The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) were eliminated from state tournament play on Monday with a 9-3 loss to Grandville in the quarterfinal round in downstate Parchment. The game was tied 3-3 until Grandville scored six times on a bunch of bunts in the sixth inning. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Martha Sliva.
The Escanaba 9-10 Girls won a district championship Monday night, beating Gladstone, 6-3, at the Gladstone High School fields. Click the above headline to read game details.
The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) rolled to another state championship on Sunday, beating Taylor, 10-0, and Georgetown, 13-0, on a blustery day in suburban Grand Rapids. Click the above headline for details, see photos and videos, and hear interviews.
The Iron Mountain-Norway combined Junior Boys baseball team (age 13-14) beat Gladstone twice Sunday night to win a district championship. Click the above headline to read details.
The Kingsford Blues American Legion Baseball team turned back the Marquette Blues, 3-1, Friday night, to win the championship of the new Mid Peninsula Conference. Left-hander John Edwardsen pitched all seven innings for Kingsford, scattering nine hits along the way. Both teams compete in the U.P. Zone Finals next week in Escanaba.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) struggled to score for three innings before exploding to beat Tecumseh, 13-1, Saturday in downstate Parchment. The girls have won both games of the state tournament by the mercy rule. Click the above headline for details, videos.
The Delta County Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) rolled past Boyne City, 13-0, in the final pool play of the state tournament Saturday in downstate Jenison. The girls advance to Sunday's state semifinals. Click the above headline to read details and see photos, videos.
The Gladstone Minor Boys won a district championship Friday night, but it sure wasn't easy. The boys outlasted Norway, 15-13, in seven innings, to earn a trip to the state finals in Midland. Click the above headline to read the game's details.
The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) opened the state tournament on Friday with an easy win over Taylor North, 15-1, in the Kalamazoo suburb of Parchment. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The Delta County Girls (age 13-14) opened state tournament play on Thursday with a pair of dominating victories. Gabi Salo pitched a perfect game and a one-hitter as Delta County blanked Georgetown and Tecumseh by identical 10-0 scores. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken during Thursday's games.
Clayton Collier slugged a solo home run on the first pitch of the bottom of the seventh inning to lead the Tri-County Major Boys (age 11-12) to a 9-8 win over the Norway All-Stars in district finals action Thursday night. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Indians and Escanaba Cubs battled for seven innings Thursday night at Al Ness Field, and it was a well-played pitcher's duel between the rivals. Gladstone won, 2-1. Click the above headline to read details and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Portage Lake Junior Girls (age 13-14) won one and lost one at the Junior Softball State Tournament on Thursday in downstate Jenison. The Copper Country girls lost to Tecumseh, 14-3, before rebounding to beat Boyne City, 17-7. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Major Boys (age 11-12) jumped out to an early lead and beat Iron Mountain, 12-2, in the district finals Thursday at Dickson Field. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Big League All-Stars (age 17-18) battled a tough District Nine team for a third time in less than 24 hours Wednesday night, and it was another tense game that went down to the wire. Escanaba posted a 7-5 win to capture a state championship, and a spot in the Central Regional Tournament later this month. Click the above headline for details, listen to interviews, and to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Gladstone Minor League All-Stars (age 9-10) built an early 5-1 lead and held on to beat Norway, 7-6, in a wild district tournament game Wednesday in Iron Mountain. The Gladstone boys advance to the district championship game. Meanwhile, Iron Mountain held off Escanaba, 11-7, in Wednesday's late night game. (Bob Bal photo)
The Escanaba Big League Girls (age 17-18) won one and lost one at the state finals Tuesday night at Pinery Park Little League. Escanaba posted a thrilling 2-1 win before the District Nice champions rallied to win the nightcap, 8-5. Click the above headline for details.
The Tri-County Major Boys (age 11-12) rallied from four runs down to beat the Gladstone All-Stars, 9-4, in a district tournament game Sunday in Escanaba. Tri-County will face Norway in the district finals. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Escanaba Cubs and Gladstone Indians American Legion Baseball teams both advanced to the semifinals of the Lynn Auto Parts Invitational in Sault Ste. Marie on Sunday before falling just short of making it to the championship game. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos of the Cubs' games, taken by Shiela Olsen.
For the third time in five years, the state champions in Senior Little League Softball are from Delta County. The girls captured the state championship on Saturday, beating Keweenaw, 11-1, in Escanaba. The win sends the team to the Central Regional in South Bend, Ind. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) won a district championship on Saturday, beating Kingsford, 11-2, at Lodal Park. Click the above headline for details and photos.
A three-day American Legion Baseball tournament wrapped up Sunday at Escanaba's Al Ness Field. Junior Legion teams from Escanaba, Gladstone, Marquette, Bark River, and Sault Ste. Marie were all in action. Click the above headline to see the scores.
Gabi Salo struck out 15 batters for the second straight game on Friday as the Delta County Junior Girls beat Kingsford, 6-3, to win a district championship. The girls advance to the state tournament. Click the above headline to see photos from the game.
The Delta County Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) dodged the raindrops and two opponents at the state tournament Friday in Escanaba. Delta County topped Keweenaw, 3-2, and Taylor, 11-4, at Lemmerand Park. The girls advance to Saturday's state championship game. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba Cubs picked up a victory on Friday at the Lynn Auto Parts American Legion Baseball Tournament in Sault Ste. Marie, 11-2, over Ishpeming. Logan Lamb hit two home runs, including a grand slam that ended the game. C.J. Barron also hit a home run for the Cubs. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) opened defense of their 2015 state championship with a tough 3-2 win over Kingsford in the district tournament Thursday night at Gladstone High School. Click the above headline to see game photos.
The Gladstone Minor Boys (age 9-10) Little League All-Star team opened district tournament play Thursday with a 10-0 win over Tri-County at Gladstone's Howes Field. The boys face Escanaba on Friday. Click the above headline to see photos from the game.
The Escanaba Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) opened the district tournament Wednesday night with a 15-3 win over Munising at Gladstone's Howes Field. The game was shortened by the mercy rule. Click the above headline for details and to see photos.
The Gladstone Indians and Marquette Blues managed to play only one-half of an inning Wednesday before the rains came and flooded the field. The boys did have a little fun getting wet, however. Click the above headline to see very wet photos and videos.
There were more errors than hits at times, and the mosquitoes made life miserable, as the Escanaba Cubs and Kingsford Blues played a doubleheader Tuesday night at Al Ness Field. In the end, the two teams split a doubleheader, with the Cubs winning the opener, 3-2, and the Blues taking the nightcap, 10-4. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
