Category: Campus Clips
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland trips up Cleveland State in Horizon League opener
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Eric Pogue believes the Horizon League is void of a dominant side this season and that from top-to-bottom there’s not much difference between the nine teams in the conference. Oakland University was witness to that Saturday night in their […]
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland looking to climb back to summit of Horizon League
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — For a program that boasts a lot of history, the recipe for success hasn’t changed over the years when it comes to the men’s soccer program at Oakland University. “It hasn’t changed, and I think the two goals […]
SOFTBALL: Rochester Adams’ Curran, Nash wrap up prep careers with All-Star nods
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861/ ROCHESTER HILLS – When Emma Curran and Mary Nash made the varsity cut back in 2016, the Rochester Adams softball program was going through some lean years. The duo and recent 2019 Adams grads helped change that. The duo, part of a six-senior class […]
SOFTBALL: Oxford’s Chloe Allen exits stage left in style
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861/ OXFORD – Before Chloe Allen’s arrival at Oxford, the Wildcats softball program didn’t have a ton of history in terms of success. She and her teammates helped put the program back on the map. Allen, a 2019 Oxford grad, capped a fine four-year career […]
SOFTBALL Lake Orion’s diamond gem Tessa Nuss breaks record, bows out one of school’s all-time greats
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861/ LAKE ORION – Ever since she was little, Tessa Nuss has been known as fast on the softball diamond. She more than lived up to that during her prep career. A recent Lake Orion grad, Nuss was recently honored as the 2019 Lake Orion […]
BASEBALL: Rochester Hills Christian ends banner year with first MACS diamond state title
Eagles fly high to capture fourth boys sports state crown during 2018-19 school year BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861/ LAKE ORION – An unforgettable school year ended with another banner and trophy celebration at Rochester Hills Christian. And it was a first. The Eagles recently captured their first Michigan […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cleveland State stuns Oakland to reach Horizon League finals
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt DETROIT — Oakland’s March curse reared its ugly head once again. Despite prevailing in the quarterfinals Sunday night for its first conference tournament win since 2014, fourth-seeded Oakland put together its poorest shooting effort in years, and eighth-seeded Cleveland State too advantage and pulled […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oakland exorcizes conference demons with Horizon League quarterfinals win over IUPUI
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt DETROIT — Perhaps a large black veil has been lifted from the faces of Oakland University men’s basketball players. For five straight years, including the last three in the Horizon League Tournament and two years prior in the Summit League, the Golden Grizzlies […]
Oakland clinches Horizon crown in win over Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — Sherron Dorsey-Walker sank a career-high eight 3-pointers for a career best 28 points and Oakland clinched the Horizon League regular season championship with an 86-75 win over Milwaukee in the season finale on Sunday. The Golden Grizzlies (24-7, 14-4) ended in a tie with Valparaiso, but earned the conference crown and the No. […]
Home Sweet Home: Rochester College finally arrives home, honors legendary coach Garth Pleasant with brand new arena
ROCHESTER HILLS — Over five decades in the making, and Rochester College’s men’s basketball program has finally arrived home. Not from a long road trip. Not from another small college in Michigan. The Warriors have come home — literally. After over five decades of athletics and men’s basketball teams at the tiny Christian college in […]
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Rochester College delivers some home cooking on Great Lakes College in Garth Pleasant Arena debut
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Fifty-five years in the making, but only a couple of hours for the first home victory. Nationally-ranked Rochester College rolled past visiting Great Lakes Christian College Saturday afternoon in the inaugural men’s basketball game at the Rochester College Garth Pleasant Arena — sending off the […]
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Oakland earns season sweep of Valparaiso
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Greg Kampe’s 1,000 career game did hold much significance to the veteran coach in the terms of who Oakland University played Friday — rival Valparaiso. The Golden Grizzlies improved to 32-3 in Horizon League games when leading at the half and inched into just a […]
CLUB BOYS SOCCER: Michigan Jaguars’ trio enjoy experience with ODP Interregional call-up
Diac, Hogle, Marinkovich earn their wings as top 100 national prospects BY DAN STICKRADT Stickradt Media Group / Michigan Jaguars Communications dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CASA GRANDE, Arizona — Alex Diac, Jona Hogle and Shane Marinkovich share a lot in common besides being teammates in the Michigan Jaguars club soccer organization. The talented trio have emerged […]
CLUB GIRLS SOCCER: Michigan Jaguars U-14 Green earn State Cup title
BY DAN STICKRADT Stickradt Media Group / Michigan Jaguars Communications dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Now that’s a dominating run. The Michigan Jaguars U-14 Green girls soccer team walked off the pitch as tops in the state, outscoring seven foes this fall by a commanding 26-1 scoring edge. The 16-member Jaguars, coached by veteran Firas […]
CLUB SOCCER: 2017 Michigan Jaguars College Signings List
SOCCER: MICHIGAN JAGUARS 2017 SIGNEES LIST Below is a list of current players form the Michigan Jaguars club soccer organization’s Class of 2017 that have committed and signed to play collegiate soccer. GIRLS Grace Backus Novi […]
COLLEGE RECRUITING: College Signings List 2017
Below is a list of athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area who have signed or committed to play collegiate sports. Additions to this list can be made by emailing dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com CLASS OF 2017 ABURUN HILLS AVONDALE Irvin Castro Soccer Lawrence Tech University Kassidy Embrey Soccer Northwood Griffin Kubert Soccer Northwood Katelyn Mather Soccer […]
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Nevada rallies past Oakland in Great Alaska Shootout
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sherron Dorsey-Walker reached career-highs with 23 points and nine assists, while Isaiah Brock recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds to lead Oakland (4-1) in an 82-78 defeat to Nevada (4-1) on Wednesday at the Great Alaska Shootout in Alaska Airlines Center. The Golden Grizzlies led by 16 points at the half, but were […]
COLLEGE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Condon helps Oakland sweep Youngstown State
ROCHESTER HILLS — Sammy Condon slammed 15 kills for a hitting percentage of .565 to go with three blocks, one assist and one dig in leading Oakland University to a 3-0 sweep over Youngstown State Friday night at the O’rena in Horizon League play. Jessica Dood surpassed 1,000 career kills mark, becoming just the seventh player in Oakland […]
