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Rochester United grounds Flyers in OAA quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER — A season of trials took an upward turn Friday night for Rochester United. Sixth-seeded Rochester United defeated Farmington Hills Unified, 2-1, in the first-round of the second annual Oakland Activities Association Red Division boys hockey tournament at The Onyx to advance to Saturday’s semifinals. United will […]
Survive and advance: Rochester, Stoney Creek, Lake Orion, Adams all advance to regional round
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Sometimes everybody will have the feat of falling. In competitive cheer, it happens quite frequently. For four ranked schools Saturday afternoon, they all had their fair share of stumbles, but had enough to land a top-four finished at Saturday’s Division 1 district at Troy Athens. In […]
Troy’s Sylvester hits game-winner as Colts pay back Ferndale
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY— The last time Troy played Ferndale, Larry Sylvester didn’t even have a uniform. So it must have surprised everyone when Sylvester sat the first 27 minutes, went in with five minutes left, hit the game-winning 3-pointer, and strode off with his team carrying a share of […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lake Orion keeps pace with win over Harrison; Oxford rolls over Athens
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion overcame a first-quarter deficit by putting forth a stingy defensive effort that yielded only 14 points during the final three quarters in Thursday’s 37-027 victory over Farmington Harrison. Harrison led 13-9 after the first quarter, only to see Lake Orion go on a 8-3 spurt for a 17-16 led at […]
Rough path for cheer teams awaits on road to the DeltaPlex
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The not -so-easy road begins for competitive cheer teams this weekend. With all schools participating in the MHSAA Competitive cheer state tournament, now in its 18th year, the pathway to The DeltaPlex is anything but easy. It doesn’t get any tougher than the Division 1 district at Troy […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston puts the clamps down on Stoney Creek
CLARKSTON — Behind a stingy defensive effort, Clarkston moved to one win from the OAA Red Division girls basketball championship with a 39-27 victory Thursday over visiting Rochester Stoney Creek. Gabby Yurik scored 16 of her team’s 27 points for the Cougars (9-8, 7-6). Lauren Voss added seven points for Stoney Creek. Megan Hastings scored […]
Clarkston, Fenton race to regional titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP — Finishing second in the state a year ago, Clarkston has waited eagerly for this year’s boys skiing state tournament. For obvious reasons. The Wolves, one of the state’s premier teams again this winter, put on quite a show at Thursday’s Division 1 Pine Knob regional, […]
2012 OAA Red Division Boys Hockey Tournament Pairings
Below are the updated pairings for the 2011-12 Oakland Activities Association boys hockey tournament. ROUND I (Friday, Feb. 17, at The Onyx) Quarterfinals: Oxford vs. Farmington, 8:45 p.m. Quarterfinals: Rochester United vs. Farmington Hills Unified, 6:15 p.m. Quarterfinals: Clarkston vs. Rochester Stoney Creek, 6 p.m. Quarterfinals: Lake Orion vs. Birmingham United, 8:30 p.m. […]
On to important ‘mat’ters: Holly defends regional wrestling title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MADISON HEIGHTS — Holly got a sneak peak of Warren Lincoln at Saturday’s Division 2 Individual District. The Abes were enough of a concern for Don Pluta to feel nervous. “I thought if we faced them that it would be really close,” admitted Pluta, Holly’s veteran wrestling […]
Not so Sweet 16: Hartland ousts Clarkston in regional finals for third straight season
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — It’s safe to say that Hartland definitely has Clarkston’s number when it comes to postseason wrestling. The fifth-ranked Eagles knocked out the Wolves in the Division 1 state tournament for the fifth time in nine season Wednesday, topping Clarkston, 44-24, in the regional finals. It marks […]
Rochester wins 15th straight by taming red-hot Colts
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— With each passing game, Rochester is finding a vote of confidence that they are one of the best boys basketball teams in Oakland County. The Falcons have now won 15 straight following Tuesday’s 70-56 OAA crossover win over Troy and nationally-ranked junior James Young. Rochester (15-1) has […]
Clarkston clinches OAA-Red title share with win over Pontiac
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Since the inception of the OAA in 1994-95, Clarkston has failed to finish in the top half of the OAA Red Division boys basketball standings only one time. This season, the Wolves continued to prove that they are amongst the elite in the four-division league and […]
Clean Sweep: Waterford Lakes holds off league champ Everest Collegiate for second time
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — Due to injuries, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes did not win the CHSL Intersectional title in boys basketball this winter. The title belongs to neighboring rival Clarkston Everest Collegiate. The Lakers, however, can stake claim to being the only team to beat the Mountaineers in […]
SEEKING BATTLE CREEK: Clarkston, Holly, Rochester, Oxford matmen all hoping to land berth in Cereal City
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Holly has accomplished something on the wrestling mats that it has not done before in school history this season: Win back-to-back Flint Metro League wrestling championships. That was the first of many goals in the postseason for the Bronchos this season. Ranked sixth in the […]
WRESTLING: Division 3 Richmond District Results
Wrestling DIVISION 3 DISTRICT (Feb. 11 at Richmond H.S.) TOP PLACERS 103: 1. Judah Caballero (Grosse Ile) d. Anthony Pizzo (Clawson) 17-10; 3. Lamont Cannon (Highland Park) d. Jeremiah Gaynier (Romulus Summit Academy) 4-3. 112: 1. Austin Vannatter (Richmond) p. Eli Caballero (Grosse Ile) 5:56; 3. Isreal Jimenez (Detroit Cesar Chavez) p. Adam Pander […]
Oxford’s Schlueter makes huge improvements on ice
BY MATT MACKINDER CORRESPONDENT mackindermedia@yahoo.com OXFORD — What a difference a year makes. Last season, Alex Schlueter didn’t have the type of year he wanted to have as a freshman on the Oxford High School hockey team. He’ll be the first one to admit that. This year, though, is a different story as the steady […]
Eagles trip up defending MACS champion Davison Faith Baptist
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Hills Christian moved to 16-3 overall and added another impressive win to its resume Saturday, topping defending Michigan Association of Christian Schools state champion, Davison Faith Baptist, 42-34. The Eagles, already conference champions inside the FBAC Red Division at 8-0 for the second straight season, have not lost since beginning the […]
JAKE’S TAKE: Young’s epic duel with Tatu one for the record books
It seemed like a weekly occurrence in the locker room. Troy junior sensation James Young would come within mere points of a 40-point game, agoal he’s held since the beginning of the season. 36. 37. 36 again. So close, he kept thinking. He finally did it against Clarkston — after all those times coming up […]
