The Escanaba Junior girls stayed undefeated at the Central Regional Tournament on Monday, beating London, Kentucky, 11-0, and Elyria, Ohio, 12-9. The result moves the girls into Tuesday's Regional Semifinal round. Click the above headline to read the details and to see photos.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) made six errors and gave up 15 hits Monday, losing to North Canton, Ohio, 17-11, in their second pool play game at the Central Regional Tournament in Fort Wayne, Ind. But the boys played much better later in the day, posting an 8-2 win over Fargo, N.D. Click the above headline to read the game story, and to see pictures and videos taken by Kammie Burks. Pictured: Jack Valentine gets his first home run.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) won their first game of the Central Regional Tournament Sunday night, turning back DeSoto, Mo., 14-3 in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Brandon Punzel hit three home runs in his first three at-bats, driving home eight runs. Hunter Garling added three hits and a three-rum homer for the boys. Click the above headline to see pictures, videos, and listen to radio replays.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) had to work hard to earn a victory Saturday at the Central Regional Tournament in Akron, Ohio. Escanaba scored an unearned run in the bottom of the eleventh inning to beat Melrose Park, Ill., 2-1. Then the girls scored eight runs in the first inning and beat the Des Moines, Iowa, Grandview Little League team on the mercy rule, 14-4, in five innings. Click the above headline to read the game story, listen to highlights, and see more pictures.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) went through their warm-ups in preparation for their first Central Regional game against North Canton, Ohio, on Saturday. Twice. Two blasts of heavy thunderstorms rolled through the Ft. Wayne, Indiana, area, ending any thoughts of playing any more baseball. Click the above headline for more.
The Gladstone Indians had their season come to an end on Friday with another extra-inning loss at the state tournament in Marquette. Menominee scored two runs in the ninth inning to tie the game, and then scored another in the tenth to eliminate the Indians, 7-6. Click the above headline for game details and photos.
The Escanaba Cubs had their American Legion Baseball season come to an end on Friday as the Marquette Blues blanked the Cubs, 8-0, in a loser's bracket game at the state tournament. Alex DeHaan gave up four runs in the first two innings and took the loss. Ben Kleiman and Devin Olsen also pitched in relief for Escanaba. The U.P. Champion Cubs finished the season with a 14-15 record. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Sheila Olsen.
Manistique High School graduate Mike Nagy won the Michigan Junior Amateur Golf Tournament championship Thursday in Flint. He defeated Otto Black of Pinckney Michigan 3-and-1 to win the title of the 34th annual event. The 18-year-old Nagy will attend the University of Tennessee this fall on a golf scholarship. Click the above headline for more details.
The Gladstone Indians battled from behind to force extra innings at the state tournament on Thursday, but ended up losing to defending state champion Hudson, 13-11, in 11 innings. Gladstone had 18 hits...four of them by Jared Stenson...but stranded 17 runners. Click the above headline for details and pictures.
The Escanaba Cubs took a 5-0 lead into the final two innings of their state tournament game on Thursday, but it wasn't enough as Menominee rallied to tie the game and then win in ten innings, 6-5. The loss dropped the U.P. Champions into Friday morning's losers bracket game in Marquette. Click the above headline to see more details and photos.
The best summer in more than a decade for the Delta County Little League teams got even better on Wednesday as the Gladstone 9-10 Girls won a state championship in suburban Grand Rapids. Brittany Schwartz pitched a complete-game two-hitter, and she drove in the winning run with a triple, to lead Gladstone to a 2-0 win over Freeland. Click the above headline to read details and see photos.
The American Legion Baseball Tier II State Tournament will be held in Marquette this week. There are six teams in the field....with defending champion Hudson being the only one from below the Mackinac Bridge. Click the above headline to see the schedule.
The Escanaba Bears 12-and-under boys baseball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cal Ripken Regional Tournament at Kokomo, Ind., before falling in bracket play. The boys beat Muncie, Ind., 10-0, in four innings. They lost to UCT, Ind., 5-1., and lost to South Lexington, Ky., 5-4. In bracket play, Escanaba beat Magoffin County, Ky., 7-2. But the boys lost in the Final Eight to Scott County, Ky., 13-2. Pictured: the Escanaba Bears during the Opening Ceremonies.
Andie Balenger threw a complete-game shutout and Brittany Schwartz had two triples and three runs batted in as the Gladstone 9-10 girls beat Grandville, 7-0, Tuesday at Pinery Park. Click the above headline for details.
Click the headline to see the game schedule for the 2012 Junior Little League Softball Michigan State Tournament, to be hosted by District Nine and Pinery Park Little League. Scores will be posted on that page during the tournament, so bookmark it.
Click the headline to see the game schedule for the 2012 Major Little League Softball Michigan State Tournament, to be hosted by District Ten and Gladstone Little League. Scores will be posted on that page during the tournament, so bookmark it.
The Norway 10-11 Boys lost two out of three games and were eliminated from the state tournament in West Branch on Monday. Norway lost to Detroit-area powerhouse Birmingham, 3-0, after losing to another Detroit team (Taylor) earlier in the event. Click the above headline to read more information.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) fought off a tough challenge from the Richmond All-Stars and won the Junior Baseball state championship on Monday, 3-1. The win sends the boys to the Central Regional Tournament in Fort Wayne, Ind., the first District Ten team to accomplish that since 1997. Click the above headline to read more details, see a bunch of pictures and videos.
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) stayed unbeaten at the state tournament on Monday by beating Rogers City, 8-5, in the quarterfinals at Pinery Park. Brittany Schwartz picked up another win in the circle, striking out eleven batters. Taylor Trudeau added three hits and two runs batted in. Click the above headline to read more details about the game.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) advanced to the state championship game on Sunday with an impressive 13-3 win over North Saginaw Township at the state tournament in Montague. The boys pounded out 14 hits, with Sean Bissell collecting four of them and Brandon Punzel getting three. Click the above headline to read the story and see pictures, videos, and audio clips.
In what could be a preview of this Wednesday's state championship game, the Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) beat Tecumseh, 1-0, in seven innings as the state tournament continued Sunday night at Pinery Park. Click the above headline to read the story and to see pictures and a video of the only run.
The Escanaba Cubs may have only a .500 record, but the team seems to be peaking at the right time of the year. The Cubs carried a winning streak into this weekend's U.P. Finals in the Soo, and won the trophy, beating the Gladstone Indians, 7-6, and then topping the Kingsford Blues, 17-3. Click the above headline to see more pictures.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) were their own worst enemy on Saturday, as they played two games at the state tournament in downstate Montague. But they overcame a slew of stranded baserunners and several untimely errors to advance to the state semifinals on Sunday. Delta County lost to Taylor North Central, 4-2, but hung on to beat Western Grand Rapids, 8-7, to advance out of pool play. Click the above headline to read the details, see pictures and videos, and listen to highlights and interviews.
