Sports

The Munising Baptist soccer team had a close battle with Ojibwe Charter School on Monday. The Bobcats got past Ojibwe for a 2-1 victory in the Northern Lights League.

After getting a week off because its opponent was forced to forfeit a game, the Munising High School football team had the opportunity to return to action last Friday. The ninth-ranked Mustangs came back with a bang, taking down host Newberry 50-18 in Great Lakes Eight Conference East action.

The Munising High School girls tennis team participated in the Great Northern Conference meet in Gladstone on Sept. 25. The Mustangs’ No. 2 doubles team of Tessa Salo and Tamryn Nolan placed fourth. No. 4 singles player Jolie Ake also claimed a fourth-place finish. Munising wrapped up its season on Wednesday at the Upper Peninsula finals meet.

The Munising Baptist volleyball team took part in a home Northern Lights League match with Hannahville on Sept. 24. The Bobcats suffered a loss in three sets — 25-11, 25-7 and 25-9 — but there was still plenty to be happy about.

The Munising Mustangs hosted the annual El Harger cross country meet at Pictured Rocks Golf Club on Tuesday, September 24. A record 23 teams attended the event not only to race, but also to preview the course before the UP Finals in two weeks. Under perfect running conditions, the Mustangs fielded a scoring boys team, but only two individuals on the girls side. The boys had mixed results with their eighth place team finish. Trevor Nolan ran a gritty race, with bib in hand, on his way to a third place finish out of 124 runners in a time of 17 minutes 30.9 seconds. Nolan Dolaskie claimed the second position on the team with a 55th place finish in 20:25.7. He was followed by Blake Lakosky (58th, 20:38.2). The usual number one runner for the team, Danny Goss, suffered a cramp in his hip which hampered his performance. He placed 60th in 20:46.5. Dylan Adkinson was next in 75th place in 21:53.7, and Nate Petersen rounded out the six-man team in 87th place in 22:31.4. For the girls, Kate Mattson finished in 39th place covering the 3.1 mile course in 24:33.0, and Elizabeth Wing was 81st with a time of 20:00.9.

The Munising Baptist volleyball team traveled over to Grand Marais for a doubleheader on Thursday, September 19. The Lady Bobcats managed to claim their first two victories of the year. They won the first contest 25-22, 25-18 and 25-19 and followed that up in the second game with a 25-14, 25-14 and 25-18 victory.