Walled Lake Central not only didn’t flinch in its return to the Division 1 state playoff bracket; it also eliminated the defending Division 1 state champion. The Vikings defeated Lake Orion on the road, 20-17, in an MHSAA Division 1 pre-district game on Friday, Oct. 28, when Bryan Maxwell kicked the game-winning field-goal from 20-yards out as time expired. The 3 points followed a fake punt pass in Dragons’ territory on fourth down that kept [...]

 Walled Lake Central played its final regular season matches before the state playoffs on Saturday, Oct. 29, when the Vikings traveled to the River Rat Tournament at Ann Arbor Huron. In pool play, the Vikings defeated Holly (25-9, 25-20), tied with Ann Arbor Skyline (16-25, 25-23), and fell to Plymouth (17-25, 19-25). The Vikings (25-18-5) finished pool play 9th out of 16 teams and were placed in the Silver Bracket of the tournament. Central [...]

Huron Valley Lakeland completed its regular season by traveling to the Bedford Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 29 as a warm-up for the state playoffs. The Eagles started out with two victories over Brighton (25-18, 27-26) and the two-time defending state champion Bloomfield Hills Marian (25-23, 25-22). However, the Eagles would go on to lose their final two matches in pool play to Livonia Ladywood (26-27, 26-27) and Birmingham Seaholm (12-25, 20-25) before falling in a [...]

 Huron Valley Milford traveled to the River Rat Invitational at Ann Arbor Huron on Saturday, Oct. 29, advancing to the tournament final where the Mavericks fell to Plymouth 2 sets to 1. “This was the type of match we were looking for before districts, and we got our money’s worth today; a win would have been better, but I’m not going to ask for a refund, that’s for sure,” said Milford Head Coach Jeffrey [...]