The Upper Peninsula All-Star football game will be held on Saturday at the Superior Dome, featuring the best high school seniors from across the U.P. It was the Skills Challenge on Wednesday, and Gladstone's Justin Jurek won two events. Escanaba's Ben Larsen was also a winner. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday night to beat the Menominee Red Wave, 6-5, at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos.
The Escanaba Little League regular season is wrapping up, with the All-Star tournaments set to start in two weeks. In Escanaba Monday night, Detroit Tigers great John Hiller was on hand to watch the game at Karl Dickson Field. Click the above headline to read our story, and to see game photos.
Brooke Henderson from Smiths Falls, Ontario carded a 3-under 69 to win the 2015 Four Winds Invitational by three shots at 10-under 206 Sunday in South Bend, Indiana. She then petitioned the Symetra Tour Commissioner to allow her to play this weekend in the Island Resort Championships at Sweetgrass. Click the above headline to read more.
Twenty-nine wrestlers from downstate Allendale High School are in Marquette learning a new style of the sport at the United States Olympic Training Site. WJMN Local Three Sports reports that the wrestlers are being taught the Greco-Roman style of wrestling which tests both the strength and mental toughness of the sport. Click the above headline to see the report. (WJMN Local Three Sports photo)
The Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament came to an end in Escanaba on Sunday as DePere topped Midland Berryhill, 9-2, in the championship game. It was the latest battle between the two Midwest powers who have met many times before in recent years. Click the above headline to read game details and all tournament scores.
The Gladstone Indians dropped both of their games Saturday at the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament, and finished the weekend with a 1-3 record. But every player and coach will tell you that mistakes and missed opportunities separated the Indians from a spot in Sunday's tournament semifinals. Click the above headline to read the details, and to see photos taken by Kammie Burks.
The Escanaba Cubs lost both of their games at the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament Saturday night. Escanaba fell to DePere, 9-4, and then the Cubs were shut out by Midland Berryhill, 19-0. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Escanaba Cubs opened the 2015 season on a positive note Friday, posting a pair of one-run victories at the start of the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament. The Cubs turned back Marquette, 3-2, before scratching out a 2-1 win over Hancock. Click the above headline for details, photos, and videos taken by Sheila Olsen.
The Gladstone Indians American Legion baseball team opened the Gregg Johnson/Al Erickson Memorial Tournament Friday with a win and a loss. The Indians lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to the Eastern U.P. Travelers, before beating the Sault Ontario Black Sox, 6-3, in the evening game. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Gladstone Junior Indians beat the Marquette Reds, 4-1 and 10-1, in American Legion Baseball Thursday night. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the twinbill.
Gladstone High School shortstop Lexi Hongisto and Rapid River first baseman Hannah Kanyuh were chosen to the All-State First Team in their respective divisions by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association. Escanaba catcher Becca Piron was honorable mention in Division Two, and three Rockets were honorable mention selections in Division Four. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Polecats baseball team scored five runs in the second inning and pulled away for an 11-1 win over the Tri-City (Ishpeming/Marquette/Negaunee) North Stars Wednesday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos. Pictured above: Escanaba's Austin Young after a two-run double.
Three members of the Escanaba High School girls softball team have been selected to the Division Two All-Region Team by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association has chosen Gladstone Braves Manager Don Lauscher as the Division Three Regional Coach of the Year. Lauscher led a young Braves team to a 28-10 record this spring, and a second straight Final Four appearance. Phil Clifford of Jackson Lumen Christi was the D-3 state Coach of the Year.
Gladstone High School junior Hunter Garling has been named to the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Division Three All-State Second Team. In Division Four, Rudyard High School seniors Connor Myers and Travis Myers made the All-State First team, and Newberry's Mitch Wilson was also selected as a D-4 All-Stater. Click the above headline to read details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association is accepting registrations by mail and online for game officials for the 2015-16 school year. The MHSAA annually receives registration by more than 10,000 officials, and had 10,305 during the 2014-15 school year. Click the above headline to read the details, and how to become an official.
Less than 48 hours after the Gladstone High School baseball team lost in the state semifinals, many of the Braves players were on the field again Sunday for an American Legion doubleheader. The Gladstone Indians won both ends of the twinbill from the Channing Railroaders, 11-1 and 13-3. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos.
The Gladstone High School baseball team led for most of the game, but the Buchanan Bucks rallied late to post a 6-4 win in the MHSAA Division Three regional semifinals Friday at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to read details, see videos taken by Laura Lamberg, and see photos taken by Lori Jurek.
The Rudyard High School baseball team played in yet another low-scoring game, but this time, came up a run short. The Bulldogs lost to Centreville, 2-1, in the MHSAA Division Four state semifinal Friday afternoon at Michigan State University. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos.
The MHSAA boys baseball and girls softball tournaments continued on Friday with the semifinal rounds. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
The Gladstone High School baseball team arrived in Lansing Thursday night ahead of this weekend's MHSAA Baseball Finals at Michigan State University. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from Thursday's trip.
In Minnesota last night, the Class 2A baseball state quarterfinals were played in St. Cloud as Providence Academy faced Minnehaha Academy. The Providence team is coached by Escanaba native Kevin Tapani, who graduated from Escanaba High School in 1981 and went on to play for the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins. Tapani's Providence team lost a heartbreaker in eight innings, 2-1.
A successful season came to an end on Tuesday for the Escanaba High School softball team as the girls lost to a tough Frankenmuth team, 6-0, in the MHSAA Division Two state quarterfinals at Central Michigan University. Click the above headline for details.
Hunter Garling hit a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to lead the Gladstone Braves to a 6-5 win over the Muskegon Oakridge Eagles in the MHSAA Division Three state quarterfinals Tuesday in Traverse City. Click the above headline for all of the details.
The Escanaba High School softball team and the Gladstone High School baseball team will both play with the same goal in mind on Tuesday: win and advance to the state finals at Michigan State University. The Eskymos will face Frankenmuth in a softball state quarterfinal game while the Braves will take on Muskegon Oakridge in a baseball quarterfinal. Click the above headline to read details and see video interviews.
The Gladstone High School baseball team overcame several self-inflicted wounds Saturday to win their second straight MHSAA Division Three regional championship. The boys beat Tawas, 3-2, in eleven innings, and then topped Traverse City St. Francis, 4-2, in the championship game. Click the above headline to read game details, see photos taken by Lori Jurek, videos by Laura Lamberg.
The Escanaba High School softball team dominated the Division Two regional tournament on Saturday in Cadillac, beating Fremont, 11-3, and then blanking Cadillac, 7-0, to win the championship. Meanwhile, Gladstone's twelve-year reign as D-3 regional champs came to an end. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Upper Peninsula Youth Football League in Delta County will not have a season this fall, and will dissolve as an organization. The league has served some 2,500 kids over the past 15 years. Click the above headline to read the details about this decision.
The Division Two All-District teams for boys baseball and girls softball were announced on Friday. The Eskymos had two boys: Sean Bissell and Brandon Punzel on the baseball All-District Team. Four Esky girls made the softball honor roll: Michelle LaFave, Callie Heller, Becca Piron, and Jayme Frappier. Pictured above: Eskymo senior catcher Sean Bissell.
