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Gladstone Little League wins district title

GLADSTONE — A complete team effort on both sides of the ball powered Gladstone Little League to an 11-1 victory over Iron Mountain punching their ticket to the state championship in Saginaw. “The experience of being down there two years ago will help us,” Gladstone coach Dave Ellison ...

Little League field shrinks to three teams

GLADSTONE — The field continues to shrink in 12u Little League district action Gladstone.  In Tuesday’s action Gladstone defeated Iron Mountain 4-2 in the winner’s bracket game and in the losers bracket Schaffer eliminated Norway in a 3-2 game. Gladstone put up two runs in the top of ...

Local schedule 7/1/25

Tuesday's games American Legion 19u baseball Escanaba at Kingsford (DH) 5:30 p.m. Little League districts 12u baseball at Howes Field (Gladstone) Winner's bracket Gladstone vs Iron Mountain, 5 p.m. Elimination game Tri-County/Schaffer vs Norway/Kingsford, 7 p.m. Wednesday's ...

Schaffer, Norway Little League keep seasons alive

GLADSTONE — Field crews in Gladstone worked diligently to get the field ready for Monday’s doubleheader that saw Schaffer defeat Tri-County 5-4 and Norway defeat Kingsford 2-1. Tri-County certainly had its chances Monday night as they loaded the bases in the first and third innings and ...

Cubs claim Firecracker Tournament title

MARINETTE — It was a moment the Escanaba Cubs program will never forget as they took down Manitowoc Post 88 5-0 to claim their first ever Firecracker Tournament championship. The Cubs got on the board first in the title game at the top of the first inning as Bon LaChance hit a two-run double ...

Manninen victorious using late racer’s car

ESCANABA — For whatever reason, Escanaba Speedway’s Christian Groleau Memorial race has been tricky for Ethan Manninen. This particular event has plagued him for years. For whatever reason car issues have been a determining factor in this event on the speedway’s schedule. In 2025 ...