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High School
The inaugural All-U.P. Baseball Team has been released by the Cold Weather Baseball Coaches Alliance.
The Division 1-3 Player of the Year is Escanaba’s Lennox Peacock. The Division 4 Player of the Year is Owen Baij from Norway. Escanaba’s Scott Hanson was voted Division 1-3 Coach of the Year, and Joe Romano from Jeffers was named Division Four Coach of the Year, after guiding the Jets to their first trip to the state semifinals.
Nels Paul and Alex Putman of Hancock were honored as Division 1-3 Assistant Coaches of the Year. The Division Four honors went to Norway’s Bob Amundson, Brett Baij and Randy Van Gasse.
Hancock’s Ben Keranen and Jeffers’ Brogan Turner were named to the Dream Team. Joining them are Lennox Peacock and Mikaiden Hughes from Escanaba, Owen Baij and Cameron Varda from Norway, Owen Cardinal and Tristan Slater from Negaunee, CJay Wainio from Gogebic, Jack Kriegl from Kingsford, and Carter Rye from Pickford.
Division 1-3 First Team
- Catcher: Mikaiden Hughes, Escanaba; Aiden Steele, Negaunee
- First Base: Ashton Rymkos, Escanaba; Easton Jezewski, Marquette
- Infield: Ben Keranen, Hancock; Devin Jurmu, Negaunee; Evan Dellangelo, Negaunee, Infield; Cooper Sanville, Gladstone; Connor Helminen, Hancock; Killian Ryan, Negaunee; Wesley Robinson, Marquette.
- Outfield: Brody Ison, Escanaba; Robert Finger, Menominee; Todd Kilpela, Hancock; Garett Carlson, Menominee; Logan Grondin, Kingsford.
- Utilty: Jack Kriegl, Kingsford
- Pitcher: Jaykob Dahm, Superior Central; Cannon Arnt, Escanaba; Alex Brennan, Marquette; Owen Cardinal, Negaunee; Tristan Slater, Negaunee.
Division 1-2 Second Team
- Catcher: Isaac Rondeau, Superior Central; Graham Johnson, Escanaba.
- First Base: Aiden Burie, Gladstone; Brandon Boyak, Superior Central.
- Infield: Darin Berg, Calumet; Carter Samuelson, Sault Ste Marie; Carter Sanville, Gladstone; Roman Yuhas, Westwood; Morgan Robar, Negaunee; Desmond Gleason, Marquette; Jonah Doenier, Kingsford.
- Outfield: Joel Derocher, Houghton; Evan Brown, Marquette; Brighton Hibbard, Sault Ste Marie; Bryce Bichler, Escanaba; Brian Boutilier, Escanaba.
- Utility: Caleb Isaacson, Hancock.
- Pitcher: Nate Thompson, Hancock; Isak Ruspaka, Westwood; Brycyn Nettell, Houghton; Connor Pickett, Iron Mountain; Aiden Beal, Menominee.
Division 4 First Team
- Catcher: Trenton Kramer, North Dickinson; Andrew Johnson, Bark River Harris.
- First Base: Bryce Mitchell, Rudyard; Ian Mattilla, Gogebic.
- Infield: Owen Baij, Norway; Mac Collins, Pickford; Micah Morrison, Brimley; Parker Osterman, Ironwood; Jason Graham, North Dickinson; Kasen Helminen, Jeffers; Madden Sommer, Ironwood.
- Outfield: Cameron Varda, Norway; Mason Andrzejak, Pickford; Brogan Turner, Jeffers; Eli Routsala, Ironwood; Cayden Harju, Gogebic;
- Utility: Gunner Bennin, Pickford.
- Pitcher: Carter Rye, Pickford; CJay Wainio, Gogebic; Ethan Gallo, Ironwood; Jaxon Clark, Rudyard; Cam Anderson, Jeffers.
Division 4 Second Team
- Catcher: Daryk McWilliams, Gogebic; Cooper Jones, Brimley.
- First Base: Chase Monette, Stephenson; Levi Kinnunen, Jeffers.
- Infield: Gabe Spear, Bark River Harris; Levi Mayer, Rudyard; Dyceson Drew, Ontonagon; Brendan McCullough, Ironwood; Kaden Malone, North Central; Kane Savoie, Rudyard; Carson L’Esperance, Jeffers.
- Outfield: Chad Isaacson, Jeffers; Randall Kashich, Ironwood; Elliott Kraemer, Norway; Tobi Anderson, Norway; Carter Cazzola, Norway.
- Utility: Kyle Postma, Rudyard.
- Pitcher: Dalton Savoie, Rudyard; Klayton Kin, Ontonagon; Luke Grunlund, North Dickinson; Kaleb Desilets, Bark River Harris; Hunter Langin, Norway.
Fast Pitch Softball
In Copper Country Fast Pitch Softball League play last evening…
- Superior Service defeated Northern Wishes 10 to 5. Reagan Moyle was the winning pitcher and Janet Mattila took the loss with Kayla Aho in relief. Moyle struck out five and Mattila struck out four. At the plate for Superior Service, Raili Marcotte had three singles and Moyle and MacKenzie Ekdahl each had two singles. For Northern Wishes, Kim Aho had three singles, Svea Johnson had two singles and Meg Ruohonen had a double.
- Gold Standard defeated Moyle/Finnish Coat 6 to 1. Payton Goldsworthy was the winning pitcher, and struck out 15. Claire Mettlach took the loss. For Gold Standard, Emily Jokela had a home run, Maria Chezik had a double and two singles, and Aubrey Zackal had a double. For Moyle/Finnish Coat, Clea Ollanketo had a home run, Morgan Vandiver had a double, and Vera Pietila had two singles.
Twilight League Baseball
In Copper Country Twilight Baseball League play tonight…
- Houghton Building Supplies/Stanton meets Coldwell Banker Craig Heinonen at the Hancock Driving Park.
- Garnet Garage faces REL/Mohawk Technology at the Wolverine field.
MLB
The Tigers scored four runs in the top of the 11th inning, and defeated the Yankees 6-2 yesterday. Troy Melton pitched into the seventh, gave up two hits and struck out seven. He left with a 2-0 lead, thanks in part to a solo home run by Kevin McGonigle in the third inning. That evaporated when New York scored two off Drew Anderson in the bottom of the ninth. After a scoreless 10th, the Tigers loaded the bases with two out in the top of the 11th. Spencer Torkelson drew a walk to drive in the winning run, and Zack McInstry’s single wound up scoring three after a throwing error by catcher Ali Sánchez. Keider Montero closed out the game with two scoreless innings to get the win on the mound.
After sweeping the Yankees in New York, the Tigers open a series in Texas tonight. Framber Valdez will start against Nathan Eovaldi. Coverage will begin at 7:40 on 99.3 The Lift.
Will Vest is the latest Detroit pitcher to land on the injured list. He’s dealing with elbow inflammation. Beau Brieske has been brought up from Toledo.
The Brewers downed the Reds 4-2 last evening. Garrett Mitchell’s triple in the seventh inning drove home the winning run, and he then scored on a wild pitch. He had four hits. Shane Drohan gave up two runs on six hits. Aaron Ashby replaced him in the sixth inning, and earned his 12th win of the season in relief.
The Brewers welcome the Reds again this afternoon. Jacob Misiorowski will pitch against Chase Burns.
NBA
The Pistons have reportedly inked a contract with power forward John Collins. He played for the Clippers last season, after terms with the Hawks and Jazz. It’s a three-year, $51 million deal.
Collins will fill the gap left when Tobias Harris signed a two-year, $31 million deal with the Spurs.
The Bucks have signed forward Bogoljub Marković to a multi-year contract. Marković was the 47th overall pick in the NBA Draft last year. He played in Serbia this past season, and was named league MVP after averaging 19 points and nine rebounds per game.
NHL
The Red Wings and forward Viktor Arvidsson have reportedly agreed on a two-year, $5 million deal. Arvidsson collected 25 goals and 29 assists for the Bruins last season. The Wings have also picked up forward Keegan Kolesar from the Golden Knights in exchange for two future draft picks.
Detroit added some defensive depth by signing Jacob Bryson to a one-year deal. He split time between the Sabres and Jets last season. And, they brought in free agent goaltender Daniil Tarasov to back up John Gibson. He played for the Panthers last season, and will replace the departing Cam Talbot.
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