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Game One: Mason County Central 25, Airport 20

Game Two: Airport 25, Mason County Central 23

Game Three: Airport 25, Mason County Central 12 

Game One: Mason County Central 25, Airport 20

Game Two: Airport 25, Mason County Central 23

Game One: Mason County Central 25, Airport 20 (more…)

SMCC defeats Union City 25-14, 25-19, 25-17

Kristen Arthurs 27 kills, hit .488
Alex DelPiombo 41 assists
Haley Stein 16 digs

SMCC defeated Union City 25-15, 25-19, 25-17

Game One: SMCC 25, Union City 15

Game Two: SMCC 25, Union City 19

Game One: SMCC 25, Union City 15

Troy Athens had the bleachers evenly divided between St. Mary Catholic Central and Saginaw Nouvel for the Class C state volleyball quarterfinals Tuesday night.

It was a nice idea, but it didn’t work. SMCC fans spilled into the Nouvel section and onto a balcony above, outnumbering their opponents at least three to one. Nouvel, to be fair, had its basketball team playing in a Regional Tournament on the same night, but it still was an impressive showing by the SMCC faithful, which had to make a journey of more than an hour that took them through the heart of Detroit.

Speaking of fans, there also was a great turnout Saturday for both Monroe and Wyandotte at the Class A Regional at Ypsilanti Lincoln. Both sides were spirited and sportsmanlike, but I give Wyandotte credit for one of the most inventive signs I have seen in while. Three fans held up banners that spelled out the school name “Y & .”

The Palace of Auburn Hills is filling up and the wrestlers are lining up for the Grand March. It’s an awesome sight to see the state’s top talent parade around the arena.