Dan Stickradt
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Tomaschko, Newsom pace Rochester College women past Marygrove
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College outscored Metro Detroit rival Marygrove College 30-26 in the second half Thursday, and that was enough to lift the Warriors to a 59-55 non-league women’s basketball victory at Rochester High School. The two rivals battled to a 29-29 draw at the half. Sam Tomaschko collected 17 points with nine rebounds […]
SMALL SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Moon’s OT jumper lifts Leadership Christian past Auburn Hills Christian; Faith stymies Bethany Christian
TROY — Eddie Moon seized the moment Thursday night. Moon banked in a shot with seven seconds left in overtime and that proved to be the game-winning basket in Troy Christian Leadership Academy’s 66-64 non-conference boys basketball win over Auburn Hills Christian Academy. Moon finished with 12 points and Mitch Conley scored 25 to pace […]
BOYS SWIMMING: Oxford glides past Athens; Andover grounds Rochester
Boys Swimming OXFORD 98, TROY ATHENS 85 200 MEDLEY RELAY: Oxford (Blake Hibdon, Erick Vandecar, Cheyne Stresky, Jarred Butler) 1:55.54; 20 FREE: Cheyne Stresky (O) 2:03.69; 20 IM: Jarred Butler (O) 2:19.23; 50 FREE: Tyler Garling (TA) 24.95; DIVING: Corey Smith (TA) 179.10; 100 BUTTERFLY: Erick Vandecar (O) 1:07.03; 100 FREE: T.J. Petrinko )TA) […]
PREP HOCKEY: Lake Orion chasing another dream season on ice
[polldaddy poll=5858184] BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Reaching the summit as a top program is one thing. Trying to stay near or at the top is another. That’s exactly what Lake Orion’s boys hockey team is trying to figure out this winter. The Dragons are off to a fine […]
Oakland pulls away from Southern Utah
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Reggie Hamilton posted a game-high 21 points, Laval Lucas-Perry scored 14 and Corey Petros finished with 13 points to lead Oakland to its third straight win, defeating Southern Utah, 72-63, on Thursday night inside Centrum Arena. The Golden Grizzlies held the nation’s 11th-best shooting team coming in to 37.9 percent […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Avondale fights off Pontiac; Stoney Creek bounces Troy
PONTIAC — Behind a 37-32 second half, Auburn Hills Avondale was able to hold off Pontiac for a 63-55 OAA Red Division girls basketball victory Thursday Senior forward Hannah Little powered her way for a game-high 22 points, making 11-for-14 free throws, to pace Avondale (7-3, 6-1). Carolyn Gracey added a career-high 16 points and […]
THURSDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL RESULTS: Everest holds off Jewish Academy
CLARKSTON — Behind a 14-8 third quarter, Clarkston Everest Collegiate created enough breathing room to upend West Bloomfield Jewish Academy 36-30 in a CHSL-Intersectional Division boys basketball victory. Blake Beauchamp scored 11 and Donnie Allen added nine points for Everest (8-2, 3-0). Omer Oppenheim scored eight for Jewish Academy. Both teams scored nine in the […]
Prep Skiing Results: Holly-Oxford sweeps Flushing
Girls Skiing HOLLY-OXFORD UNIFIED 20, FLUSHING 71 TOP FINISHERS — 1. Rachel Harrington (Holly-Oxford) 1:10.42; 2. Jessie Felix (Holly-Oxford) 1:14.04; 3. Amy Eickholt (Flushing) 1:14.11; 4. Nicole Black (Flushing) 1:19.45; 5. Alyssa Wysocki (Holly-Oxford) 1:21.52. Boys Skiing HOLLY-OXFORD UNIFIED 26, FLUSHING 49 TOP FINISHERS — 1. Greg Schultz (Holly-Oxford) 1:03.06; 2. Lars Joergans-Kaka […]
Lake Orion hands Adams first league loss
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — With three starters out for the year with injuries, Lake Orion has had to make wholesale changes to its lineup to try to remain in contention in the OAA White Division girls basketball race. The patchwork lineup was just the Band-Aid the doctor ordered, […]
DAILY POLL: Who will win the Jan. 28 boys hockey showdown between Lake Orion and Clarkston?
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Athens vaults past rivals Troy, Farmington
TROY — Troy Athens-Avondale Unified picked up a pair of crucial wins Wednesday in gymnastics and enough to keep the Red Hawks in the lead for the Oakland Activities Association title. Athens-Avondale collected 144.0225 team points, good enough to best long-time nemesis Farmington Unified (141.300) and Troy (136.45). Avondale-Athens is now 5-0 on the year […]
Hungry like the Wolves: Clarkston cools Oxford to remain in OAA-Red title chase
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — In the midst of a league title chase, Clarkston knew it faced a must-win situation against Oxford Wednesday night. The Wolves built a 4-2 lead after two periods of play and exploded for six goals in the third frame to ice the Wildcats, 10-2, in an […]
Prep Wrestling Results: Oxford pounds Avondale, Lake Orion
OXFORD 60, AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 3 103: Bailey Kammerer (O) by void; 112: Dan Curtis (O) tech fall Parker Stillfreed 16-1; 119: Edwin Schlickenmeyer (O) by void; 125: Kyle Hill (O) p. Justin Mitchell 1:30; 130: Mike Willits (O) by void; 135: Noah Cantara (O) p. Greg Hill 2:44; 140: Rocco Borg (O) d. Grant […]
Young erupts for 37 as Troy blasts Avondale
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— During the month of December, Troy was kind of a like a stagnant volcano. Everyone knew that this is a potent team, but was uncertain when the Colts just might erupt. Troy has done so within the last week. Playing like a hungry and explosive team, Troy […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Oxford holds off Royal Oak; Farmington upsets Troy Athens
ROYAL OAK — Despite building a 34-17 halftime lead, Oxford had to hold off Royal Oak’s second-half comeback bid to post a 73-68 OAA Blue Division boys basketball victory over the host Ravens. Jacques Toussaint scored 22, Mark Hazelwood added 18 points and Nate Brubaker scored 10 for Oxford, which shot just 23-for-38 for the […]
Detroit Community hands Clarkston first loss
CLARKSTON — Clarkston’s 9-0 start to the boys basketball season was built on stingy defense and a fine-tuned offense. The Wolves got a taste of their own medicine Tuesday night. Detroit Community, ranked second in the state in Class B by the Detroit News, marched into Clarkston’s field house and shut down the Wolves’ offense […]
Rochester bounces Stoney Creek, continues best start since 1988-89
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester continued its best start in 23 years Tuesday and at Rochester Stoney Creek’s expense. Playing each other for the first time since last March, where Stoney Creek upset Rochester in a Class A district semifinal at Oxford, the Falcons simply pounding the Cougars with […]
COACHING VACANCIES
COACHING VACANCIES N Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory is accepting applications for varsity boys golf coach. Please contact Marty Simmonds, Assistant Athletics Director at (248) 373-9647, or email msimmonds@ndpma.org for more details. (HAve a coaching vacancy in the state of Michigan that you wish to fil. Send all pertinent details to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt […]
