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While the winter sports season has gone as long as it could have possibly gone in 2023, the spring sports are starting to bloom in Alger County. The Superior Central softball team participated in the Superior Dome tournament in Marquette on March 24-26.

‘ The Munising community is rallying behind the Munising Mustangs after their regional victory and state quarterfinal win on Tuesday. Signs are up all over town, supporting Munising boys basketball on the team’s first trip to the Breslin Center for the MHSAA semifinals and finals.

The Munising Public Schools will head to Spring Break early, as a number of families are heading downstate to support the Mustangs. According to a post by Munising Superintendent Mike Travis, both Mather Elementary and the middle/ high school are already facing attendance issues even before plans drastically changed late Tuesday night.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has designated this week as Severe Weather Awareness Week in the state, and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is urging residents to make sure they have the necessary insurance coverage to help them recover quickly from any storm-related damage in case of a disaster.

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Munising player Kane Nebel and alumnus Chuck Nebel change a sign from “The curse will be broken” to “The curse is broken” in the celebrations after the regional championship in the Newberry High School gym. The Munising Mustangs are regional champions for the first time in 69 years after defeating the Mackinaw City Comets 60-32 in Newberry on Wednesday, March 15. The trophy was presented by Newberry Athletic Director Kenn Depew to Chuck Nebel, who was teammates with Depew’s father when their 1954 squad last won a MHSAA regional championship for Munising. Nebel then presented the trophy to his grandson Kane, who scored 17 points in the victory against the Comets, before the senior celebrated with the 2022-23 team. Read more about the historic victory on Page 7.