The Gladstone High School baseball team upended the state's top-ranked Division Three team on Saturday, 8-4, in a ten-inning marathon that included more twists and turns than a carnival roller coaster. The Braves picked up a regional championship with the victory and earned a spot in Tuesday's state quarterfinals. Click the above headline for details, videos taken by Laura Lamberg, and photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Gladstone High School baseball team traveled downstate and practiced on Friday to get ready for this weekend's Division Three regional tournament in Charlevoix. Click the above headline for interviews and to see photos, videos from Friday's practice.
The Escanaba High School softball team will look for a fourth straight regional championship on Saturday in Gaylord. The Eskymos will face Muskegon Oakridge in a regional semifinal at 10 a.m. Click the above headline to read details.
The North Central High School baseball team is looking to keep its unexpected post-season success going this weekend at the Division Four regional tournament in Rudyard. The Jets will face the host Bulldogs in their first test. Click the above headline for details.
Marquette High School's #1 singles player Alec Olivier was named the Upper Peninsula Player of the Year and was a member of the Division One All-State team after he completed another undefeated season for the Redmen. The Negaunee Miners were named the Team of the Year. Click the above headline to see all of the award winners.
The Gladstone Braves and North Central Jets played an exhibition game Tuesday night in Gladstone as both teams prepared for this weekend's regional tournaments. Gladstone won, 13-3, as Braeden Lamberg had a three-run homer and three-run triple. NCA's Dalton Hancheck had a two-run hit. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Gladstone High School tennis team wrapped up its season with its awards party. Left to right: Colin Smith: Most Dedicated Player; Ethan Dawson: Most Improved Player; Colby Torvinen: All U.P. Doubles Award; Tyler Barteld: All U.P. Doubles and Hardest Worker Award; Sean Holm: All U.P. Singles Award; Danny Pederson: All U.P. Singles Honorable Mention Award, Sportsmanship Award, and Most Valuable Player Award.
Bay College has signed 13 players to be members of the first-ever Norse baseball team in the 2018-19 school year. Two of them are from Australia, three are from Lower Michigan, one is from Wisconsin, and seven are from the Upper Peninsula (three from Sault Ste. Marie). Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Aussie Flynn Morrison)
The Bay College women's softball program has added ten women to play for the first-ever Norse team next spring. Four of them are former Escanaba Eskymos, with one from Gladstone, one from Bark River, two from Stephenson, and one each from Lower Michigan and Wisconsin. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured: Kennedy Tharp)
The Gladstone High School baseball and softball teams won district championships on Saturday, earning spots in next week's regional tournament in Charlevoix. The boys beat Superior Central, 6-3, and Menominee, 10-0. The girls topped Manistique, 11-2, and Iron Mountain, 12-6. Click the above headline for photos by Laura Lamberg and Brenda Crow.
Delta County's track teams were more than competitive at the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Finals on Saturday in Kingfsord. Rapid River's boys took second in Division Three, while Gladstone was third and Escanaba fourth in the boys Division One races. Click the above headline for all of the team and individual results. (Dawn Gustafson photo)
The Escanaba High School softball team made its first step toward a third straight trip to Michigan State University by winning a Division Two district title on Saturday in Petoskey. The Eskymos beat Cheboygan, 4-0, in the semifinals, then mercied Petoskey, 11-1 in six innings, in the title game. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Nothing went according to script on Friday as the Division Four baseball district tournament was held in Norway. The North Central Jets upset the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 9-4, and then the Stephenson Eagles pulled an even bigger surprise, 4-2, over the host Norway Knights. Then the Jets won their first-ever baseball district, 14-4, over Stephenson. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, video highlights.
The Rapid River High School softball team won a Division Four district championship on Friday, beating Stephenson 17-0 and Norway 7-2 at Norway's Marion Park. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba High School girls golf team won the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division One championship on Thursday, using the home-course advantage to upset Houghton and Menominee for the trophy. Click the above headline for details, photos, and interviews. (Pictured: Esky's Paxton Johnson, left, and Megan Dagenais, right, were emotional)
The Escanaba High School boys golf team won the MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula championship on Thursday at the Sweetgrass Golf Club in Harris. The Eskymos outlasted Calumet by five strokes to win the title. Click the above headline to read details.
The Negaunee Miners won the MHSAA D-1 Upper Peninsula boys tennis championship on Wednesday, capturing first place in six of the eight flights. Marquette's Alec Olivier (pictured) stayed undefeated at #1 singles. Click the above headline for details.
The baseball season ended Tuesday for the Escanaba Eskymos as the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils got strong pitching, perfect defense, and timely hitting to post a 3-1 victory in the MHSAA Division District Two tournament opener in Petoskey. Click the above headline to read game details and to see photos taken by Sandi Young.
The Gladstone Braves closed the regular season with a 17-0 win over the Negaunee Miners Monday night at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Rapid River High School softball team improved to 27-8 on the season with a doubleheader sweep on Friday in Sault Ste. Marie. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Braves and Marquette Redmen both picked up victories in a doubleheader on Friday in Marquette. The Braves won the opener, 7-1, before the Redmen rallied to win the nightcap, 7-6. Click the above headline for details and photos taken by Brenda Crow.
The Gladstone High School Baseball team turned three double plays on defense and got a gutsy pitching performance from Clay Cole, but couldn't get the big hit on offense and lost to Green Bay Preble, 2-0, Thursday night in Wisconsin. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The West Iron County Wykons won the Great Northern Conference tennis championship on Thursday. The Wykons won with 43 points. Escanaba and Kingsford tied for second with 34 points. Click the above headline to see photos, video highlights.
Escanaba High School seniors Scout Wunder and Taylor Gauthier won both the Photenour/Gessner (top athletes) and the Abrahamson (most athletic letters) awards Wednesday night at the Honors program for graduating Seniors. (Polly Wunder photo)
Three Escanaba High School graduates have signed National Letters of Intent to play softball at Bay College. Emily Bruntjens, Emily LaFave, and Aubree Saunders all signed to play next year on the first-ever Norse softball team. They join current Escanaba senior Maddy Griffin as players for Norse Coach Heidi Charon, who is an Escanaba grad.
Gabi Salo tossed a no-hitter and allowed just one baserunner as the Escanaba Eskymos beat the Gladstone Braves, 7-0, in high school softball action on Tuesday. Salo then came on to get the final four outs of the second game as the Eskymos completed the sweep, 5-2. Click the above headline to see details, and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
Zach Hanson tossed a no-hitter on Tuesday to lead the Gladstone Braves to an 8-0 win over the Rudyard Bulldogs in the second game of a doubleheader in the Eastern U.P. Cody Frappier ripped his first Braves home run in the win. Earlier, Jared Crow was in control as the Braves won the opener, 8-1. Gladstone improved to 25-2 on the season and will travel to Green Bay Preble for a single game on Thursday. (Pictured: Zach Hanson)
Grant LaMarche hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Escanaba Eskymos to a 3-2 win over the Bark River-Harris Broncos Monday at Al Ness Field. The Eskymos had carried a 2-0 lead into the late innings as Escanaba's Noah Lancour and BR-H's Ryan Arndt both pitched well. Kadin Mustafa was able to work out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning, but the Eskymos got the winner in the ninth. It was LaMarche's second walk-off hit of the season, and the Eskymos avenged an earlier 5-0 loss to the Broncos.
Payton Thompson hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to help the Norway Knights beat the Bark River-Harris Broncos, 6-4, in the second game of a doubleheader on Monday. The Broncos won the opener, 7-1. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Eskymos beat the Munising Mustangs, 7-1, in high school tennis action on Monday. Meanwhile, the Gladstone Braves topped the Menominee Maroons, 4-3. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos from the Esky #1 singles win.
