The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) fell behind early and had a late comeback fall short as they dropped a 5-2 decision to Taylor East-West in the first round of the Little League Softball state tournament Friday in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read the game story, see photos, and see the scores from all of the tournament games.
The Gladstone Minor Boys (age 9-10) did what no team has done so far this summer against Iron Mountain North: score two runs in a game. Gladstone lost, 8-2, in the district finals in Norway late Friday night. Click the above headline to read more.
The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) are making their final preparations for their appearance in the Michigan State Tournament in Gladstone. Escanaba will face Taylor Northwest Friday morning at 10:00. Opening ceremonies are at noon on Friday. Click the above headline to see all of the schedules.
Duane Englund's two-run single as he was being intentionally walked in the fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Tri-County Major Boys (age 11-12) a 5-2 win over the Escanaba All-Stars Monday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos from the game, and listen to audio.
The tournament run came to an end for the Escanaba 9-10 boys on Monday as Munising posted an 8-6 win at Karl Dickson Field. Anthony Matson went 3-for-3 while Dayne Murk and Skyler Andersen both had two hits for Munising. Click the above headline to see more details. Also, we have posted some photos from the Escanaba-Gladstone game, which ended late Sunday night.
In a game that featured a little bit of everything, the Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) beat arch-rival Gladstone Sunday night to win a district championship and advance to the state tournament. But it certainly wasn't easy as Escanaba had to come from behind twice. Claire McInerney got the walk-off hit in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Escanaba the 9-8 win. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos.
The Gladstone Major Boys (age 11-12) beat Mother Nature and the Tri-County All-Stars, 8-0, Sunday night, to advance to next weekend's district finals. And Escanaba's Majors took a big early lead and then held on for a wild 14-11 win over Munising. Click the above headline to read the story, and to see a bunch of pictures and videos.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) finished their relaxing trip through the district tournament on Sunday by beating the Kingsford All-Stars, 11-1, at Lemmerand Field. The win puts the girls in the state tournament at Pinery Park on July 21st. Click the above headline to see more photos from the game, and the celebration.
One of the smallest Little League's in the Upper Peninsula had a big day Saturday as the district tournaments continued in Delta County. The Tri-County Little League Major Boys (age 11-12) beat Escanaba, 6-0, in a tournament opener in Gladstone. And a few hours later, the Tri-County Minor Boys (age 9-10) held on to beat Schaffer, 8-7, to advance in the districts in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read more about the games, see pictures and a few videos.
Three Gladstone Little League All-Star teams were on the field Saturday, and all three came away with district tournament victories. The Gladstone Major Boys (age 11-12) overcame a strong Munising pitcher to win, 6-2. The Gladstone Minor Boys (age 9-10) had an easier time with Munising, winning, 10-1, in Escanaba. And the Gladstone Major Girls (age 11-12) rallied past Kingsford, 7-4. Click the above headline to see stories on all three Gladstone teams.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) rolled to a 17-0 win over the Iron Mountain North All-Stars in the district tournament Saturday at Lemmerand Park. Three pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter for Escanaba. Click the headline to read more details and to see more pictures.
The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) made the most of Kingsford's mistakes to post an 8-1 win in the district finals Friday night in Gladstone. That win came after the Gladstone girls eliminated Iron Mountain North, 15-2, in a losers bracket game. Click the above headline to read the details and see pictures and videos from both games.
The District Ten 9-10 boys district tournament began on Friday and there were lots of runs put on the Karl Dickson Field scoreboard. Escanaba outlasted Schaffer, 16-6, before Munising scored eight runs in the fourth inning to top Tri-County, 13-3. Click the above headline to read the details, see a bunch of photos from both games, and a handful of video clips from the Munising-Tri County game.
Hannah Edington tossed a complete-game four-hitter as the Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) topped the Gladstone All-Stars, 6-0, in a Little League District tournament game Monday in Gladstone. Darby Beckon had two hits for Escanaba. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos and videos.
13-14 GIRLS DISTRICT RESULTS---ESCANABA CHAMPS
The All-Star season for Little League softball gets an early start this summer as the Major Girls (age 11-12) begin their district tournaments this weekend. The state tournament will be held in Gladstone in a couple of weeks. Click the above headline to see the schedules for the Little Leaguers.
The Iron Mountain North Minor Boys scored four runs in the third inning, then rode the pitching of C.J. Bolo to beat Norway, 7-1, to win the championship of the "Yooper 9-10" baseball tournament Tuesday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see more pictures and videos.
It was Dickinson County 2, Delta County 0 at the Little League Baseball's "Yooper" 9-10 boys baseball tournament on Sunday in Escanaba. Norway rallied to beat Gladstone, 16-9, and then Iron Mountain topped Escanaba, 15-0. Click the above headline to read the story, see pictures, and watch videos.
The annual "Yooper 9-10" Boys Baseball Tournament has completed its quarterfinal round, with the semifinals set for Sunday and the championship game planned for Tuesday night in Escanaba. Norway, Gladstone, Escanaba, and Iron Mountain all posted victories to advance to the Final Four. Click the above headline to see the details, along with a few pictures courtesy of Sandi Young.
The British are coming, the British are coming! They're coming to teach our kids how to play soccer this summer. Challenger Sports holds summer soccer camps in all 50 states, as well as in Canada. And they will come to four Upper Peninsula cities this year: Munising, Manistique, Iron Mountain, and St. Ignace. Click the above headline to read more about the camps, see registration information, and hear audio soundbytes from A.J. Nwosu describing the goal of the camps.
The Keweenaw Storm Under-19 girls hockey team lost Saturday in the quarterfinals of the USA Hockey National Tournament in Irving, Texas. The girls fell to the Alaskan state champions, 1-0, to drop out of the running for a national championship. The Storm lost despite outshooting Alaska, 29-11.
The 74th annual Gold Medal Basketball Classic wrapped up on Sunday in Hermansville , with four champions crowned and several individual awards given.
