Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Panthers repeat as district champions

By JASON JUNO

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IRONWOOD --- There are more complaints than compliments now that the MHSAA has dipped its toes into seeding the district basketball tournaments.

Higher seeds don't automatically get home games - they should. Only the top two teams are seeded - why aren't the rest of the district teams? Those are the most common complaints and maybe they'll be addressed someday.

But for all its faults, Michigan's limited seeding method often does the one thing it's designed to do, save the best teams and the best game, for championship night.

Top-seed Ewen-Trout Creek and...