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Box Scores

Boys Basketball Jan. 20 Stephenson 55 Superior Central 29 STE: 4 10 25 16 SC: 11 6 8 4 Leading scorers: STE: S.

Black Bears storm back

The Big Bay de Noc Black Bears overcame a 20-point deficit to defeat the Munising Baptist Bobcats 69-60 on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at The Pit in Mather Elementary.

Munising hosts Mini-Mustang Tournament

The Mather Pit was packed with fans from all across the central Upper Peninsula for the Munising Mini Mustang Tournament on Saturday, January 21. One of the premier youth basketball tournaments in the U.P., games were held at both Mather and the Munising Middle/High School gymnasium.

Wrestlers compete at U.P. Finals

The Munising Mustang wrestling team took tenth place at the Upper Peninsula Finals wrestling meet on Saturday, January 21 in Marquette. The tournament style meet showcased the best of the U.P.’s prep wrestlers, with three local wrestlers standing out for the Mustangs.

Emeralds hockey controls Cadillac

Chalk up another complete win for the Manistique Emeralds Varsity Hockey team. The Emeralds returned home after a grueling road trip that saw them travel nearly 1,000 miles and play three games in less than four days and beat the Cadillac Vikings in front of another packed house at the Little Bear West Arena in Manistique on Saturday. The program also honored the Varsity Hockey parents in a special ceremony before the puck was dropped.

MTU’s Pietila again a CCHA star

The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for the games of January 19-21 and four student-athletes from four different programs have been recognized. Mack Byers (St. Thomas) was the Forward of the Week, while Akito Hirose (Minnesota State) earned Defenseman of the Week honors. Blake Pietila (Michigan Tech) collected his fourth Goaltender of the Week honor and Lleyton Roed (Bemidji State) was the Rookie of the Week.