The Gladstone Indians jumped to a quick 4-0 lead, but then had to hang on at the end to beat Hancock, 9-6, in the first game of the U.P. Zone Five American Legion Baseball Tournament Thursday in Sault Ste. Marie.
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Pictured: Peyton Jurek runs to first after hitting the ball during Thursday's game in the Soo. He had a two-run single in the seventh inning.
The Escanaba Cubs scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back as they beat the Marquette Blues, 13-3, at the U.P. Zone Five Tournament Thursday in Sault Ste. Marie. But the Cubs later lost to Menominee, 5-2.
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The Kingsford Senior Boys (age 15-16) beat Parchment, 13-5, but lost to Taylor South, 9-8, at the Senior State Tournament in Petoskey on Thursday. The tournament was delayed by a day because of heavy rains on Wednesday. Click the above headline for more details and to see the full schedule.
In the end, there just wasn't a team strong enough to compete with the Escanaba Junior Little League All-Stars (age 13-14) at the state tournament in Grand Rapids this week.
Escanaba rolled past Croswell-Lexington, 9-0, in Wednesday's semifinal, and then bested the host Hudsonville team, 7-3, to earn a trip to Regionals in Ohio.
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The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) continue to dominate their opponents at the Junior Softball State Tournament in suburban Grand Rapids. Escanaba shut out South Portage, 13-0, as Callie Heller and Katie Ross combined to throw a no-hitter.
Escanaba advances to the state semifinals against defending Junior World Series champion Croswell-Lexington. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Escanaba Cubs have closed their regular season on a three-game winning streak, and will now get ready for the Upper Peninsula Zone Five Tournament in Sault Ste. Marie. The Cubs beat Menominee, 16-3, Tuesday night to finish with a 10-12 record. Click the above headline to read more details.
Escanaba High School junior David Falish has been named to the Division Two Academic All-State Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. Falish has a 4.0 grade point average for his first three years in high school. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) posted their third straight shutout on Monday, beating Boyne City, 13-0, at the Junior Softball State Tournament at Pinery Park. Sam Connor, Michelle LaFave, and Callie Heller all had three hits for Escanaba. Click the above headline to read the story, see pictures and videos, and listen to some of the audio highlights.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) took advantage of numerous walks early on, and then swung the big sticks later as they rolled past Ishpeming, 20-2, in the sectional championship game Sunday in Wells. The result sends the boys into next weekend's state tournament in Montague and Whitehall. Click the above headline to read the details, see pictures, and listen to audio highlights.
The L'Anse/Baraga Junior Girls (age 13-14) fell behind by eight runs Sunday but rallied to make it interesting at the end. The girls scored six runs in the fifth inning and had the tying run on base in the seventh, but lost to Ypsilanti Lincoln, 8-6, at the Junior Softball State Tournament at Pinery Park. Click the above headline to read more details, see more pictures, and watch videos from the team's six-run rally.
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) used good pitching and defense to shut down another opponent Sunday as the state tournament continued in suburban Grand Rapids. Sam Connor, Callie Heller, and Katie Ross combined on a no-hitter as Escanaba beat Lac St. Clair, 23-0. Click the above headline to read the story, see photos, watch videos, and listen to audio highlights.
The Norway Major Boys (age 11-12) fell to 0-2 in the state tournament on Sunday, losing to White Lake, 9-7, in Vicksburg. Conor Ortman hit a home run in a losing effort for Norway. Click the above headline to read more details.
Hayden Hardwick's walk-off, three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Gladstone Indians to a 6-5 win over the Eastern U.P. Travelers Saturday in Gladstone.
The Indians then used a lot of their younger players in the second game and dropped a 16-0 decision. Gladstone finishes the regular season with a 35-9 record. Click the above headline to see more photos and to read previous articles
The Escanaba Junior Girls (age 13-14) scored eight runs in the first inning and cruised to a 17-0 win over Holton in the first round of the state tournament Saturday at Pinery Park. Ten different girls got at least one hit, and three pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter. Click the above headline to see pictures and videos from the game, and listen to audio highlights.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) will have to work overtime to punch their ticket to next week's state tournament. The boys lost for the first time in the All-Star tournaments on Saturday, falling to Ishpeming, 5-3, in the sectional opener in Wells. The DC boys managed to pull out the nightcap 10-5. That sets up a winner-take-all game on Sunday. Click the above headline to read details and listen to replays of Brandon Punzel's home runs.
The Norway 10-and-11 year-old Little Leaguers won a district championship earlier this week and will represent the area in the state tournament next weekend in West Branch. The boys' first game will be on Friday, July 27, in the 14-team event.
He may be just 15 years old, but Justin Jurek continues to make his mark on the Gladstone Indians baseball team in clutch situations. Jurek retired two veteran players with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning to help the Indians beat the Escanaba Cubs, 3-0, Thursday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline to read more details, see photos and video, and listen to highlights and interviews.
The Escanaba Junior Cubs completed a season-sweep of the Gladstone Junior Indians, posting a 17-7 win Thursday night at Al Ness Field. Alex Ruatti, Devin Olsen, and Dan LaPalm all had run-scoing doubles for the Junior Cubs in a game that was slowed down by 19 walks. Click the above headline to read more details, and to see photos.
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) scored early and often and beat the Escanaba All-Stars, 15-5, Wednesday, to win the District Ten championship at Lemmerand Park. The Gladstone girls advance to the state tournament next week in Grand Rapids. Click the above headline to read more details.
The Norway Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) will make the long trip to southwestern Lower Michigan this weekend to compete in the Michigan State Tournament. Norway opens tournament play Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. CT against Midland Northeast. Click the above headline to read about the tournament schedule.
The 24 best American Legion Baseball players in the Mid Peninsula League met for the annual All-Star game Tuesday night in Channing. The North team, made up of Marquette, Hancock, Ishpeming and Negaunee took a 6-0 lead in the nine-inning game. But the South team, made up of Gladstone, Channing, Kingsford and Iron Mountain scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to pull out an 8-7 win. Click the above headline to read more.
The Escanaba Cubs scored seven runs in the final three innings to beat the Escanaba Junior Cubs, 7-1, in an exhibition American Legion Baseball game Tuesday at Al Ness Field. Alex DeHaan pitched the whole way for the victory. Andrew Sedlar threw five innings for the J-Cubs, with Jeff Lyle finishing up. Click the above headline to see more pictures.
It was a typical Escanaba vs Gladstone softball battle as the Minor Little League Softball District Tournament began Tuesday in Escanaba. The two teams battled to a 0-0 tie through the final inning before Gladstone scored an unearned run to win, 1-0. Click the above headline to see more photos.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) scored seven runs in the third inning and rolled past Kingsford, 13-2, Monday to win a district championship at Norway's Marion Park. Sean Bissell hit a grand-slam home run and threw out two base-stealers. Bryant Beam had three hits and four runs batted in. Click the above headline to read the story, listen to highlights and interviews, and see more pictures.
The long wait for high school baseball in Gladstone is over.
The Gladstone School Board voted unanimously Monday night to add Braves Baseball to the school's varsity offerings. Gladstone will also sponsor high school girls swimming and bowling during the 2012-'13 school year. Click the above headline to read more.
The Norway Senior Girls (age 15-16) will represent the Upper Peninsula at the Senior Softball State Tournament in downstate Clinton next weekend. Norway earned the long trip downstate by beating Keweenaw twice in the sectionals on Saturday. Click the above headline for more information.
The All-Star season came to an end Sunday for the Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12), but not before the girls made a last stand against the tournament favorites.
Escanaba scored three runs in the sixth inning, but fell to South Portage, 5-3, to end the state tournament with a 1-2 record. Click the above headline to read more details from the game, and to see all of the tournament scores and schedules.
The Delta County Junior Boys (age 13-14) scored seven runs in the first inning and cruised to a 10-3 win over the Norway All-Stars Sunday afternoon at Marion Park.
Jake Peterson, nicknamed "Rizzo", threw his first-ever complete game, despite Little League Baseball's pitch count rules.
Click the above headline to read the story, see more pictures, and listen to audio highlights. Pictured: Peterson throws a pitch on Sunday. (Jane Lamb photo)
The Gladstone Minor Boys (age 9-10) rallied from six runs down to force extra innings before losing to the Norway All-Stars, 8-7, in extra innings at Marion Park. Hunter McCarthy's walk-off base hit with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning won it for Norway. Zac Hanson had two hits and scored twice for Gladstone.
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The Escanaba Major Girls (age 11-12) held off Upper Peninsula rival Negaunee, 13-4, Saturday at the Little League Softball State Tournament in Gladstone. Darby Beckon pitched the whole way for Escanaba, and Hannah Edington drove in five runs. Click the above headline to read more about the game.
