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Alpena girls basketball has bright future

ALPENA – The Alpena Wildcats varsity girl's basketball team has five freshmen on their roster this season. That is almost unheard of in Division-One basketball. For Alpena Head Coach Mark Toppi, in his second year at the helm, this is not unchartered territory however and his history of ...

Hillman boys win a thriller

TAWAS — Hillman’s varsity boy’s basketball team, 18-2, picked up a road victory that had a playoff atmosphere as it traveled to Tawas, 8-10, and earned a thrilling 55-53 victory.. The Tigers would lead the entire first half taking a 28-21 lead at the intermission, but the third quarter ...

Alpena boys fall to Gaylord

GAYLORD — It was a tough loss for Alpena, 9-9, who was going for the season sweep against Gaylord, 7-10. The Wildcats held a three-point lead at halftime. The game went back and forth throughout. Gaylord shot the ball well and jumped to a 10-point lead at the end of third quarter. Alpena ...

Wildcats secure another Big North crown with dominant performance

ALPENA – The Alpena Wildcats hockey team secured another Big North Conference championship after defeating the Petoskey Northmen 4-0 in front of a packed house on Senior Night at the Northern Lights Area on Friday. Alpena Head Coach Ben Henry said his team continues to improve and is ...

Tigers earn road win over Mio

MIO — The Hillman Tigers picked up a big road win by defeating the Mio Thunderbolts 60-38 in Mio on Friday. With the win the Tigers improved to 17-2 overall and 10-1 in the NSL Little Dipper Division. The win places the Tigers one win away from their fifth straight conference title and ...