Track team prepares to dominate at Conference Championships

By Alex Hunt Walled Lake Central’s outdoor Track and Field athletes are preparing to dominate yet another season. With three Conference Championships in the past four years, the track team once again prepares to bleed, sweat, and cry to maintain their title. On April 23, the team faced off against Waterford Kettering, crushing the competition…

Girls soccer gets off to a great start

By Morgan Day Despite the cold and snow, girls’ varsity soccer at Central is underway and off to a great start. The season opened with a 4-0 win against South Lyon and their most recent game resulted in a 2-1 win against Lakeland, bringing their season record to 2-1-1. The team tied Livonia John Glenn,…

WLP ranks 13 in world at WGI Championships

By Erika Greco Walled Lake Percussion (WLP) took the 2014 WGI Percussion World Championships, held April 10-13 in Dayton, Ohio, by storm with its two competing groups placing 13th and 25th place in the world. “It went really well!  Great year for Walled Lake Percussion,” said Director Nick Pourcho. WLP competed with both a younger…

Take me out to Central’s ball game

By Kennedy Werner They’ve played through the rain, the mud, the wind, the cold, and the boiling sun; yet, they still have stunned the competition. With an astounding record of 4-1, WLC’s varsity baseball team (thirteenth in the county) has shown no mercy this season, especially against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s. The team’s first regulation…

Winter Guard heads to WGI

By Krista Fog After winning States, Walled Lake Central’s Winter Guard team headed to Winter Guard International (WGI) competition, held this year in Dayton, Ohio from April 3 until April 5. “I am very proud of the team,” said senior captain of the Open-Guard team Taylor Kucharski. “Even though we didn’t make it to semi-finals…

Lady Cobras look to lead team to victorious spring season

By Renata Terrazzan Swim, shoot, and score! This year’s women’s water polo team, the Lady Cobras, is filled to the brim with talent and enthusiasm, and the women are looking forward to having a rewarding season. At present, varsity boasts a record of 3-1, a difficult feat in this sport.  And in fact, the junior…

Talking about travel teams

By Madeline Master Although every young high school athlete aspires to have a varsity letter patched onto their beloved varsity jacket, is playing a varsity sport in high school as important to their goals in the long run as playing on a travel or club team? Today, college recruits for many sports do not pay…

Varsity baseball takes home an undeniable win against OLSM

By Kennedy Werner WLC varsity baseball (3-1) boldly defeated Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (7-3) Monday, April 14 at St. Mary’s. The 70 degree game day brought Central, thirteenth in Oakland County, a 12-10 victory against the sixth best team in Oakland County. “Yesterday’s game was a marquee matchup with two of the better programs around…

Boys’ bowling does not spare the competition in 2014 season

By Madeline Master Walled Lake Central’s boys bowling team did not spare the competition this season. Not only did the team achieve an overall season record of 9-6, but they also advanced to state finals on February 28 at Sunnybrook Lanes in Sterling Heights where they placed 6th. Notably, freshman Matthew Abraham finished in the…

Boys’ swim broke waves at State Finals

By Erika Greco The WLC swim and dive team ended their season with a splash. Coach Jeremy Brandon, along with the three captains, senior Stephen Lee, and juniors Taketo Wakamoto and Chase Weber led the team to the Michigan Division 1 State Finals on March 6. The team took six swimmers to the Michigan Division…