Category: Where Are They Now?
Michigan Bucks stun MLS’ Chicago Fire in U.S. Open Cup
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Throughout its history, the Michigan Bucks have earned the reputation of being a nuisance in the soccer community, largely from teams from higher divisions of U.S. Soccer’s hierarchy. The Bucks furthered that reputation again Tuesday night. Michigan stunned the Chicago Fire of Major League […]
TEAM CAPSULES DIRECTORY
Below are the high school sports team capsules links for the past three school years. TEAM CAPSULES — SPRING SPORTS 2012 BASEBALL: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/17/baseball-team-capsules-2012/ SOFTBALL: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/15/softball-team-capsules-2012/ GIRLS SOCCER: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/10/girls-soccer-team-capsules-2012/ GIRLS SOCCER: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/10/girls-soccer-team-capsules-2012/ GIRLS TENNIS: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/09/girls-tennis-team-capsules-2012/ BOYS GOLF: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/09/boys-golf-team-capsules-2012/ BOYS LACROSSE: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/09/boys-lacrosse-team-capsules-2012/ GIRLS LACROSSE: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/04/girls-lacrosse-team-capsules-2012/ BOYS TRACK: […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: OCC picks up 6-foot-8 Racicot
AUBURN HILLS — James Racicot is coming home. A 6-foot-8 center, the former Rochester Hills resident has signed to play basketball at Oakland Community College. Racicot currently attends Sylvania Northview High school near Toledo, Ohio, after attending West Middle School in Rochester Hills through eighth grade.His family moving out of state in 2008. Racicot averaged […]
Former Oakland star Hamilton ready to take the next step
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 […]
Avondale’s Aiello signs with Wright State
AUBURN HILLS — Marisa Aiello, a 6-foot middle blocker from Auburn Hills Avondale High School and Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Division I Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. During her four years on varsity at Avondale, Aiello has garnered numerous academics and athletics accolades […]
College Signings-Oral Commitments
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.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will compile feature stories on […]
COLLEGE SIGNINGS-ORAL COMMITMENTS
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.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]
COLLEGE SIGNINGS: Northwest’s Sheehan to Olivet College; Bethany Christian’s Tomkowiak chooses Spring Arbor
ROCHESTER HILLS — Colin Sheehan of Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest has committed to play football for Olivet College in 2012. A senior wide-receiver/defensive back, Sheehan is hoping to help Olivet college turn its football season around after it has posted just a 2-38 record the past four seasons. Sheehan was an All-MAC First Team and […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oakland 7-footer Sikora to transfer
ROCHESTER HILLS — Redshirt freshman Kyle Sikora has decided to transfer and leave the Oakland basketball team, announced by Greg Kampe on Tuesday. Sikora started in 16 of 33 games played in this past season, leading the team with 23 blocked shots, 12th-best in The Summit League. “I would like to thank Oakland University and […]
NBA BASKETBALL: Benson to be let go by Golden State
SAN FRANSISCO — Keith Benson’s first stint in the NBA will be a short one. Benson, a 6-foot-11 center and 2011 graduate from Oakland University, won’t resign with the Golden State Warriors later this week when his 10-day contract expires. Benson, who was drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Hawks, 48th overall, last […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Glover, Bachrouche, Robak to all depart Oakland women’s basketball program
ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University head women’s basketball coach Beckie Francis announced on Thursday that Malika Glover, Jenna Bachrouche and Lauren Robak have each decided to leave the Golden Grizzlies women’s basketball team. “Malika, Jenna and Lauren have each made the decision to pursue other opportunities,” Francis said. “They are all good people and we […]
Former Oakland standout Keith Benson signs with Golden State Warriors
SAN FRANSISCO — The Golden State Warriors today signed Sioux Falls Skyforce center Keith Benson. Benson, a 6-foot-11 center and 2011 Oakland University grad, joins more than 100 NBA players with NBA D-League experience currently on 2011-12 rosters. Benson, who weighs 230 pounds, has appeared in 20 games with the Skyforce this season, averaging 15.2 […]
Oakwood stuns Rochester College for USCAA national title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter:@LocalSportsFans UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Austin Doggette found the opportune time to become red hot from beyond the arc. The senior guard for Oakwood University was 6-of-11 from three-point range, including two late threes inside the final two minutes, as the seventh-seeded Ambassadors stunned top-seeded Rochester College, 54-51, late […]
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 n information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com in timely fashion. The nightline recording of (248) 812-1053 is also available. NorthOaklandSports […]
Daily Poll: Which local high school has the best student section at sports events?
][polldaddy poll=5844644] DAILY POLL: Are student sections back on the steady rise? INSIDE YOUR GYMNASIUM — Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, one of the most common growing trends in the area was large and crazy student sections. Students, faculty and even alumni would congregate in bleachers at a variety of high school sports events, often […]
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[polldaddy poll=5810775] Digital Daily sports website www.northoaklandsports.com, operated by the Stickradt Media Group and AdaVan Media Group, and serving several northern suburbs of the Detroit Metropolitan area, including Auburn Hills, Clarkston, Lake Orion, Holly, Ortonville, Oxford, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Troy and surrounding townships, was founded in December, 2009, to help fill a void vacated by former […]
DIVISION 8 BONUS COVERAGE: Top-ranked Mendon earns title No. 11 with shutout of Fowler
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Like many rural, agricultural small towns across Michigan, Mendon does not have a massive budget, nor does it have the large student body population to sponsor dozens of sports. So when the Hornets do make a long tournament run, it is understandably a big deal in the […]
Headed to the Next Level: College Signings, Committments
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.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]
