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Team SkellaFit powerlifting earns 10 gold medals

ALPENA — Team SkellaFit Powerlifting continued its winning streak on Oct. 24, at Rochester Performance Gym’s Fall Classic, bringing home 10 first-place medals at the United Powerlifting Association-sanctioned meet while welcoming three new athletes to the team’s growing ...

Hillman girls fall to Atlanta in four sets

ATLANTA – The Hillman varsity volleyball team fell 3-1 to North Star League rival Atlanta on Thursday, dropping a four-set road match after winning the opener.​ The Lady Tigers took the first set 25-22 behind strong play at the net and defense. Atlanta responded with set wins of 25-14, 25-18 and 25-17 to claim the match. Riley Cook finished with 11 points, four kills, three blocks and 10 digs. Madelyn Oswald recorded 20 digs and 13 assists. Abigail Oswald had 17 digs and five kills, while Aubrey Weiland led Hillman with eight kills. The loss moves Hillman to 11-12-3 overall and ...

Alpena’s Allen wins Northern Michigan Meet of Champions

CADILLAC – Junior Xander Allen led from the gun to the finish Saturday at the Northern Michigan Meet of Champions, winning the boys’ 5,000-meter race in a career-best 15:26.8. The Alpena High School Wildcats’ boys finished fifth among 25 teams. Junior Logan Szumila placed fifth overall ...

Senior Night ends with 52-16 loss as Falcons dominate on ground

ALPENA – The Alpena Wildcats football team closed its 2026 season on Senior Night with a 52-16 loss to the visiting Ogemaw Heights Falcons on Friday at Wildcat Stadium. Ogemaw Heights improved to 7-2 and positioned itself for the postseason behind a ground game that piled up nearly 500 ...

Alpena’s Cooper Black makes NHL debut, credits Alpena support

ALPENA – Cooper Black expected the nerves to hit harder. Instead, the Alpena native’s first NHL game felt mostly like excitement. The 25-year-old goaltender made his Florida Panthers debut Thursday night in a 4-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena, stopping 18 shots while ...