SOUTH RANGE — Only three teams remain in the Little League Minors District 11 Tournament taking place in South Range. On Tuesday evening, Keweenaw defeated Penokee Range, 12-2, to survive in the consolation bracket, while Portage Lake shut out Negaunee, 9-0, to advance to the championship ...
MARQUETTE — Corey Harman recorded a pair of firsts with his hole-in-one at the Northern Michigan University Golf Course on Tuesday — it was his first ace and also the first of the season at the Chocolay Township course. Using a pitching wedge, he aced the 112-yard 14th hole. Witness was ...
NEGAUNEE — It’s hard to beat the Marquette County Mavericks and their potent offense. The Negaunee Blasters learned that the hard way on Monday night, as the Mavericks cracked 12 hits to power to a 13-2 win and remain undefeated in the Superiorland Baseball League in a game played at ...
GWINN — Paul Storm hit a home run and double and drew two walks for Coldwell Banker-Craig Heinonen in its 11-1, five-inning victory over Blagec Heating of Iron Mountain in a Superiorland Baseball League game played Monday night in Gwinn. Storm supported winning hurler Gabe Daavettila, who ...
SOUTH RANGE — After a busy weekend that saw Minor Division teams open the Little League District 11 baseball tournament, play resumed Monday at Veterans Field in South Range with two consolation bracket games involving teams that needed wins to stay alive. Keweenaw faced Baraga and ...
ESCANABA — Tony Perino is returning to his alma mater to become the athletic director at Escanaba High School. The 1982 EHS graduate, a three-sport athlete at the school, was named AD at a school board meeting held July 15. Perino was AD last school year at Rapid River High School, where ...
ESCANABA — Felch resident and outdoor expert Ken Luedtke will conduct a demonstration on winter beaver trapping at the Trappers Convention and Outdoor Expo to be held at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanaba next weekend. His demo, to emphasize under-ice beaver harvest using ...
SANDS TOWNSHIP — If you're a racing fan in the Upper Peninsula, things really didn't go your way for the first part of the weekend. On Friday night, racing at Norway Speedway was cut short due to severe thunderstorms, and the Upper Peninsula International Raceway in Escanaba was a washout on ...
GLADSTONE — Gladstone took an early lead and hung on against the Marquette Blues 9-3 on Sunday to clinch the Zone 5 American Legion baseball championship and continue its quest for a state championship three-peat. “It’s exciting, and it’s great for all the kids to experience it,” ...
By STEVE BROWNLEE Journal Sports Editor ISHPEMING — Imagine your very own set of wooden counter-type furniture — a dining set, maybe a nice coffee table. Or even just a deluxe picnic table that you bring in the garage every fall so it’s not ruined by winter. Now let your kids — ...
By Journal Sports Staff ESCANABA — The weather prevented the playing of the championship game, but it didn’t stop the Marquette Blues from reaching their No. 1 goal. Making the American Legion baseball state Class A tournament. Blake Henriksen twirled a complete-game three-hitter as ...
ESCANABA — The Marquette Blues Legion baseball team opened up the Upper Peninsula Zone Tournament Thursday with a win as it defeated Escanaba 4-0. Brendan Kaski picked up the win for the Blues on the mound and Marquette manager Derek Swajanen praised his pitcher’s performance. ...
MARQUETTE — The seventh annual Grant Henriksen Memorial Golf Scramble to benefit the U.P. Children’s Fund is planned for Thursday, Aug. 1 at Marquette Golf Club. The shotgun start will be at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $60 per player or $240 per team. Registration includes nine holes of golf, two ...
MARQUETTE — The Greens of Texas captured the Marquette Two-Man Best Ball tournament title at the Marquette Golf Club last weekend. Brett Green and Karsten Green of Dallas-Fort Worth shot a round of 63 on Saturday on the Heritage Course and 67 on Sunday on the Greywalls course to total 130, ...
By Journal Sports Staff ESCANABA — The Marquette Blues are one win away from a trip to the American Legion Class A state tournament. And that’s even though the Blues will have to win two games today to capture the Zone 5 title. Marquette breezed into the zone semifinals with a pair of ...
The event: • What: Swim Teal Lake for Diabetes • When: Saturday, July 27 • Where: All start lines on Negaunee shore of Teal Lake • Events: Short-n-Sweet, 8:30 a.m., quarter-mile out & back Recreational swim, 9 a.m., 2 1/4 miles across lake to Al Quaal ...
TECUMSEH — State champions. That’s the most accurate way to describe what the Gladstone Major Girls’ All-Stars became on Wednesday, using a 10-run fifth inning to spill Vicksburg 13-4 in a Little League softball state championship game. “It’s just been an amazing ride with a special ...
MARQUETTE — John Baldwin scored his first career hole-in-one on Wednesday morning on the Heritage course at the Marquette Golf Club. Using a 7-iron, Baldwin aced the 100-yard seventh hole. Witnesses were Cliff Fitzpatrick, Mike Crowley and Gordy Leduc.
ESCANABA — Paxton Johnson did it again. The recent Escanaba High School graduate added to her now lengthy list of accomplishments with a 5-and-4 victory over Gladstone’s Lori Shea in the championship match Tuesday to capture her second straight Upper Peninsula Ladies Golf Association at ...
GWINN — Marquette put on a hitting clinic to the tune of 25 hits to post an 18-8 victory at Gwinn in an oldtimers softball game played Monday afternoon. It follows a narrow 6-5 victory posted by Marquette in a game played in Negaunee last Wednesday. Gwinn is scheduled to travel to LaCombe ...