Archive for April, 2012

Sault takes two from Gaylord

April 27, 2012 6:13 pm
Sault takes two from Gaylord

GAYLORD – The Sault High Blue Devil baseball team got the bats going on Thursday afternoon, pounding out 16 runs on 13 hits in a 16-10 win over Gaylord in the opener of a non-conference doubleheader. The Devils also won the second game by a count of 6-3. The first game was tied 7-7 heading into the fifth inning after [...]

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Sault Softball from Thursday

6:09 pm
Sault Softball from Thursday

GAYLORD – The visiting Sault High Blue Devils earned a win and a tie in a non-conference doubleheader with their namesakes from Gaylord. The Sault won the first game 14-3 and played to a 5-5 tie in the second game. The opener went five innings, while the nightcap lasted seven. Megan Jean was 4-of-4 at the plate for the Sault, [...]

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Sault suffers first loss of season

April 25, 2012 10:17 am
Sault suffers first loss of season

By SCOTT CHURCH (scottchurch@eupnews.com) EUPNews.com High School Sports Editor The Blue Devils fell from the ranks of the unbeaten on Tuesday afternoon, splitting with the Newberry Indians in their Straits Area Conference matchup. Both games were 5-1 affairs, with the Indians taking the first, and the Blue Devils bouncing back to capture the second. A four-run third inning for Newberry [...]

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Blue Devils sweep Indians

10:08 am
Blue Devils sweep Indians

By SCOTT CHURCH (scottchurch@eupnews.com) EUPNews.com High School Sports Editor NEWBERRY – The Sault High softball powered past Newberry in a pair of Straits Area Conference games on Tuesday night, bageling the Indians by scores of 20-0 and 9-0. In the opener, Kylee Fitzpatrick provided the Sault with a grand slam in the third inning, while Megan Jean and Alexa Jones [...]

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Bulldogs drop two, Sault splits in recent softball action

April 24, 2012 5:19 pm
Bulldogs drop two, Sault splits in recent softball action

By SCOTT CHURCH (scottchurch@eupnews.com) EUPNews.com High School Sports Editor CHEBOYGAN – The Rudyard Bulldog softball team dropped a pair of conference games to the Cheboygan Chiefs on Monday afternoon, losing the opener 11-6, and taking a 5-3 defeat in the nightcap. Kayla Coffey led the Bulldogs with two hits, including a double and drove in two runs. Cora VanSloten also [...]

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Birds in our Backyards – April 2012

April 16, 2012 1:01 pm
Birds in our Backyards – April 2012

By Connie Thompson Special Contributor to the EUP News I’ve always loved March because of the changes that it brings. While winter is still exercising its muscle, the hint of spring is in the air and summer feels like it is just over the horizon. It’s hard to describe the ecstacy that I feel when I hear sandhill cranes hollering [...]

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