Dan Stickradt
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WEDNESDAY’S PREP WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Lake Orion sweeps St. Mary’s, Stoney Creek
LAKE ORION 78, ORCHARD LAKE ST. MARY’S 0 103: David Moore (LO) by void; 112: AJ Sheppard (LO) by void; 119: Justin Owens (LO) by void; 125: Charlie Highlen (LO) p. W. Lenahan 0:59; 130: Cam Masters (LO) p. M. McLaughlin 1:01; 135: Anton Letica (LO) p. A. Trocchia 2:20; 140: John Atwater (LO) […]
SIGNING DAY 2012: Athens sends five to collegiate ranks
TROY — Five student-athletes for Troy Athens signed national letters of intent Wednesday at a school ceremony. The Red Hawks sent one football player to the Division ranks, as Andrew Aurand signed with Western Michigan University. Brandon Neal signed with Adrian College for football, Rachel Senopole singed with Olivet College for soccer, Jake Spinke is […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Feb. 1
PREP STATE RANKINGS Girls Basketball (By the Associated Press) Class A (First place points, Record, Total Points) — 1. Detroit Pershing (4) (12-0) 74; 2. Grand Haven (1) (12-1) 70; 3. Lansing Waverly (12-0) 66; 4. Detroit Martin Luther King (9-2) 59; 5. Clarkston (13-0) 53; 6. Inkster (12-2) 49; 7. Midland (11-1) 41; […]
Blue Crew on top: Lakes smothers Mooney for another league title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — As the two-time defending Class D state champions, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes’ girls basketball team has a long list of season goals. The third-ranked Lakers put a check box next to the first one on Thursday night. Behind a gritty defensive effort that limited […]
Rochester Hills Christian pulls past Troy Bethany to take FBAC lead
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — A year ago, Rochester Hills Christian had to defeat rival Troy Bethany Christian on the final game of the regular season to gain a share of the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division boys basketball title. The Eagles were faced with a similar […]
Notre Dame Prep ‘spot on’ against Cranbrook
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep has been as predictable as the path of the tornado on the basketball court this season. It has been a season of ups and downs and lefts and rights for the Fighting Irish during the first half of the season. On Tuesday, […]
SIGNING DAY 2012: Clarkston seniors pick football destinations
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ALL-AREA TEAMS DIRECTORY: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/01/04/all-area-teams-directory/ CLARKSTON — Matt Dellinger received a long distance phone call at about 11:35 a.m. Wednesday morning. The call came all the way from Afghanistan. “It was my dad,” smiled Dellinger. “He’s in Afghanistan, he’s stationed over there. He’ll be back March 17.” Dellinger had […]
Oakland travels to Illinois State for Bracketbuster Game
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland will face Illinois State in the ESPN Bracketbuster game, announced by ESPN on Monday night. The Golden Grizzlies and Redbirds will tip at 5:05 p.m. ET inside Redbird Arena. “Illinois State has a great basketball tradition and it’s a privilege for Oakland to play them,” said OU coach Greg Kampe, whose […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUND: Rochester Hills Christian clinches FBAC-Red title; Clarkston thumps Rochester to remain unbeaten, Clio upsets Holly
ROCHESTER HILLS — Before 2010, Rochester Hills Christian had won just one league championship in girls basketball. That came in the fall of 2000, when the Eagles shared the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division. Now, Rochester Hills Christian has captured back-to-back titles for the first time in school history. After winning the 2010-11 league […]
Rochester outlasts Lake Orion in double overtime
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — During its best start in more than two decades, Rochester has enjoyed some blowout wins and some nail-biting finishes. On Tuesday, the Falcons enjoyed the latter. Rochester outscored visiting Lake Orion 13-7 in the second overtime session to outlast the Dragons, 73-67, in a key […]
TUESDAYS BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Holly holds off Clio; Oxford, Athens, Clarkston all roll
HOLLY — Behind an 18-16 fourth quarter, Holy kept pace in the Flint Metro League boys basketball race with a 49-47 victory Tuesday over Clio. Nic Stoll scored a game-high 19 points for Holly. Logan Spiker added nine points for the Bronchos, who were just 9-of-17 for the foul line. Holly (10-2, 9-2) led 12-9 […]
Standing on top: Stoney Creek emerges as victor at Lake Orion cheer invite
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — In today’s era of competitive cheer, many teams are somewhat equal in the first two rounds of competition. It’s the third round where the elite begin to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. Rochester Stoney Creek did just that Saturday afternoon during the […]
Competitive Cheer: Lake Orion Invitational Results
Competitive Cheer LAKE ORION INVITATIONAL (Jan. 28 at Lake Orion H.S.) DIVISION 1 TOTAL TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Stoney Creek, 807.1664; 2. Lake Orion, 806.7872; 3. Southgate Anderson, 803.6232; 4. Sterling Heights Stevenson, 801.8624; 5. Rochester Adams, 799.4152; Utica Eisenhower, 779.7200; 7. Rochester, 779.1448; 8. Warren Cousino, 776.5376; 9. Troy, 764. 2696; 10. […]
Oakland’s Benson signs with Skyforce
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Former Oakland basketball standout Keith Benson was signed by the Sioux Falls Skyforce out of the National Basketball Association Development League. He is expected to be uniform for the team by Saturday night. Benson, a native of Farmington Hills, Mich., who played for Oakland from 2007-2011, was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks […]
Alexander’s triple is Bison’s prized trophy in hunt of Grizzlies
ROCHESTER HILLS — Lawrence Alexander went hunting Grizzlies Saturday night and the hunt was successful. Alexander’s long three-pointer with 4.1 points stunned Oakland University’s homecoming crowd and delivered the Bison a prized trophy in the form of a 78-75 victory over the Grizzlies in a Summit League men’s basketball contest at the Athletics Center O’rena. […]
Home, sweet home: Oakland returns to O’rena to down North Dakota State
ROCHESTER HILLS – Behind another fine offensive performance form Bethany Watterworth and Sharise Calhoun, Oakland University was able to return home and record a 68-52 Summit League women’s basketball victory over North Dakota State Saturday afternoon. Watterworth finished with 24 points and Calhoun chipped in with 18 points on the offensive end, while Brittany Carnago […]
Four on the Floor: OAA Red Division bolsters four ranked cheer teams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com There’s no secret that the Oakland Activities Association is high on talent. With 25 schools, the odds are pretty good that some teams, if not multiple, will stack up against the best in the state. Pick your sport, and that’s true. In recent years, the OAA […]
Blue Streak: Rochester rallies past Athens for 11th straight win
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — When Rochester faces adversity and seemingly is stuck in the mud, the Falcons have learned to somehow find another gear. Rochester, which has played several close games this season, rallied back from a two-point deficit in the third quarter to turn back Troy Athens, 49-42, in a […]
