October 2023

Sports Briefs

Conklin wins MS XC title Emma Conklin, a sixth grader at Munising Middle/ High School, won the U.P. Middle School cross country championships at Gladstone’s Farmhouse B and B course on Friday, Oct.
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Maplewood wins NLL title

The Northern Lights League volleyball tournament took place at Hannahville on Saturday, October 21st. The day started at 9 a.m. with Munising Baptist taking on Ojibwe Charter and Hannahville vs. Paradise. Ojibwe Charter and Hannahville took the wins advancing them to the next round. Up next, Ojibwe Charter and Hannaville had no time to waste, quickly moving right into back to back games. Ojibwe Charter could not secure their second match of the day vs. Big Bay de Noc and lost in three, allowing the Black Bears to advance. Hannahville, taking on Beaver Island, put up a valiant fight but ultimately lost to Beaver Island, allowing the islanders to advance to the semi-finals.
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Volleyball teams prep for districts

The high school volleyball season is coming to an end, with the MHSAA District tournament in sight for most local teams. Munising and Superior Central will both contend for the District 99 title, as the two schools will compete with four other familiar foes from October 30 through November 3 in Eben Junction to start what each school hopes is a long run in the MHSAA championship bracket.
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War does not solve political issues

The US Army War College’s autumn, quarterly issue “Parameters” featured a report entitled “Lessons from Ukraine for the Armed Forces of the Future”. It is the first in a series commissioned one year ago by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command. A small group of scholars were assigned to study the Ukraine-Russia conflict and to report on various areas. The UK has done something similar also. This first report calls for a policy of “partial conscription,” to make up for the losses projected to be incurred if and when the USA engages in full-scale industrial warfare, presumably with Russia. Projected losses in such conflict stand at 3,600 Americans per day, with 800 needed conscripts per day. Anyone interested in averting or avoiding war would do well to be aware of what scant solutions exist to such problems.
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Making the most of a low hay yield

The dry weather has left most livestock producers in the Midwest scrambling for more hay. First cutting hay yields were down in many areas of Michigan, and if the dry weather continues, total hay yields for the year could be less than 50 percent of normal production. To feed ruminant animals such as beef cattle, sheep and others through the winter season, many livestock farmers are looking for ways to stretch their feed resources.
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