Sports

Munising junior Danny Goss is starting the 2023 cross country season hot, winning the Larissa Vartti Memorial Invitational on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at Valley Spur.

Bulldogs at Mustangs tonight The high school football season starts tonight in Mustang Stadium as the Rudyard Bulldogs come to Munising. The Mustangs are 14-4 all time against Rudyard and won all three contests at the eight-man level.

The Bay College Volleyball Team (1-3) opened their second season with a gauntlet of matches in the annual Opening Weekend Tournament in Rockford, IL. Ellsworth Community College and McHenry County College took away victories in three straight sets on Saturday before the Norse rebounded with a victory over Elgin Community College on Sunday.

The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (UPSSA) approved the formation of the Ms. U.P.

When the Munising Mustang volleyball team hits the court this weekend, the team won’t have a lot of experience. The ’Stangs have just one senior – an athlete that didn’t play the sport last season – and a number of call ups from the JV squad in 2022.

The most dramatic change of the Fall sports season is arguably with the Munising cross country programs, as the Mustangs move up to Division 2 of the MHSAA U.P. competition. It will make another state championship a little harder for the Munising girls.