Sports

The streak of MHSAA U.P. Cross Country Finals victories for the Munising Mustangs girls program has come to an end. After three straight championships, the Mustangs took second place on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Farmhouse B and B course in Gladstone.

The Superior Central Cougars have brought home another second-place trophy to Eben Junction, after the boys cross country team finished as runners up in the MHSAA Division 3 U.P. Finals.

For the second year in a row, the Munising boys cross country team has taken third place at the MHSAA U.P. Finals.

Marquette, as expected, retained its D1 title by tying the UPD1 Finals scoring record with 23 points, followed by Houghton with 53 and Sault Ste. Marie with 92.

The Great Lakes Eight conference has selected its players of the year and all-conference awards for the 2023 season, with seven local players recognized by the league with nine awards. Senior Joe Kelley was named first team all-conference for his skills as an offensive and defensive lineman.

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.