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Almont gives North Branch a setback

Almont gives North Branch a setback

ALMONT — Almont handed North Branch a 43-28 setback in a Division 2 boys’ district basketball opening round clash Monday night. Imlay City High School is where the action unfolded. With the outcome, Almont (12-9) advances to Wednesday’s semifinals where it will play...

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Stanton fifth at first-ever girls’ finals

Stanton fifth at first-ever girls’ finals

ALMONT — Almont 100-pounder Maria Stanton earned a fifth-place finish at the first-ever Michigan High School Athletic Association-sponsored Girls’ Wrestling Individual State Finals. Ford Field, in Detroit, hosted the two-day tournament which ran last Friday and...

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Dryden falls in district finals

DRYDEN — Dryden fell by a 55-23 count to Genesee Christian in a Division 4 girls’ district basketball championship game last Friday night. Mayville High School is where the action unfolded. With the decision, Genesee Christian improves to 18-4 overall. Dryden ends...

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Imlay reaches team semifinals

Imlay reaches team semifinals

Handles Hart in quarters, 45-24   IMLAY CITY — The Imlay City wrestling team concluded an outstanding 29-6 campaign, advancing all the way to the Division 3 state semifinals before seeing their postseason path halted. Wings Event Center, in Kalamazoo, hosted the...

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Almont holds off Chippewa Valley, 32-26

Almont holds off Chippewa Valley, 32-26

ALMONT — Almont obtained a 32-26 win against visiting Chippewa Valley in a non-league girls’ basketball encounter on Tuesday, February 22. With the final, Almont improves to 7-12. Chippewa Valley slips to 3-16. In Tuesday’s encounter, Almont bolted out to a 13-2...

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Spartans finish 14-0 year in BWAC

Spartans finish 14-0 year in BWAC

IMLAY CITY — Imlay City picked up a 54-36 road victory over Almont in a Blue Water Area Conference varsity girls’ basketball game last Thursday night With the decision, Imlay City improves to 17-3 and 14-0. Almont falls to 7-13 and 4-10. In Thursday’s game, Imlay City...

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Twelve area grapplers to compete at state finals

TRI-CITY AREA — When the 2022 individual wrestling state finals begin in a couple days from now, there will be a total of 12 grapplers hailing from our Tri-City schools participating at Ford Field in Detroit. Imlay City will have seven grapplers competing this Friday...

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Spartans win first-ever regional title

Spartans win first-ever regional title

Imlay City wrestlers to square off against Hart at Kalamazoo Wings Center   IMLAY CITY — Unrated Imlay City earned their first-ever Division 3 regional wrestling title, getting the job done with a 37-31 win against fifth-ranked Richmond last Wednesday at Yale...

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Imlay City clinches a BWAC title

Imlay City clinches a BWAC title

IMLAY CITY — The Imlay City varsity girls’ basketball team saw to it that their second straight Blue Water Area Conference title would belong to them at night’s end, accomplishing the feat with a 52-36 road triumph against North Branch on Tuesday, February 15. With...

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Imlay qualifies seven grapplers to state finals

Imlay qualifies seven grapplers to state finals

IMLAY CITY — The Imlay City wrestling team advanced seven grapplers to Division 3 individual state finals March 4-5 at Ford Field in Detroit. They qualified with top-four weight class placings last Saturday at a regional in Richmond. Dominic D’Ambrosio and Cristian...

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