Sports

Mustang tennis back on the court

A familiar face is back in charge of the girls tennis program in Munising. Munising alumAbbie Hayes will head the young team for the 2023 girls season and if life allows will do so for the foreseeable future. Hayes was a part of the tennis team from 2016-2019 was an assistant coach for the girls in 2020 and 2021 and revitalized the boys program in 2022 after a three-year hiatus. She has been active in the program for the duration of this time.
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Gladstone sweeps SC invite

Over a dozen teams and over 100 racers competed at the Superior Central Invite on Saturday, September 9. The 5K race was held in Eben Junction at the Superior Central Schools fitness trails and around the softball and baseball facilities on the east side of E-T Road. It was the Gladstone Braves that took both the boys and girls varsity meets, with the boys routing second-place Gwinn 34-114, while the girls kept just ahead of Stephenson in a 60-75 race to victory.
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Late goal lifts Bobcats

The Munising Baptist Bobcats clashed with the Grand Marais Polar Bears in an exhilarating match on Thursday, Sept. 7 that ended with a 1-0 victory for the Bobcats. It was the first prep soccer game of the year in Alger County.
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Sports Briefs

The Superior Central Cougars were shut out by the host Pickford Panthers last Thursday by a score of 68-0. The Cougars travel to Rapid River tonight with kickoff at 7 p.m.. The Rockets are 1-1 on the season after losing 58-0 to Rudyard last week.
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Munising’s Cota leads Norse

Munising alumna Hattie Cota led the Bay College Norse at its first cross country event of the season at the St. Norbert College’s Tom Barry Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 2. Cota finished 96 of 130 runners, but was the first Norse across the line in the women’s race with a time of 23:51.54.
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