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THURSDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Pontiac trumps West Bloomfield; Adams edges Oak Park
PONTIAC — Behind a 42-26 lead at the half, Pontiac cruised past West Bloomfield 72-55 in an OAA Red Division boys basketball contest Thursday. The Phoenix led 22-12 after the first quarter, used a 20-14 run to go up by 16 at the half and blew the door open with a 23-3 spurt in the […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Everest Collegiate, Rochester Hills, Notre Dame Prep all record cage victories
CLARKSTON — Behind a sterling defensive effort that held West Bloomfield Jewish Academy to single digits in each quarter, Clarkston Everest Collegiate rolled to a 42-21 CHSL crossover victory Thursday over the Jaguars. Everest Collegiate (8-4) led 11-4 after the first quarter and 19-13 at the half. A 9-5 edge in the third quarter and […]
Clarkston’s second-half surge bounces Lathrup
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — By his standards, Clarkston boys basketball coach Dan Fife felt his team played well below average in the first half Thursday against Southfield Lathrup. The second half was a different story. Clarkston outscored visiting Lathrup, 41-24, after halftime and turned in a 71-53 OAA Red Division […]
Goal-oriented Oxford gets defensive on Lahser
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Looking up at the banners on the gymnasium walls, Mark Hazelwood and his teammates are reminded just how long it’s been since Oxford enjoyed a league championship in boys basketball. So when Oxford entertained preseason OAA Gold Division favorite Bloomfield Hills Lahser Thursday with one league […]
WRESTLING: Oxford trips up Clarkston, Rochester Adams; Lake Orion sweeps; Holly edges Brandon
Wrestling Box Scores OXFORD 44, CLARKSTON 27 103: Ethan Lisewski (C) d. Colin Campbell 8-7; 112: Dan Curtis (O) maj. dec. Brett Foltz 13-3; 119: Cameron Wilkin (O) d. Anthony Moore; 125: Kyle Hill (O) by fall Jake Dionne 1:12; 130: Mike Willits (O) d. Mark Cardinale 8-3; 135: Noah Cantera (O) p. Lucas […]
Girls Basketball State Rankings
PREP STATE RANKINGS Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings in any sport each week. E-mail rankings to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Girls Basketball (By The Associated Press) The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on […]
BOYS SWIMMING: Groves splashes past Rochester, Avondale
Boys Swimming BIRMINGHAM GROVES DEF. ROCHESTER BIRMINGHAM GROVES DEF. AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE ROCHESTER DEF. AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 200 MEDLEY RELAY: Groves (Noah Zamler, Lindsay Clark, John Hamond, Scott Crostwaite) 1:38.79; Scott Crostwaite (BG) 1:45.10; 200 IM: Brien Mofitt (RO) 2:05.21; 50 FREE: Noah Zamler (BG) 23.34; DIVING: Ray Renaud (RO) 187.95; 100 BUTERFLY: 1:0.57; 100 […]
Oxford leaves Lathrup in its wake
OXFORD — In one of its most dominating performances since launching its boys swimming and diving program four years ago, Oxford redefined the term dunking Tuesday against Southfield Lathrup. The Wildcats won all 12 events and cruised to a 148-33 OAA Blue Division victory over Southfield Lathrup Tuesday. Blake Hibdon, Dwight Merrill, Erick Vandecar and […]
BOYS SWIMMING ROUNDUP: Troy splashes past Rochester
Boys Swimming TROY 121, ROCHESTER 65 200 MEDLEY RELAY: Troy (Rohan Tangri, Zachary Chen, Troy Chen, Chris Charters) 1:43.54; 200 FREESTYLE: Miles MacDonald (T) 1:49.12; 200 IM — Troy Chen (T) 2:00.19; 50 FREESTYLE: Chris Charters (T) 24.16; DIVING: Ray Renaud (R) 231.40; 100 BUTERFLY: Jacob Carl (R) 54.86; 100 FREESTYLE: Rohan Tangri (T) 50.82; […]
TUESDAY’S PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Liggett holds of Lutheran Northwest; Everest, Oakland Christian prevail
GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Three players reached double figures and Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett held off Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 62-51, in a key MIAC Blue Division boys basketball contest Tuesday. University-Liggett outscored Northwest 22-15 in the third quarter and 15-8 in the fourth quarter to pull away. Lutheran Northwest led 28-25 at the […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Avondale trips up West Bloomfield; Holly rolls over Lapeer East; Eagles keep FBAC lead
AUBURN HILLS — Thanks to a 29-16 first half, Auburn Hills Avondale kept pace in the Oakland Activities Association Red Division girls basketball race with a 48-41 victory over West Bloomfield. Quennece Garrison had 14 points and Hannah Little scored 13 for Avondale (7-3, 6-1). Sydni Davis scored 22 and followed with six points for […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Jan. 24
PREP STATE RANKINGS Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings in any sport each week. E-mail rankings to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Boys Swimming (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Saline; 2. Rockford; 3. Birmingham Brother Rice; 4. Ann Arbor Pioneer; 5. Hudsonville; 6. […]
Ferndale’s ball movement stymies Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT TROY — Another big performance from star junior James Young was a step forward for the Troy boys basketball team. A poor defensive performance and a league loss were steps back and Ferndale was the benefactor. Troy got outrebounded against Ferndale Friday and gave up a season-high point total in […]
Oxford bowlers strike second at Oakland County tourney
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — If Sunday’s Oakland County Boys Bowling Tournament was a March Madness bracket, then the bracket busters of the world would be going insane. Several of the lower seeds advanced in match play before Waterford Mott escaped as the winner at the eight annual tournament at Thunderbird […]
Signs of life: Oxford adds to building blocks with win over rival Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — A 3-18 record will take its toll on any team. Seemingly, members of Oxford’s girls basketball team couldn’t wait for last season to come to an end. With some new life, Oxford is starting to gain some ground after slipping through a major rebuilding year […]
Oakland’s second-half surge sends Grizzlies past Southern Utah, 64-60
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Bethany Watterworth was light out in the second half and Amy Carlton had a career day Monday night. The result was Oakland University recording a much-needed road victory. Watterworth finished with 20 points, including 16 in the second half, and Amy Carlton scored a career-best 12 points in aiding OU;s 64-60 […]
MONDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lake Orion rolls Lapeer East; Oxford topples Mott; Brandon falls to Swartz Creek
LAKE ORION — Due to icy roads, Lake Orion may have not had school Monday morning. Freezing rain the night before took care of that. Yet on Monday night, Lake Orion took Lapeer East to school and froze the Eagles dead in their tracks, posting a lopsided 64-36 non-conference boys basketball victory. Lake Orion opened […]
MONDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lakes blasts Shrine; Adams upends Groves
ROYAL OAK — Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes continued to terrorize other small schools in the Catholic High School League Monday and Royal Oak Shrine Catholic was the latest victim. The Lakers, ranked third in Class D, hammered the Knights 58-30, in a CHSL crossover girls basketball contest. Carlee Cottrell led three Lakers in […]
