Breaking News

Senior Night ends with 52-16 loss as Falcons dominate on ground

ALPENA – The Alpena Wildcats football team closed its 2026 season on Senior Night with a 52-16 loss to the visiting Ogemaw Heights Falcons on Friday at Wildcat Stadium. Ogemaw Heights improved to 7-2 and positioned itself for the postseason behind a ground game that piled up nearly 500 ...

Alpena’s Cooper Black makes NHL debut, credits Alpena support

ALPENA – Cooper Black expected the nerves to hit harder. Instead, the Alpena native’s first NHL game felt mostly like excitement. The 25-year-old goaltender made his Florida Panthers debut Thursday night in a 4-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena, stopping 18 shots while ...

Alpena soccer falls in overtime to Petoskey in district semifinal

ALPENA – Alpena High School’s soccer team’s season ended in a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to Petoskey on Thursday in a district semifinal, as the Wildcats’ late equalizer but failed to capitalize in overtime, as a Northmen goal in overtime proved decisive. The game was scoreless ...

End comes too quickly

Sooner or later, is a common thought that can apply to a vast number of events. Take our seasons; Swami has his own thoughts on them. Summer can come a lot sooner, whereas winter would be its best coming later, and for a short period of time as well. When the All-Knowing-One was in his youth, ...