On the boys basketball team, the Hatchets graduate Griffin Meinhold, Keaton Braun, Draiden Romas, Chase Walker, Jake MacPhee and Isaac Wade.

Bad Axe Coach Eric Glaza thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“My seniors were an outstanding class,” he said. “These kids are like family to me. It was a special season. These seniors gave me my first chance when they were in third grade. I always joked that I wanted to make it to the end with them. I was fortunate enough to have it happen this year. Keaton, Griffin, Draiden, Jake, Isaac and Chase were very important. Draiden worked his tail off every second. Isaac made great contributions.”

“Hopefully, we’ll have a whole summer to get after it,” he added. “I have a good group coming up next year. There are a lot of good players on my JV team. A lot of them were up for districts. I’m excited for the future of Bad Axe basketball.”

On the Girls Basketball team, the Hatchets graduate Katherine Himmel, Callie Engler, Allison Haldane, Amber Haldane, Claire Castle, Emma Kociba, Joslyn Hessling and Emma Lange.

Bad Axe coach Kurt Dennis thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“You can’t replace Katherine Himmel,” he said. “She’s an athlete that gives it 110%, plays a lion’s share of minutes, scores a lot of points, and does everything you ask for. The program will miss her, but there’s another six seniors that have contributed. This program has seen the best four-year stretch in terms of winning. Hopefully, the younger kids keep it going.”

“Callie Engler did so many great things this year,” he added. “Emma Kociba, Claire Castle and Allison and Amber Haldane gave everything they had. We were going to press, and we went deeper into the guard corps. Joslyn Hessling has given us four years and has been a backup post player. The seniors did a nice job.”

Caseville

On the boys basketball team, the Eagles graduate Mason Cregeur, Matthew Kennedy and Ty Tennant

Caseville coach Josh Slaughter thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“Mason had a wonderful four years for us,” he said. “I wish him the best in his next chapter, and I thank him for the memories. I thank Matthew for sticking it out through the good and bad times. I want him to keep his head up and his beard game strong. And, I thank Ty for playing this year. I want him to keep working on his fast breaks, as the best is yet to come.”

On the girls basketball team, the Eagles graduate Rylee Martin.

Cass City

On the boys basketball team, the Red Hawks graduate Riley Swiderski, Evan Clark and Mike Fernald.

Cass City assistant coach Jon Ligrow thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“Mike is a great player and a great scorer,” he said. “He puts in a lot of effort every day. He loves the game of basketball, and you can see it. He was a great leader. I can’t say enough about Riley. He’s one of the best defenders in the Upper Thumb. Offensively, he can score. No matter who we played, we put Riley on their best guy. He took that role and ran with it. He enjoyed it.”

“Evan loves the game of basketball as well,” he added. “He comes in and does his job. He’s a good defender (and) gets a lot of rebounds. When we need him to score, he’ll score. It’ll be hard to replace those three guys.”

On the girls basketball team, the Red Hawks graduate Saylar Cuthrell, Kylie McGrath, Olivia Krueger, Amelia Weiler and Kayley Salcido.

Cass City coach Justin Ketterer thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“What a special group,” he said. “They did a lot of winning. They were the group last year that won us our first district since 2006. They won the first league title since 2005. Saylar, Olivia, Kylie, Amelia and Kayley mean a lot to this program. They mean a lot to me. I’m proud of them. I couldn’t ask for 12 better players to coach and two better assistants. I’m proud of all of them. This season was special. I’ll miss going to practice.”

Deckerville

On the boys basketball team, the Eagles graduate Brady Sharbowski, Derek Osborne, Connor Palmer and Kris Kosal.

Deckerville coach Dale Stolicker thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“I got a good group of seniors and I’m going to miss them,” he said. “The leadership they have, they talk to the guys, they encourage the guys and do everything they can to get us up and ready to play, and it shows. We had some guys really step up for us this year, and that’s huge.”

On the girls basketball team, the Eagles graduate Shelby Flanagan, Jessie Heilig, Sophia Sanford, Aleyah Keinath and Axelle Mousse.

Deckerville coach Doug Kirkpatrick thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“Shelby is a three-year varsity player for me that will be sorely missed,” he said. “She’s been a huge part of our success this year. She’s a great leader on and off the court, and just a great person not only in the gym but in life in general. Jessie came down with a knee injury late in the season, so she missed the last few games. She’s been a huge part of our program as well.”

“She’s always put in a lot of time and worked very hard on her game, and just a great all-around young lady to coach,” he added. “Sophia and Leah were both starters for me all season. Both are great, young ladies and two defensive specialists that always left everything on the floor. While Aleyah didn’t get as much playing time as the others, she’s just a great young lady. I’m very pleased she decided to come back out and help us.”

Harbor Beach

On the boys basketball team, the Pirates graduate Jace Knoblock, Tanton Babcock and Drew Weber.

Pirates coach Ron Wruble thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“Jace was our second leading scorer and leading rebounder,” he said. “He did a nice job and was an efficient scorer in the paint. He was versatile on the perimeter or in the post guarding guys. He was a big asset for us. Drew did a lot of ball-handling duties for us. He played solid defense for us.”

“We got a look at what could have been with Tanton,” he added. “He took four three-point shots for us this season and made three. We missed his ball-handling, shooting ability, defensive ability and leadership on the floor. He was a good leader from the bench in practice.”

On the girls basketball team, the Pirates graduate Karlee Guza, Regan Emming, Lara Menegotti and Aubrey Geiger.

Pirates coach Jim Tamlyn thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“Karlee Guza is one of the better point guards in our area,” he said. “She plays almost every possession like it’s her last on both ends of the floor. She works extremely hard on defense. She directs the offense. Guard play in March is extremely important. Aubrey plays with a chip on her shoulder down low. She doesn’t want to get out-hustled or out-physical’d. She works extremely hard.”

“Regan Emming is the type of kid you want on your team,” he added. “Smart kid, works hard, great teammate. Lara is one of our foreign exchange students that had never played basketball before. She wanted to give it a try, and I’m glad she did. She’s a heck of an athlete. It was a good experience for her both to learn a new sport and to have a chance to grow socially with her peers.”

Laker

On the boys basketball team, the Lakers graduate Landon Kozfkay, Logan Carr, Hunter Krohn, Mikel Good and Ethan Wissner.

Laker coach Bill McLellan thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“Hunter, Mikel and Ethan are almost always in double-digits in points scored,” he said. “They play hard, rebound hard and play together. It will be different next year without this group.”

On the girls basketball team, the Lakers graduate Izzy Herford and Tatum Boyce.

Laker coach Jessica Bruce thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“I love those girls dearly,” she said. “They are two girls who have given so much over their four years. Their junior year, I had to beg them both to come out when I started coaching. They didn’t start the season before I took over. I got them to join, and everything they’ve given makes me proud. They’re truly great human beings. I can’t enough good things about them. We’ll miss them immensely.”

“Tatum had a lot of speed and brought a lot of energy,” she added. “Izzy was our big scorer. She was able to make things happen. When nothing else worked, we could go to Izzy. They’ll be missed a lot.”

North Huron

On the boys basketball team, the Warriors graduate Ethan Champagne.

North Huron coach Tom Heintz thanked him for the contributions he made this season.

“Ethan was the example I needed him to be from the first practice,” he said. “He was the first one there and the last one to leave. He gave me 100%, not only in the games but in practice as well. He was always the most vocal and always willing to help the younger boys improve their skills.”

“He will definitely be missed,” he added. “But no matter where his dreams and goals take him in life, I know he’ll be successful because he has a great work ethic and character. He’s a great basketball player and even better person.”

On the girls basketball team, the Warriors graduate Maggie Koroleski, Emma Hyzer, Emma Case, Grace Knoblock and Carlee Scoviac.

North Huron coach Chad Knoblock thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“All five are great kids,” he said. “They’re smart, young ladies. They’re competitive. All are very internally driven and extremely easy to coach. I’ll miss having them. I’ll miss what they bring to the floor, the locker room, to practice. They’re a tremendous group of girls that I was extremely fortunate to have for a couple years.”

“I’m very confident that they’ll all be successful in their own right,” he added. “They are five young ladies that don’t need luck. They need to keep doing what they’ve been doing, and they’ll find success in everything they do.”

Owendale-Gagetown

On the girls basketball team, the Bulldogs graduate Erin Morrish.

Ubly

On the boys basketball team, the Bearcats graduate Aiden Mackowiak and Cam Ferris.

Bearcats coach Branden Sorenson thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“Aiden has come along as the season went along,” he said. “He was a solid rebounder for us. He did a bit of scoring here and there, but he worked his tail off for us. He’s a great kid. It was a pleasure having him play for us. Cam battled an injury last year. Coming into this year, he offered some scoring in spurts for us and rebounded well. He came up big in a few games for us. He’ll be missed. He and Aiden are good friends.”

On the girls basketball team, the Bearcats graduate Delaney Peruski, Taylor Peruski, Carly Guza and Maze Gusa.

Bearcats coach Matt Maikrzek thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“Taylor was our unquestioned leader this year,” he said. “Her vocal leadership is something we will miss next year, as well as her positive attitude. Her effort was also 100%, which the team would always follow suit with that. She was a true team player, and great a lot as a player on both sides of the ball. She was a pleasure to coach and I wish her the best in the next part of her journey.”

“Carly was a really good player for us,” he added. “Her presence down low on defense was a problem for a lot of teams. She really improved a lot on the defensive side and made it tough for teams to score down low. She always had a good attitude and gave it everything she had. We’ll miss her defensive ability next season. I was very happy to have the opportunity to coach her and I wish her the best as she continues on.”

Maikrzek also complimented the play of Maze Gusa and Delaney Peruski.

“Maze was a really good player for us,” he said. “She never seemed to get tired and always had a positive attitude with a smile. She really improved on her defense from last season and did a great job handling the ball. Maze’s ability to create turnovers and deflect passes to disrupt other teams’ offenses is something we’ll miss next year. I know she’ll continue to succeed in the next part of her life and I wish her the best.”

“Delaney was a true team player,” he added. “She was a quick learner and did a great job helping other players on different things. She gave a great effort all the time. That could never be questioned. She was a very coachable and hard worker. I loved coaching all these seniors and appreciate everything they’ve given to the program. I hope our returning players take notice of their hard work, and what it takes to continue their success.”

USA

On the girls basketball team, the Patriots graduate Olivia Jubar, Riley Werschky, Kennedy Schember, Lauren Green, Olivia Adams and Mia Stecker.

USA coach Chuck Arnold thanked them for the contributions they made over the years.

“This is the start of a new era of USA basketball,” he said. “They gave me two solid years. We appreciate them. The future of USA basketball will be different because of them.”

“We’re trying to get official off-seasons going,” he added. “We’ll hit the court in the spring. We’ll get our girls opportunities to play more, a lot of skill sessions. I’m a skill coach, so I’ll build some skilled players. We’ll be better in the future.”