Sports

Cougars take sweep at home against Hannahville

December 8, 2023

The Superior Central Cougars varsity girls and boys basketball teams hosted the Hannahville Soaring Eagles Thursday in their respective contests, the girls hosting a scrimmage and the boys a regular season Central Upper Peninsula conference game.

December 8, 2023

On Wednesday, Dec. 13, Munising and Superior Central will once again combine for the Toys For Tots drive at a pre-holiday basketball game. This is the second year of the event, held in memory of SC student Neo John Paul Wilson, but this year’s game will be a boys contest held in Munising instead of a girls game at SC. Nonwrapped items can be brought to the game or dropped off at SC Schools starting Monday.

Superior Central reboots football program, lets Trader go

December 1, 2023

Josh Trader is no longer the head coach of the Superior Central football team as the school has decided to fire the second-year skipper with many pressing issues needing to be addressed about the future of the program. “We appreciate Josh’s efforts in his two years here, but feel that it is in the best interest of the football program at this time,” SC Superintendent Bill Valima said.

Lumen Christi answers early deficit to win D7 championship

December 1, 2023

Jackson Lumen Christi piled up 92 percent of its total yards Sunday morning on the ground. So, trailing by three points with time running down in the fourth quarter and facing a 4th-and-4 situation on the Menominee 11-yard line, the Titans, of course, went to the air.

Norse women back to even

December 1, 2023

The Bay College women’s basketball team pulled back to the .500 mark over the weekend with a pair of victories at the Lindquist Classic hosted by Gogebic Community College. The Norse rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the host GCC Samsons, 58-48, on Saturday, and then dominated the North Central Michigan Timberwolves, 97-57, Sunday afternoon.

December 1, 2023

FOOTBALL MHSAA State Championships D1: Southfield Arts & Technology 36 vs Belleville 32 D2: Muskegon 33 vs Warren De La Salle 21 D3: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 27 vs Mason 10 D4: Grand Rapids South Christian 27 vs Harper Woods 33 D5: Grand Rapids Catholic Central 21 vs Corunna 7 D6: Kingsley 38 vs Almont 24 D7: Menominee 30 vs Jackson Lumen Chrisi 34 D8: Ubly 21 vs Ottawa Lake Whiteford 6 LOCAL REC LEAGUES Pickleball Standings (as of 11/28) T1. G.

December 1, 2023

The Northern Michigan Greco-Roman wrestling team competed in the Kolbotn Cup in Norway this past weekend, taking home the U20 team title headlined by seven medalists. Elyle Francisco stood atop the podium in the 55kg weight class, earning the gold medal by sweeping the round robin series in the finale.

December 1, 2023

Munising begins title defense The Munising Mustangs boys basketball team started off their MHSAA Division 4 boys basketball season on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at home against Norway. The results of that game was after deadline of this week’s edition and the story is available on The Munising Beacon Facebook page. The Mustangs host Manistique tonight.

Thanksgiving tournament setback for Emeralds hockey

December 1, 2023

The Thanksgiving weekend schedule for the Emeralds Varsity hockey team took them to tournament play in Big Rapids. Unfortunately, it was a tough time to try to mount a comeback after the season-opener loss.

Varsity hockey drops season opener

November 24, 2023

It took less than a minute for the excitement of a new season to turn into stunned silence on Saturday inside the Little Bear West Arena in Manistique. Alpena scored on the game’s opening shift, netting a goal on the first shot fired in the new season. The Wildcats carried that momentum all the way through the contest, overwhelming the Emeralds 6-1 to start the 2023-2024 campaign.