Back to the gridiron
Win one for Coach. That's the Alpena football team's rallying cry as the Wildcats kick off the 2013 season at 7 p.m. tonight in Escanaba. The Wildcats will be without new head coach Mel Skillman, who...
View ArticleAlcona ready for physical matchup vs. Huskies
LINCOLN-Northeast Michigan is buzzing today with excitement in anticipation for the first football games of the 2013-14 season, and very few games are as highly anticipated as the Alcona and Atlanta...
View ArticleArea teams face tough tests in opening week
Another season of football in Northeast Michigan is set to get under way tonight as all eight area teams will take to the gridiron in action tonight.
View ArticleAlpena shocks Escanaba in season opener
ESCANABA - The Alpena Wildcats unveiled their new pistol offense and began their new era with a flourish Thursday night, stinging the Escanaba Eskymos 15-7 in their home opene.
View ArticleAlcona runs over struggling Huskies
LINCOLN-If Alcona wanted to make a point to its new North Star League competition in the first game of the season, it certainly did so on Thursday, with a 51-0 rout of an Atlanta Huskie squad that...
View ArticlePrep Roundup (8-29-13)
CEDARVILLE-Posen had the chance to take out perennial eight-man troublemakers Cedarville on Thursday, but in spite of taking a quick 32-6 lead, fell 42-40 to last year's eight-man state runner up.
View ArticleHigh scoring Hillman
HILLMAN- The Hillman football team had trouble all night trying to stop Gaylord St. Mary quarterback Nick Harrington on Thursday as the nimble senior seemed to have an answer for Hillman's every move.
View ArticleAlpena XC teams finish 1st, 2nd at Rau Invitational
WEST BRANCH-The Alpena boys cross country team took first place at the Dwayne Rau Memorial Invitational at Ogemaw Heights on Thursda.
View ArticleShupert, Mendell and Bastow among 2013 Aliferis Race Winners
Joseph Shupert won the 2013 Aliferis 5K run on Saturday at Alpena Regional Medical Center, finishing in 17:05. Elaine Lowe was the overall female winner, finishing fourth overall in 18:12. The 5K was...
View ArticleThe signs of youth
A tough start to the season got even tougher for the Alpena boys soccer team on Tuesday.
View ArticleAlpena volleyball team hosting quad
The Alpena volleyball team is hosting its annual quad tournament today at 4 pm, an event that usually pits Alpena, Cheboygan, Tawas and Rogers City against each other in tight competition.
View ArticleFormer AHS star Morgan Stenz named one of?NMU's team captains for 2013
MARQUETTE-Former Alpena High School linebacker and Northern Michigan University senior Morgan Stenz was voted one of four team captains by his Wildcat teammates for the 2013 season.
View ArticleA perfect balance
Alpena volleyball coach Melissa Doubek wasn't kidding on Tuesday when she said Wednesday's Alpena volleyball quad was very balanced: Alpena, Cheboygan and Onaway each won two matches and lost one. Each...
View ArticleA love of the game
At 78 years old, Mel Skillman could be enjoying retirement and kicking back at his cottage in Atlanta, hunting, fishing or playing golf. But as Skillman is quick to point out, he doesn't do any of...
View ArticleWildcats aiming for win in home opener
Alpena's 15-7 upset of Escanaba last Thursday helped break two streaks for Alpena: it was the first time it beat Escanaba since 2008 and the first time the Wildcats won their season opener since 2010.
View ArticleHillman volleyball loses tight match
HILLMAN-The Hillman volleyball team didn't win on Thursday at home against Mancelona, but the Tigers certainly gave Mancelona everything they ha.
View ArticleAlpena soccer shuts out Alcona 6-0
The Alpena boys soccer team (2-5, 0-2 Big North) took out the Division 4 Alcona Tigers (2-3, 0-0 North Star League) 6-0 on Thursday, in a game that saw overwhelming offensive pressure from the Wildcats...
View ArticleACC volleyball team hosting St. Clair today
The Alpena Community College volleyball team (0-6, 0-2 Eastern Conference) hosts the St. Clair Skippers (4-2, 0-0) today at noon and 2 pm.
View ArticleACC cross country raises talent level, expectations for 2013 season
Last season, the Alpena Community College cross country team got its feet wet as a first-year program.
View ArticleRC off to 2-0 start with win over Cards
ONAWAY-The Rogers City picked up a big win over one of its biggest rivals on Friday and put another damper on Onaway's playoff hopes on Friday. The Hurons upset the Cardinals 22-7, giving them their...
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