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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.
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Superior Central reboots football program, lets Trader go

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.
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Norse women back to even

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.
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Box Scores

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.
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Sports Briefs

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.
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Varsity hockey drops season opener

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.
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Sports Briefs

Menominee to play in state final Only one team from the Upper Peninsula has qualified for a state championship game in football: the Menominee Maroons. Menominee will face off against Jackson Lumen Christi on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 9:30 a.m. at Ford Field.
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