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ACC Men lose despite scrappy effort

ALPENA – The Alpena Community College men’s basketball team lost an evenly matched battle with Kirtland Community College 69-61 on Wednesday night. The loss drops the Lumberjacks record to 1-17 on the season. Midway through the first half with ACC trailing by four points, freshman guard ...

Alpena boys win a thriller

SAULT STE. MARIE – The Alpena Wildcats boys basketball team, 9-8, won a thriller in The SAult Ste. Marie against the Sault Area Blue Devils, 2-13, 51-46 on Tuesday night. It was a back-and-forth battle throughout the game. Both teams held on to narrow leads in the first half of play. The ...

Swami does not regret retirement.

People tend to keep the same schedule when they were working, after retiring. Swami attempted to get back in the swing on Monday as he had an early morning appointment, coupled with a busy day thereafter. No, the All-Knowing-One is not going back in time. By two o'clock it was time for a nap. ...

Lady Wildcats fall to Sault Area

ALPENA – The Alpena Wildcats girl’s varsity basketball team lost to Sault Area Blue Devils 54-33, on Tuesday night. Freshman guard Amelia Soltysiak got the offense started for Alpena early in the first quarter, connecting from three-point territory, making the score 4-3, Sault ...

Braves overpowers Hillman in girl’s basketball

TAWAS CITY — The Hillman varsity girl’s basketball team faced a tough road test on Tuesday night, ultimately falling to the Tawas Area Braves in a 50-27 decision on the road. Despite some strong individual efforts in the paint, the Tigers struggled to find their offensive rhythm against ...

JV Tigers clamp down on Oscoda, move to 10-1

ROGERS CITY - The Hillman JV girls' basketball team continued their dominant season with a 23-15 victory over the Oscoda Owls in Rogers City on Monday. The win keeps the Tigers nearly perfect on the year, improving their record to 10-1 overall and 2-0 in the NSL. Leading the Tigers was ...