The Escanaba Junior Cubs went undefeated and won the championship of their own tournament this weekend at Al Ness Field. Escanaba beat Sault Ste. Marie, 15-6, in Sunday's championship game. Click the above headline to see photos and scores.
The Escanaba 10-11 boys Little League All-Stars rolled to a spot in Tuesday's district final by blanking Iron Mountain, 10-0, in five innings Sunday night at Escanaba's Dickson Field. Click the above headline to see a video of the game's final play.
The Tri-County Major Boys (age 11-12) rolled to a 24-0 win over the Gladstone All-Stars in district tournament action on Sunday. Tri-County pounded out 18 base hits in the win. The boys did not play Saturday because Escanaba did not field a team. Tri-County faces Norway in the district finals.
The Delta County Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) won the Upper Peninsula sectional championship Saturday, beating Negaunee, 2-0 and 6-0. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos.
The Escanaba 10-11 year-old boys baseball team opened the district tournament the right way on Saturday. Escanaba scored five runs in the first inning and cruised to a 13-3 win over Norway at Karl Dickson Field. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
It is baseball and softball season across the Upper Peninsula, but at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, it is also hockey season. The LSSU hockey program has been holding camps for kids in various age groups throughout the week. The first camp wraps up Sunday, and then another one starts Monday.
The Gladstone Indians scored twelve unanswered runs to rally from a 13-2 deficit Friday to beat the Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.) Black Sox, 14-13, in the second game of a tournament in the Soo. The Indians lost earlier in the day to the Eastern U.P. Travelers. Click the above headline to read details.
Katie Ross allowed one hit over six innings and the Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) cruised to an 11-1 win over Kingsford Friday in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) were sluggish for a few innings in their district tournament opener Thursday night, but the girls got going late in the game to post a 10-0 win over the Norway All-Stars at the new Northside Field in Iron Mountain. Click the above headline for details; and see photos, and videos taken by Mary Gauthier.
The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) Little League All-Star softball team won a district championship Wednesday, beating the Kingsford All-Stars, 17-3, at Lemmerand Park. The win puts the DC girls into the sectional tournament on Saturday against District 11 Champion Negaunee. Click the headline above to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat the Escanaba Polecats Wishigan League team, 7-6, Wednesday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to see photos and videos. Pictured: Austin Young (7) gets a hit for the Polecats during the seventh inning of Wednesday's game.
The Little League All-Star District Tournaments got under way Tuesday, after rain washed out Monday's contests. In Escanaba, the Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) opened with a 15-0 win over Kingsford as Gabi Salo threw a no-hitter, striking out 14 batters. Click the above headline for details.
The U.P. Football All-Star game announced Sunday that two U.P. high school football teams will receive donations from the game's proceeds. The Stephenson and Baraga football programs will each get $1,000 to help their programs. The Escanaba and Norway High School football teams will each receive a set of practice jerseys. Click the above headline to read details about all of the Game's donations.
The Gladstone Indians beat the Ishpeming Blue Storm, 11-0, in a make-up game Sunday evening in Gladstone. Both teams get ready for the league tournament, which is being delayed until Tuesday because of a rainy forecast. Click the above headline to see the league tournament schedule, and to see photos taken by Lori Jurek on Sunday.
Brandon Punzel tossed a complete-game three-hitter to lead the Escanaba Cubs to a 4-0 win over the Gladstone Indians in American Legion Baseball Friday night at Al Ness Field. Hunter Garling allowed two earned runs on five hits in a losing effort. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
Johnny Schlenvogt's double in the bottom of the tenth inning led the Escanaba Junior Cubs to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Gladstone Junior Indians Friday night at Al Ness Field. Kadin Mustafa had two hits and a sacrifice fly to drive in three runs, as Escanaba rallied fro a 4-0 deficit. Click the above headline for photos and videos.
Last weekend's Island Resort Championship tournament played at Sweetgrass Golf Club – hosted near-record crowds and continued its tradition of supporting local non-profit organizations, prompting organizers to call it the most successful week in the five-year history of the tournament. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Polecats baseball team built a 6-1 lead after four innings, but the Channing Railroaders rallied for an 8-7 victory in a Wisigan League game Wednesday at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the game.
The Marquette Blues rode complete-game pitching performances from Trevor Bratonia and Brandon Lotterman to sweep a doubleheader from the Gladstone Indians, 8-2 and 9-2, Tuesday night in Gladstone. Marquette won all three games in the season series. Click the above headline to read the game details, and to see photos by Nate Bellville.
The Escanaba Cubs finally had a full squad on Tuesday, and they rolled to a 12-0 win over the Menominee Red Wave Tuesday night in Menominee. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
Casey Bray hit a home run and added a two-run double at the plate, and he came within one out of pitching a no-hitter Monday as Escanaba beat Kingsford, 7-0, to win the championship of the Yooper 9-10 Boys Little League Baseball Tournament. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Monday night's game.
The Upper Peninsula racing community is in shock today after the sudden death of Dale Peterson. Peterson won his late model dirt car race Saturday night at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway, but died Sunday morning. Click the above headline to read more.
Sweden's Dani Holmqvist birdied on the final hole to avoid a playoff and win the LPGA Symetra Tour's Island Resort Championship by one stroke on Sunday at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Canadian Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) finished second, while fellow Canadian Brooke Henderson (Smith Falls, Ontario) took third. Click the above headline to read the details, courtesy of the LPGA Symetra Tour.
The Marinette Firecracker American Legion Baseball Tournament came to an end on Sunday with four games. The Escanaba Cubs made seven errors and lost to Manitowoc, 14-1. Menominee hung on to beat Green Bay, 3-1, while Watertown beat Marquette, 5-3. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the Escanaba-Manitowoc and Menominee-Green Bay games.
The Upper Peninsula High School All-Star football game was held Saturday at the Superior Dome. The North team scored twice in the fourth quarter to beat the South team, 35-25. Click the above headline for more.
The Escanaba Cubs split their two Saturday games at the 2015 Firecracker tournament. The Cubs beat the Green Bay Blue Jays 10-0 behind a strong pitching performance by Alec Slaga. But, the momentum didn't carry into the second game as they dropped the night game to Watertown 9-2. Click the above headline for more details, photos, and videos.
Anne-Catherine Tanguay (Quebec, Canada) will take a one-shot lead over Dani Holmqvist (Stockholm, Sweden) into the final round of the Island Resort Championship. Tanguay shot a 67 in Saturday's second round at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Click the above headline to read more details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
Four golfers share the lead after the first day of the LPGA Symetra Tour event at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. Dani Holmqvist, Lee Lopez, Lauren Doughtie, and Giulia Molinaro all shot five under par on Friday. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Symetra Tour.
The Escanaba Cubs dropped their first game of the 2015 Firecracker Tournament in Marinette 5-3. Marinette Legion scored three runs in the first inning and never looked back after several comeback attempts by the Cubs. Click the above headline to see details, photos and videos.
The Island Resort Championship LPGA Symetra Tour begins Friday morning at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris. Defending champion Molly Aronsson is back in town, and says she has fought off a hip injury to get back into contention for another title. Click the above headline to read details.
