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Wildcats tennis team tops Sandusky

ALPENA – The Alpena High School team defeated Sandusky 5-3 in high school tennis action Saturday. Alpena swept all four singles flights. Will Meinhart beat Brock Kaufman 8-6 at No. 1, Theo Stafford beat David Carlson 8-2 at No. 2, Dillon Gagnon beat Joey Rich 8-3 at No. 3 and Sam Hainstock beat Brooks Wedge 8-4 at No. 4. In doubles, Blake Bowerman and Brandon Shampo of Sandusky beat Austin DeRosia and Thaddeus Seacrest 8-0 at No. 1. Jackson Wallace and Brody Engstrom of Alpena beat Addison Baumeister and Grace Riehl 8-3 at No. 2. Joseph Franzel and Reilly Nugent of Sandusky beat ...

Szymoniak, Alpena defense lift Wildcats past Boyne City

BOYNE CITY – Andrew Szymoniak ran for 169 yards and accounted for four touchdowns Friday night, and Alpena’s defense produced the turnovers that flipped a one-score game into a 27-8 nonconference victory over Boyne City. The Wildcats used an 11-play, 62-yard drive to start the game. ...

Returning seniors give Wildcats volleyball team early stability

ALPENA - The Alpena High School varsity volleyball team opened its home slate with a pair of wins Thursday night, then turned its attention to a season defined by new roles, returning leadership and a familiar Big North Conference standard. The Wildcats beat Cheboygan 2-1 and Hillman 2-0 in ...

Alpena swim team splits duals against Gaylord, Ludington

ALPENA - The Alpena varsity swim team recorded mixed dual-meet results and numerous personal bests in its second competition of the 2026 season. Gaylord defeated Alpena 578-564 before Alpena bounced back and beat Ludington 592-388, coach Jennifer Johnson said. Johnson said the standout ...

Local golf results

Alpena Golf Club – P.A. Systems Aug. 25 Results Low on hole 11 – Score 3 – P. Ludwig, C. Kaiser, L. LaCross, J. Ulch Low on hole 13 – Score 3 – B. Senchuk, C. Wozniak, D. Carriveau Low on hole 15 – Score 4 – P. Ludwig, J. Ulch Low on hole 16 – Score 4 – C. ...

New Year but the same old song?

The song, "Here we go again" has kept playing in his head. Swami says it is perfect for the first weekend of the football season. But the last couple of years, things have not gone as the good old days. First, 11-man football squads went down to 8 for the majority of the teams, which is good. ...