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Wednesday’s Prep Roundup: Rochester rolls Andover
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester kept pace in the OAA Blue Division boys basketball race with a 60-40 triumph over Bloomfield Hills Andover. The Falcons outscored the Barons for each of the first three quarters in the rout. Taylor Perry scored 18 to lead Rochester. Nick Bradley added 11 points, including a trio of three-pointers for […]
Final tune up: Marian, Grand Blanc win SEMSL championships
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP — The Southeastern Michigan Ski League is the final tune-up before the state finals and Birmingham Marian served notice one last time that the Mustangs are again for real. The defending SEMSL champs, also the reigning MHSAA Division 1 state champs, dominated the slopes of Pine Knob […]
PREP SCOREBOARD: Southeastern Michigan Ski League Results
Boys Skiing 37TH ANNUAL SOUTHERASTERN MICHIGAN SKI LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Tuesday at Pine Knob) TEAM SCORES — 1. Grand Blanc, 64.5; 2. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 76; 3. Clarkston, 85; 4. Birmingham Brother Rice, 156; 5. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 214; 6. Lake Orion, 219; 7. Walled Lake Northern, 243; 8. Holly-Oxford Unified, 245; 9. Brighton, […]
Lions lock-down Springfield Christian for MACS upset
NOSs.lkospringbhoops-2.jpg n Baptist junior guard James Noruk glides past Clarkston Springfield Christian’s Kevin Bettinger for two of his game-high 28 points Tuesday in the Lions’ 57-52 win. Staff Photo | Larry McKee. For a photo gallery, please visit www.lmckeephotography.com BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Conner Welby relishes a challenge. He was faced […]
Goals in the rafters: Top-ranked Eagles clinch league, set goals on MACS championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Paula Bronsing knew that something special was brewing at Rochester Hills Christian during the 2007-08 school year. The junior high girls basketball coach at the time, she saw a talented group of female athletes coming up through the program. That year, her junior high team gave […]
VIDEO: Best indoor soccer goal ever
Dominic Scicluna scores an amazing goal for Detroit Waza in a PASL match against the Ohio Vortex. (Do you have sports video to submit for publication purposes to www.northoaklandsports.com? E-mail all pertinent information and links to senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com for review.)
Oakland Christian holds on against Inter-City Baptist
BY TIMOTHY PONTZER STUDENT CORRESPONDENT AUBURN HILLS — As the tournament quickly approaches, teams around the area are making their final push to March Madness. One team in particular that likes it chances this upcoming March is Auburn Hills Oakland Christian. The Lancers (15-1, 10-1) are currently ranked seventh in the Associated Press Class D […]
Lakecrest Baptist is using small numbers to roll opponents
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Waterford Lakecrest Baptist is trying to write its own, Michigan version of Hoosiers. The Defenders, the top-ranked boys basketball team in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division II ranks, have overcome the odds this season despite a very small enrollment. The season continued for Lakecrest Baptist […]
Third time the charm for Springfield Christian as Eagles soar past Lake Orion Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — As the old adage goes, beating a team three times in one season is never an easy task. Clarkston Springfield Christian made sure of that Tuesday evening in the first round of the Michigan Association of Christian School Division I girls basketball sectionals. The Eagles, despite only […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester upends Stoney Creek on Apostal’s buzzer-beater; Clarkston thumps Lathrup
ROCHESTER HILLS — Kurt Apostal scored on a lay-up with only a second left Tuesday, in leading Rochester to a 54-52 OAA crossover boys basketball triumph over arch-rival Rochester Stoney Creek. Stoney Creek led 28-21 at the half only to see Rochester close with a 33-24 second half. The Falcons used a 19-10 surge in […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Falcons explode for rout of Athens; Stoney Creek holds off Lake Orion
ROCHESTER HILLS — Wins have been hard to come by during Rochester’s major rebuilding campaign in girls basketball. The Falcons did capture perhaps their biggest win of the season Tuesday. Rochester defeated Troy Athens in surprising fashion, rolling up a 57-35 OAA Red Divisoin triumpoh, just the Falcons; third win of the season. Zhana Randolph […]
FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Bryce’s bomb lifts Adams over Harrison; Country Day trips Avondale in battle of top-10 teams
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams’ Emily Bryce hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift Rochester Adams to a 42-41 victory over Farmington Hills Harrison in OAA White Division girls basketball play. The win avenged an earlier defeat to the Hawks. Bryce finished with nine points, Taylor Houghtlin added eight points and Jenny Rosonke scored […]
2011 MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE QUARTERFINALS (Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek, Feb. 25) DIVISION 4 (1 p.m.) No. 1 Hudson (42-3) vs. No. 8 Iron Mountain (17-5), Mat 3 No. 4 Manchester (37-2) vs. No. 5 Decatur (35-2), Mat 9 No. 3 Hesperia (28-1) vs. No. 6 Constantine (42-4)-Mat 5 No. 2 New Lothrop (30-1) vs. #No. […]
MHSAA Individual Wrestling Reginal Results
DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Saturday at East Kentwood) 103 POUNDS: 1. Derek Humphrey (Davison) d. Dalton Deuel (Grandville) 9-2; 3. Dylan Smith (Oxford) d. John Leark (Caledonia) inj. def. 112: 1. Justin Oliver (Davison) p. Keegan Cantera (Oxford) 2:54; 3. Zach Henderson (Hudsonville) maj. dec. Dakota Torralva (Grandville) 15-2. 119: 1. Matthew Miller (Davison) d. Rocco […]
MHSAA Team Wrestling Regionals Box Scores
OXFORD 59, SAGINAW HERITAGE 12 103: Dylan Smith (O) d. Anthony Schiavone 13-2; 112: Keegan Cantara (O) p. Andy Lopez 2:50; 119: Rocco Borg (O) p. Tyler Rose 1:11; 125: Kyle Hill (O) p. Trey McMiller 1:15; 130: Miller Cantara (O) d. Jared Keiser 9-1; 135: Jacob Peasley (O) p. Tyler Balderstone 1:23; 140:Mike Thomas […]
MHSAA Team Wrestling State Tournament Pairings
2011 MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE QUARTERFINALS (Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek, Feb. 25) DIVISION 4 (1 p.m.) No. 1 Hudson (42-3) vs. No. 8 Iron Mountain (17-5), Mat 3 No. 4 Manchester (37-2) vs. No. 5 Decatur (35-2), Mat 9 No. 3 Hesperia (28-1) vs. No. 6 Constantine (42-4)-Mat 5 No. 2 New Lothrop (30-1) vs. […]
THURSDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Eagles maintain FBAC-Red lead
ROCHESTER HILLS — Although Rochester Hills Christian has a make-up game on the docket with Troy Bethany Christian, the Eagles will at the very least own the FBAC Red Division championship. The Eagles made sure of that with a 51-15 rout Thursday of Lake Orion Baptist. Megan Steiner had 12 points and seven rebounds to […]
WEDNESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Rochester holds onto OAA-Blue lead with 55-46 win over Oxford
ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s been 11 years since Rochester High claimed any type of championship in boys basketball. The Falcons won the OAA Division II that winter. Rochester is well on its way of ending that 11-season streak. The Falcons took another step in the direction of a league championship Wednesday, tripping up visiting Oxford […]
