It's down to the final week of the high school volleyball season, and as has been the case the last three seasons, there will be some Oakland County representation in Battle Creek this weekend for the state's final four.
There's guaranteed to be at least one team in Cereal City since Clarkston and Farmington Hills Mercy will play each other in a Class A state quarterfinal on Tuesday at Owosso.
But Kosmo is looking ahead a bit farther than that.
The K-Man believes there's a possibility it will be an all-area state final on Saturday in Class A.
The winner between Mercy and Clarkston can certainly get to the final, as could Birmingham Marian, which will host Fraser in a quarterfinal on Tuesday.
Clarkston or Mercy and Marian would be in opposite semifinal matchups, which means it could be a treasured day for Oakland County volleyball on Saturday should things go well.
- Believe it or not, Monday is the start of practice for boys basketball teams around the state. Hockey teams will also start playing games this week. Like it or not, winter is starting to rear its head.