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OU’s Mondy and WIU’s Parks named Summit League Players of the Week
Duke Mondy is just the second OU plaer to earn POW award this season. ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland’s Duke Mondy and Western Illinois’ Terell Parks were named The Summit League Players of the Week, announced by the league office on Monday. Mondy, a junior from Grand Rapids, Mich., earns his first player of the week award. Mondy led […]
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Rochester College stymies Reedemer
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College continued to impress on the hardcourt Wednesday afternoon. The nationally-ranked Warriors built a 23-point halftime cushion at Rochester High School and cruised to a 73-46 non-conference victory over Redeemer College. Rochester College, which moved to 17-3 overall on the season, led 46-23 at the break and outscored Redeemer 27-23 over […]
AOTW: BOYS TENNIS: Mr. Tennis Brett Forman continues comeback trail
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Coming back to the high school scene in 2011, Brett Forman had aspirations of being a repeat state champion. Then a junior at Troy High, Forman’s aspirations were through the clouds at the time. Those aspirations were quickly silenced when a reoccurring back and hip […]
COACHES CORNER: The athletics scholarship: Easier said than done
BY GREG CIELEC cielec@hotmail.com Many high school athletes, and some of their parents too, dream of the day they receive a full scholarship to play their sport at a major college. However, it is not that simple and for a variety of reasons it is something a handful of high school athletes get to […]
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Dillon, Georgetown fall in NCAA finals
HOOVER, Ala. – The best season in Georgetown University men’s soccer history came to an end Sunday afternoon at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala., in the College Cup National Championship as the Hoyas fell to the Indiana University Hoosiers, 1-0. Georgetown started the season unranked and went all the way to the national championship game […]
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Rochester College routs Lawrence Tech
ROCHESTER HILLS — Led by three players in double figures, Rochester College had no trouble from Lawrence Tech Monday, as the Warriors rolled past the visitors 62-27 in a non-conference men’s basketball game Monday at Rochester High. Dramell Hogan scored a game-high 16 points ot lead Rochester College. Starvos Schizas added 13 points, AJ Burton […]
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Oakland claims 90-77 exhibition victory over Defiance
ROCHESTER HILLS – Duke Mondy tallied 24 points, eight steals and seven rebounds, while Travis Bader posted 20 points to lead Oakland past Defiance College, 90-77, in a men’s basketball exhibition game on Tuesday inside the Athletics Center O’Rena. The Golden Grizzlies scored 32 points off 26 turnovers. “This was kind of a strange game […]
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER: Oakland wins Summit League to advance to NCAA tournament
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Goals by Serena San Cartier and Nicole DeLuca led top-seed Oakland (11-5-3) to a 2-0 win over No. 2 seed Fort Wayne (10-8-1) in The Summit League Championship final on Sunday at Fishback Soccer Park. The Golden Grizzlies earn the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season […]
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER: Oakland clinches eighth Summit League title
ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University will enter another Summit League Women’s Soccer Tournament as the No. 1 seed. A first-half goal by Brianne Horne sealed a 1-0 victory for Oakland over Western Illinois on Sunday at the OU Soccer Field. The win, which came on Senior Day, clinched The Summit League regular season championship for […]
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Rochester College erupts in 11-0 win over Kuyper College
PONTIAC — In recent weeks, Rochester College’s offense has erupted. Kuyper College became the latest victim. Ethan West scored two minutes into the contest to kickstart the rout and Chad Helberg scored five goals for the Warriors. Sophomore Joey Franchini jammed home another goal in the 15th minute off the cross from freshman Anthony Goucher, […]
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Crump gains 200th career win in sweep of UM-Dearborn
DEARBORN —Rochester College’s women’s volleyball team found another level Saturday at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and that resulted in a 3-0 sweep of the Wolves. The win, which featured sets of 25-23, 25-11 and 25-21, snapped a seven-game losing streak against UM Dearborn As a team, the Warriors had 28 kills, 66 digs and six […]
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland grabs Summit League lead with 3-1 win over UMKC
ROCHESTER HILLS — Kyle Berthel made sure that Oakland University which maintain its lead in the Summit League men’s soccer race Saturday night. The sophomore scored a pair of goals and Oakland toppled visiting UMKC, 3-1, in a showdown of the co-league leaders at the OU Soccer Field. “We’re pleased to get a 3-1 win […]
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 […]
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 […]
COLLEGE SOCCER: Oakland trips up Oral Roberts
TULSA, Okla. — Two goals and an assist by Miche’le Lipari helped propel Oakland a 5-0 win over Oral Roberts in the Summit League opener on Saturday at the Case Soccer Complex. The explosive Golden Grizzlies have scored five goals in back-to-back matches. “A great team effort allowed us to open up conference play with […]
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Oakland upends South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. – Alli Kirk recorded a match-high 20 digs and Meghan Bray earned 18 kills and 14 digs as the Oakland volleyball team earned a four-set victory over South Dakota in a Summit League matchup Sunday afternoon at the Dakota Dome. The Golden Grizzlies (9-6, 2-2 Summit) won with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-12 […]
