ATLANTA — The Atlanta boys basketball team had been playing well as of late and had built some momentum, but the Huskies were slowed down and defeated on Friday night by Mio, falling by final score of 55-25. Nick Byarski led the Huskies scoring 10 points. Alcona 58, Tawas 55 TAWAS — ...
One team, one goal. That has been the motto for this year’s young and talented Alpena Flyers team under first year head coach Russ Anderson. For the first time in their three years of existence, the Flyers are set to host a playoff series after finishing fourth place in the Midwest ...
Lined along the walls outside of Alpena High’s Gillespie Gymnasium, the plaques that make up the Alpena Athletic Wall of Fame tell many stories about Alpena’s athletic history. The wall gained five new members and five new stories last Friday as Troy Reeder, Anna Herman, Kim Cameron, Tom ...
ATLANTA—Tiffany Juergens scored 21 points and the Atlanta girls basketball team ended the regular season on a winning note with a 47-42 win over Boyne Falls on Thursday. Atlanta (2-18) led 27-16 at halftime and made some key shots down the stretch to earn its second win of the year. "The ...
HILLMAN—A title clinching victory. Check. A near record-setting performance. Check. A much needed pick-me-up. Check. The Hillman boys basketball team checked off all those boxes with ease on Wednesday, steamrolling its way past Oscoda 76-26 at Hillman High School. The win ...
ONAWAY — With just a few games remaining in the regular season, the Onaway boys basketball team continues to improve and play its best basketball at the right time. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, they needed a near perfect performance to beat the the number four team in Class D, but ...
With a combined 35-1 record and recognition in Michigan’s Associated Press polls, the Hillman High basketball teams are hoping to make deep playoff runs once the postseason begins Morrison’s IGA Foodliner is hopeful too and on Sunday the store will be getting into the spirit of March ...
When things start to go haywire in Swami’s life, things seem to pile on top of each other. Last Saturday, Swami and his son Kevin were trying to figure out why their wood burner was losing water. After taking off the outside cover and eventually doing what was necessary to drain the ...
Last month the Alpena High hockey team walked out of Cheboygan Ice Rink/Pavillon with a 3-2 loss, frustrated by its lack of goals to show for its offensive efforts. What a difference a month makes. With home ice advantage, the Wildcats turned the tables on the Chiefs on Tuesday at Northern ...
ATLANTA — Austin Corbin put together the best game of his career on Tuesday as he posted a near triple-double, pouring in a game high 35 points to go along with nine rebounds and nine steals while leading his Atlanta Huskies to a 69-50 home victory over Harbor Springs Harbor Light ...
MIDLAND—The Alpena boys basketball team faced a tough loss against Midland Dow 49-30. At the half, the score was 21-15 in Midland’s favor. Alpena was only able to score two points in the third quarter. Cam DeCaire was Alpena’s leading scorer with ten points. “We really ...
HILLMAN — It has been a long time since the Hillman girls basketball team tasted defeat. The Tigers lost their season opener back on November. Eighteen games later, Hillman made history by winning out after defeating Fairview 52-39 in the regular season finale on Monday at Hillman High ...
ONAWAY—Trevor Wregglesworth, Keaton Brewer and Cody Cruse all recorded a double-double and the Onaway boys basketball team defeated Presque Isle County rival Rogers City 64-57 on Monday. Onaway (9-8) trailed after each of the first three quarters, but overtook the Hurons (12-5) in the ...
In her basketball career, Kendra Cole has made herself known as a go-to post player. But on Saturday, Cole’s outside shooting skills paid off in a big way for the Alpena Community College women’s basketball team. Cole hit six three-pointers and finished with 26 points as the Lumberjacks ...
The rough final season for Alpena Community College head coach Frank McCourt and his Lumberjacks continued on Saturday as they fell at home during the teams annual Hoops for Hope game, losing to Wayne Community College by a final score of 87-76 Saturday at Park Arena. The Lumberjacks were ...
After wrapping up home ice in the first round of the playoffs with a 5-2 win over Ironwood on Saturday, the Alpena Flyers kept up their solid play and came away with a 5-3 victory over the Yoopers on Saturday at Northern Lights Arena. “Having home ice is huge. That was our one goal at the ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Alpena hockey team bounced back in a big way after dropping its Big North Conference finale at home on Friday to answering the quick turnaround traveling up to Sault Ste. Marie. On Saturday, the Wildcats avenged a loss from earlier in the season against the Blue ...
It has been over a month since the Alpena High School hockey team earned a victory on its home ice. The Wildcats’ recent slump continued on Friday when they dropped their Big North Conference season finale to Cadillac by a final score of 5-3 at Northern Lights Arena. Alpena got off to a ...
It only took a few minutes for things to go from good to downright disappointing for the Alpena boys basketball team on Friday. Alex Keene scored 15 points, Brady Stoerkel added 14 and Ryan Hayes chipped in with 12 as Traverse City West used a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from the ...
HILLMAN—The Hillman boys basketball team earned its share of a North Star League title for the fourth consecutive year with a 68-59 victory against Rogers City on Friday. The two teams were tied after the first quarter 19-19 and Rogers City gained the lead by halftime 21-23. Hillman fought ...