Sports

In a season of highlights for the Munising girls basketball team, one individual achievement in particular stood out.

With winter sports officially in the books, the spring sports season is rapidly approaching. In fact, practice for the upcoming spring seasons officially began March 10. Detailed team previews are in the works, but here’s an early look at area athletics as student-athletes and coaches look to navigate the uncertain early spring weather.

Munising faced a double-digit deficit in the first quarter of its Division 4 girls basketball regional semifinal game on March 10 in Kingsford.

The Munising High School girls basketball team captured a Division 4 district championship last Friday with a 62-23 home victory over Big Bay de Noc. In the semifinal game one night earlier, the Mustangs knocked off Rapid River, 78-16. Munising’s season, however, came to an end Monday night in Kingsford. In a regional semifinal, the Mustangs fell to Norway, 4541. Munising finishes with a 20-5 record and two trophies. In addition to the district title, the team also captured the Skyline Central Conference championship. See Page 10 for details.

For much of the night, the Munising boys basketball team’s district-opening home game with Menominee on Feb. 26 was playing out as planned.

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.