ALPENA — Throughout a long radio career at WATZ, Ralph Diethelm’s voice became synonymous with sports in Northeast Michigan. For his many years of work, Diethelm is the first recipient of the Alpena Sports Hall of Fame’s Voice of the North award, which honors the contributions of ...

Season Results City Champions: Pompeyo’s Mexican Grill Players: Larry Brewbaker, Craig Brownridge, Tom Eddy, Tyler Gallagher, Dave Havel, Gordon Ide, Dave Kneeshaw, Ken Mason, Casey Nutt, Tyler Thorton Round Robin Champions: Wagon Wheel 1 Players: Brad Bartlett, Lou Fettes, Mark ...

ALPENA — The Alpena High School baseball team (14-7, 3-1 BNC) had recently suffered a rough stretch of games, uncharacteristically losing three in a row. On Saturday, the Wildcats bounced back into form, destroying Soo Canada in both games of the doubleheader. Alpena won the first ...

ALPENA — On Friday, the Alpena High School softball team played its final game before hosting the Wildcat Invite Tournament. The Wildcats matched with Garden City and played a good team game for a 6-4 victory. Paige Samp led the Wildcats through seven innings on the mound and crushed a ...

ALPENA — Earlier this year, an American Academy of Pediatrics report said that about 70% of all youth athletes drop out of organized sports by age 13. Contributing to that drop, according to the report, is the professionalization of youth sports putting more pressure on kids who play a ...