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Category: BWW Athlete of the Week

GIRLS GOLF: Driving force: Rochester’s Haque turning slice into fine career, spot at Oakland

GIRLS GOLF: Driving force: Rochester’s Haque turning slice into fine career, spot at Oakland

| October 19, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — When Jazmin Haque began her freshman year of high school, golf was not in her blood. She was just trying to get a grip on the sport. Four years later, the Rochester High senior has emerged as one of the area’s best. Already […]

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AOTW: Cincinnati-bound Dale a changed man for Rochester

AOTW: Cincinnati-bound Dale a changed man for Rochester

| October 16, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Sometimes a little change in scenery can do wonders. It sure helped Miles Dale refocus for his senior year of high school. Dale, who started his final year at Rochester High School in September, attended a military school in Tennessee last spring and […]

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BASKETBALL: Mr. Basketball favorite James Young sends oral to Kentucky

BASKETBALL: Mr. Basketball favorite James Young sends oral to Kentucky

| October 11, 2012 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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AOTW: Drews brings competitive nature to stardom at Lutheran Northwest

AOTW: Drews brings competitive nature to stardom at Lutheran Northwest

| September 1, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Some athletes have a competitive nature. Then there’s Nathan Drews. Drews, a senior two-sport athlete at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, is as competitive as they come at the school. He entered Northwest in 2009 as an athlete to watch. Now he is in […]

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THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX

THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX

| August 27, 2012 | Comments (0)

THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX / www.northoaklandsports.com   Below is a list of local independent photographers and videographers from the area that will be taking digital action photos or video of sports events and that have donated courtesy photos and video clips to digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com.   Please visit their websites or […]

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FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 2012

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 2012

| August 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 2012    S.H.P. MEDIA GROUP – NORTHOAKLANDSPORTS.COM  — THE REAL DEAL …  FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Digital Daily sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com, serving parts of Oakland County, Michigan, and beyond, is also found on a wide variety of social media networks. Check us out daily and look for announcements and […]

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REPORTING RESULTS

REPORTING RESULTS

| August 22, 2012 | Comments (0)

TO REPORT SCORES … To report high school varsity, college or club sports scores to the Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com editorial department, coaches and team representatives are urged to e-mail pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com in a timely fashion. The nightline recording of (248) 812-1053 is also available. NorthOaklandSports […]

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AOTW: Not finished yet, Holly’s Williams still has vision quest to reach

AOTW: Not finished yet, Holly’s Williams still has vision quest to reach

| August 20, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   HOLLY — For many years while growing up in the community of Holly, Johnny Williams had visions of righting the ship. No, Holly is not a lakeside town with a shipping industry. In fact, it is nestled in the hills of northwestern Oakland County, far away […]

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AOTW: Trailblazer Redwine makes up for lost time with banner year

AOTW: Trailblazer Redwine makes up for lost time with banner year

| August 11, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   AUBURN HILLS — It’s not that Kyle Redwine is considered a one-hit wonder in the sport of track and field team, it’s that the recent Auburn Hills Avondale graduate only had one full season while with the Yellowjackets. Now, the 2012 grad has put together quite […]

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AOTW: On Cloud 9, Vanderbilt-bound Barron caps prep career with All-America honors

AOTW: On Cloud 9, Vanderbilt-bound Barron caps prep career with All-America honors

| July 2, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   PONTIAC — It’s one thing to set your goals up in the clouds and actually have a chance to reach them. For Oakland Township resident Sara Barron, she is residing on Cloud 9 these days. The recent Pontiac Notre Dame Prep grad recently put together quite […]

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Notre Dame Prep’s Sara Barron earns All-America status

Notre Dame Prep’s Sara Barron earns All-America status

| June 24, 2012 | Comments (1)

GREENBORO, S.C. — Recent Pontiac Notre Dame Prep grad Sara Barron capped her high school track and field career with high honors. Barron earned All-America status in the 800 meters with a top-six finish at the New Balance Outdoor Track and Field Nationals at North Carolina-Greensborough. Barron, the state champ in Division 2 in both […]

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GIRLS SOCCER:  Troy’s Irene Young wins Miss Soccer award

GIRLS SOCCER: Troy’s Irene Young wins Miss Soccer award

| June 21, 2012 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   TROY — Irene Young had a secret that she had to hold onto  for a few days. The recent Troy High graduate found out the day of Troy’s state semifinal on June 13 that she was to receive the highest honor of any high school soccer […]

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AOTW: Chapman is Avondale’s Mr. Versatility

AOTW: Chapman is Avondale’s Mr. Versatility

| June 1, 2012 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   AUBURN HILLS — If there is any question about Nathan Chapman’s ability as a track athlete, it’s what he hasn’t done during his prep track career at Auburn Hills Avondale. “I never tired the throws,” laughed Chapman at the recent OAA Blue Division championships. Beyond the […]

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Former Oakland star Hamilton ready to take the next step

Former Oakland star Hamilton ready to take the next step

| April 25, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY GARRETT ELLIOTT STUDENT CORRESPONDENT gtelliot@oakland.edu   ROCHESTER HILLS — His days of being a student-athlete are done, but the work is far from over for former Oakland University basketball player Reggie Hamilton. Hamilton is on the basketball court at the Athletics Center O’Rena — a place that has become home for him the last […]

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AOTW: Lake Orion’s Yang puts together grand finish

AOTW: Lake Orion’s Yang puts together grand finish

| March 30, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Kevin Yang said he didn’t have the greatest season as a whole, but his final high school bowling campaign was highlighted with a grand finish. Yang, a senior from Lake Orion High school, ended his season as both an all-region and all-state performer — […]

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AOTW: New Hampshire-bound Duffey savors moment of state championship run

AOTW: New Hampshire-bound Duffey savors moment of state championship run

| March 20, 2012 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   EAST LANSING — When Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes girls basketball program walked off the court at Michigan State University’s Breslin Center Saturday afternoon, several individuals involved enjoyed the special moments. While the Lakers celebrated its rare third straight Class D girls basketball title, it […]

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AOTW: Taylor-made: Rochester senior Taylor Perry helping Falcons back to prominence

AOTW: Taylor-made: Rochester senior Taylor Perry helping Falcons back to prominence

| March 9, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   ROCHESTER HILLS — Every time Taylor Perry walks into the gymnasium at Rochester High, he’s given a brief history lesson. The standout basketball player can plainly see the school’s championships over nearly 100 years of high school basketball. But there is something unsettling about those banners on the […]

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AOTW: Oakland's Hamilton putting up big numbers to keep Oakland relevant

AOTW: Oakland’s Hamilton putting up big numbers to keep Oakland relevant

| March 3, 2012 | Comments (1)

DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   ROCHESTER HILLS — Four years ago, Reggie Hamilton was faced with a dilemma. His playing time had dwindled and he was benched for a few games without notification of the specifics. Hamilton, then a sophomore at UMKC, asked for his release from the school and it was granted short […]

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