L’Anse Creuse and L’Anse Creuse North are two rival high schools in Metro Detroit, separated by just six miles.
Ally Viazanko and Kayla Roodbeen of the Central Michigan women's soccer team went from opposing one another at these schools to teammates who share a special bond.
Viazanko, a redshirt freshman defender, attended L’Anse Creuse, while sophomore defender Roodbeen went to L’Anse Creuse North. Both players were recruited as part of head coach Peter McGahey’s 2016 class.
“Coming in, there wasn’t really any tension,” Viazanko said. “Some people said, ‘um, she went to North,’ but I thought it was pretty cool.