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Ellis leads Wildcats at Altimore Invite

Courtesy Photo L to R: Alpena golfers Kennedy Ellis, Brynna Smith and Gianna Bolda put together a solid day at the Frank Altimore Invitational played at Currie West on Tuesday. Ellis recorded a 99, Smith shot a 114 and Bolda finished with a 121.

The Alpena girls golf team traveled to Midland on Tuesday to compete in the Frank Altimore Invitational played at Currie West, the site of their 2017 regionals.

The Wildcats were led by sophomore Kennedy Ellis who continued her 90s streak and posted a 99, which tied her for 12th place overall. Senior Brynna Smith carded a respectable 114 battling through illness to stay in play and freshman Gianna Bolda repeated her lowest tournament score to date of 121.

Alpena coach Jeannie Ellis commended the girls for playing their best even though the they were all battling illness.

“It really shows their level of dedication and commitment when these girls can come out and play as well as they did today,” Ellis said.

VOLLEYBALL

Hillman 3,

Atlanta 0

ATLANTA — The Hillman volleyball team earned a sweep over Atlanta on Tuesday, defeating the Huskies 25-13, 25-14 and 25-13.

The Tigers were led by Makenna Grulke who served up seven aces. Emilee Noffze recorded six kills, Alison Samp dished out 12 assists and Mackenzie VanPamel chipped in with 10 assists.

Hillman will be back in action tomorrow when they host Rogers City.

SOCCER

Grayling 2,

Alcona 0

GRAYLING — The Alcona soccer team put together a strong effort on Tuesday, but came up short, losing to Grayling 2-0.

Grayling netted two goals in the first half and the Tigers played tough in the second half and had scoring opportunities, but were unable to get anything past the Grayling goalkeeper.

Alcona falls to 7-3 overall on the season and will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to Alpena to compete in the annual Huron Shores Invitational.

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