Too often there are things in sports that don't live up to their billing, but fortunately the OAA Red boys basketball league title race hasn't been one of them.
The OAA Red figured to be a balanced league at the start of the year, and has it ever been.
Clarkston and Southfield have a huge showdown tonight, with the winner remaining in a tie for first place with Southfield-Lathrup. However, Clarkston, Lathrup and Southfield all have three league losses, so nobody is really separating themselves. North Farmington is right behind with a 5-4 record, so the Raiders aren't out of it by any stretch of the imagination.
Don't be surprised if it's a three or four-way tie for first in the OAA at season's end. It should be an exciting final two weeks of the regular season.
- Just like it was last year, Battle Creek will have to gear up to host some Oakland County wrestling teams. Three teams advanced out of regionals to Cereal City on Wednesday, those being Novi Detroit Catholic Central and Oxford in Division 1 and Auburn Hills Avondale in Division 2. Catholic Central and Oxford also made it last year, so they should be no strangers to the environment in Battle Creek.