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BOYS TENNIS: Regional Scoreboard
Boys Tennis DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Oct. 11 at Grosse Pointe South) TEAM SCORES — 1. Troy, 30; 2. (tie) Troy Athens, 21; Grosse Pointe South, 21; 4. Warren Cousino, 15; 5. Warren DeLaSalle, 9; 6. (tie) Fraser, 4; Utica Ford, 4; Sterling Heights Stevenson, 4; 9. […]
STICK’S PICKS: Rivalries collide in Week 8
This is Week 8 of the high school football season and it’s a week of rivalry games and league championship contests. Many local teams are also a win or two away from postseason berths. So much is on the line. The biggest game on tap is the Clarkston-Lake Orion contest, which pits two of the […]
BOYS TENNIS: Brother Rice, Adams advance to state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — For any boys tennis team coming out of Oakland County, advancing to the state finals is not a right or passage but an earned merit. Birmingham Brother Rice captured its fifth straight Division 1 regional title Thursday at Rochester High, topping the nine-school […]
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS: Check out to see who will be playing at the next level
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BASKETBALL: Mr. Basketball favorite James Young sends oral to Kentucky
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — James Young is about to be a part of an historic recruiting class at the University of Kentucky. The 6-foot-7 senior swingman, who recently transferred to Rochester High from Troy High for his senior year after his family moved in July, announced Thursday that […]
MHSAA News: Prep football playoffs points through Week 7
Week 8 Football Playoff Listing: Schools With 4+ Wins EAST LANSING, Mich. – Oct. 9 – Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the seventh week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order. An asterisk (*) […]
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester Hills downs Faith Christian in five games
ROCHESTER HILLS — It took five games, but Rochester Hills Christian was finally able to outlast Clinton Township Faith Christian in an Wolverine Christian Conference girls volleyball match Monday, 3-2. The Eagles posted wins in Game 1 (25-15, Game 4 (25-15) and Game 5 (15-11), while Faith Christian won Game 2 (25-18) and Game 3 […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS SOCCER: Stoney Creek blanks Troy; Berkley edges Adams
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek scored a pair of second half goals to upend Troy 2-0 in an OAA Red Division boys soccer match Tuesday. The win helped the Cougars clinch third place in the OAA-Red with 12 points. Adam Anderson scored off an assist from Scott Alampi, while Alampi notched an insurance tally […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 9
PREP STATE RANKINGS Digital sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com. Boys Soccer (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. East Kentwood; 2. Rockford; 3. Brighton; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek; 5. Plymouth Salem; 6. Plymouth Canton; 7. Okemos; […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Troy battles service errors to top Oxford
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The first four points were quick. Olivia Parks’ kill, Nicole Hahn’s kill, Hahn again, then Marcela Sanabria. Right from the outset, it was clear there wasn’t going to be any hangover from last week’s loss to Lake Orion for the Troy volleyball team. “We were so […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oakland gains commitment from Carter
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Raphael Carter is the newest addition to the Oakland men’s basketball team, announced by head coach Greg Kampe. Carter, a 6-foot-9 forward from Columbus, Ohio, was rated No. 66 of all junior college players and led Diablo Community College to a Big 8 Conference title last season. “We are excited to get […]
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Bowling Green outlasts Oakland
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Not quite enough. Meghan Bray earned 22 kills and 24 digs and Taylor Humm added 13 kills and 21 digs as the Oakland volleyball team (11-9) fell to Bowling Green State in five sets Tuesday night at Stroh Center. OU fell with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 17-25, 25-23 and 7-15. […]
COLLEGE SOCCER: Michigan puts the clamps down on Oakland
ANN ARBOR— This round goes to the University of Michigan. Shawn Claud Lawson had three shots on goal for Oakland in a 1-0 loss at Michigan) on Tuesday at the U-M Soccer Stadium It was only the second time that the Golden Grizzlies have been shutout this season. “We’re not happy with the loss,” said […]
BOYS SOCCER: Rochester gains revenge on Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s hard to even fathom that a Rochester-Rochester Adams boys soccer match not having much meaning on the big scale. With the OAA Red Division title already decided last week — Troy Athens clinched the title — there was no league glory on […]
GIRLS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results
Girls Golf OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION I GIRLS GOLF TOURNAMENT (Sept. 19 at Pontiac Country Club) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 326; 2. South Lyon, 343; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 344; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 345; 5. Troy, 348; 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 351; 7. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 353; 8. North Farmington-Harrison […]
SWIMMING AND DIVING: 2012 Oakland County Championships Results
40th ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 6 at Waterford Kettering) MORE SWIMMING: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Swimming&x=11&y=14 TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 426.5; 2. Novi, 224; 3. Birmingham Marian, 211; 4. Clarkston, 188; 5. Lake Orion, 171; 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 159; 7. South Lyon Unified, 145; Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 145; 9. […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston breaks loose in second half, blanks Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The Troy football team was driving. Inside Clarkston territory, the Colts had a chance to knock off the No. 1 team in the state. But then there was Ian Eriksen. “He’s got the capability to go the distance any time he touches the ball,” Clarkston coach Kurt […]
CROSS COUNTRY: Milford, Seaholm defend Oakland County titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP. — Brian Kettle understands the tradition of Milford’s cross country program. He is now a big part of it. A junior, Kettle won the individual title Saturday in helping the top-ranked Mavericks win the prestigious 52nd Annual Oakland County Championships at Kensington Metropark. “There’s […]
