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On a night when their offense wasn’t quite where they wanted it to be, the Munising boys basketball team’s defense led the way. Last Friday at Stephenson, the Mustangs erased an early deficit and turned it into a Skyline Conference victory, 48-33.

Sammy Johnson scored 14 points to lead the Superior Central girls basketball team to a season-opening victory last week. The Cougars, playing a nonleague game at Engadine on Dec.

The new season for the Munising High School wrestling team officially got underway on Saturday. The Mustangs were at the Lions Invitational in St.

It was a winning start to the season for the Munising boys basketball team. On Nov. 26, the Mustangs made the trip to Norway for the season opener for both teams, and Munising used a 24-point night from Trevor Nolan to lead the way to a 50-34 victory.

A word of warning to fans of the Munising boys basketball team: If you’re thinking about making a run to the concession stand during a game this season, plan carefully. If you’re not in your seat when the Mustangs are on the floor, even for a minute, you might miss the moment when everything changes.

Injuries to key players derailed what had been a promising season for the Superior Central girls basketball team last winter. The Cougars lost Alice Hancock and Sammy Johnson for much of the season, a duo that combined to average 30 points and grab 15 rebounds a game.

The Munising girls basketball team had a successful season last winter. The Mustangs went 21-5 overall and claimed a district championship before bowing out to St.

Playing at L’Anse in the season opener on Nov. 26, the Superior Central boys basketball team did plenty of good things. However, the Cougars weren’t able to overcome the turnover bug and, as a result, lost the contest, 49-41.