Dan Stickradt
DAN STICKRADT | SENIOR EDITOR
dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com
Lake Orion, Brandon win Oxford Invitational titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Projected to be one of the state’s better track teams this season, Lake Orion has done nothing short of living up to those high expectations on the grand oval this spring. The undefeated Dragons’ boys squad continued their torrid pace during the opening weeks […]
GIRLS LACROSSE: Bloomfield Hills outslugs Clarkston; Rochester cruises past Oxford
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills Unified and Clarkston combined for 36 goals Thursday night. When the dust settled, Bloomfield Hills escaped with a wild 21-15 OAA Red Division victory over visiting Clarkston. Bloomfield Hills led 11-7 at the half and outscored the Wolves 10-8 in the second half to prevail Several players got caught in […]
2012 ALL-AREA WRESTLING: State champions highlight loaded postseason squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans What’s a combined 670-99 and features four state champions? If you guess anything to do with high school wrestling, than you are on the right track. The aforementioned record is the combined totals of the 15 young men who were named to the All-North Oakland Area […]
PREP BASEBALL: Lutheran Northwest trying to emulate last year’s diamond performance
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Last June, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest put it all together in the postseason, making a run to the Division 4 baseball state quarterfinals. It was the fourth trip to the stage dating back to 2004, when the Crusaders won their first and only […]
SOFTBALL: Notre Dame Prep takes pair from Bishop Foley
MADISON HEIGHTS — Behind an extra inning effort, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep was able to pull out a sweep Tuesday on the softball diamond against Madison Heights Bishop Foley. In the opener, the Fighting Irish outlasted Foley, 11-9, in eight innings, while coming back in Game 2 to post a 5-1 victory to clinch the […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Timko-less Fighting Irish scrap to 1-1 draw with Mercy
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep was forced to play without its fallen star Tuesday night. The Fighting Irish still found a way to grind out a tie with Farmington Hills Mercy. Despite controlling play throughout the second half, Notre Dame Prep settled for a 1-1 […]
BOYS LACROSSE: Clarkston takes league lead with rare win over Troy Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Perhaps Clarkston is a bridesmaid no longer. After falling prey to Troy Athens each of the past two years, including last year when the Wolves were second in the OAA Red Division behind the Red Hawks, Clarkston finally beat their rivals to the south […]
PREP BASEBALL: Northwest downs Southfield Christian; Oakland Christian pounds Lutheran South
ROCHESTER HILLS — Behind another offensive onslaught, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest continued its hot start with a 13-3, six-inning victory Tuesday over Southfield Christian in MIAC Blue Division play. Justin Novack went 3-for-5 with three RBI to pace the Crusaders (-2). Chad Cook finished 2-for-3, scored twice and swiped four bases for Northwest, while Ian […]
COLLEGE WOMEN’S GOLF: Oakland seventh at Summit League tourney
PRIMM, Nev.– Liz Ecker shot a final round 76 and finished in a tie for seventh place (227/+11), while Mara Kovak shot the low Oakland round of the day with a 73 (+1) to lead the women’s golf team on the final day of the Summit League Championships on Tuesday at Primm Valley Lakes Course. […]
COLLEGE MEN’S GOLF: Cunningham sets OU record with three-round score of 211 at Summit League championships
PRIMM, Nev. — Nick Cunningham shot a final round of even-par 71 to finish in a tie for fourth place with an overall score of 211 (-2) to lead the Oakland men’s golf team at The Summit League Championship on Tuesday at Primm Valley Desert Course. Cunningham set a new school record with his score […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: WOLL pulls even with Cranbrook; Rochester Hills Christian downs HAACH
CLARKSTON — Both Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Unified and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook scored in the second half, which resulted in a 1-1 CHSL crossover girls soccer tie Tuesday in Clarkston. Anna Robb scored for WOLL-Everest (5-0-2), while Jackie Honet tallied for Cranbrook. Lexi Higbee had a superlative performance in goal for Cranbrook, […]
APRIL SPORTS SHORTS
GOLF OUTINGS The inaugural Friends of Clarkston Lacrosse Golf Outing is slated for Oct. 8 at the Fountains Golf and Banquet center in Clarkston. The event, which helps raise money for the program, will feature 18 holes of scramble golf, an auction and door prizes. The event is also seeking sponsors. As the sport continues […]
MONDAY’S TENNIS ROUNDUP: Clarkston blanks Adams; Notre Dame Prep swats Divine Child
CLARKSTON 9, ROCHESTER ADAMS 0 SINGLES — 1. Katie Brozovich (C) d. Halle Hyman 6-1, 6-2; 2. Lexi Baylis (C) d. Maria Seaver 6-0, 6-2; Paige Olsen (C) d. Victoria Morin 6-3, 6-2; Abbey Hubregsen (C) d. Kate Cenko 6-1, 6-0. DOUBLES — 1. Dana Olsen-Olivia Dunn (C) d. Charlene Couttean-Alex Martin 6-0, 6-0; Allie […]
FML BASEBALL: Brandon splits with Clio
CLIO — Ortonville Brandon won the first game and Clio gained its revenge in the nightcap in a flint Metro League twinbill Monday. Brandon won Game 1 by an 11-5 count, with the tigers earning a 9-8 win in Game 2. In the opener, Brandon led 3-2 through three innings before erupting for eight runs […]
MONDAY’S PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Lake Orion shows no mercy on Clarkston; Adams downs Rochester
CLARKSTON — Lake Orion continued its league-leading pace Monday and downed Clarkston, 14-1, in an OAA Red Division baseball game. The Dragons (9-5, 4-0) scored two in the first, one in the third, one in the fourth, five in the sixth and five more in the seventh and collected 17 hits on the day. Clarkston […]
MONDAY’S LACROSSE: Rochester cruises past University-Liggett; Oxford trumps West Bloomfield
ROCHESTER HILLS — Kyle Gray had a season-high five goals Monday and Rochester rolled past Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett in fine fashion with a 21-4 non-conference girls lacrosse win over the Knights. Katie Krako added four goals and two assists for the Falcons (6-1-0). Jessica Leininger added three goals and one assist, Tara Kenny and […]
Former Oakland star Hamilton ready to take the next step
BY GARRETT ELLIOTT STUDENT CORRESPONDENT gtelliot@oakland.edu ROCHESTER HILLS — His days of being a student-athlete are done, but the work is far from over for former Oakland University basketball player Reggie Hamilton. Hamilton is on the basketball court at the Athletics Center O’Rena — a place that has become home for him the last […]
SOFTBALL: Falcons win Anchor Bay Invitational to up winning streak to 10 games
NEW BALTIMORE — Rochester turned some heads Saturday with a win over last year’s Division 1 state runer-up, New Baltimore Anchor Bay. That was just a sliver of the Falcons’ accomplishments on the afternoon. Rochester finished with a 5-0 record to win the anchor Bay tournament, just the latest building block in the Falcons’ resurgence […]
