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Kreza, Kemp, Youngerman lead record 24 area boys lacrosse All-State players
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The increase of teams and overall talent in boys lacrosse has escalated by great levels in recent years and with that so has the number of All-State players from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. This season there was a record 24 total All-State honorees from the NOS area, 20 in […]
Dieters, Spindler lead area netters on All-State tennis list
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Kelsey Dieters had one of the more successful careers of any female high school tennis player in recent years in Michigan and the recent graduate of Rochester High School continued that by heading up the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association All-State Teams. Dieters, the 2011 Miss Tennis, headed […]
Oakland Christian trio head up D-4 All-State golf list
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Three golfers with local ties were named to the Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association All-State Boys Golf Teams, released recently by the association for the 2011 season. All three players hailed from Division 4 state champion Auburn Hills Oakland Christian. Juniors Tyler Coyne and Zach Preuss were named to […]
Brannon, Young pace 26 local all-state soccer players
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com As expected, Troy Athens senior Olivia Brannon was named the 2011 Miss Soccer by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association, leading 26 all-state players from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Brannon is on the 11-member all-state Dream Team, which also includes 10 other standout players from around the state, […]
TEAM TRYOUTS–AUGUST
TEAM TRYOUTS * The Oakland Mustangs softball organization has an opening for a 14U player. Our season will be North Oakland League with Monday, Wednesday doubleheaders and four weekend tournaments. League games will be played at Bloomfield Hills Andover High School with practices in Troy. Contact oakmustangs@att.net for more details.
FLASHBACK: Exit Stage Left: Storch ready to sail into the sunset
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com (Editor’s Note: This is a republish from a story that originally ran on June 5 but was inadvertently removed from the archives.) TROY — Tim Storch remembers when he was first pushed towards being a goalkeeper. A student at Birmingham Groves High School in the mid-1970s, the hockey and […]
Cunningham named Oakland’s golf coach
ROCHESTER HILLS — Russ Cunningham has been named as head men’s and women’s golf coach, announced by Director of Athletics Tracy Huth on Monday. A native of Ionia, Mich., Cunningham was named Michigan Amateur Golfer of the Decade by the Golf Association of Michigan in 2010. “Russ has been a tremendous player himself and his […]
Former Athens soccer coach Storch now the man in charge at Alpena
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ALPENA — Tim Storch is in need of a new wardrobe. The recent Troy to Alpena transplant must trade in his gold and red for some green and white. One of the state’s all-time winningest soccer coaches at the high school level while at Troy Athens High School, Storch […]
Heugh is Storch’s successor at Troy Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Todd Heugh is coming home. The Troy Athens graduate has officially been named the successor for retired Athens soccer coach Tim Storch, who left in June after 30 schools years as both a teacher and soccer coach at the school. Storch is the only soccer coach the […]
AOTW: Michigan State’s Meier continues to impress on golf course
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Challenge Christine Meier and she’ll eventually rise to the occasion. Put her in the position to win and she’ll at least compete. After all, her resume is stacked with impressive wins and top-10 finishes. The Rochester Hills resident and sophomore-to-be at Michigan State has had quite […]
WOLL’s Robak to play in All-Star Basketball Festival at the Palace
AUBURN HILLS — The 32nd annual All-Star Basketball Festival will be contested at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Aug. 6. The game will feature some of the best high school basketball players in the state from the Class of 2011. Tickets are available at $10, $15 and $20 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster […]
AOTW: Clarkston’s Dellinger headed for Kent State
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Clarkston’s football season last year was interrupted by countless injuries. In fact, most of the Wolves’ starters and top reserves spent time on the disabled list due to the rash of injuries. Matt Dellinger was one of the few Wolves who did not hit the injured reserve […]
Chill end Bucks season once again in PDL regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC, Mich. — Different venue, same result. The Thunder Bay Chill repeated as the Premier Developmental League Central Conference regional champs Saturday night, ousting the top-seeded Michigan Bucks, 2-1, in the conference finals at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas. Pushed up on a restart, defender Wilson Rodrigues-Neto scored the game-winning […]
Caldwell’s overtime goal help Bucks shake their “Menace” in regional semifinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — Scott Caldwell picked up an opportune time to score his first goal of the season in a Michigan Bucks uniform. Signed to the team just weeks ago, the University of Akron product received his first start and scored in the 105th minute Friday night in leading the […]
Ready for redemption: Top-seeded Michigan Bucks aiming for regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — Simon Omeknada and Mitch Hildebrandt remember walking off the field last July with a bitter taste in their mouths. The Michigan Bucks teammates were victim of a controversial call, which enabled the Thunder Bay Chill to rally past the visiting Bucks, 3-2, in the USL-Premier Developmental League […]
Teammates face head-to-head at Michigan Women’s Amateur
Rochester Hills’ Christine Meier advances to semifinals BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP — Chances are that in match play of the Michigan Women’s Amateur, a golfer will face off with a former, current or future teammate. It happened several times this week at Prestwick Village Country Club near Milford. In quarterfinal play […]
Once again linking up: ‘Fore’th annual TRC-Matt Moscato Charity Golf & Fundraiser to step up to plate for Draper family
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com STERLING HEIGHTS — Tina Draper and her family are in a predicament few can fathom. The 43-year-old mother of four from Sterling Heights faces extreme circumstances with her family. Not only does she have four children — Rachael 24, Tiffany, 22, Taylor, 16, and Shane, 5 — but she […]
FLASHBACK: Third annual TRC golf outing reaches goal of ‘chippin in’ for special causes
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Nikki Baize Moran is quite honest about her golfing etiquette. The 1990 Rochester High School grad hasn’t swung a club in over seven years until Friday, when she hit the links. “I haven’t played in a long, long time,” she laughed, just moments after participating in […]
