Houghton Lake junior Molly Collins secured herself a spot in Houghton Lake High School basketball history with a 36-point performance in a Bobcat win against Coleman Tuesday night. More...
The first half was nothing like the second half for the Houghton Lake junior varsity basketball team in its Feb. 1 game at Roscommon. In the first half, the Bucks jumped to an 11-10 lead after the first quarter and went up 20-17 at the half. More...
The Kirtland Community College womens basketball team is on the verge of a history-making season. The Firebirds topped host Wayne County Community College District in overtime, 74-67, on Saturday, Feb. 2. More...
While Roscommon's Stephanie Mitchell scored most of her team's points in a 40-38 win at Houghton Lake Jan. 31, her teammate Amy Burmester's 3-pointer with less than two minutes in the game might have been the biggest points scored all night. More...
With the cold snap that led up to the second weekend of Tip-up Town subsiding, temperatures were climbing into the teens when BMD Construction of Houghton Lake began roughing in the second story of the concession/ press box/bathroom building at the More...
Coming off an exhausting, twopoint loss to rival Roscommon 24 hours earlier, things did not get any easier for the Houghton Lake girls basketball squad Friday night when they traveled to Ogemaw Heights. More...
The Houghton Lake Bobcat freshman basketball team sailed calmly past the Roscommon Bucks 47-33, Feb. 1, on the Buck's home court. The Bobcats opened with a 12-6 first quarter lead. The Bobcats led 22-9 at the half. More...
A see-saw battle that ended tied at 50 in regulation concluded with a 57-56 Roscommon junior varsity girls basketball victory over Houghton Lake. More...
Seven Young Champions cheerleaders from Houghton Lake demonstrated their skill Jan. 19 in Level Five competition at the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids, placing third against 19 teams from across Michigan. More...
Kalkaska burned the nets Mon- day night as the Blazers topped the visiting Roscommon Bucks varsity boys basketball team, 59- 49, in non-conference action. "We came out flat tonight," Coach M.J. Ewald said. More...
Josh Alden had a career-high 24 points but it was not enough to lead his Roscommon High School junior varsity squad to a victory at Kalkaska Monday night. The Bucks fell to a "hot shooting" Kalkaska squad, 49-38. More...
The Kirtland Community College mens basketball team couldn't complete a regular-season sweep of conference rival Wayne County Community College District, falling to the host Wildcats, 74-63, on Feb. 2. More...
Roscommon's big man had a big fourth quarter as he helped lead his Bucks to a 63-51 varsity basketball victory over rival Houghton Lake Friday night. More...
To raise money for the American Cancer Society, players and coaches from Houghton Lake and Roscommon High Schools participated in a Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser Friday night during the basketball games in Roscommon. More...
Students in Gerald Dixson's Young Champions Karate Class held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Roscommon were recently recognized for advancing in their studies. More...
Roscommon High School graduate Cat Gulledge is one of the 41 scholar-athletes who will be competing for the Albion College women's track & field team this spring. Gulledge is the daughter of William Gulledge and Ursalina Gulledge of Roscommon. More...
Houghton Lake got off to an early 12-6 lead but Ogemaw Heights outscored them 38-20 in the next three quarters as the junior varsity Bobcats suffered their second loss of the season, 44- 32, Friday night. More...
Houghton Lake's Bob Batko is again in the record books. Batko, 62, broke three American Drug Free Power Lifting Federation state and American records Jan. 26 in Six Lakes, MI. Lifting at 181 pounds in the unequipped division, Batko sqatted 352. More...
A "Top Gun Qualifier" pool tournament was held Feb. 1-3 at the Quality Inn of Houghton Lake with over 120 players competing. The 9-ball tournament featured action in class A, BB, B and C. More...
High Scr Game: Iva Schofield 204 High Scr Series: Kim King 541 Split conversions: Nadene Clark 5-7; Linda Bliss 2-7; Iva Schofield 5-7; Kris Dann 3-10, 5-10; Sandy Duggar 3-10; Jan Jarrod 3-10; Lennie Wargo 5-10. More...