The Ishpeming Hematites overwhelmed the host Gwinn Modeltowners softball squad by a count of 23-1 in Monday's league challenge.

Next, the Hematites meet the Westwood Patriots (Ishpeming, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, May 7. Ishpeming will attempt to upgrade on its 2-4 season record. The Patriots go into the challenge with a 1-7 record after their 13-3 non-league loss to Marquette (Marquette, MI).

The Modeltowners (1-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Jeffers (Painesdale, MI). The Jets go into the non-league challenge with a 3-1 record. In their last challenge, Jeffers toppled Ontonagon (Ontonagon, MI), 13-7, in a league challenge.