Alpena improves to 5-1 with win over Petoskey
PETOSKEY-Nick Esch scored his second hat trick in as many days and the Alpena hockey team won its second straight Big North Conference game on Saturday, beating Petoskey 7-.
View ArticleBeat the Geek returns
The regular season and conference championships are over and the 2015-16 slate of bowl games has been set, which means The Alpena News' annual Beat the Geek contest has returned for another seaso.
View Article2015-16 Boys Basketball Previews
Posen Last season: 5-16; lost to Hillman in district final. Top Players: Travis Sharpe, sr., guard; Evan Schuch, jr., guard. Coach Matt Ponik: "We are setting the bar high this season.
View ArticleAlpena Sports Hall of Fame announces 2015 nominees
The Alpena Sports Hall of Fame announces its nominees for the 2015 class. Three nominees will be chosen on the association ballot and one will be selected by the senior committee.
View ArticleHurons, Eagles win season, NSL openers
FAIRVIEW-Cameron Gingerich scored 20 points the Fairview boys basketball team held off Oscoda on Monday to win its season opener and North Star League opener 45-4.
View ArticleTigers dominate in Suttle's coaching debut
ATLANTA - Alcona boys basketball coach Toby Suttle made it a goal to build a winner and his debut couldn't have gone much better as the Tigers opened the season with a convincing 80-24 win over Atlanta...
View ArticleAlpena breaks it open
When the going got tough on Monday, the Alpena girls basketball team got going. The Wildcats broke open a close game with Alcona with a big run in the third quarter and went on to win their season...
View ArticleEarly deficit hurts Alpena in loss to Braves
TAWAS-The Alpena boys basketball team took a tough loss at Tawas on Tuesday in its season opener, losing to the Braves 51-47. Tawas pulled ahead in the first quarter, scoring 19 points to Alpena's four...
View ArticleBalanced effort helps Hillman win opener
HILLMAN-Two things were abundantly clear about the Hillman boys basketball team on Tuesday. The Tigers still play tenacious defense and the Tigers still have plenty of scoring ability.
View ArticleAlpena stays strong
The Alpena girls basketball team won its second game in as many nights on Tuesday, defeating Tawas, 54-43 at Alpena High School.
View ArticleAHA Hockey
The Alpena Hockey Association Pee Wee Team 2, the Hawks hosted the Cadillac Vikings for two games at Northern Lights Arena on Nov. 21. In Game 1, Tanner Pilarski put Alpena up 1-0, assisted by Ryan...
View ArticleWarriors go 1-3 during 2015 BOTB tourney
Ten high school teams and four college teams took the ice at Northern Lights Arena recently for the annual Battle on the Bay Women's Hockey Tournament at Northern Lights Arena.
View ArticleAlcona, Fairview girls hoops win at home
LINCOLN- The Alcona girls basketball team won against Au Gres on Friday, 41-35. AuGres was up 10-6 after the first quarter, but Alcona caught up in the second quarter, bringing the score to 19-18 at...
View ArticleStrong defense leads Posen past Hurons
POSEN-Strong defensive play has been a longtime hallmark of the Posen girls basketball team and the Vikings proved it once again on Friday.
View ArticleAlpena's growing pains
On a night where Alpena High School celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1965-66 boys basketball team that made it to the quarterfinals, the 2015-16 Wildcats are experiencing some early growing...
View ArticleThe winning continues
The Alpena hockey team just keeps on winning. Dean Schmanski, Nick Esch and Brendan Dacey each scored a goal and the Wildcats converted twice on the power-play on the way to a 3-1 victory over...
View ArticleRogers City, Hillman boys improve to 3-0
OSCODA- The Rogers City boys basketball team won against Oscoda on Monday, 54-46. After the first quarter, Rogers City (3-0, 3-0 North Star League) was ahead 14-13 and the Hurons led 35-22 at halftime....
View ArticleLubitz's three-pointer lifts Mio past Alcona
LINCOLN - Two teams entered Monday night's important early season North Star League matchup with perfect 2-0 records to start the season and in the end the Alcona home crowd was silenced as Mio's Ben...
View ArticleCheboygan edges Wildcats in girls hoops
By JARED GREENLEAF Cheboygan Daily Tribune CHEBOYGAN-After losing a 15-point lead, all looked lost for the Cheboygan Lady Chiefs in the final minute or so of the fourth quarter.
View ArticleAll in for the win
For the third straight game, the Alpena boys basketball team fought back after a slow start. Only this time, the Wildcats came away with a win.
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