Category: Campus Clips
Aiming for the top: Rochester College women have gone from doormat to national title contender in just a few years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s not that Rochester College has much history when it comes to women’s basketball. The Warriors have only reached the national tournament on two occasions before this season and have never won a title. Yet the Warriors have quickly turned the program around the past couple […]
Oakland thinclads break three school records at The Summit League Championships
FARGO, N.D. – Autumn Cleverley, Erica D’Angelo, Megan Enzor, Jeanetta Francy, Anthony Halfmann and Desiree Pettiford broke school records for the Oakland University men’s and women’s track teams on the first day of The Summit League Championships in Fargo, N,D., Sunday. On the men’s side, North Dakota State leads with 62 points followed by South […]
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FLASHBACK: Late Bloomer: Braun keeps climbing U.S. soccer latter
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PORTLAND, Oregon — Freddie Braun might be a late bloomer when it comes to success on the soccer pitch. At each level of his career, it has taken him some time to rise to the top. Each time, nevertheless, he has been able to reach a high level of […]
Rochester College holds down No. 1 seed for USCAA national tournament
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — In Garth Pleasant’s final year as head coach of Rochester College’s men’s basketball team, his Warriors will play with a large target on their backs for the upcoming United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Basketball National Tournament. A national powerhouse going back to the 1980s, Rochester College was given the […]
REPORTING VARSITY RESULTS
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Versatile Watterworth shining bright for Golden Grizzlies
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — If there is a fault in Bethany Watterworth’s basketball game, it’s that’s she’s tough to label. Put her in the post, then she’ll pull a quick spin move and go up hard for the basket, or she’ll quickly kick the ball back out to open teammate. […]
What a Duzey … Athens senior to take multi talents to Iowa
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — When Jake Duzey was in middle school, his mom had this notion that he would someday be a great swimmer. “Yeah, she did,” chuckled Duzey. “I swam for about two and half years. I wasn’t bad it, but I liked other sports better.” Duzey has spent much […]
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS/SIGNINGS
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS/SIGNINGS Below are the local high school athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area that have signed or committed to play collegiate athletics. For additions to this list, e-mail senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com with all pertinent information. AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE Sarah Becker Black Hawk College Volleyball AUBURN HILLS OAKLAND CHRISTIAN Caleb Stanko […]
Rochester college takes over No. 1 spot in USCAA polls
The USCAA has released the Week 6 men’s basketball coaches poll and Rochester College is on top holding down the No. 1 ranking in the nation. After a 3-0 road trip, the RC men’s team took over the top spot after hovering in the top 10 the previous weeks. The RC women’s team also finished […]
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CAMPUS CLIPS: Oxford grad Line earns All-Conference USA honors for Southern Methodist
Five Southern Methodist football players garnered All-Conference USA honors, announced the league recently, which is the most in one season since 1984 for the Mustangs. Among that group of first-teamers is Zach Line, an Oxford High School graduate. Line, a 2008 grad of Oxford, is a sophomore at SMU. He rushed for 1,391 yards this […]
CAMPUS CLIPS: Wayne State’s Renel is finalist for GLIAC Commissioner’s Award
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced the recipients of the Fall 2010 Meijer Commissioner’s Awards earlier today. The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented after the fall, winter, and spring athletics seasons to six male and six female student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play. The […]
Rosengren, Costigan inducted into Ski Coaches Hall of Fame
Two Southeast Michigan coaches, Dan Costigan and Bruce Rosengren, were recently inducted into the Michigan High School Ski Coaches Association Hall of Fame. They were honored at the annual meeting held in Clare, Mich. Costigan was inducted posthumously having passed away late this summer. Costigan’s wife Patty accepted the honor. He was one of the […]
Maynard leaves Oakland’s basketball team
ROCHESTER – Oakland University guard Drew Maynard has decided to leave the men’s basketball team to pursue other opportunities, announced by head coach Greg Kampe on Wednesday. Maynard, a native of Lake Orion, Mich., plans on transferring for the winter semester. “We wish Drew the best as he moves forward,” said Kampe. “We won a […]
OU’s Watterworth named Summit League Player of the Week
ELMHURST. Ill. – Oakland sophomore Bethany Watterworth was named The Summit League Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday. It is Watterworth’s second time winning the award this season and fourth overall. The junior from Lake Orion, Mich., averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, as Oakland picked up non-league wins […]
Valparaiso ends Oakland’s home streak at 16
ROCHESTER, Mich. – The streak inside the O’Rena has come to an end. Oakland University’s 16-game home streak came to a halt Tuesday, as visiting Valparaiso stunned the Golden Grizzlies 103-102 in the finals of the Lou Henson Award tournament. Junior Reggie Hamilton and senior Larry Wright each high career highs in points with 26 […]
