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AHS cross country competes in Petoskey

The Alpena High School cross country teams raced at the Petoskey High School on Saturday in a near steady rain after thunderstorms in the area prompted officials to combine and alter the original race schedules. Running in the large school division with only Petoskey and AHS represented, the girls came out on top winning by a score of 25-31. Izzy Szymanski was the top Wildcat runner, placing second with a time of 21:35. She was followed in by Marian Renard in 3rd at 22:02, Gracelyn Heath 5th in 22:26, and Abigail Misiak 6th in 22:27. Lila Scott rounded out the scoring in 9th with a ...

TC West tops Alpena 6-2 in tennis

Traverse City West beat the Alpena High Wildcats 6-2 in tennis on Tuesday, Sept. 16. In singles No. 1, TC West's Edward Chan defeated Alpena's Will Meinhart 6-2, 6-0. In singles No. 2, Alpena's Nathan Pokorzynski came away winning 2-0, 2-0. Alpena's Dillon Gagnon defeated TC West's Colton Bible in No. 3 singles, 6-4, 5-7, 11-9. In singles No. 4, TC West's Patrick Elmquest defeated Alpena's Zach Cloft 6-4, 6-4. In doubles No. 1, TC West's Nolan Bildeaux and Trey Stewart beat Alpena's Oliver McConnell and Austin DeRosia 6-0, 6-3. In doubles No. 2, TC West's Patrick Milne and Owen ...

Wildcats take second place at Sunrise Cup soccer tournament

ALPENA — The Alpena Wildcats boys’ soccer team battled through four matches on Saturday at the Sunrise Cup, showing resilience and strong team play on their way to a second-place finish. Alpena posted a 2-1-1 record on the day, finishing behind unbeaten Traverse City St. Francis. The ...

Wildcats’ comeback effort falls short against Cadillac

ALPENA – The Alpena Wildcats showed grit and determination in front of their home crowd, but a slow start ultimately cost them in a 48-39 loss to Cadillac on Friday night in Big North Conference play. The defeat drops Alpena to 0-4 on the season, while Cadillac improved to 2-2. Cadillac ...

Alpena soccer shuts out Sault Ste. Marie 7-0

The Alpena High School varsity soccer team traveled to Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday and returned with a 7-0 win over the Blue Devils. Joe LaCross scored five goals, while Lucas Thomson and Owen Kaiser each contributed one goal. Owen Kaiser had three assists, Mason Burns had two assists, and Parker Kaiser had one assist. Wildcat goalies Jayden Crandall and Josh Short each made two saves. Alpena set the tone early with three goals in the first 10 minutes, one by Owen Kaiser and two by Joe LaCross. Alpena controlled the action and maintained possession through much of the first half, ...