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Alpena Jr Wildcats PeeWee AA win Great Lakes Winter Classic

The Jr. Wildcats 12U PeeWee AA team won the Great Lakes Winter Classic tournament last weekend in Holland, finishing the event undefeated. The team secured the championship with a 3–1 victory in the final game. The team was led by head coach Matt Frantz, with assistant coaches Zac Rousseau ...

Hillman Tigers defeat Alcona

LINCOLN—- The Hillman Tigers girls' basketball team kicked off their 2025-2026 season with a resounding 40-20 road victory against the Alcona Tigers on Friday. The team's strong defensive effort limited Alcona's scoring, while a balanced offensive attack led to the decisive win. The ...

Alpena boys basketball team blows out Rudyard

ALPENA – The Alpena High School varsity boys basketball team kicked off its 2025-26 season with an impressive 90-55 win over Rudyard at home on Tuesday night. The Wildcats jumped out to a quick start against the Bulldogs in their home opener. Off the opening tip, Junior Connor Tulgestka ...

Hillman boys remain undefeated

The Hillman Tigers boy’s basketball team remains undefeated after it defeated Hale 70-36 on Monday in Hale. The team improves to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the Little Dipper NSL Division. Hillman would start fast and opened up a 26-4 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back ...

Alpena boy’s soccer, football team earn honors

ALPENA - ALPENA — Alpena was represented well in recent honors issued by the Big North Conference and the Michigan Football Coaches Association. Five Wildcat boys soccer players earned all-conference honors including Joe LaCross who was named to the first team. Owen Kaiser and Reed Leeck ...

Alpena wrestling team has big weekend

The Alpena Wrestling team had a successful day at the Birch Run Team Tournament on Saturday by winning four dual matchups out of five and earning a fourth- place overall team finish. The Wildcats beat Birch Run 40-37)and Carrollton 59- 18 before dropping a close dual to Caro 45-36 to finish ...