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Alpena’s Bryton Nostrant has skills beyond his years

ALPENA – Until recently, the last time a player in any grade scored 42 points or more in an Alpena Wildcats varsity boy’s basketball game was 55 years ago. Bryton Nostrant mirrored that feat earlier this month and will have many more opportunities to duplicate it before he ...

Wildcats honor their lone senior Lacy Martin

ALPENA – The Alpena Wildcats varsity girls basketball team celebrated senior night and pink- out night prior to their loss to the Petoskey Northmen, 68-32, on Friday in Alpena. Senior Lacy Martin, the only senior on the young squad, was honored prior to the start of the contest, with her ...

Alpena boys end regular season with convincing win

ALPENA – The Alpena boy’s basketball team won in convincing fashion, 87-38, over the Onaway Cardinals at the Thunder Bay Junior High in Alpena on Saturday. The Wildcats ended their regular season on a high note and the win sets the stage for playoff action which begins tonight against ...

Alpena hockey team’s season cut short

TRAVERSE CITY – After enjoying a stellar regular season, a long playoff run this season wasn’t in the cards for the Alpena High School varsity hockey team. The Wildcats lost 3-2 in heartbreaking fashion in overtime to the Traverse City Central Trojans in a regional semi-final matchup on ...

Hillman boys secure NSL championship

HILLMAN — The Hillman Tigers sent senior boys basketball players Evan Crane, JT Witzke, Aedan Tucker, Xavier Nichols, and Dylan Hiveley out with class by defeating AuGres, 67-36 at home on Friday. The win secured Hillman's fifth straight North Star League Championship and its 10th over the ...

Wolverines pull away late and defeat Hillman girls

AUGRES — It was a tough night on the hardwood for the Hillman varsity girl’s basketball team as they fell to the AuGres-Sims Wolverines in a 53-33 contest in AuGres. The loss drops the Tigers’ record to 5-14 for the season. Despite flashes of defensive grit, the Tigers struggled to ...