Ben Murphy is a veteran sports journalist who has written for The Munising Beacon since 2024, covering high school athletics throughout Alger County and the surrounding Upper Peninsula. His Beacon reporting includes football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and other prep sports, with regular coverage of Munising, Superior Central, Munising Baptist and Grand Marais athletics.
Murphy has nearly two decades of experience covering high school sports in Michigan. He has served as a sports writer for the Iosco County News-Herald and Oscoda Press since 2008, covering teams and athletes across northeast Michigan. His extensive body of work includes thousands of published articles spanning numerous sports, schools and communities.
