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Hillman Tigers defeat Alcona

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LINCOLN—- The Hillman Tigers girls' basketball team kicked off their 2025-2026 season with a resounding 40-20 road victory against the Alcona Tigers on Friday. The team's strong defensive effort limited Alcona's scoring, while a balanced offensive attack led to the decisive win. The ...

Alpena boys basketball team blows out Rudyard

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ALPENA – The Alpena High School varsity boys basketball team kicked off its 2025-26 season with an impressive 90-55 win over Rudyard at home on Tuesday night. The Wildcats jumped out to a quick start against the Bulldogs in their home opener. Off the opening tip, Junior Connor Tulgestka ...

Hillman boys remain undefeated

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The Hillman Tigers boy’s basketball team remains undefeated after it defeated Hale 70-36 on Monday in Hale. The team improves to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the Little Dipper NSL Division. Hillman would start fast and opened up a 26-4 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back ...

Alpena boy’s soccer, football team earn honors

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ALPENA - ALPENA — Alpena was represented well in recent honors issued by the Big North Conference and the Michigan Football Coaches Association. Five Wildcat boys soccer players earned all-conference honors including Joe LaCross who was named to the first team. Owen Kaiser and Reed Leeck ...

Alpena wrestling team has big weekend

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The Alpena Wrestling team had a successful day at the Birch Run Team Tournament on Saturday by winning four dual matchups out of five and earning a fourth- place overall team finish. The Wildcats beat Birch Run 40-37)and Carrollton 59- 18 before dropping a close dual to Caro 45-36 to finish ...

Alpena 45ers down Cheboygan

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The Alpena 45ers defeated the Cheboygan Wendigo 13-4 at the Northern Lights Arena in Alpena on Saturday. The team had many contributors in the lopsided win but none more impactful than those by Patrick Smith who scored a hattrick. “Overall the team played good,” Smith said. “ We ...