Sports

The Munising Mustangs and North Central Jets have put together many memorable games over the last three years of their rivalry. Another entry was added to that list on Tuesday, Feb. 21, as the Mustangs were able to come from behind to defeat the Jets 62-59 in Munising.

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The Norway Knights swept the Superior Central Cougars on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in a triple-game contest between the basketball teams, with the boys varsity ending 63-12, girls varsity ending 5630 and girls JV ending 52-22. The contest was the last home game of the season for the girls programs after Hannahville cancelled the Central Upper Peninsula conference game on February 27, but the Eagles will still play in Eben Junction for the boys contest.

For the first time in six years, the Munising Mustang wrestling team is MHSAA District champions. “It felt fantastic,” Munising Head Coach Joe Dolaskie said.

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Defensive effort led the way for the Munising Mustangs girls basketball team, as they shut down the Pickford Panthers 4220 on Monday, Feb. 13 in the Munising Middle/ High School gymnasium. Pickford failed to score a basket from the floor until halfway through the third quarter in the Munising victory.

It was a close game down the stretch, but the Munising Mustangs boys basketball team was able to defeat the Rapid River Rockets on the road 61-54 on Tuesday, Feb. 14.

The old phrase is if you’re going to talk the talk, you’d better be able to walk the walk. And so far, the Escanaba Eskymos hockey team has walked the walk even when the Manistique Emeralds have talked the talk.

Superior Central basketball had a varsity boys and girls basketball sweep, defeating the Big Bay de Noc Black Bears twice on Friday, Feb. 3 in Eben Junction. The win increased the boys to a 5-9 record on the year and the girls to 9-4.