Archive for February 29th, 2012
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bethany Christian avenges Faith Christian in MACS tourney
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Revenge is even better in the postseason. Troy Bethany Christian had a chance to avenge two regular season defeats to Clinton Township Faith Christian in a second round game of the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I girls basketball state tournament and the Bruins came through in the clutch. Bethany Christian […]
Sweet Revenge: Catholic Central topples Oxford to reclaim D-1 state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Mitch Hancock claims he was the first one to duck out of Kellogg Arena following last year’s Division 1 state final wrestling match. This year, he departed in a different fashion. Hancock guided his Novi Detroit Catholic Central team to a No. 1 ranking all season […]
Backstage state pass: Rochester Stoney Creek, Rochester, Lake Orion earn way to final day
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Stress is not the word for it. A total 12 teams, six ranked schools and only four coveted slots for the Division 1 competitive cheer state finals available. Any mathematician will tell you that the odds are impossible that every quality team would gain its […]
Plowing Through: Clarkston stakes claim to first skiing state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. — Clarkston’s ski team had been knocking on the door for greatness for nearly two decades. So when the Wolves had perhaps their weakest performance of the year, it was still enough for Clarkston’s boys squad to finally finish on top of the mountain this […]
‘Pleasant’ surprise: Warriors rolling under direction of new coach
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s safe to say that Rochester College has adapted well under Klint Pleasant. The son of former RC coach Garth Pleasant, who retired last March after 38 seasons at the helm, the younger Pleasant has led the Warriors to another superb season on the hard […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Regional Scoreboard
Competitive Cheer EDITOR’S NOTE: Only regionals with one or more area high school are posted. DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Feb. 25 at Lake Orion) TOTAL TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Stoney Creek, 815.7936; 2. Southgate Anderson, 814.7208; 3. Rochester, 811.7296; 4. Lake Orion, 808.0352;5. Sterling Heights Stevenson, 806.8232; 6. Rochester Adams, 796.1008; 7. Warren Cousino, […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester clinches second straight league title for first time in 23 years; Adams upsets Ferndale; Royal Oak stuns Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — The last time Rochester captured back-to-back league championships in boys basketball, the trends of rolling pant legs up high or listening to heavy metal music were popular trends and far more common than cell phones are today. There definitely wasn’t the Internet and all of the […]
HOCKEY: Stoney Creek ices Utica in pre-regional; Rochester United blanks LCN
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — In recent years, Rochester Stoney Creek’s boys hockey has enjoyed some success in the postseason. The Cougars have skated to at least the regional finals the past five seasons and even won a regional crown in 2010. Stoney Creek took the first step Tuesday of […]
