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PREP ROUNDUP: Alcona basketball teams take wins

Alcona High School’s boys basketball team defeated Charlton Heston on Thursday and Hillman on Friday. “Great team win tonight to start off NSL Big Dipper play,” Alcona coach Alex Cole said of Thursday’s game. Alcona defeated Charlton Heston 53-43. Leading Alcona on Thursday was three senior captains Ricky Schott with 15 points, Garrett Somers with 12, and Evan Borsvold with 17. Defensively, seniors Ethan CruzDeVaughn and Jordan Benac held strong. Friday’s game against Hillman allowed the team to secure a 3-0 record for the week, as Alcona topped Hillman ...

PHOTO: Battle on the Bay begins

PREP ROUNDUP: Hillman tops Rogers City

Hillman’s boys basketball team stormed back from being down 15 points to pick up a four-point win, 53-49, over Rogers City on Wednesday. Hillman outscored Rogers City 24-10 in the fourth quarter to improve to 6-3 overall and 2-0 in the North Star League Little Dipper. Hillman was led by Brenden Rouleau with 21 points and five steals. Junior center Evan Crane added 12 points to go along with seven rebounds. Hillman coach Eric Muszynski said, “I think the guys found themselves tonight and realized that the system can really work if you play aggressively for 32 minutes. It ...

Battle on the Bay begins today

At Northern Lights Arena, 22 youth hockey teams will face off during the annual Battle on the Bay tournament that begins today and continues through Sunday. The first puck drop is at 1 p.m. today. An action-packed weekend will continue as teams continue in each age group: 10U (Squirt Division), 12U (PeeWee Division), 14U (Bantam Division), and 18U (JV/Midget BB and High School Prep Division). Game schedules can be found on the Northern Lights Arena Community Facebook page or facebook.com/northernla. Northern Lights Arena is located at 751 Woodward Avenue in Alpena.

Thunder Bay Men’s Pool League recent results

Results : Week 8- Jan 8, 2025 Table Runs Blaiz Berndt 1 Bob Centala 1 Brian Mayes 1 Bruce Heath 1 Cayden McDonald 1 John Lawrence 1 Marc Gerrie 1 Steve Marciniak 1 Nate Norwicki 1 8 Ball Breaks Blaiz Berndt 1 Gordon Ide 1 Week 8 Standings Team Wins Losses Player’s Pub 2 92 44 Shooters* 85 34 Pompeyo’s 84 52 Sports Page 2* 81 38 Wagon Wheel 1* 67 52 Latitudes* 66 53 Barilik’s 63 73 Bogart’s* 62 57 Wagon Wheel 2 61 75 Joe’s Bar* 61 58 Sports Page 1 60 76 VFW 55 81 Player’s Pub ...

Alpena wrestling falls to Cadillac 81-0

ALPENA — On Wednesday, the Alpena High School varsity wrestling team competed against Cadillac High School in a dual meet. Despite consistent effort across the lineup, the Wildcats fell 81-0, with Cadillac taking control through a series of pins and technical falls. “We wrestled hard ...