HILLMAN — There couldn’t have been a better way for a team to start a football game than how the Hillman Tigers opened Friday’s contest against Onaway. Playing in their final regular season home game of the season and despite being banged up, the Tigers (7-1) continue to find ways to ...
PETOSKEY — Entering Friday’s Week 8 Big North Conference showdown against Petoskey, the Alpena High football team needed a victory to keep its playoff hopes alive and the Wildcats did what they needed to do as Alpena earned its third BNC win of the year and fourth overall as they defeated ...
The Alpena High boys soccer team is hoping the third time is the charm on Saturday. For the third time this season, the Wildcats will take the field against Gaylord and after a pair of close defeats, Alpena is hoping to gain the upper hand when the teams meet in a Division 2 district final in ...
Focus on the moment. That mindset has paid off in spades for Kennedy Ellis this season and if she can do it this weekend, it might just propel her to even higher heights. Ellis, an Alpena junior, will compete in the Division 2 state golf finals this weekend at Forest Akers East in East ...
Alpena High football coach Eric Mitchell and his staff hardly need to remind their players what’s at stake in the next two weeks. Win their final two games and the Wildcats have a chance to earn a playoff spot and finish with a winning record; their first since 2004 on both ...
ROGERS CITY — The Rogers City volleyball team had its Senior Night spoiled on Thursday as the Hurons dropped a North Star League match to Mio in four sets, losing by scores of 25-18, 17-25, 20-25 and 24-26. Senior Kyrsten Altman paced Rogers City with 10 digs, five aces and three kills. ...
When you get to be Swami’s age, time really flies. It seems like just yesterday we were in the midst of football practice and now here we are in Week 8. There are local teams that have outdone themselves and are looking forward to the postseason while others are fighting for a playoff spot ...
GAYLORD—Lucas Manning made his first Big North Conference race a memorable one. Manning, an Alpena senior, finished 11th at the Big North Conference Championship on Tuesday, crossing the line in 17:26.33. In doing so, Manning earned second team all-conference honors. Manning was the only ...
Everything fell perfectly into place for the Alpena High boys soccer team on Tuesday. A new team record for wins? Check. New individual program records set? Check. Another win to keep its season alive? Check. Ivo Arvidsson-Ullberg, Kyle Barbeau and Kolton Goebel each scored twice and the ...
TRAVERSE CITY—The Alpena High girls golf team carded its lowest score of the season on Monday at Big North Conference Championships and Kennedy Ellis earned second team all-conference honors. Ellis fired a 90 and finished sixth on the way to her all-BNC selection. As a team, Alpena shot a ...
The Alpena Community College volleyball team was caught between swings in momentum on Saturday. The Lumberjacks played well in spurts, but when they lost momentum it proved costly and ultimately resulted in a pair of conference losses to St. Clair at Park Arena. St Clair won the first match ...
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In their first all Junior College team meet of the season, the Alpena Community College cross country team hoped to get a grasp on what their competition would look like when they run at Regionals in two weeks. As the old saying goes “sometime the best laid plans go ...
For a quarter and a half, the Alpena High football team was able to feed on the energy of its homecoming crowd and controlled the early stages of Friday’s key Big North Conference football game. Unfortunately the Wildcats (3-4, 2-2 BNC), suffered a few tough breaks and unraveled in the ...
HILLMAN—The Hillman football team’s playoff streak will continue for a 14th straight season. Caleb Sanders scored a pair of touchdowns to help the Tigers romp past Pellston 38-14 at Hillman High School and secure a playoff berth with their sixth win this season. On a night when rainy ...
ST. HELEN — The Posen football team traveled to take on Charlton Heston on Friday and despite difficult playing conditions due to Friday’s rain fall, the Vikings came away with a dominant 44-8 victory. The weather could not slow down Posen running back Tyler Hincka who continues to shine ...
The Alpena High soccer program has come a long way since head coach Tim Storch took over in 2011. The Wildcats are enjoying one of their best seasons in team history and on Thursday, Storch and his group of Wildcats achieved another milestone as Alpena won its first postseason game under ...
The Alpena High football team is in unfamiliar territory heading into tonight’s crucial Week 7 matchup against Big North Conference rival Traverse City Central. Not only is there an added motivation because of homecoming festivities, but the stakes are even higher and the Wildcats (3-3, ...
Former Alpena High School Wildcat Lilly Lewis became the newest member of the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks softball team as she signed her National Letter of Intent on Thursday at ACC’s Park Arena. Lewis is lefty specialist, having spent most of her high school career coming out of ...
The fear of the unknown can make your blood pressure rise. There’s a reason Swami does a lot of research for his column every week. This week, Swami had to do extra research, not just for his column but also because of some refrigerator issues. It involved research, research and more research ...
ROGERS CITY — The Rogers City volleyball team played host to Hillman on Thursday and swept the Tigers in a North Star League matchup, winning by scores of 25-23, 25-19 and 25-16. The Hurons were led by Brooke Saile who finished with 12 digs, 10 kills and three aces. Kristin Brege dished out ...