LAURIUM — Three championship games were played at the Gipp Fields on Saturday. In the Keweenaw Little League Majors final, Keweenaw Lions defeated Royale Inc. 7-2. Lyle Lasanen earned the win pitching for the Lions. In the machine pitch championship, Calumet Electronics won a close ...
HOUGHTON — Andrew Parker of Hubbell picked up cycling three years ago and has since dedicated his time to the “Great Cycle Challenge” that has 80,000 riders in the United States and have worked to raise $8 Million dollars, biking 3.5 million miles to help the 15,700 American children who ...
HOUGHTON — In a press release Friday, Michigan Technological University was named as one of seven schools named who have entered into an agreement with MKurtz Consulting to explore the possiblity of forming a new men’s hockey conference which would begin play in the 2021-22 season. “The ...
DOLLAR BAY — He made a name for himself coaching basketball, but the late Jim Bronczyk is still known for his ability to register hole-in-ones on the golf course. Bronczyk recorded no less than eight aces in his golfing career — a fact he played down whenever he was asked about the ...
MARQUETTE — On Saturday, eight high school football players who recently graduated from their schools will be competing in the U.P. Football All-Star Game at the Superior Dome in Marquette. The game, which is slated to start at 1 p.m., features some of the top senior athletes from across ...
SOUTH RANGE — J. Peltier Construction came back from a first inning three-run deficit to pull off a 9-5 win over Superior National Bank (SNB) in Portage Lake Little League Majors playoff semifinal action on Thursday. With the win, they will face Sayen’s Auto in the championship game on ...
Range Bank defeated the Frank A. Douglass Agency, 12-4, on Monday to win the Portage Lake Little League Minor Softball Championship. Lucy Biekkola pitched a complete game and had seven strikeouts for Range Bank. Kaelyn Rouleau, Meridyn Rautiola, and Tally Storm each had two hits for Range ...
n remained unbeaten in Over 50 Softball League play Thursday night. The league leaders scored a 10-4 win over Tapiola behind three hits by Dave Kamerand. Adding two safeties each for the 6-0 winners were winning pitcher Scott Madajewski, Jed Pollard, Dave Usitalo, Darren Hietala and Dan ...
SOUTH RANGE — While most little league managers struggle with poor fielding from their youngsters on the diamond, not Sayen’s Auto manager Dan Sayen, who has felt his team has excelled in it this season. “Fielding has been a strong point for our team all year,” he said. “We’ve ...
LAURIUM — KBear 102 took an early lead with a four-run first inning and although it was a close battle held off Dean Kangas State Farm in a semifinal matchup. Henry Johnson and Max Harju lead off the game with walks, Max Spelich drove in Johnson as the game’s first run with a double. Owen ...
SOUTH RANGE — The boys and girls of Rajala’s Kitchens are not afraid to swing the bat. When they step up to the plate, they want to hit. On Wednesday, they swung their way to a 9-4 win over Pat’s Foods in Portage Lake Little League Minors semifinal action. “They are trained to swing ...
HANCOCK — Sadie Biekkola struck out 15 opposing hitters to help McDonald’s defeat UP Audiology 7-2 in the Portage Lake Little League major softball championship game at the Hancock Driving Park Wednesday. McDonald’s scored two runs in the bottom of the first on a single by Naomi Frahm. ...
CHASSELL — Hot temperatures helped Coca Cola’s hot bats in a pair of victories over Northern Michigan Landbrokers in Copper Country Woman’s Fastpitch Softball play on Wednesday at Chassell Field. Coca Cola won 12-4 and 7-1 on the night. Coca Cola took advantage of some slow returns with ...
The Rockland Pond Kids Day will be this Saturday. The annual event is another community event put on by the Upper Peninsula Sport Fisherman’s Association. The volunteer organization strives to get children into fishing. “All you need to do is bring the kids to the Rockland pond. Fishing ...
SOUTH RANGE — Xpress Self Storage did it again. The No. 1-ranked team hit their way into the Portage Lake Little League Minors championship game as they defeated the the fifth-seeded South Range VFW, 11-1, on Wednesday. “Our lineup puts the ball on the bat,” said Xpress manager Brian ...
SOUTH RANGE — Hot bats and smooth gloves was the winning combination as the No. 6 seeded J. Peltier Construction defeated the No. 3 seeded Tervo Agency 10-6 in Portage Lake Little League Majors playoff action on Tuesday. “It was a great game,” said Peltier’s manager Jesse Kentala. ...
The passage of time is something a person has no control over. A couple of recent things clearly reminded me of that. First, there was the news that Hancock’s Shane Burcar had been hired for the men’s head basketball coaching job at Northern Arizona University. One, I had just a ...
SOUTH RANGE — It just took one inning for Superior Service Towing to show they were the better team on Tuesday night as they defeated the Chassell VFW, 16-0, in Portage Lake Little League Majors playoff action. That inning was the top of the first as Superior scored all 16 of their runs in ...
ight for playoff baseball at the Gipp Fields on Tuesday. REL Inc. took an early lead on KBear in the opener with two runs in the top of the first as Ryder Hyrkas and Luke Hamlin both walked and came in to score on wild pitches. Both starters settled in after that and pitched well. Toby ...
STANTON — Looking to end their three-game losing streak Tuesday night, Superior National Bank-Stanton did just that, earning an 11-0 Copper Country Twilight League victory over Garnet Garage at Stanton Field. Kevin Bostwick drove the SNB-Stanton offense with three runs scored on the ...