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Hillman varsity girls lose, JV wins

The Hillman girls varsity basketball team moved to 1-2 on the season following a 50-21 loss at the hands of the Tawas Area Braves. Despite the defensive pressure from the Braves, the Tigers saw a strong individual performance from Kendall Gruschke, who led the team in both scoring and rebounding with seven points and seven rebounds. Junior Madelyn Oswald provided a spark on both ends of the floor, contributing four points, six rebounds, and four assists. Brook Linseman added four points and two rebounds for the Tigers. The Tigers will look to bounce back quickly as they hit the road ...

Wildcats secure tough win over Grayling

GRAYLING – The Alpena Wildcats varsity boys basketball team earned a hard-fought road win on Tuesday, as it defeated Grayling 50-45. Both offenses got off to a slow start and the Wildcats did not score their first points until the five-minute mark of the first quarter when Kai Peterson got Alpena’s offense kickstarted with a bank shot in the paint. The teams traded baskets throughout the remainder of the first quarter and the score was deadlocked 12-12. heading into the second quarter. Grayling started the second quarter on a 4-0 run, before Alpena guard Connor Tulgestka ...

Hillman boys basketball remains undefeated

The Hillman varsity boys basketball team improved to 5-0 overall on the season after defeating Whittemore-Prescott on the road 65-19 on Monday. Hillman got off to a hot start by hitting four of their first 10 three pointers in the first quarter and never looked back as it opened up an early 20-4 lead. The Tigers used a balanced scoring attack led by senior Aedan Tucker had a strong game with 15 points, while adding seven assists, six steals, and five rebounds. Junior center Eddie Prue also filled the stat sheet by scoring 15 points, pulling down seven rebounds, and adding six ...

Alpena wrestling flexes its muscles in Grayling

The boys and girls Alpena Wrestling teams continued their promising start to the season this weekend at Grayling Individual Tournaments highlighted by four first-place finishes. The boys wrestled first on Saturday at the Grayling Don Ferguson Individual Tournament in fifth place in team ...

Hillman varsity girls basketball loses, junior varsity wins

HILLMAN - The Hillman Tigers varsity girls basketball team dropped its home opener to the Hale Eagles with a final score of 59-31 on Friday. The Tigers’ loss drops their record to 1-1., while Hale improves to 2-0 for the young season. Hillman was led in scoring by Maci Klein who scored 11 points, while pulling down four rebounds and adding three steals. Madelyn Oswald chipped in nine points, four rebounds, and three steals. The Hillman girls junior varsity squad fared better than the varsity team, as it downed Hale 35-6. Riley Cook led the way with eight points, 13 ...

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