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COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Oakland breezes past UIC
BY DAVE CAMERON CORRESPONDENT North Oakland Sports ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University continues to grow into the Horizon League, after getting to the summit of the Summit League and powering through the Division II days of the 1990s. Oakland routed the University of Illinois-Chicago 81-56 Sunday afternoon at the O’rena before another large crowd of […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Experienced Athens uses offensive explosion to keep Lake Orion winless
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSposrtsFans TROY — The difference sometimes between an experience team and an inexperienced squad can often be found simply in the scorebook. That was true Friday night. Troy Athens, which plays several third- and fourth-year varsity players, showcased some offensive muscle and outplayed youthful Lake Orion in every […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Adams remains unbeaten with Orena win over Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — As a player at Rochester Adams two decades ago, Shay Lewis never had the chance to play her crosstown rivals in front of a large capacity such as Oakland University’s Athletics Center Orena. Now as the Highlanders first-year coach, she witnessed her team put […]
GIRLS BOWLING: Lake Orion wins second Oakland County title in four years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR TROY – With no seniors in its top five, Lake Orion might have been penciled in for reaching high success levels in future years. The Dragons have no such plans of waiting. Lake Orion, which is 4-0 in dual matches, captured its second Oakland County Girls Bowling Tournament title in […]
BOYS BOWLING: South Lyon stays consistent in winning first Oakland County title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Rarely in the 11-year history of the Oakland County High School Boys Bowling Tournament has the top-seeded school out of the qualifying block ended up as the overall champion. Saturday, South Lyon made sure such as jinx didn’t tame the Lions. After emerging from the […]
PREP SKIING RESULTS Jan. 7
Boys Skiing CLARKSTON 11, BIRMINGHAM DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 29 (At Pine Knob) CLARKSTON — Derek VanItallie, 41:04; Jacob McIntosh, 43.14) Reis Weidemann, 43.80; Max Weidemann, 45.75; Cameron Barr, 45.09. COUNTRY DAY — William Lethemon, 53.37; Neil Nautiyal, 1:06.10; Vineet Duggi, 1:13.95. BLOOMFIELD HILLS CRANBROOK 10, LAKE ORION 30 CRANBROOK — Gregory Aikens 40.87; Kyle […]
TUESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Avondale rolls over Harrison; Clarkston outpaces Pontiac
AUBURN HILLS — Farmington Harrison had a hand in why Auburn Hills Avondale didn’t shoot light out on the basketball court Tuesday night. The Hawks counter with plenty of size while Avondale is somewhat of a smaller team. The Yellowjackets still answered with its quickness and ability to cash in on second chance opportunities in […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester rallies past Woods-tower for first win of the season
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester proved that it is not how you start, but how finish. After struggling from the floor in the first half, the Falcons turned up the heat on both ends of the floor in the second half to topple Warren Woods-Tower 40-30 in […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: North Branch knocks off No. 1 Notre Dame Prep in state semifinals
BATTLE CREEK — There will be a new state champion in the Class B girls volleyball ranks. Second-ranked North Branch knocked off top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, the defending state champions, in a four-game affair Thursday in the semifinals at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena, 3-1. North Branch won the first two games, 25-16 and 25-21, […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep’s Kathleen Carlson wins Miss Volleyball
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @Local SportsFans PONTIAC — When she entered Pontiac Notre Dame Prep as a freshman, Kathleen Carlson had big dreams of success on the volleyball court. She never dreamed that it would culminate with such a storybook of awards. Carlson, a 5-foot-11 senior outside hitter, added to her […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep overpowers Divine Child to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLAWSON — Three years ago, Betty Wroubel had a feeling about some promising newcomers within Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s volleyball program. The veteran coach decided to take a gamble and keep four of those freshman on the Fighting Irish varsity. Fast forward to this year and […]
GIRLS SWIMMING: Rochester Adams clinches OAA Red Division title
Highlanders win state’s top league for first time in decade; Seaholm, Lake Orion follow in star-studded field BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION –– Competing in the ever-tough OAA Red Division, all of the stars must align just perfectly in order to claim a conference championship. Those stars made a […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston motors past Walled Lake Central to reach Final Four
Wolves advance to third semifinals in six years, fifth in 16 seasons BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — With each passing week, Clarkston becomes a more confident football program. “We are very confident, but not cocky or arrogant,” offered veteran Clarkston football coach Kurt Richardson. “This whole senior class […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: WOLL marches back into regional finals
CANTON — For years, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes struggled to get past the district round of the Class D state tournament. Now, the Lakers are going after their third straight regional crown. WOLL put itself in such a position Tuesday with a 25-13, 25-14, 25-10 sweep of Novi Franklin Road Christian in a […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Top-ranked Notre Dame Prep cruises into regional finals
MARYSVILLE —Top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep advanced to Sweet 16 round of the Class B state tournament for the fourth straight year by virtue of a 25-9, 25-4, 25-5 sweep Tuesday over Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy in the regional semifinals at Marysville. The Fighting Irish served up a season-best 32 aces, as they kept […]
BOYS SOCCER: Plymouth Canton edges Rochester Adams for D-1 state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BRIGHTON — Jason Ren wasn’t called upon to provide much offense for Plymouth Canton this season. In fact, the junior midfielder only found the back of the net only twice in 26 games entering Saturday. His third tally of the season was by far the biggest of […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Bethany Christian claims MACS-I state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — The goal of any high school athletics team is to peak at the end of the season. Troy Bethany Christian’s boys soccer team did just that in 2014. The top-ranked Bruins put the finishing touches on their third state title within the Michigan Association of […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Troy, Notre Dame Prep, Oakland Christian win district crowns
TROY — After a three-year hiatus, Troy is back in the regional round of the Class A postseason. The Colts outlasted arch-rival Troy Athens, 3-2, in the Class A district finals Friday, posting a five-game, 22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 15-10 victory. Hannah Moeller was an all-around threat to lead a blanched attack for Troy (25-25-2), […]
