The Munising Mustang competitive cheer team took third place at the MHSAA District competition, meaning Munising will advance to the regionals this weekend in Grand Rapids. Munising scored a season high 712.14 on their way to a third-place finish. Gladstone won the district with 756.68 points while fellow U.P. team Norway was the first team failing to advance in fifth.
Reagan Bowerman and Andrew Cain will represent Munising wrestling at the 2023 MHSAA Individual State Championships, held at Ford Field on March 3-4. The pair both finished in the top four of their weight class at the Charlevoix regional on Saturday, Feb. 18. Andrew Cain lost his first match in the 126-pound division, but won his next two to qualify in the final spot from the 126 pound division. The Mustang pinned his next two opponents to get into the third place match, but lost to Jericho Holmes of Pine River.
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A side-by-side off-roading vehicle went through the ice of the Escanaba River on Saturday, Feb. 18.
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For the first time in six years, the Munising Mustang wrestling team is MHSAA District champions. “It felt fantastic,” Munising Head Coach Joe Dolaskie said.
The UP 200, the largest sled dog race in the lower 48, has been canceled by race organizers. The Upper Peninsula Sled Dog Association (UPSDA) cited deteriorating weather conditions and safety concerns for participants, spectators and volunteer for why the event will not happen.
It was a close game down the stretch, but the Munising Mustangs boys basketball team was able to defeat the Rapid River Rockets on the road 61-54 on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
