Loons drop finale against Hawks
June 6, 2007 at 9:25 amThe South Bend Silver Hawks slugged their way to a 12-2 victory over the Great Lakes Loons Tuesday night in the finale of a five-game series in South Bend. Read→
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Four Loons selected to All-Star team
June 5, 2007 at 5:14 pmMidwest League President George H. Spelius announced Tuesday that Loons first baseman Eduardo Perez, infielder Francisco Lizarraga, left-handed starter Clayton Kershaw, and right-handed reliever Miguel Ramirez were named to the league's All-Star team. Read→
From the editor: MOL unveils MidlandSports.com
June 5, 2007 at 5:03 pmI’m sure many of you have noticed by now that MidlandOnline has produced a new site called MidlandSports.com and has begun posting local sports stories to it. Before moving forward too far with the site, I thought it would be beneficial to offer a little explanation of what MidlandSports is and what we hope it eventually will be. Read→
Offense stays hot in Loons’ 11-9 win
June 5, 2007 at 10:01 amGreat Lakes pounded out 17 hits and scored in double figures for the second straight game as the Loons hung on for an 11-9 victory over the South Bend Silverhawks Monday night. Read→
Long day: Chargers win 19-inning game, beat Chemics for district title
June 3, 2007 at 11:37 amThe Dow High varsity softball team survived a 19-inning semi-final game against Bay City Western Saturday before defeating cross-town rival Midland High 5-1 to capture its first district championship crown since 2004. Read→
Baseball: Chargers best Chemics to win district title
June 3, 2007 at 11:36 amThroughout the regular season, inconsistencies plagued the Dow High varsity baseball team. On Saturday, the Chargers finally put it all together. After beating Bay City Western 7-4 in the semifinal game, the Chargers took down cross-town rival Midland High 5-3 to advance to next week’s regional game in Flushing against the host Raiders. Read→
MOL Blog: There’s no ‘I’ in LeBron
June 1, 2007 at 2:38 pmLeBron James is the best basketball player on the planet right now. Period. Last night’s 48-point, nine-rebound, seven-assist performance proved as much and simultaneously set forth a media frenzy of "King James" references with tons of witty ESPN puns thrown in for good measure. Read→