanced to the state quarterfinals on Monday with a nerve-wracking 2-1 win over St. Clair in downstate Tecumseh. Gladstone will play Cheboygan in the quarters on Tuesday. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) scored ten runs in the second inning and cruised to a 18-8 win over Kingsford in the district tournament opener Sunday at Lemerand Park. Click the above headline for details, photos taken by Missy Reinhart.
The Gladstone Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) got key contributions from two of its reserve players on Sunday to beat Evart, 3-1, in the softball state tournament in Tecumseh. Cameron Buckley drove home Alli Larson with a triple and then scored on an error. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
Montgomery Pepin threw a three-hitter, striking out 13 batters, as the Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) softball team won its state tournament opener over Tecumseh, 5-1, on Saturday. Click the above headline for photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Escanaba Minor Boys (age 9-10) Little League Baseball team rolled to a 10-0 win over Tri-County Friday night to advance to the district finals. Gladstone, meanwhile, stayed alive with a 12-2 win over Munising. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Star baseball team (age 9-10) came from behind twice to beat Gladstone, 6-5, in a district tournament opener Thursday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, video highlights.
The Kingsford Major Boys (age 11-12) advanced to the District Ten championship game Wednesday with a 5-1 win over Escanaba. Kingsford will face Iron Mountain North in the title game Thursday night. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos.
The Northern Lights YMCA in Escanaba will hold a basketball camp later this month, coached by former Gladstone High School Coach Clayton Castor and Escanaba High School graduate and professional Olivia Nash. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League baseball team rallied with six runs in the final two innings to beat Norway, 7-5, in district tournament action Tuesday night in East Kingsford. In the second game, Iron Mountain North edged Kingsford, 4-2. Click the above headline to see photos and videos, plus player interviews.
The District Ten Major Boys (age 11-12) district tournament All-Star tournament continued on Monday, with Kingsford slipping past Norway, 5-4, in a back-and-forth winners bracket game. And in an elimination game, Escanaba stayed alive by topping Tri-County, 11-3. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
The District Ten Little League Major Boys (age 11-12) district tournament began on Sunday in Kingsford. Iron Mountain North topped Tri-County, 16-4, and Kingsford blanked Escanaba, 10-0. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Yooper 9-10 Little League baseball tournament came to an end Tuesday night as Norway held off Iron Mountain North, 19-12, at Karl Dickson Field in Escanaba. Click the above headline for photos and video highlights, and hear post-game comments.
The YMCA Learn to Golf program is scheduled to begin Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Irish Oaks Golf Course Driving Range. The program is designed to teach children the basic fundamentals of golf. Click the above headline to read more details of the program.
The Marquette American Legion Junior Wildcats hockey team (14-under) beat the Texas Tigers, 7-3, on Sunday, in the USA Hockey national tournament quarterfinals at Notre Dame. But Marquette lost a tough one in the semifinals to Canton, NY, 3-2, later in the day, to finish the year with a 58-7-2 record. Click the above headline for details.
The Northern Lights YMCA in Escanaba will be offering a youth soccer program, starting this Saturday, and a youth gymnastics program, starting April 1st. Both will help to teach the fundamentals of the sports. Click the above headline for details.
