Dan Stickradt
DAN STICKRADT | SENIOR EDITOR
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CROSS COUNTRY: OAA Red Division Jamboree No. 2 Results
Boys Cross Country OAA RED DIVISION JAMBOREE NO. 2 (at Stoney Creek Metropark) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 59; 2. Lake Orion, 68; 3. Oxford, 96; 4. Rochester Adams, 111; 5. Troy, 118; 6. Rochester Stoney Creek, 140; 7. Birmingham Seaholm, 144; 8. Rochester, 179. TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS — 1. T.J. Carey (Lake Orion) 16:06; […]
Adams slams Rochester for first OAA-Red win
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — After winning the OAA White Division volleyball crown a year ago, Rochester Adams received its promotion to the OAA Red Division for this season. Although the Highlanders were in the OAA’s top division from 1994 through 2005, the team was dropped down to the second tier […]
Parks, Colts prey on Falcons
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net BIRMINGHAM — Olivia Parks rebounded from a one-game slump in a big way, hammering kill after kill. The result was a sweep for her Troy volleyball team. The victim was Birmingham Groves. Parks, a sophomore, had 14 kills to lead the Colts to a 25-16, 25-19, 25-12 OAA White […]
Oakland to host walk-on tryouts for men’s basketball
ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland men’s basketball will hold open tryouts on Monday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. in the Athletics Center O’rena. The tryouts are only open to full-time OU students that are enrolled fall 2011. All potential walk-ons MUST complete the following prior to trying out: 1) Download the “New Athlete” medical forms: […]
Przybycien helps Oakland post shutout of Dayton
ROCHESTER HILLS — Wins have been hard to come by for Oakland men’s soccer team so far this season, due to a tough non-league schedule. The Golden Grizzlies finally netted their second win Monday. Jake Przybycien (Clarkston) had a goal and an assist to help lead the Oakland men’s soccer team to a 2-0 win […]
BOYS SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Unranked Athens picking up steam
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, it was hard not to picture Troy Athens as one of the state’s top teams when it comes to boys soccer. Over the past three decades, few teams have logged more weeks in the top 10 than the Red Hawks. In the […]
OAA TENNIS LEAGUE MEET PREVIEW: Troy netters still aiming for OAA crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Not too many teams can lose the state’s top singles player to injury and still be a team that can contend for a championship. Troy has been able to weather such a storm and enters Tuesday’s OAA Red Division league meet as the top-seeded team. The Colts, […]
Southfield finally gains first win over Adams
BY GARRETT SMITH STUDENT CORRESPONDENT SOUTHFIELD — There seems to be a first for everything. Southfield proved just that to Rochester Adams on the football field Saturday. The Bluejays recorded their first-ever victory over Rochester Adams, posting a 34-31 home victory over the Highlanders. “We beat one of the better programs around,” Southfield coach Tim […]
SWIMMING: Rochester Adams doubles up Lake Orion
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams opened with a win in the 200 medley relay and never looked back in a 125-60 OAA Red Division girls swimming triumph over visiting Lake Orion. Hanna Hunstad, Kristen Finney, Bianca Tiberio and Krystal Karas comprised the winning 200 medley relay, which clocked 1:53.47. The Highlanders (4-1, 2-1) won nine […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Sept. 27
Digital 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. Girls Volleyball (By the coaches association) Class A — 1. Rockford; 2. Farmington Hills Mercy; 3. Lake Orion; 4. Birmingham Marian; 5. Clarkston; 6. Plymouth Canton; 7. East Kentwood; 8. Grand Haven; 9. Richland […]
Lake Orion finishes second at Portage Central tourney
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PORTAGE — Lake Orion made a push to climb the girls volleyball rankings in Class A this week. The Dragons, who are ranked ninth, finished second at Saturday’s Portage Central Invitational, going 6-1-0 on the day. In that stretch, Lake Orion finished 5-1 against other state-ranked teams. The Dragons, […]
Oakland trips Cincinnati in double overtime
CINCINNATI, Ohio – A 90th-minute goal by Jeff Cheslik forced overtime and Konner McNamara scored the match-winner for the Oakland University men’s soccer team (1-5-1) in a 2-1, double-overtime win at Cincinnati (3-4-0) on Sunday at Gettler Stadium. After Cheslik’s late equalizer, McNamara headed in the winning goal to clinch the Golden Grizzlies’ first victory […]
VanNoord’s hat trick lifts Oakland Christian past Everest Collegiate
AUBURN HILLS — Sophomore John VanNoord scored three goals Saturday and that was part of a six-goal outburst by Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, as the Lancers rolled over Clarkston Everest Collegiate, 6-0, in a non-conference boys soccer match. VanNoord scored the final three goals for Division 4 third-ranked Oakland Christian (9-1-1-). Daniel Smith added two […]
Jiang’s long runs, Darish’s toss key Troy’s rout of West Bloomfield
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net WEST BLOOMFIELD — The three-headed monster returned. With the running game rolling up 419 yards, Troy routed West Bloomfield 42-13 Friday night in OAA Red Division play to head into a three-game home stand at 3-2. A week after a rough loss against Clarkston, the Colts’ offensive line took […]
Happy Trails: Oxford harriers making their way to the front pack
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — In nearly 40 years as a head or assistant cross-country coach, Ray Sutherland has had his fair share of talented athletes. Yet in 2011, he has his best collection of female runners in school history. The Wildcats have lived up to that so far this season. In […]
PREP CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
Boys Cross Country SHAMROCKS INVITATIONAL (at Cass Benton Park) DIVISION I TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 52; 2. Oxford, 80; 3. Utica, 89; 4. Farmington, 93; 5. Northville, 115; 6. Novi Detroit Catholic Central ‘B’, 131; 7. Rochester Adams, 174; 8. Northville, ‘B’, 199; 9. Dearborn, 271; 10. Allen Park, 287; 11. […]
Oakland women fall to No. 18 Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio – For the second straight season, Oakland couldn’t measure up to nationally-ranked Dayton. The 18th-ranked Flyers outshot the visiting Golden Grizzlies 24-3 and posted a 2-1 non-league women’s soccer victory at the Baujan Field. “We had a very good start to the game,” said Oakland head coach Nick O’Shea, “I think we played […]
BOYS SOCCER: No. 3 Colts trip up Northsmen; Athens down No. 7 Stevenson
TROY— Seven different players scored goals and Troy made a statement by pounding Grosse Pointe North 7-0 Saturday in non-conference boys soccer play. Troy (11-1-0) scored three goals in the first half and tacked on four more goals in the second half. Allan Wang, Filip Buniewicz and Mitchell Judi scored in the first half, while […]
