Sports

Capac upended by Ubly
CAPAC — Capac fell by a 60-35 count to visiting Ubly in a Greater Thumb Conference varsity boys’ basketball game last Wednesday. In Wednesday’s game, Ubly jumped out to a 13-4 advantage after one quarter was over with. The next two quarters saw Ubly accumulate 29...

Imlay grapplers first in Durand
IMLAY CITY — The Imlay City wrestling team went 4-0 en route to a first-place finish last Saturday at the Durand Invitational. Imlay City started things off with a 63-12 win against Okemos. That was followed by a 78-16 victory over Carman Ainsworth; a 66-12 triumph...

Imlay upends Cros-Lex
IMLAY CITY — Imlay City notched a 53-23 victory over visiting Cros-Lex in a Blue Water Area Conference varsity girls’ basketball contest last Friday night. With the decision, Imlay City moves to 6-2 and 4-0. In Friday’s contest, Imlay City and Cros-Lex ended the...

Spartans fall to Blue Devils
IMLAY CITY — Imlay City fell by a 51-33 outcome to visiting Richmond in a Blue Water Area Conference varsity boys’ basketball meeting last Thursday. With the decision, Richmond goes to 6-1 and 1-1. Imlay City slips to 4-3 and 1-1. In Thursday’s meeting, Richmond...

Dryden defeats Genesee
DRYDEN — Dryden earnaed a 67-57 win against visiting Genesee in a North Central Thumb League varsity boys’ basketball game last Thursday. With the decision, Dryden improves 1-4 and 1-0. In Thursday’s battle, Dryden bolted out to 16-9 advantage after one quarter had...

Capac boys defeated by Cass City, 50-28
CAPAC — Capac wound up on the losing side of a 50-28 verdict to Cass City at the SC4 Boys’ Basketball Showcase last Thursday afternoon. Port Huron is where the action unfolded. In Thursday’s encounter, Cass City jumped out to a 13-5 advantage after one quarter was...

Capac drops game to Brown City
CAPAC — Capac dropped a 42-12 verdict to Brown City last Thursday afternoon at the SC4 Girl’s Basketball Showcase. Port Huron is where the action unfolded. With the outcome, Capac slips to 2-4 overall. Juliana Closurdo led Capac with a six-point performance. The...

Almont grad, McCowen, sets Nevada records
ALMONT — Byron McCowen, a 1999 graduate of Almont High School, earned the distinction of weight class champion at the United States Powerlifters Winter Smash competition on Saturday, December 10. McCowen won the 100kg weight class. His pacesetting performance included...

2021: A year that almost wasn’t
A season marred by delays, cancellations and COVID concerns TRI-CITY AREA — The 2021 high school sports season took awhile to get underway what with delays due to COVID-19 concerns, but when it did there certainly was no shortage of highlights to mention. Here...

Lengemann nets 1,000th point
IMLAY CITY — Mary Lengemann saw to it she would etch her name in the record books, surpassing the 1,000-point plateau for her career in a 65-29 win against visiting Blue Water Area Conference foe Richmond last Friday night. Lengemann, a senior, netted her...