KALKASKA — Over the last three years Kalkaska’s Madison Wilkinson has emerged from the shadow of her older sister, Makenzie, who graduated in 2018 as one of the school’s great athletes.
BOYNE CITY — The Kalkaska softball team has shown its offensive spark plenty this season.
But when the Blazers needed it most, it couldn’t string enough hits together to bring in the runs it needed in a 2-1 loss to Charlevoix in a regional semifinal contest on Saturday.
MACKINAW CITY — The Northern Lakes Conference softball crown resides in Ellsworth after the Lancers picked up two wins over Mackinaw City on Tuesday, May 11.
Ellsworth defeated the Comets 10-8 and 14-12 to earn the conference title.
ELK RAPIDS — A swing of the bat on a 3-0 count by Alexis Cain sent the ball sailing over the left field fence for a three-run walk off homer and an 8-6 win for Central Lake over the Elks in the championship game of the Elk Rapids Softball Invitational on Saturday.
GRAYLING — Kalkaska pitcher Mia Miller put a cap on a stellar week of softball by the Blazers as she threw a no-hitter in Kalkaska’s 11-0 victory over Grayling in game one of a doubleheader on Monday.
CENTRAL LAKE — In just three weeks of taking donations, Sherry Donaldson was instrumental in raising more than $4,050 for the Maris Spaulding Scholarship Fund.