Dan Stickradt
DAN STICKRADT | SENIOR EDITOR
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STICK’S PICKS: Who will cash in on a playoff berth this week?
Last week Pontiac Notre Dame Prep became the first area school to cash in on its playoff ticket. The Fighting Irish are a perfect 6-0 and now can move onto their next goal. Who will join them this week? Lake Orion and Troy Athens are both 5-1 and play each other this week for first […]
GIRLS GOLF: OAA White Division Results
OAA WHITE DIVISION TOURNAMENT NO. 2 (Huron Meadows, par 71) TEAM SCORES — 1. North Farmington/Harrison, 372; 2. Oxford, 383; 3. Troy Athens, 390; 4. Birmingham Groves, 391; 5. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 395; 6. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 396; 7. Farmington, 417; 8. West Bloomfield, 418. TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1. Jessica Turner (Birmingham Groves) 78; 2. […]
Part of the legacy: Rochester golfers building without star power
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — There’s something a little different with Rochester’s girls golf team this season compared to many of its recent teams. There are no bona fide all-state players on the Falcons’ roster. There are no Miss Golf candidates and not a list of players who are being recruited […]
PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Oakland County Girls Swimming and Diving Championships
Below is a photo gallery of the 2011 Oakland County Girls Swimming and Diving championships from Oct. 1, as compiled by L McKee Photography. More than 300 photos of this event are now available at www.lmckeephotography.com. L McKee Photography is one of the photography companies that is a partner with digital daily sports publication, www.northoaklandsports.com, […]
Oxford linking up for best golf season to date
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — There’s a girls golf team on the rise in Oakland County and it comes from a program that is only 13 years old. Oxford is having its best-ever season to date. Perhaps this could be lucky 13 for the Wildcats, who first launched their program in the […]
Stoney Creek picks up key OAA Blue sweep of Avondale
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Depth was a problem for Rochester Stoney Creek last season on the volleyball court. This season with a more seasoned team, the Cougars have turned that deficiency into a strength. With far more players available this season before a drop off in talent, Stoney Creek continued […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Avondale stuns 10th-ranked Rochester Adams
AUBURN HILLS — Auburn Hills Avondale is a member of the OAA White Division. The Yellowjackets are still playing some bigger schools with tremendous success this season. Behind two goals in the first half and another in the second half, Avondale turned back Division 1 10th-ranked Rochester Adams, 3-1, Tuesday in an OAA boys soccer […]
Lancers turn back No. 1 Roeper a second time
AUBURN HILLS — Twice this season, Birmingham Roeper took over the No. 1 spot in the Division 4 boys soccer state rankings. Twice this season, the Roughriders’ next opponent after reaching the summit was Auburn Hills Oakland Christian. Any guesses to whom Roeper’s second loss came to on Tuesday. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, which dipped […]
Fifth-ranked Novi rips No. 3 Troy
TROY— In a battle of state powerhouse teams, Novi ripped Troy 4-1 in a non-league boys soccer match Monday. Novi, which entered the week ranked fifth in Division 1, doubled the number of goals Troy has allowed this season. Third-ranked Troy had given up only four goals all season entering the match. Both teams traded […]
Lake Orion, Notre Dame Prep crack top-10 in AP football polls
Both Lake Orion and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep cracked the top-10 this week and Clarkston held steady in the top five in the Associated Press Prep Football polls, released Tuesday morning. The polls are conducted by vote by an 11-member panel of sportswriters around the state for each division. Lake Orion, the defending state champions […]
Prep Football AP State Rankings
Football (By the Associated Press NOTE: Below are the Associated Press Prep Football Rankings entering Week 7. The list included the rank, school, first-place votes, record and total points. Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central (5) (6-0) 50; 2. Rockford (5-1) 42; 3. (tie) Clarkston (4-2) 37; Grand Ledge (6-0) 37; 5. Plymouth […]
Troy explodes early, clinches league title share with win over Lahser
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Troy free kick specialist Zach Doepke hadn’t nailed a set piece goal in a while. Bloomfield Hills Lahser’s goalie gave him the perfect shot. Doepke was one of five different Colts to score Tuesday in a 5-2 victory over Lahser that clinched at least a share […]
Holly keeps slim FML hopes alive with 5-0 rout of Lapeer West
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY— Mathematically, Holly is still in the Flint Metro League boys soccer race. With a little help, the Bronchos could even steal a slice of the championship pie if the bounces go their way. Holly made sure it did its part Monday night at the Carl Richter Stadium. The […]
BOYS TENNIS RESULTS: Flint Metro League Championships
Boys Tennis FLINT METRO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Sept. 29 at Flint) TEAM SCORES — 1. Holly, 56; 2. Fenton, 51; 3. Ortonville Brandon, 51; 4. Lapeer East, 40; 5. Swartz Creek, 36; 6. Flint Kearsley, 21; 7. Lapeer West, 20; 8.Clio, 13. DUAL MEET RECORDS — 1. (tie) Holly (6-0-1); Ortonville Brandon (6-0-1); 3. Fenton (5-2-0); […]
Kellerman’s goal lifts Oakland past IPFW
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — A brutally tough non-league schedule proved to pay dividends for Oakland University women’s soccer team Saturday night. The Golden Grizzlies, only 2-8-0 heading into their Summit League opener, were able to pick up a first-half goal and the defense made it stand in a 1-0 victory […]
Defenders win fourth straight in blanking Washtenaw Catholic
BIRMINGHAM — Emmanuel Swiggins collected three touchdowns and Troy Christian Leadership Academy pitched its first shutout of the season Saturday. The Defenders cruised past Saline Washtenaw Catholic Home School 236-0 to win a program record the Christian Football League of Michigan victory, the program’s fourth straight win overall. Troy scored 12 points in the first […]
OU’s Holbrook shares Summit League honor
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland’s Brittany Holbrook and Oral Roberts’ Bruna Silva were named The Summit League’s Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week for their performances Oct. 3-9. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Brittany Holbrook, Oakland Jr., MH Westland, Mich./John Glenn Holbrook earns her first career Offensive Player of the Week honor after leading […]
GIRLS SWIMMING: Oakland County Girls Swimming and Diving Championships
2011 OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 1 at Lake Orion High School) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 362; 2. Birmingham Marian, 227.5; 3. Clarkston, 206; 4. Farmington Harrison, 171; 5. Birmingham Seaholm, 161; 6. Novi, 160; 7. Lake Orion, 133; 8. Birmingham Groves, 126; 9. South Lyon Unified, 122; 10. […]
