Dan Stickradt
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Faith Christian gets offensive on Lake Orion Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLINTON TOWNSHIP — With only 14 players and a roster full of sophomores and freshmen, Clinton Township Faith Christian has had its fair share of up and downs this season. With the state tournament only a week away, the Patriots showed some signs of new-found maturity and a nice […]
TUESDAY’S VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Athens outlasts Groves; Stoney Creek sweeps Royal Oak
BIRMINGHAM — Troy Athens won the first, second and fourth games to outlast host Birmingham Groves Tuesday in an OAA White Division volleyball match. The Red Hawks posted a 25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 25-17 triumph over the Falcons. Lisa Lavelanet had nine kills and three blocks to pace the Red Hawks (20-20, 5-3). Rachel Senopole added […]
Lahser outlasts Adams in five-game marathon
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In a five-game marathon, sometimes it’s the little things that can carry a team to victory. On Tuesday for Bloomfield Hills Lahser, it was the littlest player on the court, Megan Cunningham, that made the difference. The 5-foot-4 sophomore libero was all over the volleyball court, […]
IUPUI holds of Oakland in five sets
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Taylor Humm had 18 kills and 17 digs and Meghan Bray had 13 kills and a career-high 32 digs but the Oakland volleyball team could not erase an early 2-0 deficit against IUPUI losing in five sets. Oakland fell with set scores of 21-25, 19-25, 25-23, 26-24 and 8-15. “I am proud […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 11
Boys Soccer (By the Coaches Association) Division 1 — 1. Warren DeLaSalle; 2. East Kentwood; 3. Novi; 4.Plymouth Canton; 5.Troy; 6. Grand Haven; 7.Plymouth Salem; 8. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; 9.Grand Blanc; 10. Northville. Honorable Mention — Rockford, Rochester Adams, Rochester Stoney Creek, Utica Eisenhower Division 2 — 1. DeWitt; 2.Spring Lake; 3. Mason; […]
Revamped Rochester regroups to edge Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Having injuries to key players is part of sports. All teams have to deal with injuries of all sorts. Some are bumps and bruises, some are long term. Rochester High’s boys soccer team has had to deal with injuries, more than most teams. In fact, the Falcons […]
Notre Dame Prep advances to CHSL finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — With Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook ineligible for the Catholic High School League boys soccer tournament, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep was bumped up to the No. 1 seed of the AA Bracket. The Fighting Irish did not disappoint in the semifinals at home Monday. Notre Dame Prep scored early […]
Ecker breaks school record as OU leads field at Detroit Titans Fall Classic
HARTLAND– Liz Ecker shot a school record 5-under-par 68 to lead the Oakland women’s golf team to a season-best score of 298 (+6) as the Golden Grizzlies grabbed the first-round lead in the Detroit Titans Fall Classic on Hartland Glen Golf Course (Par 73, 6,046 yards) on Saturday. OU leads Detroit (303/+11) by five shots. […]
Oakland sweeps South Dakota State in straight sets
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Jenna Lange hit .500 and had 11 kills to lead the Oakland volleyball team to a straight-sets victory over South Dakota State in Summit League action on Saturday at the Athletics Center O’rena. The Golden Grizzlies won the match with scores of 25-18, 25-18 and 25-11. :Playing well tonight was important as […]
MHSAA Week 8 Football Playoffs Listing
MHSAA Week 8 Football Playoff Listing EAST LANSING – Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the seventh week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order. An asterisk (*) beside a record indicates that a team has […]
Associated Press Football Rankings — Oct. 11
Football (By the Associated Press NOTE: Below are the Associated Press Prep Football Rankings entering Week 8. The list included the rank, school, first-place votes, record and total points. Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central (5) (7-0) 50; 2. Rockford (6-1) 42; 3. Clarkston (5-2) 40; 4. Plymouth (7-0) 36; 5. Utica Eisenhower […]
Oakland stumbles in 2-0 home loss to UMKC
ROCHESTER HILLS — Upsets happen in all levels of sports. One took place at Oakland University’s soccer field Sunday afternoon. Kara Weber had three shots, including one that was cleared off the line, but the Oakland women’s soccer team failed to score in a 2-0 Summit League loss to UMKC on Sunday at the OU […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Falcons end skid by downing Crestwood
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester ending a 0-5-1 skid and scored a season-high of goals in downing Dearborn Heights Crestwood, 5-1, Saturday in a non-league boys soccer game. Rochester, which was outscored 23-5 in its winless streak, scored three times in the first half and tacked on two more goals in the second half. Sophomore Evan […]
Oakland’s Holbrook wins Summit League Offensive Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland University junior Brittany Holbrook was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week announced by the league office on Monday. It is Holbrook’s first player of the week honor as she led OU to two victories over the weekend. “This was a great weekend for Brittany,” said head volleyball coach Rob […]
SUNDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Shrine cruises past Our Lady of the Lakes
ROYAL OAK — Top-ranked Royal Oak Shrine Catholic is still perfect. The Knights, which hold the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press’ Division 7 polls, rolled over rival Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, 25-7, in a CHSL crossover contest Sunday afternoon. The win snapped a two-year losing streak to WOLL. Raymond Brown chalked […]
SATURDAY’S VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Notre Dame Prep reaches semifinals of Oxford tourney;Lakes third at Andover
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep reached the semifinals at Saturday’s Oxford Invitational, defeating Capac, Warren Regina, Lapeer East and Marlette in round robin play before falling in the semifinals to Oxford (22-25, 25-23 and 16-14). Dani McCormick had 37 kills to pace NPD. Hannah Start scooped up 68 digs, Tia Jurkiw added 29 service points with […]
Harrison-Lake Orion matchup highlights OAA Crossover Showcase
The Oakland Activities Association has announced its Week 8 pairings for the second annual OAA Red-White Crossover football games. The teams will face off by order of current standing in their respective division, except for special cases involving the Rochester schools. Rochester High faces either Rochester Adams or Rochester Stoney Creek each year, based on […]
Split decision: Oxford divides up, still claims invite title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — To fill a spot for an eighth team, Kristi McDevitt had to split up her Oxford volleyball program into two squads Saturday for the Oxford Invitational. The Wildcats still rose to the top in the end to win the title. Oxford’s ‘A’ team finished the day with […]
