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Cross Country: Boys win Blue division; girls place seventh at Shepherd

SHEPHERD – Alpena’s boys cross country team, running without co-captain Brendan Werth, won the Blue division Saturday at the Shepherd Bluejay Invitational. The Wildcats scored 61 points on places of 1-2-18-19-21 to finish first among 15 teams. Bay City Western was second with 81, followed by Gaylord (88) and Midland (95). Junior Xander Allen won the 5-kilometer race in 15 minutes, 46.2 seconds, his third straight victory and fourth of the season. Junior Logan Szumila, back from injury, was the second Wildcat in 16:38.9 and placed second overall. The next five Alpena runners all ...

Golf: Wildcats girls earn first BNC crown in school history

ACME — The Alpena High School girls’ golf team won the Big North Conference championship Thursday at The Spruce Run at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, shooting 394 to take the title. Alpena and Traverse City West arrived even in the conference standings. The Wildcats left with the ...

Thunder Bowl Lanes – Week ending Oct. 1

Bowlers of the Week Saturday Drop In: Ken Cole and Josh Munsey, 1,399 Minor Mixed: JoJo Polanco, 214-164-195—573 Monday Nite Strikers: Kelly Lewis, 190-215-160—565 Commercial: Mark Mather, 220-257-234—711 Independent Ladies: Sue Geyer, 173-213-113—499 Senior Men: Terry Kelly, 155-200-135—490 Senior Ladies: Lisa Werth, 149-133-155—432 Huron Shores: Mark Uekman, 187-235-222—644 Coffee Breakers: Mary Pahlkotter, 147-158-148—453 Alpena Ladies: Sue Geyer, 178-151-171—500 Century: Joe Tews, 232-200-222—654 Saturday Drop in League Blind Doubles: ...

Has Swami seen it all?

It was something Swami thought he would never see, especially at a high school football game. He has seen some strange happenings in his time in the booth above Wildcat Stadium. One time an opposing team tried to plant a flag in the middle of field, shortly after it became turf, instead of ...

Allen leads the way for Wildcats’ cross country team

PETOSKEY – Alpena High School junior Xander Allen won the boys race for the second straight week Saturday at the Petoskey Kiwanis Invitational, covering the 5-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 1 second. Allen led from start to finish. Teammate Brendan Werth finished third, beating all but one ...