Thunder Bay Wrecks
GRAND RAPIDS-The Thunder Bay Wrecks Bantam A team opened up Little Caesars playoff action with a game against the Rockford Rams in Grand Rapid.
View ArticleFlyers nipped by Blaze in shootout
Victory eluded the Alpena Flyers by the narrowest of margins on Friday.
View ArticleWildcats top Manistee in Auburn Hills; Alpena icers win
AUBURN HILLS-The Alpena boys basketball team got back in the win column on Friday, beating Manistee 65-33 at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The win snapped a two-game skid for the Wildcats (11-2) who took...
View ArticleA sign of better things
Anybody looking for clear signs of improvement from the Alpena girls basketball team got it in spades on Friday in a 46-33 loss against Traverse City West. After all, this was a team the Wildcats lost...
View ArticleACC women nipped by Delta on Pink Night
Basketball is often characterized by runs and a big run late in a game can often mark the difference between victory and defeat.
View ArticleJust starting to roll
The playoff hunt may not be quite out of the picture for the Alpena Flyers after taking 2-of-3 from the Delta Blaze this weekend, including a 6-1 Saturday win and a tight 5-4 Sunday win.
View ArticleHillman clinches share of Big Dipper crown
MIO-Vanessa Schook scored 14 points and the Hillman girls basketball team held off Mio on Monday in a 40-36 win to clinch at least a share of the North Star League's Big Dipper division title.
View ArticleNLA seeks entries for hockey contest
Hockey is practically a way of life for Alpena residents and that passion has spanned multiple youth programs, junior hockey teams and three state high school title.
View ArticleFinally coming together
LINCOLN-Things just seemed to click for the Alcona girls basketball team on Monday when it jumped to an early 15-7 lead against Rogers City en route to a 57-31 victory on Parents Night. "Very solid...
View ArticleThunder Bay Schooners
The Thunder Bay Schooners travelled to Harbor Springs on January 24 to participate in the Hammerhead Winterblast Invitational. Listed below are the final meet results and times. Girls: 8 & Under:...
View ArticleBuzzer-beater sends Hurons past Alcona
ROGERS CITY-The Rogers City boys basketball team (5-9) snuck by Alcona at home on Tuesday, beating the Tigers 44-43 on Tuesday. Alcona's Trenton LaVergne sunk two free throws with five seconds left in...
View ArticleHillman helps NSL title hopes with win over Mio
HILLMAN-The Hillman boys basketball team all but put a stamp on the North Star League's Big Dipper title on Tuesday.
View ArticleGetting it done late
The Alpena boys basketball team played a tough, sloppy game against Traverse City Central on Tuesday and trailed for all but four minute.
View ArticleSwami takes the good with the bad
Lots of people are getting cabin fever this time of year. Swami tends to take the good with the bad. Snow is something he is not especially fond of, especially when he has to put on 250-400 miles per day.
View ArticleCardinals top Trojans at home
ONAWAY-Joe Sigsby scored 20 points and Pat Dunn added a double-double as the Onaway boys basketball team beat Central Lake 76-35 on Wednesday.
View ArticleRed Wings alumni game coming back to Alpena
If hockey is a big deal in Alpena, the Detroit Red Wings might be an even bigger deal. Few events highlight the area's love of the Red Wings quite like the Red Wings Alumni game, which takes place at 3...
View ArticleOffensive struggles hurt ACC women in loss
It was a tale of two halves on Wednesday for the Alpena Community College girls basketball team against St. Clair. In the first half, the Lumberjacks fared pretty well against the Skippers, battling...
View ArticleNow that's more like it
At halftime of Wednesday's Alpena-St. Clair mens basketball game, ACC coach Frank McCourt told his good friend St. Clair coach Dale Vos it was time for the Lumberjacks to win one.
View ArticleRogers City grapplers win team district title
CHARLEVOIX-The Rogers City wrestling team earned another team district championship on Thursday, beating Presque Isle County rival Onaway in the final 42-32. In the semifinals, Rogers City defeated the...
View ArticleHillman wraps it up
HILLMAN-One by one, members of the Hillman girls basketball team climbed a ladder to cut down a piece of the net, eager to take a keepsake for what they'd just achieved.
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