Harrison Beeby

1 week ago | upnorthlive.com | Harrison Beeby

TOPICS:SoftballDivision 3State finalsClareGrass LakePioneersRunsDramaticEAST LANSING -- Hard to top the drama from the Division 3 softball state finals from Saturday night. Clare and Grass Lake were in a heated battle that saw both teams trade leads. At one point the Pioneers took a 2-1 lead into the 7th and final three outs but Grass Lake rallied to score four runs in that inning for a 5-2 lead.

1 week ago | upnorthlive.com | Harrison Beeby

TOPICS:St. FrancisBaseballState title35 yearsVictoryDivision 3Michigan StateTom PassinaultEAST LANSING -- For two previous trips Traverse City St. Francis has made the baseball state finals but Tom Passinault's club could never seem to get that final win on Saturday. This Saturday turned out to be a little different. The Glads jumped out to an early 5-0 lead before their opponent Marine City would make things interesting scoring four runs in the fifth.

2 weeks ago | upnorthlive.com | Harrison Beeby

TOPICS:Clare softballSemifinalState titlePioneersGrass LakeMichigan State UniversityVictoryRavennaEAST LANSING -- All the drama and a little rain was in the air for the top-ranked Clare Pioneer softball team. After coming up short in the state semifinals a year ago the team was extra motivated to get to Saturday's state finals this season and that's what they did in a nail-biting 2-1 win over Ravenna.

2 weeks ago | upnorthlive.com | Harrison Beeby

EAST LANSING -- The Hillman Tigers adding to their softball legacy this spring with a second straight trip to the MHSAA softball semifinals. Unfortunately that trip resulted in another semifinal loss but its one that continues to strengthen the program into the future after being one of the last four teams in Division 4. The Tigers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning against Mendon which was a stark contrast to their 8-0 loss to Holton in the semis last year.

2 weeks ago | upnorthlive.com | Harrison Beeby

Traverse City Central sophomore Lorelai Zielinski finished runner-up in the shot put and discus in her first Division One track and field state finals a year ago. One year later she showed she's the best in the state capturing both titles at this year's finals and she has much bigger goals in mind as we find out in this week's Jimmy John's Sports Corner.