Sports

Playing three games in four nights can be quite the tall order. The Munising girls basketball team played well in just such a stretch, though, winning two of three, including a convincing 65-30 senior night home win over Manistique on Feb. 27.

Two Munising High School student-athletes, seniors Dayne Behning and Trevor Nolan, have been named recipients of the prestigious Michigan High School Athletic Association/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award.

Entering its game at Rapid River on Feb. 20, the Munising girls basketball team had lost three of its previous four contests. The Mustangs got back on track in a big way in this contest, dominating the Rockets to claim a 63-13 victory.

Pickford hopes to make a deep run in the Division 4 postseason. Munising hopes to do the same in Division 3.

Three games. Three victories.

With the regular season winding down, the Munising girls basketball team was looking to get tested ahead of the postseason.