The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Star (age 8-10) softball team won the District Ten championship Thursday night, beating Gladstone, 12-1, at Cannon Field. Escanaba scored four runs in three different innings: the first, third, and fourth innings. Madison Mott threw a no-hitter for Escanaba with ten strikeouts. Tia Schone took the loss for Gladstone. Escanaba advances to the state tournament later this month in Jackson.
The Escanaba and Portage Lake Major Little League baseball teams arrived in downstate St. Clair on Thursday in preparation for the start of the 16-team state tournament. Click the above headline to see photos, videos from Thursday night's parade, picnic.
Tyson Seymour pitched a complete-game five-hitter to lead the Gladstone Indians to a 6-1 American Legion Baseball win over the Menominee Red Wave Wednesday in Gladstone. Bryce Tharp threw five solid innings for the Red Wave in a losing effort as last year's state finalists met for the final time in the regular season. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone 9-10 Minor baseball and softball teams picked up wins Wednesday to stay alive in their respective district tournament brackets. The Gladstone boys eliminated Tri-County, 12-6, and the girls beat Norway, 12-1. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Minor Boys (age 8-10) Little League All-Star team won in its final at-bat for the second straight night, beating Gladstone, 7-6, in an intense district tournament game Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Minor Girls (age 9-10) took a 6-0 lead and held on to post a 7-5 win over Gladstone Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Minor Little League (age 8-10) boys district tournament got underway on Monday, with Gladstone picking up a 10-0 win over Tri-County and Escanaba winning a wild 9-8 decision over Munising. Click the above headline to read details and see photos.
The Junior Little League softball tournament wrapped up on Monday in Gladstone, with the St. Clair All-Stars repeating as state champions. Kingsford, the lone U.P. team, was eliminated in the semifinals. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Major Little League Baseball team (age 11-12) won its sixth straight game on Sunday, taking the district championship, 9-4, over Iron Mountain North. Click the above headline to see details, photos, video highlights, and hear interviews.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball team kept rolling along on Sunday, sweeping a doubleheader from the Eastern U.P. Travelers, 6-1 and 5-1, at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details and photos.
The Kingsford Junior Little League Softball team (age 13-14) won twice Sunday to advance to the state semifinals on Monday. The girls beat Tri-City, 12-2, and then beat Georgetown, 7-3. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star softball team (age 11-12) was one out way from a state championship on Saturday, but lost a heartbreaker in extra innings to Hudsonville, 6-5, in downstate Sanford. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos taken by Cheri Lehto, and listen to a replay of the ballgame.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star baseball team (age 11-12) won its fourth straight game in the loser's bracket of the district tournament Saturday night, beating Iron Mountain North, 7-1, at Dickson Field. Click the above headline for details, photos.
The Northern Lights YMCA will be offering a new Basketball Camp later this month, coached by Escanaba High School graduate Olivia Nash and former Gladstone Braves basketball Coach Clayton Castor. Click the above headline for details about the camp, and listen to our interview with Nash and YMCA Sports Coordinator Boston Hood.
The Escanaba Major Boys Little League All-Star team (age 11-12) won its third straight game in the district tournament's losers bracket Friday night, eliminating rival Gladstone, 6-4, at Dickson Field. Click the above headline to read game details.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) finished pool play undefeated at the state tournament in Sanford on Friday after posting a 13-8 win over Tecumseh. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Sheri Lehto.
The Escanaba Major Little League (age 11-12) boys baseball team won its third game in the loser's bracket on Thursday, eliminating Norway, 3-2, in district tournament action at Dickson Field. Gladstone, meanwhile, fell into the losers bracket with a 3-2 loss to Iron Mountain North. Click the above headline to read details from both games.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star softball team scored seven runs in the third inning and beat West Branch, 10-1, at the state tournament Thursday in downstate Sanford. The win was Escanaba's second straight in the tournament, and guaranteed the girls a spot in Saturday's semifinals. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) opened state tournament play with a 6-4 win over Midland Bullock Creek Wednesday in downstate Sanford. Carley McInerney started the game with a home run and Aubrey Stropich pitched a complete game in the circle. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and hear interviews.
The Gladstone Indians scored five runs in the fourth inning to break open a close game and beat the Bark River Bucs, 13-6, Tuesday night in Bark River. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights taken by Laura Lamberg. (Pictured: Bark River's Zach Englund is tagged out at the plate by Gladstone's Cole Hansen)
Rae Drake has resigned as the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Bay College effective immediately. Drake has accepted an assistant coaching position with the Michigan Tech Men's Basketball Team. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone and Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) picked up mercy-shortened wins on Monday, with Gladstone advancing to the district finals and Escanaba staying alive. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone Major Boys (age 11-12) All-Star team opened district tournament play with a 9-1 win over Escanaba Sunday night at Dickson Field. Nate Young had three hits and drove in three runs, while also turning in a diving defensive play at shortstop and pitching three innings. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians and Bark River Bucs faced off in the championship game of the Sault Ste. Marie Invitational on Sunday, with Gladstone winning, 13-0. The Indians won six games in three days to take the title. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) won twice over Penokee Range, 3-1 and 10-0, to take the sectional championship Saturday in Ironwood. The girls now head for the state finals in downstate Sannford. Click the above headline for details.
Carney-Nadeau High School graduates Preston Lauscher and Jordan Janofski have signed National Letters of Intent to attend college and play basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Marinette. The two made it official at a signing ceremony Friday night at the Carney-Nadeau Gym, attended by family, friends, and Bucs Coach Bryan Wickstrom.
The Escanaba Cubs made six errors, leading to 14 unearned runs and a 17-3 American Legion Baseball loss to the Gladstone Indians Tuesday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline for details, and see photos and videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Marquette Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) won the championship of the Yooper Tournament Monday night, beating Negaunee, 4-3, in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The Firecracker American Legion Baseball Tournament wrapped up on Sunday in Marinette, Wis., with all four Upper Peninsula teams losing their final games to Wisconsin opponents. The Gladstone Indians fell to the host Marinette team, 6-2, in a rain-shortened championship. Click the above headline for photos and a recap of Sunday's games.
Escanaba Eskymo Logan Carroll scored a touchdown on the ground and Bark River-Harris Bronco Ryan Arndt caught a TD pass as Team Black defeated Team Red, 14-7, in the Upper Peninsula High School Football All-Star Game Saturday in Marquette. BR-H Coach Al Stenberg was the winning coach. Click the above headline to read details.
