Monday was the first day of practice for all Michigan high school football teams, and the story was no different here in Lake Orion. This week, the 2011 Lake Orion Dragons prepare to defend their 2010 Division 1 State Championship. Coach Bell, staff, trainers and the varsity gridders will face crosstown rival Oxford, at the Wildcats? newly blue-turfed field, on August 26. Watch The Review for special football sections and coverage.
— photos by Gabe Ouzounian