ESCANABA---The Iron Mountain Golds beat Escanaba and Marquette on Saturday to finish the U.P. Zone Five Junior American Legion Baseball tournament with a 3-1 record, good enough to win the championship trophy.
Menominee, which won twice on Friday, ended up falling to four place with a pair of losses on Saturday. Escanaba beat Menominee before losing to Iron Mountain, giving the Junior Cubs a 2-2 record, good enough for third place in the event.
Gladstone topped Menominee, 11-6, and had a night game against Marquette still on the schedule. Gladstone will finish as U.P. runners up with a win.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos and videos from Thursday's Escanaba-Gladstone game, and Friday's Gladstone-Iron Mountain game.
Tournament Records:
Iron Mountain 3-1
Gladstone 2-1
Escanaba 2-2
Menominee 2-2
Marquette 0-3
Thursday, July 11
Gladstone 15, Escanaba 13
Friday, July 12
Iron Mountain 5, Gladstone 2
Menominee 12, Iron Mountain 2
Menominee 12, Marquette 2
Escanaba 10, Marquette 0
Saturday, July 13
Escanaba 11, Menominee 5
Iron Mountain 9, Escanaba 5
Gladstone 11, Menominee 6
Iron Mountain 16, Marquette 2
8:00 Marquette vs Gladstone
Iron Mountain wins tournament championship
Menominee, which won twice on Friday, ended up falling to four place with a pair of losses on Saturday. Escanaba beat Menominee before losing to Iron Mountain, giving the Junior Cubs a 2-2 record, good enough for third place in the event.
Gladstone topped Menominee, 11-6, and had a night game against Marquette still on the schedule. Gladstone will finish as U.P. runners up with a win.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos and videos from Thursday's Escanaba-Gladstone game, and Friday's Gladstone-Iron Mountain game.
Tournament Records:
Iron Mountain 3-1
Gladstone 2-1
Escanaba 2-2
Menominee 2-2
Marquette 0-3
Thursday, July 11
Gladstone 15, Escanaba 13
Friday, July 12
Iron Mountain 5, Gladstone 2
Menominee 12, Iron Mountain 2
Menominee 12, Marquette 2
Escanaba 10, Marquette 0
Saturday, July 13
Escanaba 11, Menominee 5
Iron Mountain 9, Escanaba 5
Gladstone 11, Menominee 6
Iron Mountain 16, Marquette 2
8:00 Marquette vs Gladstone
Iron Mountain wins tournament championship
