Dan Stickradt
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FS Detroit to televise Summit League Tournament
ROCHESTER HILLS — Fox Sports Detroit will televise the 2012 Summit League men’s basketball tournament quarterfinals and semifinals, in conjunction with Fox College Sports. Oakland is the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 seed Southern Utah in the quarterfinals on Sunday at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Golden Grizzlies and Thunderbirds will air live […]
Oakland women fall to UMKC, earn sixth seed for Summit League tourney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oakland will have to play through the Summit League women’s basketball tournament as a No.6 seed. Elizabeth Hamlet scored a career-high 15 for the Oakland women’s basketball team, but it wasn’t enough as the Golden Grizzlies in a 63-54 loss to UMKC in the team’s final regular season game on Monday […]
COMPETITVE CHEER ROUNDUP: Ortonville Brandon, Notre Dame Prep qualify for state finals
MORE COMPETITIVE CHEER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Competitive+Cheer&x=6&y=10 GIBRALTAR — Gibraltar Carlson owned the top spot in the Division 2 rankings and continued to hold the fort in that lofty slot with a regional win on its home floor Saturday. Gibraltar Carlson scored 803.9816 points to become the only school to best the 800-points mark. Allen Park […]
MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE FINALS BOX SCORES
DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 47, OXFORD 9 (At Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek) 130: Malik Amine (NDCC) d. Mike Willits 3-0; 135: Andrew Thompson (NDCC) 8-4; 140: Rocco Borg (O) d. Riley Hanson 2-1; 145: Logan Marcicki (NDCC) maj. dec. Wesley Maskill 9-0; 152: Alec Mooridian (NDCC) p. Zeb Throne 2:32; 160: […]
Then there were two: Oxford hammers previously unbeaten Brighton, earns date with No. 1 CC in state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Oxford’s Matt Anger missed virtually the whole wrestling season. In fact, a severe knee injury in Week 3 of the prep football season has caused the Oxford senior most of his senior year of athletics. Anger, however, returned to the Wildcats’ wrestling lineup recently and has […]
WRESTLING: MHSAA DIVISION 1 STATE SEMIFINALS BOX SCORES
DIVISION 1 STATE SEMIFINALS OXFORD 52, BRIGHTON 13 (At Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek) 125: Kyle Hill (O) maj. dec. Jackson Pizzo 11-2; 130: CJ Brish (B) d. Mike Wilits 5-3 (plus penalty point); 135: Noah Cantera (O) d. Evan Hoshaw disqualification; 140: Rocco Borg (O) maj. dec. Ryan Foley 15-3; 145: Wes Maskill (O) […]
TEAM WRESTLING STATE QUARTERFINALS BOX SCORES
DIVISION 1 STATE QUARTERFINALS OXFORD 28, DAVISON 27 (At Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek) 171: Jordan Crooks (D) d. Matt Anger 5-2; 189: Liam Logan (O) d. Trevor Thomas 7-5; 215: Prescott Line (O) p. Jake Ellis 0:45; 285: Zach Wood (O) p. Dakota Powers 3:40; 103: Lincoln Olson (D) maj. dec. Daniel Curtis 17-6; 112: […]
Oh! ‘Lo’well: Holly no match for No. 2 Red Arrows
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Holly’s first back-to-back appearance in the team wrestling state tournament was an abrupt one. The Bronchos, who were given the No. 7 seed, were simply no match for second-seeded and second-ranked Lowell, falling prey in quick fashion, 54-15, in a Division 2 state quarterfinal at […]
Flair for the dramatic: Oxford rallies past Davison for fifth straight Final Four appearance
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — When it comes to the postseason, Oxford’s wrestling program sure has a flair for the dramatic. The Wildcats, the defending state champions in Division 1, have made a living off a late-night rallies, and did so again on the big stage Friday night. Oxford, which […]
SPORTS SHORTS: Rochester’s Rawling, Lake Orion’s Schrauben honored by MHSAA in Scholar-Athlete Award Scholarship program
EAST LANSING — The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected 13 student-athletes from Class A member schools to receive scholarships through its Scholar-Athlete Award program. Farm Bureau Insurance, in its 22nd year of sponsoring the award, will give a $1,000 college scholarship to 32 individuals who represent their member school in at least one […]
THURSDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Young’s heroics lift Troy past Oak Park in overtime; Seaholm edges Stoney Creek, North Farmington tips Pontiac in OT
TROY — James young was back it again Thursday night. The junior guard form Troy converted a three-points play with 16 seconds left in overtime, then made the game-clinching steal inside 10 seconds in overtime to help lift the Colts to a 68-65, OAA white Division boys basketball victory over Oak Park. The win kept […]
Lahser pulls even with Oxford in OAA-Gold race
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILS — Andrew Gikas picked the opportune night to have a career outing. The junior forward from Bloomfield Hills Lahser scored a career-high 20 points to go along 10 rebounds, three steals and three assists in leading the home-standing Knights to a 63-51 OAA Gold Division boys […]
Final destination: Can Oxford, Holly matmen spring upsets to advance to final day?
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Tough road ahead. If Oxford or Holly are to advance to the second day of the MHSAA Team Wrestling State Sournament at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena, they’ll both have to pull a pair of upsets in Friday’s state quarterfinals. Both the Wildcats (Division 1) and […]
MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS Below are the pairings for the 2011-12 MHSAA Team Wrestling State Tournament. All matches are set for Feb. 24-25 at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. STATE QUARTERFINALS (Friday, Feb. 24) Division 1 — 5:30 p.m. No. 1 Novi Detroit Catholic Central (22-3) vs. No. 8 Roseville (13-15) No. 4 Temperance […]
MACS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
MACS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS Below are the pairings for the 2011-12 Michigan Association of Christian Schools Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball State Tournament. Call host school for further details, or visit www.macshome.org for daily updates. BOYS BASKETBALL DIVISION I NORTH SECTIONAL Tuesday, Feb. 21 Game 1 — Vassar Juniata Christian 43, Bridgeport […]
SKIING: SEMSL Championships Results
Boys Skiing SEMSL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Feb. 21 at Alpine Valley) TEAM SCORES— 1. Holly/Oxford Unified, 73; 2. Birmingham Brother, 94.5; 3. Grand Blanc, 98; 4. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 124; 5. White Lake Lakeland, 149; 6. Fenton, 1612; 7. Walled Lake Northern, 190. SLALOM — 1. Damon Rotermond (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) 41.67; 2. Seth […]
BOWLING: OAA Super League Meet Results
Girls Bowling OAA LEAUGE SUPER MEET (Feb. 18 at Five Star Lanes, Sterling Heights) FIRST ROUND: Farmington/Harrison Unified (121-153-189) d. Ferndale (125-111-158); Clarkston (126-161-169) d. North Farmington (174-147-98) SECOND ROUND: Lake Orion (126-178-192) d. Farmington/Harrison Unified (124-136-113); Clarkston (151-153-183) d. Oxford (167-105-178). THIRD PLACE MATCH: Ferndale (161-137-148) d. Oxford (127-169-145) FINALS: Lake Orion (126-178-192) d. […]
Adams avenges Lake Orion, clinches OAA White Division crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Revenge can often be sweet, especially when a championship is on the line. That’s exactly what happened for Rochester Adams on Tuesday. The Highlanders put the finishing touches on the Oakland Activities Association White Division girls basketball championship with a resounding 38-25 road victory over […]
