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MACS GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles soar in tourney opener
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Hills Christian never trailed Monday and opened up Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I tournament play with a resounding 44-21 win over Clinton Township Faith Christian. The Eagles (13-5) are the defending state runner-up and advance to Friday’s second round play where they will play second-seeded Carson City Fellowship Baptist […]
SKIING: Clarkston falls from top spot, finishes as state runner-up
Lake Orion boys claim fifth; Rochester Adams girls race sixth BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BOYNE — After a year on top, Clarkston fell from grace Monday afternoon. The defending Division 1 state champion Wolves finished second at Monday’s MHSAA boys skiing state finals on the slopes of Boyne Mountain, yielding […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Troy’s stingy defense stops Utica Ford, losing streak
TROY — Danny Wunderlich has been at a size disadvantage all season. The 6-foot-2 junior forward Danny Wunderlich had battled North Farmington’s 6-6 Jeron Rogers and Clarkston’s 6-8 Mike Nicholson. It was about time he found an opponent his own size. “He was a happy camper tonight,” Troy coach Gary Fralick said. Wunderlich’s near double-double […]
WRESTLING: Top-ranked Catholic Central ends Rochester’s run in state semifinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — Throughout its four-year run of getting to the state finals, Novi Detroit Catholic Central has proven that most of its wrestlers simply don’t get pinned. The top-ranked Shamrocks proved that to first-time Final Four program Rochester Saturday morning. Catholic Central, the top-ranked, top-seeded […]
WRESTLING: Rochester advances to first Final Four
Falcons to face No. 1 Catholic Central in semifinals; No. 2 Davison, No. 3 Hartland also advance BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — Josh wood has been through many trials during the past 12 months. A year ago, he suffered a season-ending injury two days before the Individual […]
SKIING: Clarkston, Birmingham Marian race to regional titles
NOTE: A photo gallery of this event can be found at www.digitaloutdoors.com BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GROVELAND TWP. — For the first time in a championship-style meet this season, Clarkston competed with all six of its top ski racers. That proved to be quite a combination for the Wolves. The […]
Boys Skiing SEMSL CHAMPIONSHIPS (At Mt. Holly) TEAM SCORES — 1. Holly-Oxford Unified, 69.5; 2. Birmingham Brother Rice, 84; 3. Grand Blanc, 101; 4. Flint Powers Catholic, 123.5; 5. Walled Lake Northern, 129; 6. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 131; 7. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 193 GIANT SLALOM — Nick Lipinski (Detroit U-D Jesuit) 41.27; 2. […]
GIRLS GYMNASTICS: AOTW — Going for Gold: Troy’s Shabet has aspirations in the clouds
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Every time Christina Shabet walks out onto the competition floor, she knows that Troy High won’t be winning many meets. There are no unrealistic dreams of a league, regional or state championship. There will be no large banners on the gymnasium wall and the […]
WRESTLING: Division 2 Bay City Western Individual Regional Results
DIVISION 2 REGIONAL (Feb. 18 at Bay City Western) TOP FOUR PLACERS-STATE QUALIFIERS 130: 1. Jacob Schmidt (St. Johns) p. Alec Ward (Greenville) 0:50; 3. Christian Schoenherr (Bay City Western) d. Dominic Ciaramella (Marysville) 13-7. 135: 1. Logan Massa (St. Johns) d. Anthony Gonzales (Holly) 7-2; 3. Mason Cleaver (Holly) d. Kaleb Rahoi (Escanaba) 7-1. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston exacts major payback on Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net CLARKSTON — Troy coach Gary Fralick’s postgame message to his team was short and simple: My fault, sorry for not preparing you better. Move on. After all, only two weeks remain until the district tournament, and the Colts don’t want memories of a 41-point loss hanging around. Clarkston […]
WRESTLING: Rochester gains No. 5 seed in first trip to state quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — For the first time, Rochester finds itself amongst the Division 1 state quarterfinalists in wrestling and headed to Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena. The Falcons, ranked seventh in the final regular season polls, gained the No. 5 seed and will wrestle No.4 Temperance Bedford […]
MONDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL: Adams rolls over Saginaw Heritage
SAGINAW — A long bus ride home from Saginaw was worth it for Rochester Adams’ boys basketball team. The Highlanders captured their 17th straight win on the road Monday, topping the Hawks 65-31 in a non-conference game. Akhemji Williams scored 18 points to lead the Highlanders. Zack Littleson added 16 points and Tyler Eiseman chipped […]
RECRUITING: Pontiac’s Cole commits to Central Michigan for baseball
PONTIAC — For the first time in many years, the city of Pontiac has a Division I baseball prospect. Pontiac High’s Dazon Cole, still a junior, committed to Central Michigan recently, giving the Phoenix a legitimate high-level college prospect. Cole, an infielder and right-handed pitcher, still has two seasons of high school baseball left. Last […]
WRESTLING: Rochester Individual Regional Results
DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Saturday at Rochester) TOP FOUR FINISHERS-STATE QUALIFIERS 103 POUNDS: 1. Alex Hrisopoulos (Oxford) tech. fall Eddie Dickow (Sterling Heights Stevenson) 16-0 (5:54); 3. Sal Caruso (Macomb Dakota (d. Brendan Hazelton (Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse) 5-0. 112: 1. Justin Kim (Rochester) d. Kyle Noonan (Rochester Stoney Creek) 7-6; 3. Justin Schofield (Rochester Adams) […]
WRESTLING: Saginaw Heritage Individual Regional Results
DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Saturday at Saginaw Heritage) TOP FOUR FINISHERS-STATE QUALIFIERS 103 POUNDS: 1. Noah Gonser (Grand Blanc) d. Michael Volyanyuk (Farmington Harrison) 5-2; 3. Kaleb Marion (Walled Lake Central) d. Jackson Renicker (Brighton) 8-5. 112: 1. Lincoln Olson (Davison) maj. dec. Daniel Shear (Walled Lake Central) 17-2; 3. Jaccob Madrigal (Davison) d. Sage Castillo […]
SKIING: Division 1 Mt. Holly Regional Results
Boys Skiing DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (At Mt. Holly) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 63; 2. Lake Orion, 86.5; 3. Grand Blanc, 142.5; 4. Birmingham Brother Rice, 174; 5. Rochester Adams, 211.5; 6. Holly-Oxford Unified, 218; 7. Detroit U-D Jesuit, 225; 8. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 244.5; 9. Fenton-Linden Unified, 303; 10. West […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Rochester wins fifth straight district title
Stoney Creek, Adams, Eisenhower also advance to regional round BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Saturday’s performance was far from expectations for Rochester’s competitive cheer team. But for the Falcons, on a day where all teams struggled in the third round, it was more than enough. Rochester captured its […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Districts Scoreboard
Competitive Cheer DIVISION 1 DISTRICT (Feb. 16 at Davison H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 748.8000; 2. Oxford, 727.8600; 3. Bay City Central.724.7000; 4. Davison, 721.6200; 5.Clarkston, 706.9000; 6. Romeo, 705.8000; 7. Grand Blanc, 702.0800; 8. Midland Dow, 695.0000; 9. Midland, 649.3000; 10. Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 639.5400; 11. Saginaw Heritage, 631.7400; 12. Port Huron, 603.4600; […]
