The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) Little League softball team lost to St. Clair, 9-4, in the state quarterfinals on Monday, at Legacy Field. Escanaba gave up three runs in each of the final two innings as the host team picked up the victory. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Caron Salo.
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) Little League All-Star team completed a four-game comeback to win the district championship on Monday, beating Escanaba, 8-4, at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline to read the game details.
There were plenty of storylines Sunday as the Bark River Off-River 100's wrapped up. Like CJ Greaves taking control in two classes and local driver Cody Kleiman joining his brother with victories. Read details and see photos, courtesy of the TORC Series.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star (age 11-12) softball team pounded out eleven hits and beat Milan, 8-2, Sunday at the state tournament in St. Clair. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Caron Salo.
The Gladstone 9-10 girls rallied to post an improbable extra inning victory, and the Norway 11-year-old boys had a walk-off win of their own in Little League District Tournament action on Sunday. Click the above headline for details on Sunday's action.
Bark River International Raceway always provides top-quality racing action and 2017’s first day was no exception. Storm clouds once again threatened to interrupt the TORC Series action in progress, but this time Mother Nature held off and the racing program proceeded smoothly. Click the above headline to read all of the details. (TORC Photo)
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) got off to a slow start on Saturday in their state tournament game against White Lake, but the girls rebounded with a big second inning to beat the District 12 champions, 19-5, in downstate St. Clair. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos taken by Caron Salo.
The Escanaba Major Little League softball team (age 11-12) won its state tournament opener on Friday, outlasting Grandville, 9-6, in seven innings, in St. Clair. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and see photos, videos taken by Caron Salo.
The Escanaba Minor Girls (age 9-10) won their second straight district tournament game on Friday, while the Escanaba 9-10 boys topped Gladstone in their district opener. Also, Kingsford and Portage Lake both won Major Boys (age 11-12) district championships on Friday. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) opened district tournament play with a 7-2 win over Gladstone Thursday at Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos taken by Gina Pepin.
Two longtime Little Leaguers have been appointed to the Upper Peninsula Little League Hall of Fame. Charlie Nebel of Munising (pictured, center), and John Norrington of Manistique (right), were honored for their decades of service to Little League in the U.P.: Nebel in coaching, and Norrington as an umpire. They are pictured here with District Ten Administrator Don Howes. Nebel's Munising Major Boys lost a heartbreaker to Norway, 11-10, in the loser's bracket final Thursday night in Gladstone.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) have arrived in downstate St. Clair for the start of the state tournament. The 16 teams from across Michigan took part in a parade and opening ceremonies Thursday night, and games begin on Friday. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Thursday's events.
Jesse Neuman launched a three-run homer as Norway's Major Boys (11-12) Little League team beat Iron Mountain North, 9-5, Wednesday in Gladstone. Norway faces Munising on Thursday. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
C.J. Bolo pitched a four-hitter Tuesday night, helping the Kingsford Blues beat the Escanaba Cubs, 4-1, at Al Ness Field. The Blues scored four unearned runs in the first three innings then held on. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Iron Mountain North Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League team got plenty of offense on Monday and stayed alive in the district tournament with an 11-1 win over Tri-County. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
The Kingsford Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League team got off to a slow start, but roared back to beat Munising, 23-5, Monday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Norway Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League All-Stars erased an 8-0 deficit and stunned Gladstone, 13-9, in an elimination district tournament game on Sunday. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) Little League softball team beat Norway, 13-0, to win the District Ten championship on Sunday. Click the above headline to read details, and to see the schedule for next weekend's state tournament in St. Clair.
The Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball teams finished with 2-3 records after losing in the Sault Ste. Marie Tournament on Sunday. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
It was Alger County 2, Delta County 0, in the Major Boys (age 11-12) district tournament on Saturday in Gladstone after Munising beat Gladstone, 6-1, and Tri-County topped Escanaba, 7-4. Click the aove headline for details, and to see photos.
The Major Little League (age 11-12) All-Star baseball season got under way on Friday with a pair of games at Gladstone's Howes Field. Gladstone topped Escanaba, 16-5, and Munising outlasted Tri-County, 15-14. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the games, and see scores of other local Little League games.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) opened district tournament play Thursday with a 9-0 win over Norway at Escanaba's Lemmerand Park. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and video highlights.
Four pitchers combined to throw a four-hit shutout as the Gladstone Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs, 1-0, Wednesday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, listen to interviews, and see videos taken by Nate Bellville.
Marinette scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Menominee, 4-3, on Tuesday in Marinette. Meanwhile, in Marquette, the Blues beat the Reds, 18-5, in their annual Fourth of July American Legion game. Click the above headline for details.
A group of Upper Peninsula softball players brought some hardware home from a tournament in Wisconsin over the weekend. “906 Fastpitch”, sponsored by Team Electronics, beat Johnstown, Iowa, 10-4, to win the Wisconsin North America Fastpitch Association state championship. The team has six girls from Escanaba High School, and one each from Gladstone, Rapid River, Negaunee, and Westwood High Schools.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team rolled to their second straight tournament championship on Sunday, beating Marinette, 13-1, in the title game of the Firecracker Tournament at Pedersen Ballpark. Click the above headline to read details, hear interviews, and to see videos and photos taken by Laura Lamberg.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team lost its final game of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Sunday, falling to Manitowoc (Wis.), 10-0, in five innings. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Menominee Red Wave American Legion baseball team lost its final game of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Sunday, 14-1, to the Green Bay Shockers at Haase Field. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team dropped two games on Saturday at the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette. The Cubs lost to the Green Bay Shockers, 11-3, and to Pulaski, 10-7. Click the above headline for game details, photos, videos.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team picked up a pair of victories on Saturday at the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette. The Indians beat Manitowoc, 3-2, and then topped the Green Bay Shockers, 5-2. Click the above headline for details.