In a season filled with big moments, Eli Winter is hoping to save his biggest one for the state’s biggest stage. Winter will compete in the discus and shot put at the Division 1 track and field state finals at East Kentwood High School on Saturday, looking for the cherry on top to arguably ...

MIO—Early offense carried the Alcona baseball team back to a district championship. The Tigers scored eight runs in the third inning of Friday’s Division 4 district final and went on to defeat Au Gres 13-3 to win their first district since 2017. Both teams scored a run in the first ...

With all of the confidence and talent that many of the area baseball teams possess, district tournament over the next few days should see a lot of competitive games. Teams such as Alpena, Hillman, Alcona and Rogers City are looking to avenge previous district defeats, while teams like Mio and ...

With the regular season complete, area softball teams are ready to begin what they hope will be long and successful postseason runs. For teams like Alpena, Rogers City and Onaway, anything less than a district championship and appearance in a regional championship game would likely be a ...

Patience and persistence have carried a long way Karli Myers during her high school career. On Saturday she’s hoping those traits along with her talent will carry her to the awards podium. Myers will be one of three Alpena pole vaulters competing at the Division 1 state finals at East ...

GAYLORD—Several local golfers posted solid scores during a Division 4 boys golf regional at Treetops Resort in Gaylord on Wednesday. Alcona posted a team score of 377 and was led by Kurt Niemetts’ score of 88. He was followed by Aiden Wrobel (91), Patrick Bates (93), Ashton Trary (105) ...

ROGERS CITY — Over the past several years it has been a luxury for the Alpena High and Rogers City softball teams to play their final games of the regular season as a tune-up before postseason play begins. For more than a decade, both the Wildcats and Hurons have enjoyed their share of ...

Lily Bilbey has a busy weekend ahead of her. The Alcona sophomore will compete in four different events during the Division 4 track and field state finals at Baldwin Street Middle School in Hudsonville on Saturday. She’ll compete in the 100 dash, 200 dash, 400 dash and run a leg in the ...

FARWELL—The Onaway softball team split a doubleheader with Farwell on Wednesday and each team won by a 6-4 score. Onaway (25-6) won the opener 6-4. Calley Selke earned the win after striking out eight. Kennedy Crawford, Breya Domke and Kayla Metty each had two hits for Onaway and Selke ...

A record-setting day put Maddy Boyd back in a familiar spot. The Alpena High senior broke two meet records during the 16th annual Alpena News Honor Roll Track and Field Invitational on Tuesday at Thunder Bay Junior High School. Boyd bettered her own meet mark in the 1,600 run crossing the ...

ATLANTA — The Posen baseball team had its season ended on Tuesday as the Vikings fell in a PreDistrict game to Johannesburg-Lewiston 11-3 in Atlanta. The Vikings opened the game with three runs in the home half of the first inning, but the game quickly changed as Joburg kept the Posen bats ...

The Alpena High baseball team gave its seniors a winning sendoff on Saturday. The Wildcats rallied for a win in game one and won in a rout in game two, defeating Melvindale 4-3 and 9-0 at Alpena High School on Senior Day in their home finale. “I was real pleased with the day. It’s our ...

TOWER—Before the second game of a doubleheader on Friday, Onaway softball coach Jodi Brewbaker had a simple message for her team. “Let’s get this done.” The Cardinals took Brewbaker’s message to heart and bounced back from a rough finish in game one to split a Ski Valley Conference ...

HALE—The Posen softball team ended its regular season on a satisfying note on Friday. Posen broke open a pair of close games with Hale to clinch the North Star League’s Little Dipper division title after 22-3 and 14-2 wins. Posen (16-8, 7-1 NSL Little Dipper) led 5-3 after three innings ...

HILLMAN — A busy week and regular season ended for the Hillman softball team as it split a North Star League doubleheader against Alcona, winning game one 5-4 and falling in the nightcap 13-5. Hillman found itself trailing early in game on as Hailee Gordy doubled home a run in the top of ...

HILLMAN—After watching his team struggle through a doubleheader sweep against Au Gres on Wednesday, Alcona baseball coach Nathan Walker told his players to go back to basics. The strategy paid off for Alcona, who split a North Star League doubleheader with Hillman on Thursday in Hillman. ...

OSCODA — The Hale boys and Rogers City girls track teams took home first place honors at the North Star League Championships on Thursday at Oscoda High School. Hale took first with 132 points followed by Au Gres (119), Whittemore-Prescott (101), Alcona (95.5), Oscoda (66), Posen (45), ...

POSEN—Oscoda’s offense was too much for the Posen softball team to handle on Wednesday. Macy Kellstrom and Lauren D’Nuzio each hit a home run and the Owls defeated Posen in a doubleheader, 9-4 and 15-5 (five innings). The top of the Owls’ lineup did a lot of the damage, but ...

TRAVERSE CITY — The Alpena boys track team blew past the competition en route to winning its first ever Big North Conference championship in Traverse City on Wednesday. The Wildcats finished with a team score of 215, well ahead of Traverse City West who took second with 135 points and ...

The Alpena High softball team gave its seniors a fitting send-off. The Wildcats swept Petoskey 4-0 and 13-0 (five innings) on Tuesday at home, clinching the Big North Conference title for the ninth consecutive season on Senior Day. The doubleheader sweep gave the Wildcats a perfect 10-0 ...