The final four for softball may not be until next week in Battle Creek, but Kosmo thinks this year it might have come a week early and changed locations. There certainly can't be a better collection of four teams at a regional site than the group that'll be at Hartland on Saturday. Lakeland, Clarkston and Troy Athens have all won at least 32 games this year, while Romeo (26-8-1) is also a state title contender. That's incredible. The day will start off Lakeland taking on Athens, followed by a matchup between an Oakland County power and a Macomb County power when Clarkston meets up with Romeo. Whichever team gets out of this regional will have to feel like it won a state championship. Hopefully there'll be enough left in the tank in Tuesday's quarterfinals for the winner. - Kosmo wants to give a shout out to a remarkable career for a boys golfer in the area. Even though Max Kollin of North Farmington didn't qualify for the Division 1 state tournament, he had a terrific career in high school and was fun to read about. He won the state title at the Division 1 tournament last year and won the prestigious Azure Dynamics tournament this year. He'll have a great college career at Indiana for sure.