Prep Roundup (5-6-13)
AU GRES-The Hillman baseball team improved to 16-3 on the season with a pair of North Star League wins over Au Gres on Monday, 4-3 and 11-0.
View ArticlePlay right to the end
After a tight win on Monday, the Alpena girls soccer team was left feeling frustrated and disappointed on Tuesday. Gaylord scored twice in the final 6:33 to nab a 3-0 Big North Conference victory from...
View ArticlePrep Roundup (5-7-13)
GAYLORD-The Alpena baseball team hit hard against Gaylord on Tuesday, sweeping the Blue Devils in a doubleheader 11-3 and 15-0. Tim Atkinson was the winning pitcher in the first game. He pitched three...
View ArticleLeaving 'em stranded
By ERIC BENAC News Sports Writer ROGERS CITY-Rogers City came out swinging in a doubleheader with Cheboygan on Wednesday and was able to get a lot of men on base but it wasn't unable to translate its...
View ArticlePrep Roundup (5-08-13)
TRAVERSE CITY-The boys and girls track teams travelled to Traverse City on Wednesday. The boys came in second with 55 1/2 points behind Traverse City Central's 86 1/2. Cadillac came in third with 41.
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BELLAIRE-The Onaway baseball team took sole possession of first place in the Ski Valley Conference with a doubleheader sweep of Bellaire on Thursday, 4-1 and 12-0.
View ArticlePrep Roundup (5-13-13)
SAGINAW-The Alpena softball team participated in a tournament in Saginaw on Thursday, winning two games and losing one while the last was cancelled due to weather. There were 12 teams at the tournament...
View ArticleBig first time win
LINCOLN-The Alcona baseball team picked up two big wins at their home invitational on Saturday, beating Hale 16-1 and then Ubly 13-6 in the championship game to pick up their first Alcona invitational...
View ArticlePrep Roundup (5-14-13)
WEST BRANCH-The Alpena JV boys track team took third place at the 9/10 Falcon Invitational at Ogemaw Heights on Monday. Dylan Goike won the pole vault (12-0) and was part of a second-place 800 relay...
View ArticleIn the driver's seat
By ERIC BENAC News Sports Writer The Alpena baseball team (15-2, 9-1 Big North) needed a big win against Cadillac on Tuesday to set themselves up for a chance to take the Big North Conference title...
View ArticleAlpena softball splits with Vikings
By JAMES ANDERSEN News Sports Editor The Alpena softball team did a lot of good things on Tuesday against Cadillac: the Wildcats hit the ball hard, made some solid defensive plays and rallied back from...
View ArticlePrep Roundup (5-15-13)
PETOSKEY-Four goals in a 17-minute span was more than enough for Petoskey to defeat the Alpena girls soccer team on Tuesday. The Northmen scored four goals in the last 17 minutes of the first half and...
View ArticleSomething to celebrate
The Alpena girls soccer team (5-11, 2-8 Big North) is hosting senior night before its game at 7 p.m.
View ArticlePosen and Hillman to meet today with North Star League softball title at stake
The Posen-Hillman regular season softball doubleheader has become an annual must-see for area softball fans.
View ArticlePrep Roundup (5-16-13)
PICKFORD-The Rogers City baseball team (7-11, 2-6 Straits Area) picked up a doubleheader sweep, 8-0 and 11-10 against Pickford on Wednesday, including an opening game win that saw Paul Wilbert pitch a...
View ArticleBENAC: Redskins name battle is a complex debate
The Washington Redskins have once again come under fire from Native Americans and civil liberty groups for their team name, a name these groups consider offensive.
View ArticlePrep Roundup (5-17-13)
HILLMAN-Backed by two solid pitching performances and a lot of hitting, the Hillman baseball team clinched a share of the North Star League title on Thursday with a pair of 11-0 wins over Posen.
View ArticleSenior night shutdown
The Alpena girls soccer team couldn't pull off a win on Senior Night against top seeded Traverse City West in a 5-0 loss that reinforced much of what coach Tim Storch has been saying all season, while...
View ArticlePosen sweeps Tigers to secure North Star League championship
HILLMAN-Getting ahead early. Check. Playing solid defense. Check. Holding the opposition at bay with solid pitching. Check.
View ArticleChalk up two more
LINCOLN-The Alcona baseball team found the perfect strategy to take two wins from Roscommon on Friday: score early and often.
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