Wildcats hosting second annual Sunrise Side Soccer Challenge Cup
The Alpena boys soccer team won't have to wait long to test itself against quality opponents. For the second straight season, the Wildcats will host the Sunrise Side Soccer Challenge Cup, which begins...
View ArticleA solid way to start
LINCOLN-There was a lot to like about the Alcona soccer team's season opener against Gaylord on Friday. The Tigers held their own against a talented Division 2 school, had lots of scoring chances and...
View ArticleAlpena volleyball falls in Alma tourney semis
ALMA-The Alpena volleyball team started the 2014 season at the 16 team Alma Invitational on Saturday. Alpena earn first place in its pool after beating Pinconning 25-15 and 27-25, Breckenridge 25-17...
View ArticleA big step forward
The bad news after Saturday's second annual Sunrise Side Soccer Cup Challenge was that the Alpena boys soccer team ended the day without a win in three games.
View ArticleHurons finish second in Sault tournament
SAULT STE. MARIE- The Rogers City volleyball team started its season off with a second place finish at the Sault Ste. Marie tournament on Saturday, losing only one match and splitting two.
View ArticleBested by the Braves
LINCOLN-Soccer is always a competitive game, but things got a little emotional and physical during an Alcona-Tawas matchup on Monday at Alcona High School. Players ran into each other, fans yelled and...
View ArticleFootball culture has ups and downs
It's coming. I can hear it rumbling through the plains of the sports world, like a Howitzer tank honing in on a target and as the leaves start to change and fall from the trees, I can practically smell...
View ArticleAlpena volleyball hosts annual quad tonight
The Alpena volleyball team is hosting the Alpena Quad today at 4 p.m. against the same three teams it faced last year: Cheboygan, Onaway and Tawas. Last year, every team faced off one time.
View ArticleWavering Wildcats
In the span of just four minutes, the Alpena's boys soccer team's fortunes went from good to bad on Monday night.
View ArticleWildcats picked to finish last in conference media poll
The Alpena football team has been picked to finish seventh in the Big North Conference this season in the conference's annual media poll by the six Northern Michigan outlets who cover the seven schools...
View ArticleOpening week of football has lots of intrigue
Another football season will kick-off tonight and all eight Northeast Michigan teams will take to the gridiron, ready to wipe the slate clean from last year and start anew. Here's a look at this week's...
View ArticleSwami going in circles
It only seems like yesterday that Swami was finishing up his last basketball column. Time goes by much faster as you get older.
View ArticleAlpena aims to end losing streak at home
It's been quite a while since the Alpena football team experienced the thrill of a victory at home-almost three years to be exact. The Wildcats are hoping to change that tonight when they host Escanaba...
View ArticleGood with the bad
Wednesday's volleyball quad at Alpena High School was supposed to feature Alpena, Onaway, Cheboygan and Tawas, but when Onaway was forced to pull out at the last minute, it quickly became the Alpena Tri.
View ArticleLast-minute touchdown gives Hillman the edge over Rudyard
RUDYARD-The Hillman football team pulled off what coach Bill Koenig thinks might be a first on Thursday when it beat Rudyard 39-33 on a touchdown with 27 seconds left in the game.
View ArticleWildcats keep improving despite loss to Titans
In the early part of the season, there's little doubt the Alpena boys soccer team is playing hard and playing well. Now the Wildcats just need some wins to validate their efforts.
View ArticleAlcona shuts out Atlanta in 36-0 rout
ATLANTA-The Alcona football team held a slim 8-0 lead over Atlanta in Thursday season opener, but a second-half surge helped propel the Tigers to a 36-0 shutout. "We just challenged our kids to get...
View ArticleLetting one slip away
Mistakes caught up with the Alpena football team at the wrong time on Thursday.
View ArticlePar 3 Shootout to take place this Sunday
The Alpena Golf Course's annual Par 3 Shootout will take place this Sunday at 5 p.m. Golfers competing in the event have one chance to shoot a hole-in-one and win $1 million. Competitors were chosen...
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