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BASEBALL: Power Struggle: Bishop Foley holds off Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — It was only fitting that two of Oakland County’s premier baseball programs faced off in the opening round of the Oakland County Spring Break Baseball Tournament Monday. Both Madison Heights Bishop Foley and Lake Orion have won at least one state title each […]
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 […]
BOWLING: 2012 All-State Teams
Boys Bowling 2012 ALL-STATE BOYS BOWLNG TEAMS DIVISION 1 DIVISION 1 ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM — Tylor Green, Davison sr.; Eric Pavlov, Novi Detroit Catholic Central sr.; Jeffrey Pietryka, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley jr.; Drake Csage, Jackson, fr.; Quinton Burnett, Flint Carman-Ainsworth sr. DIVISION 1 ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM — Nicholas Robison, Saline sr.; Shawn Bibee, […]
Quick strikes lead Troy past Athens in OAA-Red opener
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — In its season opener last season, Troy defeated Troy Athens on the soccer pitch in a game that featured two legitimate state title contenders. In that game, the Colts scored three goals with in a 15-minute span. Athens, however, did not lose another league […]
BASEBALL: Revamped Falcons open with pair of wins at Spring Break tourney
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — A year ago, Rochester featured one of the state’s top baseball prospects. The Falcons still finished a trio of games under the five-hundred mark. Gone from that team is several players, most notable Nick Bradley, who played in the MHSBCA East-West All-Star Game […]
AOTW: Lake Orion’s Yang puts together grand finish
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Kevin Yang said he didn’t have the greatest season as a whole, but his final high school bowling campaign was highlighted with a grand finish. Yang, a senior from Lake Orion High school, ended his season as both an all-region and all-state performer — […]
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 […]
TUESDAY’S LACROSSE ROUNDUP: Dragons burns Stoney Creek; Clarkston doubles up Eaglets
LAKE ORION — Nick Booker had two goals and two assists Tuesday to pace Lake Orion to an 8-5 win over Rochester Stoney Creek in an OAA White Division boys lacrosse win. Brad Bogus had two goals and Zach Miller chipped in a goal and three assists for Lake Orion (2-1-0). CLARKSTON 10, ORCHARD LAKE […]
MONDAY’S TENNIS ROUNDUP: Notre Dame Prep swats Stoney Creek
Girls Tennis PONTIAC NOTRE DAME PREP 7, ROCHESTER STONEY CREEK 1 SINGLES — 1. Lisa Savagian (PNDP) d. Alex Felix 6-1, 6-0; 2. Annie Boniface (PNDP) d. Rachel Cannon 4-6, 7-6 (9), 10-8; 3. Kayla Stencel (PNDP) d. Marianda Cattello 6-3, 6-3; 4. Erin Moncrief (PNDP) d.Lauren Kuzdok 7-5(2), 6-4. DOUBLES — 1. Savannah Litton-Danielle […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oakland falls in CIT national semifinals at Utah State, 105-81
LOGAN, Utah – Oakland and Utah State engaged in an old fashioned western shootout Sunday night and the state of Utah prevailed as the best gun-slinger in the west. The Aggies lit up Oakland for a 105-81 victory in the national semifinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Utah State […]
DAILY POLL: Who will win the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship?
The 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament is down to the Final Four. Who do you feel has the best shot at claiming the coveted national championship? [polldaddy poll=6076322]
A.P. Boys Basketball Class A All-State Team
ASSOCIATED PRESS BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS A ALL-STATE TEAM CLASS A ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM: Player of the Year: Matt Costello, Bay City Western, 6-10, Sr. Travontis Richardson, Saginaw, 6-3, Sr. Bishop Robinson, Kalamazoo Loy-Norrix, 6-2, Jr. Connar Tava, Warren De La Salle, 6-6, Sr. Denzel Watts, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 6-1, Jr. Kahlil Felder, Detroit Pershing, […]
M.A.C.S. All-State Boys Basketball
MACS ALL-STATE BASKETBALL Below are the 2011-12 Michigan Association of Christian Schools All-State boys basketball and girls basketball teams, as selected by coaches of member schools. Corrections and additions of player’s height, grade and position can be submitted to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BOYS BASKETBALL DIVISION I DIVISION 1 FIRST TEAM Todd Gardiner […]
A.P. Boys Basketball Class C All-State Team
ASSOCIATED PRESS BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS C ALL-STATE TEAM CLASS C ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM: Monte Morris, Flint Beecher, 6-1, Sr., Spencer Krannitz, North Muskegon, 6-4, Sr. Monte Morris, Flint Beecher, 6-1, Sr. Luke Ryskamp, Schoolcraft, 6-3, Jr. Travon Baker, Detroit Consortium, 6-0, Sr. Vincent Hunter, Detroit Consortium, 6-6, Jr. Damon Bozeman, Madison Heights Madison, 6-2, Sr. […]
A.P. Boys Basketball Class D All-State Team
ASSOCIATED PRESS BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS D ALL-STATE TEAM CLASS D ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM Player of the Year: Chris Hass, Pellston, 6-4, Sr. Brett Branstrom, Rock Mid-Peninsula, 6-5, Sr. Jordan LaPlant, Ewen-Trout Creek, 6-1, Sr. Joey Blauwkamp, Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian, 6-0, Jr. Tyler Walden, Middleton-Fulton, 5-11, Sr. Malachi Satterlee, Climax-Scotts, 6-7, Jr. Chris Hass, Pellston, 6-4, […]
AOTW: New Hampshire-bound Duffey savors moment of state championship run
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — When Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes girls basketball program walked off the court at Michigan State University’s Breslin Center Saturday afternoon, several individuals involved enjoyed the special moments. While the Lakers celebrated its rare third straight Class D girls basketball title, it […]
Three times as nice: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes wins third straight state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — Most student athletes never get a chance to play for a state championship. Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes has plaed for three straight in girls basketball — and the Lakers have won all three times. Lakes put the finishing touches on the rare […]
Associated Press Girls Basketball Class C All-State Team
ASSOCIATED PRESS GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS C ALL-STATE TEAM CLASS C ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM Player of the Year: Madison Ristovski, Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett, 5-10, Sr. Sheyna Deans, Mount Clemens, 5-10, Sr. Sarah Appold, Saginaw Valley Lutheran, 5-9, Sr. Dy’man Webb, Flint Hamady, 6-1, Sr. Annemarie Hamlet, McBain, 5-6, Sr. Bailey Cairnduff, Morley-Stanwood, 5-11, […]
