Local teams begin state playoff tourney

The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) soccer tournament will begin this week, with the majority of lakes area teams playing in the West Bloomfield district.

Fresh off winning the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Blue Division title, host West Bloomfield played Huron Valley Lakeland on Monday, Oct. 15 after press time, with the winner facing Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) North Division co-champion Walled Lake Northern today, Wednesday, Oct. 17.

Meanwhile, rivals Waterford Mott and Waterford Kettering played on Monday, Oct. 15, after press time, with the winner facing KLAA North co-champion Walled Lake Central today, Wednesday, Oct. 17.

The district final is Friday, Oct. 19.