Posen tags Pietsch for head football coach
By ERIC BENAC News Sports Writer POSEN-If anybody feared for the future of Posen's football program when long-time head coach Wayne Karsten resigned earlier this year, they can rest easy in the...
View ArticleAlpena to host 4th annual Thunderstruck tournament
By ERIC BENAC News Sports Writer It's time again to get out and cheer on your favorite Alpena youth softball teams as the 16U, 14U and 12U teams compete against some of the toughest teams in the state...
View ArticleAlpena 12U and 10U lose first regional games
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY-The Alpena 12U Cal Ripken baseball team fell 4-0 in its first game of the regional playoffs against Cumberlain Kentucky. Aidan Goike pitched four innings and struck out six, walked...
View ArticleAlpena 12U wins two in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY- The Alpena 12U team bounced back in a big way on Friday when it beat Connersville, Indiana 4-2 and Homewood, Illinois 8-2. It's victories helped catapult it to the number two seed...
View ArticleP.I.G.S. Invitational
The ThunderCats 14U Green went 5-1 during the P.I.G.S Invitational while taking home the championship in Rogers City. The ThunderCats dropped the opening game to Line Drive Gold 6-0. The Cats were only...
View ArticleAlpena 12U falls to Prairie Village
LEXINGTON KENTUCKY-The Alpena 12U team was eliminated from World Series playoff contention by Prairie Village, Kentucky when it lost 12-7 on Saturday. Alpena (2-2) was led at the bat by Kyle VanDusen...
View ArticleAlpena 11U baseball team goes 1-3 in Ohio Valley Regional playoffs
ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY-The Alpena 11U baseball team went 1-3 in the Ohio Valley Regional playoffs in Kentucky this weekend. This was Alpena 11U's first appearance in the Ohio?Valley Regional.
View ArticleLearning the basics
With the summer drawing to a close, Alpena's soccer players are getting ready to start sharpening their skills to prepare for the highly competitive Big North competition they'll face again this year.
View ArticleHubbard Lake Triathlon to take place on Saturday morning
HUBBARD LAKE-Northeast Michigan is quickly becoming a hotbed of extreme physical competitions of which this Saturday's Hubbard Lake Triathlon may be the most formidabl.
View ArticleNever too young to start
Alpena has long been one of the biggest supporters of youth hockey in Northeast Michigan and its younger players likely received a skills boost this week when Planet Hockey returned to the APlex this...
View Article48th annual City Open starts today
It's time again for the finest Alpena area golfers to fight for the honor of being called a champion by competing in the 48th annual City Open.
View ArticleAlways plenty of surprises
The City Open always seems to hold a few surprises every yea.
View ArticleMany records were broke at this year's Hubbard Lake tri
HUBBARD LAKE- sThe Hubbard Lake Triathlon featured three different events run by dozens of runners from across the state. This year, Kent Frantz won the men's Olympic Triathlon (a 0.93 mile swim, a...
View ArticleSeveral area runners compete in Saturday's 33rd annual Nautical Run in Rogers...
ROGERS?CITY-The 33rd annual Nautical Run, which took place last Saturday in Rogers City, was blessed with warm, clear weather and plenty of runners vying for the top position.
View ArticleHubbard Lake Triathlon Results
OLYMPIC TRIATHLON RESULTS 2014 PlaceNameTime 1Frantz, Kent 2402:22.3 2Frantz, Matthew 3102:23.4 3Landon, James 4202:27.2 4Berdasono, Andrew 3502:30.0 5Paddy, Bruce 5602:37.1 6Glowicki, Greg 5802:43.4...
View ArticleMen's Softball
Miller/Eagles defeated Hit & Miss in a best 2-of-3 playoff series in recent men's softball action to advance to the semifinals. Miller won the first game 17-3 and outhit its opponent 21-10.
View ArticleWomen's Softball
Budlight defeated Matt's Gun in a recent women's softball doubleheader. Budlight won the first game 20-1. Claire Coopes-Meske, Julie DePrekel, Kara Gehrke and Megan Plowman each had three hits for the...
View ArticleAlpena Youth Sailing Team celebrates 6th annual regatta
Hannah Thayer, Ben Diamond, and Lara King sailed Old Fool to victory in the Alpena Youth Sailing Team's sixth annual regatta Saturday. The regatta was held on Thunder Bay with four boats participating.
View ArticleTime to set sail
Alpena will play host to the 2014 Yngling North American Championships this weekend, as about two dozen sail boats will complete for three days to earn the coveted championship title.
View ArticleWomen's Softball
Budlight defeated twice Page/Saddler in a recent women's softball doubleheader. Budlight won the first game 9-6. Krystal Marotta, Cassandra Shaw and Kara Gehrke each had two hits and Christin Sobeck...
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