The Fourth of July holiday means baseball across the country, and here in our area, as rivalry games were played on Monday in Marinette and Marquette. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Junior Cubs carried a two-run lead into the final three innings of their game against Ida Post 514 on Sunday, but the team from Monroe County scored five unanswered runs to win, 7-4. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
Sam Hall pitched five strong innings and the Escanaba Cubs beat the Menominee Red Wave, 9-2, Saturday at Al Ness Field. The Cubs scored seven runs early in the game to win their second straight game. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
Tyler Skufca and Sean Bissell each hit three-run homers and the Escanaba Cubs routed the Gladstone Indians, 14-0, in five innings Friday night at Don Olsen Field. The Cubs had 16 hits in the game. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Gladstone Junior Indians scored eight runs in the fifth inning and beat the Escanaba Junior Cubs, 10-4, Friday night in Gladstone. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Upper Peninsula high school girls softball season came to an end on Tuesday with the All-Star games at Rapid River High School. Three dozen girls from across the U.P. played in the doubleheader. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The Escanaba Cubs and Kingsford Blues played nearly three hours of baseball Tuesday night, and there was plenty of traffic on the basepaths as the Blues outscored the Cubs, 16-10, in nine innings. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
The District Ten Little League All-Star season is underway, with the championship game of the Yooper 9-10 boys baseball tournament being held Monday night in Escanaba. The Gladstone boys rallied past Norway, 9-4, to win the trophy. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
The Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association is out with its 2016 All-State Teams, and the Upper Peninsula is well-represented. Click the above headline to see who made the All-State teams.
The Escanaba Cubs lost their fourth straight game at the Marinette Firecracker Tournament Sunday afternoon, falling to Pulaski (Wis.), 4-3, at Pederson Ballpark. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Marinette American Legion Baseball team scored eight runs in the final two innings to break a 2-2 tie and beat the Gladstone Indians, 10-2, on Sunday, at the Firecracker Tournament. The Indians finished the tournament with a 1-3 record. Click the above headline for details, plus photos and videos taken by Laura Lamberg.
Sherman “Champagne” Santiwiwatthanaphong of Thailand battled a ferocious wind and carded a 3-under, 69, on Sunday, to win the Island Resort Championship by two shots at 6-under, 210. Click the above headline to see details, courtesy of SymetraTour.com.
It was Fan Appreciation Night Saturday at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, courtesy of reporter Todd Rose.
The Upper Peninsula High School All-Star Football game was played Saturday in the Superior Dome, with the North team beating the South, 28-21. Escanaba's Danny VanEffen was the South team's Offensive MVP. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone Indians picked up their first win of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Saturday, 7-0, over Pulaski (Wis.) at Haase Field. The Indians later lost to the Green Bay Shockers, 5-0. Click the above headline to see photos and video highlights.
Madelene Sagstrom hit a 326-yard drive on her final hole for a birdie to close at 1-under, 71 on Saturday at the Island Resort Championship at the Sweetgrass Golf Club. Click the above headline for all of the details, courtesy of the LPGA Symetra Tour.
The Escanaba Cubs dropped their second straight pitcher's dual on Saturday, falling to the Green Bay Shockers, 4-1, in ten innings at the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette, Wis. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Kendra Ohman, and to see video of a game-ending force play in the Marquette Blues vs Marinette Legion game.
Tyler Skufca pitched a complete game five-hitter, but he got no run support Friday as the Escanaba Cubs lost to Marinette, 4-0, in the opener of the Firecracker Tournament in Wisconsin. Click the above headline for details and photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Gladstone Indians opened the Marinette Firecracker Tournament on Friday with an 8-2 loss to DePere (Wis.) at Pederson Ballpark. The Indians were a last-minute entry in this tournament and played without three top players who were out of town for a basketball camp. Click the above headline for details, and for photos taken by Lori Jurek.
The first day of the Marquette Trail Festival is in the books, with the events scheduled to continue on Saturday and Sunday. Click the above headline to see the weekend schedule. Pictured: Keith Dobbratz (383) and Hank Kowalik (380) at the gate.
Peiyun Chien carded a 5-under, 67, to take the outright 18-hole lead on Friday at the Island Resort Championship. She made eight birdies on the day and has a one shot lead over two-time winner Madelene Sagstrom, and Jennifer Brumbaugh. Click the above headline to read the story, courtesy of the LPGA Symetra Tour.
The Upper Peninsula All-Star High School Football game is set for Saturday afternoon at the Superior Dome, and the kids were involved in the Skills Challenge on Wednesday. Click the above headline for details and results, courtesy of Xcel Sports.
The Gladstone Indians committed six errors and lost to Niagara (Wis.), 7-6, Wednesday night at Don Olsen Field. Niagara scored twice in the seventh inning to win it. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos taken by Nate Bellville.
There's a new American Legion Baseball team in the area. Bark River has a team for the first time, called the Buccaneers, or "Bucs" for short. The boys lost to the Gladstone Junior Indians, 13-2, Tuesday night, but are off to a 3-2 start in their first season. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Tuesday's game.
The Mid County Mavericks picked up the first win of the season for their revived Senior American Legion Baseball program Monday, beating the Gladstone Junior Indians, 5-1, at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
Escanaba High School shortstop Hunter LaMarch has been picked to the Division Two All-State Second Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. LaMarch becomes the sixth Eskymo to be selected All-State in the 15-year history of the Eskymo baseball program. Click the above headline to read more details.
Norway High School pitcher John Edwardsen has been named to the Division Four All-State Second Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. He is the third player in Knights history to be selected. Click the above headline to read details.
The Escanaba Cubs took an early lead against a downstate powerhouse American Legion baseball team on Sunday. But the Cubs couldn't hold on, as Midland Berryhill slipped past the Cubs, 3-2, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to see photos, videos.
The Gladstone Indians made five errors and gave up six runs in the first two innings and lost to DePere, 6-1, in Sunday's semifinal in the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament. Click the above headline for game details, photos, and videos.
Midland Berryhill scored five runs in the first inning and cruised to a 7-0 win over DePere (Wis.) Sunday in the championship of the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos, videos from the game.
