Category: Colleges / Other
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Connie Miner named Oakland’s softball coach
BY DAN GLIOT CORRESPONDENT ROCHESTER HILLS — Connie Miner has been named the new head softball coach at Oakland, announced Director of Athletics Tracy Huth on Wednesday. Miner brings 22 years of head coaching experience at UC Riverside, San Jose State and Eastern Michigan while amassing over 500 wins in her career. “We welcome Connie […]
THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX
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 […]
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 2012
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 […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Inside The Summit League television show to debut Wednesday
ELMHURST, Ill. — The new “Inside The Summit League” television show premiers Wednesday night, Aug. 22, and airs before a national audience on Thursday evening, Aug. 23. Throughout the academics year, viewers can see the 30-minute show on Midco Sports Network at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fox College Sports (Central) at 6:30 p.m. ET […]
REPORTING RESULTS
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 […]
AOTW: Trailblazer Redwine makes up for lost time with banner year
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 […]
DAILY POLL: What’s Your Favorite Sports Bar?
Pre-Game, during-game and post-game, coaches, athletes, parents and sports fans from around the area are frequent visitors to multiple sports bars. Whether it be following a Friday night high school football game, a Tuesday night recreational softball game, to watch NFL games or after a round of golf, So what’s your favorite sports bar destination, […]
College Commitments-Signings
Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.comcoverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will compile feature stories on as […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oakland Coach Greg Kampe to embark on Juice Diet for Coaches vs. Cancer
BY WILLIAM DUNFORD CORRESPONDENT ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University men’s basketball coach Greg Kampe will support Coaches vs. Cancer by embarking on a 30-day fast, beginning on August 7th. Kampe, who enters his 29th season as head coach, encourages supporters to pledge a dollar amount for each day he is able to adhere to his […]
COLLEGE GOLF: Rochester College picks up OCC transfer Kesthely
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College Men’s Golf Coach Clayton Bissett announced the signing of Shane Kesthely. A former standout at Farmington High School, Kesthely will hit the links this fall with the Warriors after golfing for Oakland Community College under head coach Rick Coatta the past couple of years. While at OCC, Kesthely led the […]
CAMPUS CLIPS: Former Oakland swimmer Dickens reaches semis of Olympic breaststroke events
BY DAN GLIOT CORRESPONDENT LONDON – Former Oakland swimmer Scott Dickens finished 16th in the 200-meter breaststroke earlier Wednesday at the London 2012 Olympics. Dickens reached the semi-finals of the event this morning after winning his preliminary heat with a time of 2:10.95. Earlier in the games, Dickens became the first Canadian swimmer to ever break […]
PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks land three players on postseason squad
BY DAN DUGGAN CORRESPONDENT TAMPA, Fla. — The United Soccer Leagues published the first two waves of post season awards this week and today announced the finalists for the top five individual awards. The Michigan Bucks dominated both the conference and all-league teams with three players selected and have a finalist in the running for […]
PDL SOCCER: FC London stuns top-ranked Michigan Bucks
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — It took three attempts this season, but FC London finally solved the Michigan Bucks. This time it came on much bigger stage. The third-seeded team in the Central Conference, FC London stunned top-seeded Michigan Bucks, 2-1, Sunday night in the Premier Development League Central […]
PDL SOCCER: Bucks to play FC London with Final Four berth on the line
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC, Mich. — Outscoring the opposition 58-14 so far this season, the Michigan Bucks already own two wins over Forest City London, both coming in PDL’s Great Lakes Division play. Michigan (17-2-2), the No. 1 ranked team in the 73-franchise Premier Developmental League spanning the United […]
PDL SOCCER: Patient Michigan Bucks blank Real Colorado, cruise into Central Conference finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Soccer is truly a game of patience. Regardless of how many scoring chances a team can develop, it doesn’t always translate into much production on the scoreboard. Michigan Bucks, the No. 1 ranked in the 73-franchise Premier Development League, played such a game of […]
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Former GVSU star McMahon leads Seahawks to PLFA title
American football thrives in Poland (EDITOR’S NOTE: Raymond Rolak is a well-traveled and veteran sports broadcaster) BY RAYMOND ROLAK CORRESPONDENT gourmetsports@yahoo.com WARSAW, Poland — The title contest did not disappoint the Gdynia Seahawks. The Seahawks were firing on all cylinders and outlasted the Warsaw Eagles 52-37, Sunday in an offensive shootout for the NAC […]
PDL SOCCER: Bucks’ Catalano, Grinwis earns All-PDL honors
BY NICHOLAS MURRAY PDL CORRESPONDENT TAMPA, Fla. – The PDL announced today its 2012 regular season honors, with Thunder Bay Chill forward Sullivan Silva leading the way by being named Scoring Champion while sharing the Goal Scoring Champion honors with Reading United’s Deshorn Brown. The league’s Assist Champion title is also shared by the Kansas City […]
PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks gain top seed in Central conference regional
TAMPA, Fla. – The PDL announced today the schedule for the 2012 PDL Playoffs, with three Conference Championship hosts being selected for the Central, Southern and Western Conference Championships. The Eastern Conference Championship host will be determined on Tuesday night. The Central Conference Championship will be hosted by the PDL Regular Season champion Michigan Bucks […]
