Five women and one man from Alpena competed in a United Powerlifting Association-sanctioned state competition at Rochester Performance Gym on Saturday in Rochester. Alpena’s all-woman SkellaFit Powerlifting Team brought home first place in five categories, including, in the Women’s Raw ...

ALPENA - Two teams, both winless in the Big North Conference, faced each other Friday night. The Alpena Wildcats (1-7, 0-6 Big North Conference) took on the Escanaba Eskimos (2-6, 1-5 BNC) and were defeated by a final score of 28-25. Last-minute turnovers lost all momentum for Alpena, leaving ...

A perfect storm was brewing last weekend as the Alpena Community College cross-country team headed to Plymouth, Indiana, to run at the Ancillia College Invitational. A six-and-a-half-hour drive each way, freezing rain and a course that started in the middle of a farmer’s field were all ...

The Alpena High School boys varsity soccer team traveled to Cadillac Thursday and came away with a 4-1 victory. “Everyone played well and contributed both offensively and defensively,” coach Gregg Supiran said in news release. “ We had solid play from our goalkeeper … and the entire ...

ALPENA — After six straight losses, the Alpena High football team is looking to finish the season strong, heading into its second-to-last game of the year tonight. The Wildcats (1-6, 0-5 Big North Conference) look to turn their season around by taking on a cold Escanaba team. The Eskimos ...

Memory has a way of leading you in the wrong direction. Swami relied on it to find his truck keys. He thought he knew exactly where they were. That was not the case. After hours of searching, he gave up on his memory, only to hear his wife say, “Come here. I found them.” The lost was ...