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2013 Little League Season
Esky Girls Start Strong, But Fall In Regional Final
July 31, 2013The Escanaba Senior Girls (age 15-16) built an early 3-0 lead against South Bend, Ind., in Wednesday's Central Regional championship game. But the girls committed five errors leading to seven unearned runs and lost to the host team, 9-4. Earlier in the day, Escanaba beat Cicero, Ill., 10-0, in the regional semifinals. Click the above headline to read details.
2013 Little League Season
Tournament Run Ends For Gladstone In Semifinals
July 30, 2013The Gladstone 10-11 boys Little League All-Star team ran into a powerhouse on Tuesday, and the kids' run through the state tournament came to an end. Midland Northeast pounded three home runs over the fence and beat Gladstone, 18-2, in downstate Parchment. Click the above headline for more details, pictures, and videos from the game.
2013 Little League Season
DISTRICT TEN LITTLE LEAGUE RESULTS
July 30, 2013Click the above headline to see the District Ten Little League All-Star Tournament results, and to read recaps of some of the games. Great season, Little Leaguers!
2013 Little League Season
Escanaba Sr. Girls Advance To Regional Semifinals
July 29, 2013The Escanaba Senior Girls (age 15-16) won two games on Monday to qualify for the Central Regional semifinals in South Bend, Ind. Escanaba beat Fleming-Neon, Ky., 9-1, and then topped Jefferson, Mo., 11-2, to advance to the Final Four. Click the above headline to read details.
2013 Little League Season
Gladstone 10/11 Boys Lose; State Semifinal Tuesday
July 29, 2013The Gladstone 10-11 boys baseball team lost its final pool play game on Monday, falling to Grosse Pointe Park, 12-3, in downstate Parchment. This after the boys won two tough baseball games over the weekend, and they have advanced to the state semifinals. Click the above headline to see a bunch of photos taken at the tournament.
2013 Little League Season
Kamin Pitches Gem But Esky 9-10 Girls Eliminated
July 29, 2013The Escanaba 9-10 girls battled hard in the state tournament on Monday at Lemmerand Park, but could not come up with the clutch hit and lost to Tecumseh, 1-0, in nine innings. Nicole Kamin struck out 18 batters in eight innings of pitching for Escanaba. Click the above headline to read more details.
Baseball
Gladstone Indians Win U.P. Zone Championship
July 28, 2013The Gladstone Indians won the Upper Peninsula American Legion baseball Zone championship on Sunday after heavy rains rolled into Menominee. Gladstone was leading a depleted Escanaba Cubs team, 15-0, in the second inning at the time. The Indians won the Zone Five trophy because they were the only undefeated team left.
Baseball
Norway Junior Boys Fall In State Title Game, 10-0
July 28, 2013The Norway Junior Boys (age 13-14)finished second in the State of Michigan after losing to Midland, 10-0, in the state championship game on Sunday at Rochester Hills. Earlier in the day, Norway put on a huge rally in the semifinal, beating Onsted, 11-6. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the state tournament.
2013 Little League Season
Eskymo Rally Comes Up Short In Regional Opener
July 28, 2013The Escanaba Senior Girls (age 15-16) put on a last-minute rally but lost their Central Regional opener to South Bend, Ind., 7-4, Sunday night. Escanaba had no baserunners until the seventh inning, when they scored four times to make the ending interesting. Click the above headline to read details, see photos, and listen to highlights.
Baseball
Cubs Do The Improbable; Indians Cruise Into Final
July 27, 2013The Escanaba Cubs won three games on Saturday to fight their way into next week's state tournament. And the Gladstone Indians kept it on cruise control to whip Hancock. Click the above headline to see the details.
2013 Little League Season
End of The Line: Esky Girls Fall In State Title Game
July 27, 2013The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) Little League All-Star team came up short Saturday in its bid for another state championship. The girls lost to South Portage, 8-5, in the state title game in Clare. Escanaba beat Sand Creek, 12-6, earlier in the day, in the semifinals. Click the above headline for more details.
2013 Little League Season
Escanaba Girls Dominate Again; On To State Semis
July 26, 2013The Escanaba Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) scored five runs in the third inning and added eight more in the seventh to blast Grandville, 13-0, at the state tournament Friday in Clare. Click the above headline to read details.
Baseball
Indians Earn Dramatic Win In 9; Cubs Stay Alive
July 25, 2013The Gladstone Indians rallied from three runs down to earn a tense, nine-inning, 5-4 win over the Menominee Red Wave, at the U.P. Zone Five Championships at Spies Field Thursday night. Gladstone is guaranteed a state tournament berth. The Escanaba Cubs, meanwhile, pulled out a 2-1 win over Sault Ste. Marie to stay alive in the loser's bracket. Click the above headline to read more details.
2013 Little League Season
Esky Girls Play Small Ball, Then Long Ball At States
July 25, 2013The Escanaba Junior Little League All-Stars used the bunt to gain control of their state tournament opener Thursday against Clare, eventually winning, 14-1. Then the girls pounded out five runs in the first inning against Croswell-Lexington, 6-0. Click the above headline for details.
Baseball
Indians Win; Cubs Lose Heartbreaker At UP Finals
July 23, 2013The Gladstone Indians grabbed an early lead and then held on to beat the Sault Ste. Marie Travelers, 6-4, Wednesday at the American Legion Baseball U.P. Zone Five Championships in Menominee. The Escanaba Cubs also got a win, 5-3, over Ishpeming, but then lost a heartbreaker to Menominee, 2-1, in eight innings. Click the above headline to read details.
Racing
Gladstone Teenager Ives Wins Race In Wisconsin
July 23, 2013Fifteen year-old racer Jordan Ives of Gladstone was the winner of the nine-lap "Gong Show" race at the Golden Sands Speedway in Wisconsin Rapids over the weekend. He also took 17th in the 60-lap feature race, while Bark River's Tom Lindquist took ninth.
Boys Basketball
Former Wildcat Hill Is NMU Assistant Hoops Coach
July 23, 2013Bill Hill has been named assistant coach of the Northern Michigan University men's basketball team. Hill spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant coach with the women's basketball team, and during the 2009-10 season, Hill was an assistant coach for the NMU men's basketball team. Click the above headline to read more about him.
2013 Little League Season
STATE CHAMPS! Escanaba Girls Indiana-Bound
July 22, 2013The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) blew a 5-0 lead on Monday, but rallied at the end to beat Edwardsburg, 11-8, to win the state championship. Escanaba advances to the Central Regional in South Bend, Ind. Click the above headline to see photos and videos.
2013 Little League Season
Norway Sweeps Sectionals; State Tourney Next Up
July 22, 2013The Norway Junior Boys (age 13-14) baseball team beat Petoskey and Houghton Portage Lake over the weekend to win a sectional championship. Norway will advance to the state tournament. Click the headline for details.
2013 Little League Season
U.P. CHAMPS! Gladstone Boys Headed Downstate
July 21, 2013The Gladstone 10 and 11-year-old Little League All-Star baseball team rolled into the state tournament on Sunday by posting a pair of wins over Baraga County, 21-0 and 15-0, in sectional tournament play. Click the above headline to see photos and videos from the games.
2013 Little League Season
Escanaba Girls Sweep; State Title Game On Monday
July 21, 2013The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) will play for a state championship on Monday after winning two more state tournament games on Sunday. Escanaba held on to beat Keweenaw, 5-3, and then mercied Kalamazoo Parchment, 12-0. Click the above headline to read more details.
2013 Little League Season
Escanaba Girls Win Twice; Keweenaw Drops Two
July 20, 2013The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) got off to a good start on Saturday at the state tournament, winning twice on the mercy rule. Escanaba beat Taylor, 11-1, and Edwardsburg, 13-3. Meanwhile, the Keweenaw girls lost to Parchment and Taylor. Click the above headline to read details.
2013 Little League Season
Escanaba Junior Girls Roll Into State Tournament
July 19, 2013The Escanaba Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) easily won the U.P. sectional championship Friday night. Escanaba beat Baraga County, 26-2 and 17-0, to advance downstate. Click the above headline for more details.
