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Escanaba and Gladstone stay alive in Major girls softball

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ESCANABA — The Escanaba Major Little League (age 10-12) All-Stars advanced and Gladstone stayed alive by posting victories in the District 10 softball tournament here Sunday night. Esky defeated Iron Mountain North 11-6 and Gladstone eliminated Kingsford 4-1 at Lemerand Park. Gladstone faced Iron Mountain in an elimination contest Monday night. Esky hosts the winner in tonight’s championship round which begins at 5 p.m. on Abramson Field. Another game, if needed, will start at 7. The Esky All-Stars took a 6-0 lead on a two-run single to rightfield by Barlow Bosk in the third ...

Chance Harvey takes top spot in 8th Annual Stroke Awareness Run

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ESCANABA — A brother-sister combo from Reed City, Michigan were among the leaders in the Eighth Annual Stroke Awareness Run here Saturday morning. Reed City High School freshman Chance Harvey became the overall winner, covering the five-kilometer (3.1-mile) course in 19 minutes, 20 seconds. “We came up here for a family outing,” he said. “The course is pretty good and so are the weather conditions. I started a little conservative, then picked up the pace a little in the second mile. I’m trying to get in shape for cross country. John Bauman of Escanaba was runner-up at ...

Gladstone uses hot bats to win first game

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NORWAY — Six teams took to the diamond at Marion Park here Saturday as Gladstone defeated Tri-County 15-0, Kingsford rallied to beat Escanaba 4-2 and Iron Mountain defeated Norway 10-2. Gladstone jumped out to an early lead in the first inning as they scored five runs, two of them coming on a two-run single by Hank Doyen. Benson Ellison also drove in two runs but was thrown out trying to extend the hit to a triple. In the second inning, Gladstone added nine runs. Abel Belanger hit a two-run triple and Doyen had a two-run double to highlight the scoring in the inning. Doyen finished ...

Epson Tour exciting over first two days

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With the first two weeks of the Pure Michigan Cup complete, athletes teed up this morning and afternoon in the first round of the Island Resort Championship presented by Delta County Chamber. As the third full field event of the season was underway, a plethora of athletes took advantage of the calmer winds resulting in a party at the top of the leaderboard, with a three-way tie for first place through round one. Megan Schofill was the first leader in the clubhouse, after firing an 8-under, 64, highlighted by a dramatic opening stretch. The 2026 Epson Tour Champion started her round ...

Humbert keeps Gladstone hit less through five as Escanaba holds on for the win

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ESCANABA — A pair of softball pitchers came an inning short of throwing no-hitters while posting victories in the District 10 Major (age 10-12) Little League All-Star tournament here Saturday night. Amaya Humbert kept Gladstone hit less through five frames before Escanaba hung on for a 4-2 triumph and Kingsford’s Maci Mae Brooks did likewise in a 9-0 conquest of Norway at Lemerand Park’s Abrahamson Field. Humbert struck out seven and walked one through five before allowing singles to center field to Gladstone’s first two hitters, Vivienne Lewandowski and Maci Hughes, with ...