The Last Two Weeks
It has been a great two weeks in the Waterford Athletic Department. Hopefully, you have been following all the exciting action that has been taking place at all of our middle schools and high schools.
It all started with a terrific afternoon of middle school football as Pierce and Mason battled it out at Pierce in front of a packed house. Both the JV and Varsity games came right down to the wire and gave every fan something to cheer about. Pierce took the JV contest and Mason won between to two varsity squads. That very same week Kettering was fortunate to be able to host the MHSAA District Volleyball Tournament. Both Mott and Kettering participated in this event with Kettering making it all the way to the finals. They eventually fell to a very good Avondale team before an large and enthusiastic crowd.
The excitement wrapped up with the Mott boys and girls Cross Country Teams both qualifying for the MHSAA State Meet at the Michigan International Speedway. This was the first time in Mott's history that both programs were going together. It turned out to be a terrific day for both Mott and the toughest cross country association in the state of Michigan the Kensington Lakes Athletic Association (KLAA). Shannon Osika went out fast despite having battled a cold all week. She pushed herself the whole way finishing in the 5th spot. This marks the 4 straight year that Shannon has finished the State Championships as a All State Runner, congratulations Shannon. The news got even better for Shannon this week as she has verbally committed to the University of Michigan to accept a full athletic scholarship to run cross and track for the Wolverines. The KLAA Dominates the race. The top 30 finishers are designated all state of the top 30 finishers 14 came from schools within the KLAA.
The attention now moves to the boys cross country championship which Scott Albaugh and his teammates had worked all year to qualify for. This season marks the first time since 1978 that Mott has qualified the boys team. Scott had been progressing toward this event having finished 2nd in the tough KLAA Lakes Conference meet and winning the MHSAA Regional Championship. This is what Scott had been training for a chance to beat the best. The race started with Scott getting out well avoiding being trapped in the pack. Then at the one mile mark he just accelerated and took control of the race. He was finally caught at mile number 3 by a very accomplished runner from Monroe High School but this was Scott's day as he kicked it in over the final 500 meters to edge out his counterpart to bring home the MHSAA Individual State Championship. We are very fortunate to have a photo of Scott crossing the finish line. Way to go Scott.
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