Sports

Large numbers, big goals for Mustang wrestlers

December 2, 2022

It was a familiar scene to the start of the winter sports season, with Munising Wrestling Head Coach Joe Dolaskie explaining drills to his athletes on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

December 2, 2022

Munising Coach Matt Mattson spent the early portion of his team’s season opener in Newberry Tuesday night pleading with his players. Things looked rough. They normally do on opening night. But a young squad with five sophomores in the rotation stumbled out of the blocks. Four starters had multiple fouls in the first half. Shots weren’t falling, and the two teams had more turnovers than points in the first quarter. Munising only led 7-3 at the end of one. Then something clicked, and Mattson’s message was heard.

December 2, 2022

Alger Parks and Recreation Volleyball Results (Nov. 28) Comebacks 0 East Channel 5 Oh Fudge 0 Volleybrawlers 5 Volleybrawlers 3 Savages 2 Volleyball Standings 1.

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December 1, 2022

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North Central extends dominance with third-Straight Title

November 25, 2022

The Jets haven’t lost a game over the last three years and very few, if any of those games, have been close. They’ve won them all by multiple touchdowns and just three games have finished with a margin under 30 points. Most have been won by a lot more.

New JV hockey team earns first win

November 25, 2022

The newly formed high school JV Hockey team took the ice for their first set of games this weekend. Just like the Emeralds Varsity Co-op, the JV team is made up of players from Manistique, Newberry, and Munising. Players participated in the high school tryouts at the start of November and were slotted onto the team by coaches in the program.

Youth wrestling returns in Munising

November 25, 2022

Wrestling is back on the mat as the Alger County Youth Wrestling program has started for the 2022-23 season. Fifteen elementary kids from Munising, Superior Central and Au Train-Onota came to try the sport.

November 25, 2022

For the third weekend in a row the Norse Women’s Basketball Team (3-3) split their weekend games, picking up a win over the Minnesota-North Itasca Vikings (0-7) by a final score of 57-36 in the DQ Classic hosted by Vermilion Community College.

Martin seizes first finals win since 1987

November 25, 2022

When their playoff run ends, teams can normally find some consolation if their loss comes to the eventual state champion. But that got a little old for Martin.

Two Mustangs on MHSFCA All-State squad

November 25, 2022

Munising’s accolades continued with the announcement of the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) First Team All State selection on Wednesday, November 23. Two players from Munising were selected in offensive lineman Riley Murk and linebacker Jacob Mattson. Three total spots on the all state Division 1 eight-man team were from the U.P., with Newberry’s Zach Burton also being selected.