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Alpena football falls to Petoskey

ALPENA — The Alpena Wildcats fell 35-0 to the Petoskey Northmen on Friday night at Wildcat Stadium in a Big North Conference game on Cancer Awareness Night. Petoskey opened in no-huddle tempo and scored on its first possession. Jace Shaw ran 42 yards for a touchdown. The two-point ...

Allen wins Dow Chargers Invite; Wildcats boys tie for third

MIDLAND – Alpena High School junior Xander Allen continued his strong season Saturday, winning the boys’ race at the Dow Chargers Cross Country Invitational at Northwood University with a time of 15:47.5. The Wildcats’ boys finished tied for third with Traverse City West at 104 points ...

Bowlers of the week

Thunder Bowl Lanes Bowlers of the Week Week ending Oct. 8 Saturday Drop-In Blind doubles: Loretta Helzer and Kyle Markland 1,372; Heather Clements and Brett Sobek 1,366. Commercial Ken Cole rolled a 300 game. High series: Ben Darga 736 (242, 236, 258). BJ’s Ball Shop 20, Ben Darga 736; Kish Custom Care 10, Kyle Wagner 559; Moose Lodge 21, Tom Lahner 610; Who’d We Get 9, Mike Lubke 713; The Flatlanders 26, Bruce Beyer 589; Mark’s Lawn Care 4, Mark Mather 588; A Cut Above Landscaping 26, Jeremy Kortman 684; Dick’s Auto 4, Jim Kelly II 542. Monday Night Strikers High ...

Alpena wins gritty battle on Senior Night

ALPENA – Alpena held on for a 2-1 boys soccer win over Cadillac on senior night Thursday at Wildcat Stadium, answering an early deficit and protecting the lead the rest of the way. Cadillac scored midway through the first half to take the lead. Parker Kaiser tied it shortly after on an ...

Swami sees the bright side

Isn't it interesting that pro sports and college teams are in such a disarray, this year. Swami thought only high school teams would have rocky seasons, due to the turnover in athletics, due to graduation. But, pro football week after week, showing lackluster efforts, are truly disappointing ...

Alpena girls swim team tops Standish-Sterling

ALPENA – The Alpena girls swimming team defeated Standish-Sterling 110-48 on Tuesday in Alpena. Sophomore Jacquelyn Frantz set personal records in the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard breaststroke. Ten other Wildcats also recorded personal bests: Ellie Quick in the 200 freestyle; Tryst ...