MUNISING — The area’s two schools represented themselves well at the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 3 regional track and field meet held in Munising on Friday afternoon.

The host Mustangs swept to titles in fairly close meets, while Newberry was second in the boys meet and third in the girls.

Despite this meet being held in Alger County, Superior Central was placed in the Rapid River D-3 regional held a couple of days earlier.

In Munising, the MHS boys scored 85 points to 69 for the runner-up Indians as the rest of the field trailed far behind. Paradise and Cedarville tied with 10 points apiece, while Rudyard had nine, Brimley two and Mackinac Island 1.

The girls meet was quite close, with Munising accumulating 59 points to 55 1/2 for runner-up Brimley. Newberry scored 43, Rudyard 17 1/2 and Cedarville seven.

In Division 3 regionals, the top four finishers in individual events but only the top two relays advance to the U.P. Finals to be held in Kingsford on June 3.

Here’s a rundown of top finishers in each meet at Munising:

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Munising boys win 11 events

The Mustangs and Indians together won all but one event in the boys meet, Munising capturing 11, Newberry five and Paradise’s Seth Mills breaking up their party by winning the discus by almost 35 feet with a toss of 149 feet, 4 inches.

The Mustangs’ Micaiah Peramaki was a four-time winner, taking the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes and also running a leg on Munising’s winning 1,600 relay.

He won all three individual events by fairly comfortable margins, clocking 11.24 seconds in the 100 to win by four-tenths of a second, coming in at 23.47 in the 200 to win by 0.83 of a second and clocking 53.05 in the 400 for a 1.16-second victory.

Teammate Dan Goss tripled up, taking the 1,600, 3,200 and running a leg of the Mustangs’ victorious 3,200 relay. He won the 1,600 by almost five seconds and the 3,200 by just over 10 seconds, in both races beating out teammate Trevor Nolan.

Also for Munising, Joe Kelley took the 110 and 300 hurdles, the 110 by more than a second and a half in 17.06 seconds, the 300 by a closer eight-hundredths of a second past teammate Kane Nebel.

In addition, Nolan Connaughton ran on the Mustangs’ triumphant 1,600 and 3,200 relay winners, while Josiah Peramaki won the pole vault and Riley Murk the shot put for Munising.

The balance of MHS’ relay winners were Zach Petersen and Dylan Adkinson in the 3,200 and Reagan Bowerman and Zack Lindquist in the 1,600.

Newberry’s Matthew Rahilly had a hand in four of his team’s five victories — he won the high jump and long jump and ran legs in the Indians’ winning 400 and 800 relays.

Teammates Marco Juarez and Kennedy Depew also ran in both winning relays as they were joined by Aa’Keem Jackson in the 800 and Jacob Mohar in the 400.

Newberry also picked up a victory from Connor Carlson in the 800.

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Smith paces Mustang girls

Munising pulled out the team victory despite winning just three events, all three having Sabryna Smith involved.

She won the 200 and 400 and ran a leg in the Mustangs’ victorious 1,600 relay along with Kate Mattson, Olivia Cotey and Jailen Hancock.

Munising did collect 11 runner-up finishes, though, with Monique Brisson pulling off that feat three times in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200, and Dayne Behning twice in the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles.

Smith was second in the 100, teammate Tessa Salo runner-up in the pole vault and the Mustangs’ Kimberly LeGrand in the No. 2 position in the high jump.

And Munising was second in each relay they didn’t win — the 400, 800 and 3,200.

Newberry actually won more events than Munising — four — with Kaylen Clark accounting for three as she won the 1,600 and 3,200 and ran a leg in the Indians’ winning 3,200 relay.

Teammate Samantha Taylor won the 800 and also ran with the 3,200 relay that was rounded out by Phinnaea Bloom and Addison Schroeder.

Information compiled by Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee. His email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.