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BOYS SWIMMING: Brandon dunks Avondale

BOYS SWIMMING: Brandon dunks Avondale

| January 10, 2012 | Comments (2)

Boys Swimming ORTONVILLE BRANDON 103 AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 77 200 MEDLEY RELAY: Avondale (Justin Gray, Thomas Nowinski, Tim Bajorek, Kevin Yang) 1:52.61; 200 FREESTYLE: Michael Roeser (OB) 2:07.81;200 IM: Jacob Iceberg (OB) 2:12.70; 50 FREE: Ryan Schwerin (OB) 23.51;DIVING: Cody Haragos (OB) 158.00; 100 BUTTERFLY: Brandon (58.60; 100 FREESTYLE: Ryan Schwerin (OB) 51.89; 500 FREESTYLE: […]

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Competitive Cheer-OAA Red Division Jamboree No. 1 Results

Competitive Cheer-OAA Red Division Jamboree No. 1 Results

| January 10, 2012 | Comments (2)

Competitive Cheer OAA RED DIVISION JAMBOREE NO. 1 (at Troy Athens) TOTAL TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester, 771.3584; 2. Rochester Adams, 769.1408; 3. Lake Orion, 760.7640; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 752.0392; 5. Troy, 708.0896; 6. Troy Athens, 257.4000. ROUND I — 1. Rochester, 225.9; 2. Rochester Adams, 223.8; 3. Lake Orion, 223.1; 4. Rochester Stoney […]

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Competitive Cheer--Oxford Invitational Results

Competitive Cheer–Oxford Invitational Results

| January 10, 2012 | Comments (2)

Competitive Cheer OXFORD INVITATIONAL (Jan. 7 at Oxford H.S.) TEAM SCORES  — 1. West Bloomfield, 688.2704; 2. Troy Athens, 679.4924; 3. Utica, 673.3956; 4. Clio, 672.8506; 5. Lapeer West, 666.8723; 6.Oxford, 655.3440; 7. Waterford Kettering, 606.6740; 8. Lapeer East, 600.0248; 9. Imlay City, 592.9824; 10. Mt. Morris, 577.4400; 11. Algonac, 547.3080; 12. Birmingham Detroit Country […]

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Top-ranked Shamrocks slam Oxford

Top-ranked Shamrocks slam Oxford

| January 10, 2012 | Comments (2)

OXFORD — Ten months after falling to Oxford, 26-25, in the Division 1 state championship, Novi Detroit Catholic Central gained some payback Wednesday on the wrestling mats. The top-ranked Shamrocks, who cruised to the Oakland County Championships three weeks ago, dealt third-ranked Oxford a huge blow with a 49-13 pounding. The Shamrocks won seven of […]

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Davenport's layup lifts Clarkston past Avondale

Davenport’s layup lifts Clarkston past Avondale

| January 10, 2012 | Comments (2)

AUBURN HILLS — Both Clarkston and Auburn Hills Avondale reached the Class A Sweet 16 last March. So when the two faced off Thursday on the basketball court, only one point separated the two Oakland Count y standout teams. Clarkston held a 12-11 edge in the fourth quarter and backup freshman center Erika Davenport hauled […]

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PREP STATE RANKINGS — Jan. 9

PREP STATE RANKINGS — Jan. 9

| January 10, 2012 | Comments (1)

PREP STATE RANKINGS Digital daily sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com. Boys Hockey (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 2. Brighton; 3. Livonia Churchill; 4. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; 5. Livonia Stevenson; 6. Howell; 7. Lake Orion; 8. […]

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Eagles put out Fire

Eagles put out Fire

| January 9, 2012 | Comments (1)

CORUNNA — It was all Rochester Hills Christian Saturday. The visiting Eagles rolled up a 62-19 non-conference girls basketball win over Corunna Immanuel Baptist. Freshman Ashley Parker recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds and flow freshman contributed 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Eagles. Kindra Armitage chipped in 13 points and four steals, while […]

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Lapeer drops Lake Orion Baptist

Lapeer drops Lake Orion Baptist

| January 9, 2012 | Comments (2)

LAKE ORION — Lake Orion held a 14-13 lead after the first quarter, but couldn’t hold on and eventually succumbed to visiting Lapeer Home School, 64-44, in a non-league boys basketball contest at Saturday. Lapeer, which moved to 6-1, used a 15-4 second quarter run to pull ahead 28-18 at the half. The Cougars outscored […]

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Troy cages Harris, North Farmington for another OAA-Red win

Troy cages Harris, North Farmington for another OAA-Red win

| January 9, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — When North Farmington senior Jasmine Harris graduates this year and never has to play Troy again, she probably won’t mind a bit. Already signed with the University of Massachusetts, Harris was smothered for the third straight time against coach Dennis Koch’s Troy girls basketball team. Holding North […]

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Inter-City Baptist rallies past Lutheran Northwest

Inter-City Baptist rallies past Lutheran Northwest

| January 9, 2012 | Comments (1)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Allen Park Inter-city Baptist used an 18-9 run in the third quarter to gain control and eventually posted a 54-48 MIAC Blue Division boys basketball victory over Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest. Mike Siema scored a game-high 26 points, canning five 3-pointers and going 3-for-3 from the foul line, to pace the Chargers. […]

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Under pressure: Adams’ defense smothers Rochester

Under pressure: Adams’ defense smothers Rochester

| January 9, 2012

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams has proven that it is capable of making long runs so far this season. The Highlanders were back at it again Friday night against rival Rochester — using its old trademark of its stellar teams of the 1990s. The press. Adams used a 10-2 […]

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Lakes edges Cabrini; Lutheran Northwest downs Inter-City Baptist

Lakes edges Cabrini; Lutheran Northwest downs Inter-City Baptist

| January 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

WATERFORD — After building a 34-30 lead through three quarters of play, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes withstood Allen Park Cabrini’s 8-5 run which came up one point shy of stunning the defending Class D state champion Lakers. Lakes held on for a 39-38 CHSL victory. Danielle Lollo scored 18 of her team’s 38 […]

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DAILY POLL: What was the most memorable local sports event of 2011?

DAILY POLL: What was the most memorable local sports event of 2011?

| January 8, 2012 | Comments (3)

[polldaddy poll=5824091] There are thousands of memorable sports stories each year in and around your community. We have selected some that made headlines in 2011. YEAR IN REVIEW:  http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/01/02/it-will-be-hard-to-top-the-magical-moments-of-2011/ ALL-AREA DIRECTORY: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/01/04/all-area-teams-directory/

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Oakland women return home to cage IUPUI

Oakland women return home to cage IUPUI

| January 8, 2012 | Comments (0)

TIMONTHY PONTZER CORRESPONDENT ROCHETER HILLS — After losing four straight, the Oakland University women’s basketball team was looking to start the new year off with a much needed victory. Junior Bethany Watterworth led the Golden Grizzlies to that win, notching 27 points in a 54-50 victory over Summit League rival IUPUI . Oakland (6-8; 2-3 […]

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Clarkston dials long distance to drain North Farmington

Clarkston dials long distance to drain North Farmington

| January 8, 2012 | Comments (0)

FARMINGTON HILLS — Seven opponents, seven double-digit wins. And for the sixth time this season, Clarkston routed the opposition on the basketball court. The latest victim came Friday night against North Farmington, where the Wolves pounded the Raiders in their OAA Red Division opener, 66-32. This encounter wasn’t even close as Clarkston held North Farmington […]

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BOYS SWIMMING TEAM CAPSULES 2011-12

BOYS SWIMMING TEAM CAPSULES 2011-12

| January 7, 2012 | Comments (0)

BOYS SWIMMING TEAM CAPSULES 2011-12 Below are the 2011-2012 boys swimming and diving team capsules for schools located in the coverage region for Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com. Team Capsules are compiled by Senior Editor Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, e-mail results@northoaklandsports.com or to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD […]

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Holly holds off pesky Hornets

Holly holds off pesky Hornets

| January 7, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — Friday was far from a thing of beauty for Holly. As the old adage goes, an ugly win is always better than a pretty loss for a team in a league title chase. The Bronchos overcame an early 11-7 deficit to visiting Flint Kearsley and eventually held […]

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Holly uses early lead to burn Hornets

Holly uses early lead to burn Hornets

| January 7, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — Christmas break as more like boot camp for Holly’s boys basketball team. The Bronchos went through multiple tough practices to gear them up for the bulk of the Flint Metro League schedule. The end result is geared towards the school’s fourth Flint Metro League title in 11 […]

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