Varsity Football looks for more effort next season

By Kennedy Werner Finishing the season 2-7, Central’s varsity football sums up their season with three words: brothers for life. Although it was a rough season, the team’s top moments were surely the team dinners, intense workouts, and football retreat. “All of us seniors feel that big gap in all of our lives now knowing…

Senior girls win Powderpuff success

By Kayla Womack  The seniors did it again, beating the juniors 32 to 30 in Walled Lake Central’s 2013 Powder Puff football game. This event took place on Central’s football field, October 21. The game was intense as the senior girls fought their way to success. “The juniors were playing a little rough, but our…

Varsity volleyball prepares to take districts

By Lauren Gapp The girls’ varsity volleyball team has been playing great all season. Their record is 8-1 and they are placed second seed in their division, behind Lakeland. Lakeland has proved to be the team to beat for the squad this season. The girls were determined to beat Lakeland for the first time this…

Wrestlers ready to take down

By Kennedy Werner “ARE YOU READY FOR SOME WRESTLING?” reads the headline on Walled Lake Central’s varsity wrestling homepage. With a new season in store, Coach Al Freeman and team are excited and ready to set goals and conquer. With personal training and an altogether team effort, the men have all agreed they are shooting…

Students and teachers prepare to take the dodge ball courts

By Jill Ciampa For the past three years to raise money for Kirk Pedersen, a former Physical Education teacher at Central, the National Honor Society has held a dodge ball tournament. This year, the tournament will take place in Central’s gym on October 30. Already, almost 50 fundraising packets have been handed out for teams…

Vikings triumphant after victory at Homecoming game

By Kennedy Werner A rather windy day for football it was… the night of the Homecoming football game. As the student section began to fill with more and more fans, the energy and intensity picked up. The Vikings, at home, (2-6) defeated the Hartland Eagles (2-6) Friday, October 18. Recording their second victory of the…

Football fairies prepare for annual powderpuff game

By Kayla Womack Tutus will be up in the air as the juniors and senior compete are in the Walled Lake Central powderpuff game this Monday, October 21.  By the look on the girls’ faces, they are ready and excited for the big high school event. “I’m ready to put in that work,” senior Simone…

Girls Swim and Dive takes a splash

By Kennedy Werner In anticipation of the “BEEP” that will echo throughout the pool deck, each swimmer is focused; this is the one moment to make it count. As the chlorinated pool water fills the nostrils of each nose on deck, each girl strives to get the… head start. With seventeen strong, dedicated athletes on…

UofM and MSU rivalry heats up in preparation for showdown

By Robert Harris It all started in 1898 on a cold rainy day. Two teams from Michigan battled on the gridiron for the first time ever. Soon enough this would be one of the most exciting rivalries of college football:  Michigan and Michigan State. The Michigan Wolverines shut out the Spartans (MSU) 39-0 in that…