Posen stays perfect
POSEN-Tuesday's Posen and Arenac Eastern girls basketball game matched up the only two undefeated teams left in the North Star League and although Arenac led Posen 8-7 after the first quarter, Posen...
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HILLMAN-Megan Quick scored 20 points and the Alcona girls basketball team overcame a tough test from Hillman on Tuesday before eventually winning 67-44 in a North Star League contest.
View ArticlePutting on a show
ROGERS CITY-Rogers City hosted its first North Star League Quad on Wednesday. Wrestlers from Oscoda, Whittemore-Prescott and Mio were the other conference teams to take part. "It went real well...
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ONAWAY-The Onaway girls basketball team picked up a 44-20 win over Ski Valley rival Forest Area on Wednesday. The Cardinals took a 12-4 lead after one and held Forest Area to four points in the second...
View ArticleACC men, women fall
LIVONIA-The Alpena Community College men and women lost against Schoolcraft on Wednesday. The men lost 91-79 while the women lost 76-52. The ACC women (4-7, 1-3 Eastern Conference) trailed Schoolcraft...
View ArticleEric weighs in on longer football seasons
It's the idea that just won't die, the concept that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been pushing for years and one that has caused serious uproar amongst NFL owners, coaches, players and fans around...
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AU GRES-Travis Sharpe and Leon Beccard each recorded a double-double and the Posen boys basketball team defeated Au Gres on Thursday 61-43. Posen (8-1) got off to a fast start and led 23-17 after one...
View ArticleAlpena High icers heading to Canada for weekend series
Pete Doubek remembers the experience of playing in Canada during his playing days with the Alpena High School hockey team: the older, bigger opponents, the increase in physical play and subtle cultural...
View ArticleLaVergne, Alcona push past Cardinals
LINCOLN-It wasn't pretty and at times it wasn't easy, but the Alcona boys basketball team (4-4, 3-3 North Star League) picked up a much needed 64-47 win over league opponent Whittemore-Prescott (1-4,...
View ArticlePosen's Hincka on the verge of reaching 2,000 career points
POSEN-Tonight's Posen girls basketball game against Au Gres could hold a lot of fascination for the Posen fan.
View ArticleOn top of their game
ROGERS CITY-There wasn't much the Rogers City boys basketball team could do to slow down Ben Lubitz or Mio on Thursday.
View ArticleAnother big statement
The Alpena boys basketball team controlled the tempo for the majority of its 67-61 win over Petoskey in spite of being hounded by the Northmen's three-point wiz kid Parker Monle.
View ArticleStreet Cats score early and often in home rout
By JAMES ANDERSEN News Sports Editor The Alpena Street Cats got back into the win column with a flourish on Friday.
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POSEN Posen celebrated its 55th straight North Star League win Friday night and Korynn Hincka became the first female Posen player to earn 2,000 points in a career as the Vikings defeated Au Gres 41-26.
View ArticleACC?men beat Macomb, Lumberjack women lose
WARREN-The ACC men's basketball picked up a big 69-63 win over Eastern Conference rival Macomb on Monday, after trailing 32-23 at the end of the first half. "We played great defense tonight and they...
View ArticleStreet Cats move into 3rd place after sweep
The Alpena Street Cats got the best possible outcome after a three-game series with the Berkley Bruins last weekend. After a 10-4 win on Friday, the Street Cats beat Berkley 15-2 on Saturday and earned...
View ArticleThree-pointers lead Hillman past Posen
POSEN- The three-pointer has carried the Hillman boys basketball team a long way this season. It carried the Tigers to another win on Monday.
View ArticleNo slip-ups this time
There were no crushing buzzer beaters this time and no moral victories after a close loss.
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WEST BRANCH-The Alpena boys basketball team overcame a slow start and used a big third-quarter run to push past Ogemaw Heights 67-47 Tuesday in a Big North Conference game.
View ArticleAnother rough night
The Alpena Community College women's basketball team's luck against short-handed teams ran out on Wednesday.
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