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1 week ago | 
iosconews.com | Ben Murphy
OSCODA – Oscoda was already a big time underdog in their home Northern Michigan Soccer League game with Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart on Friday. An early injury only hampered their bid for an upset, and the Lady Owls lost the girls soccer contest, 8-0. “They are a good team, they beat McBain Northern Michigan Christian, we did better in this game than we did (against NMC) and they are the team to beat,” head coach Ray Ruemenapp said.
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1 week ago | 
iosconews.com | Ben Murphy
OSCODA – Oscoda kind of had a feeling that Beaverton would be a pretty tough match up in their baseball season opener. That was exactly the case on Friday, as the visiting non-conference Beavers took care of the Owls, sweeping them on scores of 14-0 and 22-0. Beaverton is annually a tough squad out of the Jack Pine Conference. “Those didn’t go very well at all,” head coach Luke Williams said.
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1 week ago | 
iosconews.com | Ben Murphy
STANDISH – A total of 11 teams took part in the Sunrise Invitational at Standish-Sterling on Friday. Locally Hale, Oscoda, Whittemore-Prescott and AuGres all took part in the event. Oscoda was in the large school division, and both its girls and boys team finished in sixth place. Starting with their boys’ team, Hunter Vincenty-Cole was third in the 100 meter dash with an 11.72 and Izhar Sevilla was sixth in the 800 at 2:28.50.
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1 week ago | 
iosconews.com | Ben Murphy
TAWAS CITY – It’s no secret that the Tawas Area golf team has some lofty team goals this spring. They’ll get an early look at where they stand this weekend as they are set to host the Tawas Bay 2-Day Invitational. On Friday, teams will play 18 holes at Red Hawk Golf Club and Saturday things will conclude with another 18 holes at Huron Breeze Golf Club. “This will be a tremendous measuring stick for us,” Tawas head coach Paul Vainer said.
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1 week ago | 
iosconews.com | Ben Murphy
TAWAS CITY – The Tawas Area track and field team opened its season at a North Star League meet at Fairview on Thursday. Host Fairview won the boys’ side with 88 points, Tawas was second with 72 and Posen placed third with two points. For the girls’ side, Tawas took first with 84 points, Fairview was second with 76 and Posen managed 12 points.
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1 week ago | 
iosconews.com | Ben Murphy
EAST TAWAS – It was a bit closer than they would have liked, but it was a win nonetheless. The Tawas Area golf team began their season of promise on Thursday, by winning the first ever North Star League meet; held at Red Hawk Golf Club in East Tawas. Tawas won the nine hole event with a team score of 179, Oscoda was second with a 182 and Alcona placed third with a 202.
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1 week ago | 
iosconews.com | Ben Murphy
AuGRES – With five seniors on the team, it should come as no surprise that AuGres softball is going to lean into them as much as possible this spring. “We have five seniors this year on our team, so I’d really like to see us have a really great season for them,” head coach John Freehling said. “At the same time, we are trying to set up the team and prepare them for next year without these seniors. Senior Isabella Freehling has been the team’s starting pitcher for the past four years.
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1 week ago | 
iosconews.com | Ben Murphy
AuGRES – AuGres will have a new track and field head coach with Drew Horton. He has been busy getting the team ready for the upcoming 2025 season as they strive for some lofty team and individual goals. “My thoughts on this year are that we have a lot of upcoming potential to the team and great returning players,” he said. “Some team goals are to refine each players skills in each of their events to do the best they can possibly do.
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1 week ago | 
iosconews.com | Ben Murphy
OSCODA – Friday’s home non-league doubleheader with Beaverton may have been only the first games of the year for the Oscoda softball team. The Lady Owls though, believe there were definite signs of positive things to come. “These were tremendous team wins to start our 2025 campaign, against a senior laden team that beat us twice last year,” coach Mark Whitley said. “We played extremely well defensively and only had one error for the double header which I thought was outstanding.
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1 week ago | 
iosconews.com | Ben Murphy
OSCODA – Oscoda kind of had a feeling that Beaverton would be a pretty tough match up in their baseball season opener. That was exactly the case on Friday, as the visiting non-conference Beavers took care of the Owls, sweeping them on scores of 14-0 and 22-0. Beaverton is annually a tough squad out of the Jack Pine Conference. “Those didn't go very well at all,” head coach Luke Williams said.
