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PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Hillman boys fall to Tawas

The Hillman High School boys varsity basketball team dropped a tough one on the road on Friday, falling to Tawas 66-52. Once again plagued by early foul trouble, the Tigers allowed a 6-0 run to end the first period and a 5-0 run to start the second quarter. The Hillman squad would get down 19, but did outscore Tawas in the second half 31-26. Leading scorer for Hillman was sophomore Ty Muszynski with 19 points and eight rebounds. Senior guard Brendan Rouleau would add 15. Junior forward Aedan Tucker would contribute eight points and seven rebounds. “We are playing good ...

PREP ROUNDUP: Alpena swim beats Chesaning

On Thursday, Alpena’s varsity boys swim team defeated Chesaning 96-73. “Effort, focus and determination was demonstrated by all swimmers,” coach Jennifer Johnson said. Top Scorers were seniors Alex Winfield and Drew McConnell with the maximum points of 16 each. Other top contributors included freshman Joshua Short with 15 and senior Kaleb Werth with 11 points. First place in the 200-yard Medley Relay was earned by Emmet DeRosia, Drew McConnell, Alex Winfield, and Joshua Short. In the 200-yard Freestyle Relay, another first place was earned by Landen Gagnon, Nicholas ...

PREP ROUNDUP: Alcona loses to Grayling

The Alcona High School boys basketball team lost to Grayling on Tuesday, 72-41. Evan Borsvold led the Tigers with 20 points. Gavin Dellar added seven, Cole Upper added five, and Edju Hechlik added four to round out the top scorers of the night for Alcona. Alcona plays at home against Posen tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Alpena boys basketball narrowly falls to John Glenn, losing 54-51

ALPENA — In a closely contested game, the Alpena Wildcats boys basketball team came up just short, losing to John Glenn 54-51. Despite a strong performance on both ends of the court, Alpena was unable to complete a late-game comeback. Connor Cameron led Alpena with an all-around ...

Alpena boys varsity swim triumphs in home opener

ALPENA — On Tuesday, the Alpena boys varsity swim team opened their season with a decisive 97-69 victory over Ogemaw in their first home meet. The team, consisting of Nicholas Dargis, Milo Dahleen, Emmet Derosia, Landen Gagnon, Quentin Hubert, Joel Kaiser, Drew McConnell, Logan Mill, ...

PREP ROUNDUP: Hillman boys win, Alcona girls lose

The Hillman High School boys basketball team improved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the North Star League defeating Hale 63-34 on Monday. Hillman was led by senior center Evan Crane who had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore Ty Muszynski scored 15 points and seven rebounds, while senior guard Brenden Rouleau continued his scoring with 14. Senior guard Cuyler Schultz would continue to facilitate by adding five assists. “We handled our business early and had another balanced attack scoring,” coach Eric Muszynski said. “It’s nice having multiple guys in double figures again. ...