Gladstone Braves Sweep Post-Season Awards                     The Gladstone High School girls basketball team had a dream season this winter, winning 24 games in a row and winning a Class B regional championship for the second year in a row. Now the Braves are being recognized for that success. Gladstone was named the Upper Peninsula Class A-B Team of the Year by the U-P Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Braves Coach Karl Dollhopf was named the Class A-B-C Coach of the Year for the third time in his career. Gladstone senior forward Jammie Botruff was named the Class A-B-C Player of the Year, sharing the title with Escanaba senior Olivia Nash. Gladstone's Whitney Wells was a Class A-B Second Team pick, while Katie Becker and Escanaba's Trista Barron got Special Mention. (Pictured: Botruff going up against Ludington's best player at regionals) In Class D, Superior Central's Greg Trowbridge was named Coach of the Year, and Forest Park sophomore Lexi Gussert was Player of the Year. Jaime Madalinski and Sarah Madalinski of Bark River-Harris were First Team picks, along with Superior Central's Vanessa Freberg. Rapid River's Kelly Bintner and Heather Sanderson were Class D Second Team selections. St. Ignace was picked as the Class C Team of the Year.

Braves Drop An Emotional Regional Final, 38-32                      The Gladstone High School wrestling team bolted to a 28-0 lead Wednesday, but the Roscommon Bucks rallied to post a 38-32 win in the Division Three regional championship match in Manistique. Chris Walters (171), Jack Kronick (215), Tommy Bailey (285), and Jake Kujala (103) all posted pins, and Jake Kronick (189) posted a major decision win as the Braves built that 28-0 lead. After Roscommon took a 32-28 lead, Braves freshman Keenan Barron won a 9-1 major decision from Bradley Briggs to tie the match at 32-32. That left a trip to Battle Creek on the line for the final two matches. Brandon Gagnon battled hard before losing a 10-8 decision to Matt Morley at 152, and then Cameron Spencer lost to James Richards, 14-10, to seal the championship for the Bucks. Pictured above: Gladstone's Keenan Barron gets a big four-point win for the Braves. Above left photo: Braves' Chris Walters battles Roscommon's Nick Anderson at 171. Gladstone beat Benzie Central, and Roscommon topped Kingsford in the semifinal matches earlier Wednesday. (See details, photos, and videos, further down this page) WATCH GLADSTONE BRAVES vs ROSCOMMON VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CLICK HERE  to see Gladstone Braves 103-pounder Jake Kujala win on a pin. CLICK HERE  to see Gladstone's Keenan Barron get two points during his big win. CLICK HERE  to see Gladstone's Jake Cronick get two points during a major decision. CLICK HERE  to see Gladstone's Jack Cronick win his match by pin at 215 pounds.                     Gladstone's Josh Kadish vs Roscommon's Drake Lewandowski Wednesday night.

Gladstone Tops Benzie In Wrestling Semifinal                    The Gladstone Braves got six pins and posted a 45-33 win over the Benzie Central Huskies in the Division Three regional semifinals Wednesday night in Manistique. Chris Walters (171), Jake Kronick (189), Jack Kronick (215), Tommy Bailey (285), Sam Taylor (135), and Josh Kadish (145) all earned six points. SEE BRAVES-HUSKIES VIDEOS CLICK HERE  to see Chris Walters pin. CLICK HERE  to see Jack Cronick pin. Pictured above: Bailey pins Benzie's Tim Smith. Left photo: Josh Kadish and Benzie Central's Jermario Raglin.