Sports

Imlay City opens districts with win

IMLAY CITY — Imlay City handed Brandon a 56-31 setback in a Division 2 girls' district basketball opening round matchup Monday night. With the decision, Imlay City moves on to Wednesday's semifinals where it will meet Flint Powers. That game is slated to begin at 6...

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Imlay City has three medalists

Hampton, Mullins, Harper all place at Division 3 State Finals Tri-CITY AREA — Imlay City 135-pounder Wesley Hampton and 160-pounder Hunter Mullins claimed fourths plus their teammate 285-pounder Joe Harper registered a seventh last Saturday at the Division 3...

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Capac wins district title

Boers' triple sinks Marlette, 53-51 CAPAC — Trevor Boers drained a triple from the right corner with four seconds remaining, helping Capac post a dramatic 53-51 triumph against host Marlette in a Division 3 boys' district basketball battle last Friday night. It marked...

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Cros-Lex ends Almont’s run, 51-42

ALMONT — Almont put up a good fight, only to drop a 51-42 verdict to Cros-Lex in a Division 2 boys' district basketball championship confrontation it hosted last Friday night. With the outcome, Almont sees a 14-8 season draw to a close. In Friday's confrontation,...

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Imlay boys qualify for state bowling finals

TRI-CITY AREA — The Imlay City, Capac and Almont boys' bowling teams registered respective finishes of third, seventh and 10th last Friday at a Division 3 regional. Strikers, in Richmond, is where the action unfolded. Caro (3,650), Armada (3,580) and Imlay City...

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Raiders 47, Spartans 40

Almont averts upset in BWAC clash with strong finish TRI-CITY AREA — Almont averted an upset, pulling out a 47-40 win against host Imlay City in a Blue Water Area Conference varsity boys' basketball battle on Tuesday, February 19. With the decision, Almont improves to...

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Imlay City turns back Yale, 45-25

IMLAY CITY — Imlay City registered a 45-25 win against visiting Yale in a Blue Water Area Conference varsity girls' basketball confrontation last Friday night. With the result, Imlay City goes to 12-6 and 9-3. In Friday's confrontation, Imlay City took a 14-9...

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Dryden girls make Div. 4 state finals

DRYDEN — The Dryden girls' bowling team claimed a second-place finish last Friday at a Division 4 regional. B's Bowling Center, in Flint, is where the action unfolded. Burton Bendle (3,270), Dryden (2,782) and Burton Atherton (2,701) held down the top-three spots at...

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Wrestlers among our state’s best

Hampton, Mullins, Harper and Dwyer aim for podium spot at Detroit's Ford Field TRI-CITY AREA — When the individual state wrestling finals take place this Friday and Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit, there will be four competitors hailing from our Tri-City Area...

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Dryden defeated by Deckerville

DRYDEN — Dryden fell by a 61-34 scoreboard count to visiting Deckerville in a North Central Thumb League varsity girls' basketball contest Monday night. With the decision, Dryden slips to 13-3 this season and 9-3 as far as NCTL clashes are concerned. In Monday's...

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