CALUMET — The Calumet Copper Kings and the Hancock Bulldogs softball teams battled the wind and the cool temperatures to a split Monday afternoon in Calumet. The Copper Kings won the opener, 7-5, on the strength of solid pitching from Danni Stites. Hancock bounced back in the nightcap, ...

LAKE LINDEN — Pitcher Payton Goldsworthy threw a no-hitter, struck out 14 L’Anse Purple Hornets batters, and came up with a double and a home run, as the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes earned their 18th straight win to start the season, 13-1, at the Boneyard. Goldsworthy went 2-for-2 at the ...

IRONWOOD — Multiple local players are a part of Northern Michigan’s star-studded boys and girls rosters set to take the court at this year’s Kiwanis Classic Border Bash. Ironwood’s Jaelyn Novascone and Ewen-Trout Creek’s Emma Besonen and Irelynd McGeshick make up a third of the ...

Calumet left fielder Bethany Garrow had a strong doubleheader against Gwinn Friday. In the opening game, she went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and four RBI in a win over the Modeltowers. Then, in the nightcap, she went 4-for-4 with a single, a double, a triple and a home run. She scored four ...

HOUGHTON — Four different Houghton Gremlins softball players had at least two hits, in a 16-9 win in the opening game of a doubleheader, and then two players had three hits each in the nightcap, which the Gremlins also won, 16-6, at the Houghton High School field Monday. In the first game, ...

ESCANABA — The third annual Candy Swetkis SISU Strikefest will be held Saturday at the Lemerand Softball Field Complex, which is located west of the Escanaba High School baseball and football fields. Tournament organizers encourage the community to come out to cheer on the teams and watch ...