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Sports

Two Mustangs on MHSFCA All-State squad

Munising’s accolades continued with the announcement of the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) First Team All State selection on Wednesday, November 23. Two players from Munising were selected in offensive lineman Riley Murk and linebacker Jacob Mattson. Three total spots on the all state Division 1 eight-man team were from the U.P., with Newberry’s Zach Burton also being selected.
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Local adult recreation leagues

Munising Pool League Week 1 standings 1.Barge Inn 2 - 13 2.Foggys 1 - 12 2.Whiskey 2 - 12 3.Bear Trap - 11 4.Foggys 2 - 5 5.Barge Inn 3 - 4 5.Whiskey 1 - 4 6.Barge Inn 4 - 3 7.Barge Inn 1 -bye week Highlights-Elmer Sabin, John Elvetici, Ryan Potila, Brent Johnson-Shark Alger Parks and Rec Volleyball No standings available available next week Send in your adult league scores to munisingbeacon@ gmail.com. .
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Tough start for varsity hockey

The Manistique Emeralds Varsity Co-op hockey team, which features several Newberry players, started its 2022-2023 season with a pair of difficult games last week. Thursday Night’s season opener sent the team to Iron Mountain for a meeting with the much improved Kingsford Flivvers before the home opener at LIttle Bear West Arena in Manistique on Saturday afternoon against Hanccock, who has one of the top high school programs in the Upper Peninsula.
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New JV hockey team earns first win

The newly formed high school JV Hockey team took the ice for their first set of games this weekend. Just like the Emeralds Varsity Co-op, the JV team is made up of players from Manistique, Newberry, and Munising. Players participated in the high school tryouts at the start of November and were slotted onto the team by coaches in the program.
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Norse Run Away Late

For the third weekend in a row the Norse Women’s Basketball Team (3-3) split their weekend games, picking up a win over the Minnesota-North Itasca Vikings (0-7) by a final score of 57-36 in the DQ Classic hosted by Vermilion Community College.
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High school hockey season begins

Several Newberry athletes take the ice as part of the Manistique Emeralds High School Hockey co-op this season. After years of success teaming together at the youth house hockey level, the three towns of Newberry, Munising, and Manistique, along with their local associations and schools, launched a new high school varsity co-op program to compete at the MHSAA level.
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Norse Split in Roller Coaster Weekend

The Bay College Norse Women’s Basketball Team (2-2) earned a split for the second weekend in a row using a strong shooting night to overcome the Mesabi Range Norse (0-3) by a final of 7950 on Friday night. On Saturday they fell in a closely contested battle with Madison College (2-4) 44-40 in a low-scoring affair.
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