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Petoskey beats Alpena at home

The Alpena Wildcat varsity soccer team lost a close game to the Petoskey Northmen on Thursday at Wildcat Stadium. The Northmen bested the Wildcats 1-0. Alpena goalie Jayden Crandall had three saves, Joe LaCross had three shots on goal, and Jackson Birmingham had three shots on goal. "For the third game in three nights, the team played with energy and passion and I was pleased with their effort," said Coach Ken Dragiewicz. He added that the defense of Reece Dragiewicz, Reed Leeck, Jace Kadrich, Jackson Natzel and Parker Kaiser played solid the entire game, limiting Petoskey to four ...

Alpena Horseshoe League Final Standings 2025

ALPENA — The Alpena Horseshoe League has completed the 2025 season, with VFW 2 taking first place, followed by Boosters in second, and Bolton Bar 1 in third. VFW 1 placed fourth, Joe's Bar 2 was fifth, Eagles 1 placed sixth, Eagles 2 was seventh, Joe's Bar 1 placed eighth, and Bolton Bar 2 finished ninth. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 40-Foot Double Ringers George Brilinski: 51 Shawn Szatkowski: 36 Luke Szatkowski: 29 Mike Sobek: 28 John DeCarlo: 25 Pat Anderson: 20 Tom Troy: 19 Ben Kinsel: 18 John Walling: 18 Brett Sobek: 17 Austin Szatkowski: 17 Matt Hunter: ...

Hillman beats Whittemore-Prescott

The Hillman High School varsity football team beat Whittemore-Prescott on Friday with a score of 40-14. Eddie Prue scored five touchdowns. "This was a great team win for us," Coach Cody Allen said. "Everyone stepped up tonight and played hard. We held a team averaging over 70 points to 14. Our defense really played outstanding and executed the game plan." Next up, the Hillman Tigers travel to Baldwin for a 6 p.m. game on Saturday.

AHS cross country competes at MSU Invitational

The Alpena High School cross country teams competed in the Michigan State University Spartan Invitational on Friday. The Wildcat boys placed ninth out of 27 teams and the girls 21st of 33 Division 1 teams. Xander Allen and Logan Szumila were medal winners for the boys, placing fourth and 24th, respectively. Izzy Szymanski and Abigail Misiak led the girls. MSU INVITATIONAL RESULTS Wildcat Boys 4. Xander Allen, 16:28.8 25. Logan Szumila, 17:27.0 56. Brendan Werth, 18:19.7 84. Braeden Mathis, 18:45.6 125. Milo Dahleen, 19:35.0 131. Hendrix McKay, 19:43.6 195. Wyatt ...

Hillman earns NSL award

Kevin Konczak team wins ‘The Mother of All Relays’

ALPENA — Alpena native Kevin Konczak just keeps winning, and this time, it was a team effort. Konczak, who lives in Colorado, traveled with a team of athletes to the Hood to Coast Relay, also known as "The Mother of All Relays," and returned with a super masters division win for a fine ...