It was an historic day in Hermansville on Wednesday as the new North Central High School baseball team played its first-ever home game. And the Jets held the lead in the final inning before the Norway Knights scored seven times to post a 10-5 victory. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos scored four runs in the first inning and cruised to a 10-4 win over the Marquette Redmen Wednesday night in Marquette. Click the above headline to see photos.
Steve Wood picked up a nice win at #2 singles for the Escanaba Eskymos tennis team on Wednesday against the Menominee Maroons. But it was the only win that the Eskymos would get, and Menominee left town with a 7-1 team victory. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School girls softball team swept a doubleheader from the Kingsford Flivvers, 11-7 and 17-2, Tuesday at Lemmerand Park. Michelle LaFave drove in three runs in the opener and hit a home run in the nightcap. Click the above headline to see photos.
The Kingsford Flivvers won all eight flights in straight sets to beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 8-0, in boys tennis action on Tuesday. Click the above headline to read more details and to see photos.
The Gladstone High School baseball team pounded a young, rusty Norway Knights squad, 13-0, Monday in the first game in a doubleheader at Marion Park. Then the Braves had to hold off a late Norway rally to win, 4-1. Click the above headline for details.
The Negaunee High School baseball team scored seven runs in the seventh inning to break a scoreless tie and beat the Escanaba Eskymos, 7-0, in the Lions Club Baseball Tournament Saturday in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read more.
Junior varsity track and field teams from six Upper Peninsula schools braved the elements to run in a meet Friday afternoon in Escanaba. Menominee's girls and Marquette boys won the meet. Click the above headline to see 30 photos taken at the event.
The Escanaba High School softball team faced stiff competition this weekend at the Poynette (Wis.) Jamboree. There were 50 teams there, the largest softball tournament in Wisconsin. The Eskymos beat DeForest, Wis., 10-3. But the girls lost to top-ranked Westosha Central, 7-2, and then had their rally fall short against Rice Lake, Wis., 8-7.
The Gladstone Braves did not play on Saturday, thanks to Mother Nature. The baseball team had its game against D.C. Everest and Rhinelander rained out. The softball team split a doubleheader with Traverse City St. Francis on Friday, winning the first game, 5-0, and losing the nightcap, 4-3. But the girls had their entire tournament in Reed City washed out on Saturday.
The Escanaba High School boys golf team had four of the top six scores on Thursday to win the championship of the Eskymo Invitational at the Escanaba Country Club. The Escanaba girls won their invitational as well, getting three of the top four best scores. Click the above headline to read details.
The Gladstone Braves managed to keep their Delta County Track Meet winning streak alive on Wednesday, but not by much. The Braves edged Escanaba by 11 points for their eleventh straight boys title. The Escanaba girls dominated their meet, more than doubling the score of the second place Braves. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Gladstone Braves scored early and often on Monday, sweeping a doubleheader from the Superior Central Cougars, 22-4 and 12-1, at Don Olsen Field. Drake Draze earned his first high school pitching win in the opener. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba High School Baseball team took second place at the eight-team Waupun Invitational this weekend in Wisconsin. The Eskymos beat Kenosha Tremper, 9-2, on Friday, and then beat the host Warriors, 6-4, on Saturday. Then in the championship game, Escanaba lost to Fox Valley Lutheran, 7-4. Click the above headline to see more details and photos.
The Escanaba High School softball team lost all three games at the Ashwaubenon (Wis.) Softball Invitational on Saturday. The Eskymos lost to the host Jaguars, 7-3, and then fell to Germantown (Wis.) 9-8, and Kenosha Bradford, 9-5. Escanaba opened the weekend with a doubleheader split at home on Friday against Alpena. Click the above headline for details and photos.
The Gladstone High School baseball team hit three home runs and got a pair of strong pitching performances Saturday, leading to a doubleheader sweep of the Charlevoix Rayders. The Braves won the opener, 8-4, before taking the nightcap, 9-6. Click the above headline to read more details.
Gladstone High School girl's softball team captured the championship of the Tri-County Invitational Saturday in downstate Howard City. The girls beat Paw Paw, 4-3, and then turned back Holland, 10-0. Gladstone won the championship over Williamston, 11-1, as Tinner Sharon tossed a no-hitter. The Braves are now 9-1 on the season.
The Escanaba, Marquette, Westwood, Gwinn, Newberry, and Lake Linden Hubbell boys basketball teams have all been honored for their success in the classroom by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. Click the above headline to read more details.
Finlandia University announced Wednesday night that Mike O'Donnell will be the Lions' new varsity men's basketball coach this winter. O'Donnell has led the Negaunee Miners to six Class C regional championships and three appearances in the MHSAA Final Four. Click the above headline to read more.
The Gladstone Braves scored four runs in the first inning and then coasted to a 5-1 win over the Norway Knights in a nine-inning baseball game Wednesday night at Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline to read more details.
Christian Groleau ripped a bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning, and then pitched two scoreless innings, to lead the Gladstone Braves to a 6-4 win over the Negaunee Miners Tuesday night at frigid Don Olsen Field. Click the above headline to read details.
The Boston Marathon was held for a 117th straight year on Monday, and this one was emotional because of the bombings that halted the race last year. Escanaba High School graduate Kaylyn Bernard made a stirring return to Boston for Monday's race, and Gladstone graduate Lindsey Lusardi ran "the Boston" for the first time. Click the above headline for more.
The Marquette High School track teams served notice on Tuesday that they will be the favorites at the U.P. Finals once the weather finally warms up. Marquette cruised to championships in both the boys and girls triangular meets under terrible weather conditions in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team ran into a hot-hitting team in Lower Michigan on Saturday, losing to the Essexville-Garber Dukes, 16-7 and 14-3. Click the above headline to read details. Escanaba went 1-3 on the weekend.
The Gladstone Braves finally got to play some baseball this weekend, and it was a successful debut for the team. Gladstone scored early and often and hit four home runs to sweep both ends of a doubleheader from Reed City, 12-2 and 9-0 on Friday. Then on Saturday, the Braves beat Kingsley, 5-1, before giving up seven unearned runs in a 7-6 loss to the Stags. Click the above headline to read more.
The Escanaba Eskymos, Gladstone Braves, and Rapid River Rockets all competed in the Spring Swing softball tournament this weekend at NMU's Superior Dome. Click the above headline to see how the local teams did in the two-day event.
The Escanaba High School baseball team rallied to post their first win of the season on Friday, beating Bay City Central, 6-4, in Lower Michigan. The Eskymos lost the second game of the doubleheader, however, 8-2. Click the above headline to read details.
The Green Bay Packers thrilled a large crowd as the Tailgate Tour came to Escanaba. Three current players, three former players, and Packers CEO Mark Murphy were in town to meet with fans…and to raise money for Escanaba's Lakestate Industries. Click the above headline to see photos from the event.
The National United Wrestling Association Championships were held Sunday in downstate Battle Creek. Seven Gladstone boys were a part of the event...the only Upper Peninsula wrestlers to compete. Second grader Austin Solis won the national championship in the 56-pound weight class. Click the above headline to read how all of the Gladstone boys did.
The Kingsford High School boys track team easily won the Division One meet Tuesday at the Superior Dome with 113.5 points, easily outdistancing second place Menominee. And in the girls meet, the margin was even wider: Marquette won with 140.5 points and Menominee was a distant second place with 57. Escanaba and Gladstone finished way behind in both the boys and girls meets. Click the above headline to see all of the results.
