NEWBERRY — Some of the Upper Peninsula’s best high school basketball players from the past season will be in Newberry on Saturday for the 34th annual Upper Peninsula All-Star Classic. It is the first time the game will be held in Newberry. Other games have been held at Marquette Senior ...
The United States is off and running in the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament after a 13-0 drubbing of Thailand on Tuesday. The Americans started their World Cup title defense in dominating fashion, while Thailand, appearing in only its second World Cup, received a rude awakening to begin ...
ESCANABA — After dominating seasons on the softball diamond, Escanaba and Gladstone were heavily rewarded at the Great Northern Conference’s first coach’s meeting in Escanaba May 29. Six Eskymos and six Braves were selected to the All-Conference team, headlined by Esky ace pitcher Gabi ...
GAYLORD — A solo home run in the first inning. A solo home run in the second. Unfortunately, that was all Standish-Sterling needed to spoil Negaunee’s softball season on Tuesday as the Panthers handed the Miners a 2-1 season-ending loss in the MHSAA Division 3 quarterfinal round at ...
MARQUETTE — John Jackson made his second career hole-in-one on Saturday at the Marquette Golf Club’s Greywalls course. He used a 5-wood to ace the 15th hole from the white tees. Witnesses were Jim Jackson Sr. and Chris Jackson.
"I think having to fill those big spots will make us work together more." — Phil Beaulieu, NMU hockey captain, on having to replace several top-scoring seniors from 2018-19 ---------------------------- MARQUETTE — There’s a new hockey captain along the shores of Lake Superior this ...
CHANNING — In a battle of Superiorland Baseball League champions from the past two seasons, the Marquette County Mavericks wriggled out of a bases-loaded situation in the bottom of the seventh inning to win at Channing 4-3 on Monday evening. The Mavericks have won the playoff championship ...
Northern Michigan University offensive coordinator Dan Fodrocy works with high school players on Monday at the Yooper Football Camp in Kingsford. Camp coordinator Tom Wender reported more than 50 participants at the event. (Iron Mountain Daily News photo by Burt Angeli)
"This is a unique team. There’s really not a lot of defined roles because we have such good depth." — Randy Carlson, head coach, Negaunee softball --------------------- NEGAUNEE — Who needs to wait for the third time to be the charm, when the second time will do just nicely for the ...
The best in sports photography from The Mining Journal for the period from May 29 to June 1
MARQUETTE — Defense — or the lack of it — spelled the difference in an American Legion baseball doubleheader played at Marquette’s Gerard Haley Memorial Field on Sunday afternoon. The host Blues committed six errors in a 9-8 loss in the opener against the Copper Country Flames, while ...
NORWAY — The high school softball season drew to a close for L’Anse after the Purple Hornets fell 8-0 to Bark River-Harris in the MHSAA Division 4 regional semifinals on Saturday. L’Anse (9-15) appeared to have some jitters in the opening frame as the Broncos scored four times, taking ...
NEGAUNEE — It took a while for the Negaunee softball team to find its groove Saturday afternoon, but once it did, the Miners wouldn’t let up. After pounding Kingsley 14-1 in their MHSAA Division 3 regional semifinal match a game earlier, the Miners faced a Gladstone ...
Of all the great American sports cities, St. Louis is on the borderline. There are some who love the city and the passion of its fans, but there are also those who don’t necessarily hate it, but don’t understand the hype and can see the city for its flaws. I’m right on the borderline ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Marquette’s Lauren Kurzawa and Kingsford’s Erica Whittkopf topped the list of All-Upper Peninsula Girls Soccer Conference selections announced Friday. League coaches named Kurzawa the Offensive Player of the Year while Whittkopf was selected the Defensive Player of the ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — A pair of Marquette youngsters reached milestones on Tuesday in Marquette BMX. Jacob Melka, 7, earned his 10th win in the Novice class, moving him up to Intermediate. And Ivan Proctor, 6, got his first win in the 6 Novice class. Here are ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — Cal’s/Marquette Fence picked up a pair of wins in the Marquette Men’s Fastpitch Softball League for the week ending June 7. Ryan Schmeltzer homered in C/MF’s 10-8 win over Champion Glass as the team also defeated McCabe’s 13-5. In other games, ...
ESCANABA — Alexis Trombley of Marquette Senior High School was named to the all-tournament team after the MHSAA Division 2 district softball tournament held in Escanaba last weekend. She was named as the utility player. Marquette lost to Petoskey 9-2 in the opening round on May ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — Team Daisy had five goal scorers during Week 2 that ended June 7 in the Under-19 Coed Division of the Superiorland Soccer Association. Daisy’s scorers werer Chase Segar, Evan Kroll, Austin Ridl, Pablo Sanchez and Ansel Frost. These are other ...
By Journal Sports Staff NEGAUNEE — Kinsie Bertucci homered and Kayla Bertucci doubled twice to lead Bertucci Construction to a 23-22 win over U.P. Fabricating in Class C on May 29 in the Iron Range Women’s Softball League. Loghyn Danis tripled, while UPF’s Jessica Noskey hit a pair of ...