SAGINAW — The Alcona soccer team earned a huge victory on Tuesday defeating Saginaw Nouvel on the road by a score of 5-2.

The Tigers were led by Jordan Steiner who recorded a hat trick scoring three goals. Brett Nelson and Josh Kilbourn each added a goal apiece in the victory.

Alcona goalkeeper Conner McCoy turned in another impressive evening in net as he made 25 saves.

The Tigers held a 3-1 halftime lead and didn’t look back as they knocked off an opponent that they will see later down the road during district play.

“It was a very good win for us. To play and beat a district opponent is always great because we didn’t get the chance to see anyone from our district during the regular season last year. It was a great win for us,” Alcona coach Tim Munro said.

The Tigers improve to 3-5-1 with the win and will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Kalkaska.

VOLLEYBALL

Onaway 3,

Cheboygan 0

CHEBOYGAN — The Onaway volleyball team earned a hard fought sweep on the road against Cheboygan on Monday, defeating the Chiefs 25-22, 25-21 and 25-22.

The Cardinals were led by Jaclyn Nash who dished out 19 assists, 10 digs and had three kills. Maddie McLean added 13 digs, 10 kills and two aces. Kennedy Crawford had eight kills, two aces and two digs. Calley Selke chipped in with 19 digs, seven aces and four kills. KayAnna Dean ended with 11 digs and Malaurie McLean had 13 digs to help Onaway come away with the victory.

“It was a very evenly matched contest. Each game went down to the wire and that was good to see,” Onaway coach Steve Watson said. “It was nice to get back to the best of five matches after playing in several tournaments early on and I was pleased with how our girls responded and played throughout the match.”

The Cardinals improve to 8-5-1 overall and will be back in action on Tuesday when they open conference play at home against Central Lake.

Hillman 3,

Fairview 0

FAIRVIEW — The Hillman volleyball team open up North Star League play with a sweep of Fairview on Tuesday night, winning by scores of 25-11, 25-15 and 25-14.

The Tigers were led by Kristen Kenyon who had 11 kills. Alexis Mutschler added 14 digs and Alison Samp dished out 24 assists and chipped in with nine aces.

“It was a good first game for us, especially opening conference play with a nice win. It had been a while since we played, but it was good for us to get out there and knock some of the rust off,” Hillman coach Amy Moir said.

Hillman improves to 12-4 overall on the year and will be back in action next Thursday when they host Hale.