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Port Huron rallies past Adams for district crown
PORT HURON — Behind two second-half touchdown runs, Port Huron is going to a place no other Big Reds football squad has ever gone — to the Division 2 regional finals. Port Huron scored a touchdown in both the third and fourth quarter, kept visiting Rochester Adams scoreless in the second half and staved off […]
Top-ranked Marine City too much for Notre Dame Prep
EAST CHINA TWP. — For a half, Marine City was slowed offensively Friday. The top-ranked Mariners could only muster a 14-10 lead on sixth-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep. One of the state’s top offenses took over in the second half. Marine City erupted for 27 points in the third quarter and tacked on 14 more […]
Walled Lake Central cruises past Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Walled Lake Central made a run to the Final Four in Division 2 last season. The Vikings are now trying to do the same in Division 1 and they took another step in that direction Friday night. Walled Lake Central pulled another road upset for the district […]
Rochester is Stoney Creek’s postseason nightmare
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER — Rochester Stoney Creek had the dream of facing state-ranked Lake Orion in the district finals two years in a row. Both times, Rochester became such a dream wrecker. Host Rochester rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to post a 3-2 victory over Stoney Creek in a Class […]
OU’s Hamilton selected as candidate for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
ROCHESTER HILLS – Reggie Hamilton is one of 30 finalists for the 2011-12 Lowe’s Senior Class Award, given to the men’s basketball student-athlete that excels on and off the court, announced on Friday. Hamilton, a senior from Chicago, is a preseason Mid-Major All-America and All-Summit League first team selection. “It’s truly an honor to be […]
Lake Orion drops funnel cloud on Rochester Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams felt what it’s like to be in the path of a tornado Thursday night. Coming from the north, the funnel cloud left a path of destruction during a time frame of just a mere 1 hour and 3 minutes. That storm activity came from […]
STICK’S PICKS: Three area football teams eye district titles
The field has narrowed and now only three football teams with local ties are still alive. Most area football teams found a quick exit last week in the opening rounds of the MHSAA postseason, as seven of 10 local teams were ousted in the pre-district rounds. Clarkston, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep and Rochester Adams all […]
Lakes claims volleyball district; Oakland Christian sweeps Shrine
WATERFORD — Behind a dominating performance, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes captured its first volleyball district crown in a decade Thursday night, sweeping past first-year program Clarkston Everest Collegiate, 3-0. The host Lakers posted scored of 25-9, 25-15, 25-20 to advance to next week’s regional round. Abbigayle Kline served up nine aces to lead […]
Clarkston claims seventh district title in nine years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Halloween was only a few days ago, but Clarkston still received a little scare Thursday night. The fourth-ranked Wolves fell behind visiting Fenton 1-0 before rallying for a 3-1 triumph in a Class A girls volleyball district finals against the Tigers. Fenton, which has not lost a […]
Wolves make quick prey out of Bobcats
CLARKSTON — Already winning a league title and setting a school record for wins, Clarkston has turned its attention to the state tournament. The Wolves are hunting down their prey and devouring them in a hurry. Clarkston swept Grand Blanc Wednesday in a Class A girls volleyball district semifinal on its home floor, posting a […]
Stoney Creek enjoying best volleyball season to date
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Sometimes it takes sports programs time to build into a competitive group. After all, Rome wasn’t built overnight. For Rochester Stoney Creek’s volleyball team, the Cougars have reached another benchmark this autumn and are slowly rising up the charts to become a respected program. Stoney Creek […]
Final Four Roadblock: Inter-City continues postseason mastery of Oakland Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — It’s safe to say that Allen Park Inter-City Baptist has Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s mark. Not only have the top-ranked chargers defeated the eighth-ranked Lancer three times this season, but are now 4-0 lifetime against Oakland Christian in the state semifinals round. The latest chapter in Inter-City’s […]
Grand Haven edges Troy 1-0 to advance to first state final
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLT — Scoring chances in a tight game sometimes can be few and far between. So when the rare opportunity came for Grand Haven’s Jacob VanderLaan, he made the most of it. The Jacob VanderLaan knocked in a rebound only 29 seconds into the second half Wednesday, and the […]
All the Russ: Avondale midfielder scores game-winner to lift Yellowjackets into first state title game
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — As an outside midfielder, Skyler Russ’ job is not normally scoring high volumes of goals or scoring goal at all. The junior midfielder goes about his business on the pitch, marking up other players while helping his team bring the ball in the attack, looking for […]
Avondale-Andover semifinal match has an all-OAA feel
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — This season there will truly be a new state champion in the Division 2 boys soccer tournament. Three of the four schools that are in the Final Four have never reached this point, having captured their first-ever regional crowns last weekend. A fourth member of the […]
MHSAA Boys Soccer State Semifinals Pairings
MHSAA Boys Soccer State Semifinals Pairings Below are the 2011 MHSAA Boys Soccer state semifinals pairings. All games are set for Nov. 2. DIVISION 1 Semifinal 1 at Holt, 6 p.m. Grand Haven vs. Troy Semifinal 2 at Farmington, 6 p.m. Plymouth Canton vs. Warren DeLaSalle DIVISION 2 Semifinal 3 at Plainwell, 6 p.m. Mattawan vs. Spring […]
The MIAC tradition: Oakland Christian, Inter-City Baptist enter familiar territory with semifinal matchup
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — It’s a safe bet to say that a school from the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference will make a run in the boys soccer Division 4 tournament each year. It’s almost a tradition. For the 17th straight campaign, at least one current member school of the MIAC […]
Troy-Grand Haven semifinals match squares off two unfamiliar foes
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Both Troy and Grand Haven have both had teams make long tournament runs in the past, and have combined for seven Final Four appearances including this season. The two together make for an interesting pairing, when they meet in the Division 1 boys soccer state semifinals Wednesday at 6 […]
