Gladstone senior Luke Bracket (middle) dunks the ball during the fourth quarter of a MHSAA Division 2 district quarterfinal game over Houghton on Feb. 26, 2024 at Gladstone High School. The Braves defeated the Gremlins 57-39

Bark River-Harris senior Lauren Zawada (14, in blue) attempts a jump shot during a game against Ishpeming on Feb. 27, 2024 at Ishpeming High School.

Escanaba senior David Romps (22) celebrates a MHSAA Division 2 district semifinal victory with sophomore Lennox Peacock (24) on Feb. 28, 2024 at Escanaba High School. The Eskymos defeated Negaunee 51-48, avenging a 66-51 loss to the Miners from Dec. 5, 2023, to advance to the district championship round. ("The Big Dog" Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

Nehaunee senior Grace Nardi (33) goes through her pregame handshake with junior Macyn DellAngelo (3) before the Miners’ regular season finale against Gladstone on Feb. 29, 2024 at Gladstone Hgh School. The Miners defeated Gladstone 53-42 to finish their regular season at 21-1. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

Marquette junior Kyle Sager (4) buries his face in his hands in exhaustion after a 57-45 district championship loss to Traverse City West on March 1, 2024 at Marquette Senior High School. Inclement weather forced the Sentinels' semifinal game, a 62-56 overtime win over Gaylord, to be postponed to Feb. 29. Traverse City West defeated Petoskey 63-52 on Feb. 28. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

Houghton senior Michael Maillette (10) attempts to complete the hat trick with a wrap-around goal during a MHSAA Division 3 state quarterfinal matchup against Sault Ste. Marie on March 2, 2024 at Lakeview Arena in Marquette. Mailette scored four goal in the Gremlins’ 7-1 win over the Blue Devils to punch their ticket to the state semifinal round. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

Rapid River freshman Saylor Carlson (right) and senior Ava McCarty go through their pre-game handshake ritual before a MHSAA Division 4 district quarterfinal game against Norway on March 4, 2024 at Norway High School. McCarty was the Rocket’s lone senior during the 2023-24 campaign. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

Jeffers senior Levi Frahm (3) motors the ball to the basket during a MHSAA Division 3 regional semifinal game against Menominee on March 5, 2024 in Barb Crill Gymnasium at Marquette Senior High School. The Jets’ 17-game winning streak came to an end with a 64-39 loss to the Maroons. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

Escanaba senior Keira Maki lets her emotions flow after a 53-49 MHSAA Division 2 district semifinal loss to Sault Ste. Marie on March 6, 2024 at Sault Area High School. Maki became the sixth player in program history to score 1,000 points, set single-season records in scoring average (22.1 ppg), shooting percentage (55%), free throw percentage (78% percent, tied herself from the season before and Nicole Kamin), steals (60) and blocks (62). Her 1,189 career points are third-most in school history and 47 points against Sault Ste. Marie on Feb. 22, 2024 are a single-game program record. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

Menominee sophomore Tanner Theuerkauf (14) heaves a half-court shot before the buzzer sounds during a MHSAA Division 3 regional championship game against Elk Rapids on March 7, 2024 in Bonafis Gymnasium at Manistique Middle and High School. Theuerkauf made this shot and led the Maroons with 18 points in a 58-37 win over the Elks to claim their second regional championship in the last three seasons. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

Bark River-Harris senior Lauren Zawada (14) walks to the bench after a MHSAA Division 3 district championship game loss to Harbor Springs on March 8, 2024 at Harbor Springs High School. Zawada earned Skyline Central Conference MVP honors for the second-straight season and helped the Broncos earn a 21-3 record. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

West Iron County freshman Mason Ahola (right, in the air) leads the student section in cheering on the Wykons during their MHSAA Division 3 regional semifinal win over Harbor Springs on March 11, 2024 at Escanaba High School. Over 80 students squeezed into two school buses to attend this game. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

St. Ignace senior Jonny Ingalls (11) receives a high five from senior Kordell KillsCrow in the final moments of a 68-41 MHSAA Division 4 state quarterfinal win over Crystal Falls Forest Park on March 12, 2024 at Gladstone High School. With a 41-point performance, Ingalls' career point totaled reached 1,998 in the gym where his dad, St. Ignace head coach Doug Ingalls, played high school basketball under his father Jack Ingalls. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

Ishpeming senior Hunter Smith (center, vein popping out of neck) loudly disagrees with a Hematite foul on March 13, 2024 at Baraga High School. The Hematites earned their first regional championship in 50 years with a 70-42 win over Ewen-Trout Creek. (“The Big Dog” Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)