Dan Stickradt
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Bumper crop of stars come out of the woodwork at East-West classic
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — When East meets West. It sounds more like a movie title or hip-hop lyrical clash than a high school baseball game. That was still the case at Comerica Park Tuesday night for the annual Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game, which featured 36 of […]
Bucks off mark in seventh straight win
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — The Michigan Bucks are in the midst of seven-game win streak. It’s hard to imagine what could happen when the Bucks actually start firing on all cylinders. Even with another dominating performance — the Bucks defeated PDL expansion team Akron Summit Assault, 2-0, Wednesday in a Great […]
Athens’ Brannon is 28th recipient of Miss Soccer award
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — In its storied 30-year history, the Troy Athens soccer program has earned much respect and dozens of noteworthy accolades. It continued Sunday afternoon with another right honor. The Red Hawks and retiring coach Tim Storch learned that senior midfielder Olivia Brannon was named the recipient of the […]
Avondale ties for 12th at D-2 golf finals
STAFF REPORTS EAST LANSING — Top-ranked DeWitt prevailed at the Lower Peninsula Division 2 state finals Friday-Saturday at Michigan State University’s Forest Akers East Golf Course, posting a two-day total of 586. DeWitt had a 292 first day effort and a 294 showing on the second day to easily outdistance the 15-school field. Bloomfield Hills […]
Oxford, Troy in back of pack at D-1 golf finals
BY JAY STEPHENS STUDENT CORRESPONDENT ROCHESTER HILLS — Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central entered the Division 1 state tournament as the state’s top-ranked school. The Rangers finish the season in that same position. It marked the second time in three years that the Rangers captured the Division 1 title and they did so by posting […]
Finishing on top: Top-ranked Oakland Christian wins first-ever golf state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ALLENDALE — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has had several quality golf teams over the past two decades. Finally in 2001, the Lancers sailed through the perfect storm. It all culminated Saturday at the Meadows Golf Course at Grand Valley State University. The Lancers posted a two-day total of 622 […]
Lonely at the top? Novi tops Troy to win fifth D-1 crown in seven years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com EAST LANSING — For Novi, could it ever be lonely at the top? The Wildcats, the state’s top-ranked girls soccer team all season, posted yet another Division 1 state championship Saturday at Michigan State University’s DeMartin Stadium. Novi won its second straight state title and fifth in seven seasons […]
Oakland Christian grabs lead at state golf finals
Oxford, Troy, Avondale way off pace ALLENDALE — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian grabbed a seven-stroke lead after the first day of competition at the Lower Peninsula Division 4 boys golf state finals at The Meadows Golf Course. The top-ranked Lancers collected a play-five, count-four team score of 319, ahead of Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic (316), Ann […]
Oakland Christian grabs lead at state golf finals
Oxford, Troy, Avondale all way off pace ALLENDALE — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian grabbed a seven-stroke lead after the first day of competition at the Lower Peninsula Division 4 boys golf state finals at The Meadows Golf Course. The top-ranked Lancers collected a play-five, count-four team score of 319, ahead of Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic (316), […]
Oakland Christian grabs lead at state golf finals
ALLENDALE — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian grabbed a seven-stroke lead after the first day of competition at the Lower Peninsula Division 4 boys golf state finals at The Meadows Golf Course. The top-ranked Lancers collected a play-five, count-four team score of 319, ahead of Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic (316), Ann Arbor Greenhills (317) and Saginaw Nouvel […]
Colts ready to face top-ranked Novi in state title clash
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com EAST LANSING — Sometimes in sports a school will lose to an opponent and never get a chance to gain a measure of revenge, at least not in the same time period as the current athletes are still in school. Troy, however, will get that chance. After losing to […]
STATE GOLF PREVIEW — ON COURSE: Top-ranked Lancers eyeing state supremacy
Oakland Christian, Troy, Oxford, Avondale all seeking grand success BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Over the years, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has had its fair of many near misses. The Lancers have fielded multiple state ranked teams in boys golf without a state title. In fact, this has been commonplace in a lot of […]
Shot at redemption: Troy gains rematch with Novi, first state finals berth since 2003
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLT — For two years, Troy’s girls soccer team has been knocking on the door to the state finals. In 2009, the Colts lost in the state semifinals to Utica Eisenhower, while Troy came up short in losing in the regional finals to eventual state champion Novi last season. […]
AOTW: Young steps up to become Troy’s offensive sniper
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Irene Young saw an opportunity and Troy junior seized it. Seeing that there was an opening on offense to lead the Colts, and an opening of being one of Troy’s field generals overall, Young has stepped up her game this season — in a major way. A […]
Unfinished business: Fourth-ranked Troy looking to reach state finals for first time since 2003
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— A year ago a loss to Novi left a bitter taste in mouth of Irene Young and her teammates. Now, Young and Troy are doing something about it. The Colts, ranked fourth in Division 1 and a top-five team all season, will play in the Division 1 girls […]
Back on track: Anchor Bay holds off Troy to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MADISON HEIGHTS — New Baltimore Anchor Bay is back at full strength. That could be the final piece of the puzzle in the softball season’s final week of the season for the Tars. Anchor Bay returned Lauren Podroski from a five-week hiatus from a wrist injury and the Tars […]
Top-ranked USA sinks Lakers in quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW — Steve Troy felt his softball team had to play perfect Tuesday in order to have a chance against top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing Area — and for a moment, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes had the Patriots on ropes. In the end, Unionville-Sebewaing proved too much to overcome, as […]
Stymied: Merrill ousts Lutheran Northwest in quarterfinals pitcher’s duel
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW — Eric Mischley stood in the on deck circle nearly four minutes after the conclusion of Tuesday’s Division 4 baseball state quarterfinal, his batting helmet still neatly tucked on his head in disbelief. The senior from Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest saved his best for last, firing a three-hitter […]
