HANCOCK — When coach Mel Baker addressed her team after their opening game of the Copper Country Invite Saturday, she suggested that they had a worse record than they actually did. Despite that brief mistake, her Houghton Gremlins softball team had plenty to be excited about. They won their ...
HANCOCK — While the Hancock Bulldogs softball season almost didn’t happen due to a lack of players in late January, the Bulldogs have put together a nice start to the season, including a win over the Rudyard Bulldogs, 10-0, and a 5-3 loss to the Gogebic Miners Saturday during the Copper ...
HANCOCK — The Calumet Copper Kings softball team worked their way through a day of rough pitching, earning a split during their two games of the Copper Country Invite. In the opening game against the Menominee Maroons, the Copper Kings gave up 15 of 21 runs in their final two innings in a ...
L’ANSE — The Jeffers Jets softball team’s offense showed through Wednesday, as they defeated the host L’Anse Purple Hornets, 14-13, and 19-0. In the opening game, shortstop Meg Ruohonen led the Jets’ offense from the lead off spot, going 3-for-4 with a walk, four runs scored, and ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Hitting the road last Friday, the Calumet Copper Kings had a strong weekend in Green Bay, Wisconsin, defeating the Green Bay Southwest Fighting Trojans, 12-6, then the Lena Wildcats, 16-3. In both games, the Copper Kings offense was balanced, which gave nearly every batter ...
BESSEMER — In their last tuneups before the Copper Country Invite Saturday in Hancock, the Calumet Copper Kings softball team traveled to face the Gogebic Miners. The Copper Kings used a big fifth inning in the opener to win, 9-4, but they could not string together enough offense in the nightcap and ultimately fell, 9-0. Pitcher Danni Stites was outstanding in the opening game. She threw eight innings, striking out 12, walking two, and giving up eight hits. At the plate, she went just 1-for-4, but she scored a run and knocked in two. Catcher Bethany Garrow got things rolling right ...
