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Northwest uses air attack to throttle Peck
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PECK, Mich. — Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest proved that it’s not how you start, but how you finish. The Crusaders fell into an early 14-0 hole but climbed out of it before the end of the half with a 21-6 second quarter. Northwest outscored Peck 20-8 in the second […]
Country Day rides the ‘Hill’ to sail past Lakers
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — There’s two things a coach cannot teach or simulate in practice: Size and speed. Birmingham Detroit Country Day displayed plenty of both at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Saturday and posted a resounding 34-3 non-conference football victory over the Lakers. Jon Hill was the deadliest of […]
Stick’s Picks: All teams must face adversity at some point
All teams face adversity of some sort throughout the course of a season. A key player goes down with a season-ending injury. A coach or someone affiliated with the program loses a loved one. A team loses a heartbreaker on a last minute play. A long winning streak is halted. All of this is part […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS TENNIS ROUNDUP: Avondale edges Farmington; Rochester drops Lake Orion
AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 5, LAKE ORION 4 SINGLES — 1. Jon Phou (A) d. Joey Amis 7-5, 6-1; 2. Rohit Bhadange (F) d. Ben Beckas 6-2, 6-2; 3. Anu Reddy (A) d. Sam Rajachudamani 6-2, 6-3; 4. Austin Maley (F) d. Tim Bajorek 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. DOUBLES — 1. Akhilesh Sivakumar-Lokesh Pagadala (F) d. Joe Spurlin-Max […]
Clarkston football forfeits two games
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — After learning it had used an ineligible player, Clarkston announced Monday night that it had alerted the Michigan High School Athletic Association and has forfeited two of its first three football games. The Wolves, who won their first three games over Rochester Adams (28-21), West Bloomfield (34-7) […]
STICK’S PICKS: There’s nothing wrong with playing football a little early
The week before Labor Day to high school football fans is like Christmas Eve to eager kids. Some people can’t wait until Christmas morning to unravel some of their presents, just like some can’t wait to Friday to catch some prep football. In the past decade, many local schools have opted to move up their […]
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: From sports terminology to bands … There’s plenty to catch on stage
The arena of sports is full of millions of catch phrases, terminologies, rules, regulations and analogies. Anyone that follows sports on any level can think of dozens, if not hundreds, right off the top of their head. So, we’re going to have fun with this. Since sports and music often go hand-and-hand, what if all […]
REPORTING RESULTS
REPORTING SCORES Varsity coaches are urged to report varsity results in a timely fashion by e-mail to senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com, or by calling the sports nightline recording at (248) 812-1053. Deadlines are normally midnight each day. High schools and colleges in the NorthOaklandSports coverage region include Auburn Hills Avondale, Auburn […]
Romeo sacks its revenge on Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net ROMEO — In the preseason, Troy football coach Gary Griffith mentioned the old adage, “The game starts up front.” His Colts lost the battle up front, and lost the game. Romeo was stout defensively, exacting revenge from Troy on Thursday with a 16-3 OAA-MAC crossover win. Troy won last […]
STICK’S PICKS: Put the golf clubs away … Prep football season is here
Stick’s Picks is going golfing Thursday morning. He will partner up with some of his colleagues from around the Michigan media arena. The most likely discussion, other than that horrific slice hitting the drink-cart girl four fairways over, will be high school football. Yes, it’s that time of the year again. The months of speculation, […]
AOTW: The Hitman … Clarkston’s Zach Collins strikes fear into the opposition
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — It’s hard to imagine Zach Collins having any fear on the football field. Yet it was three years ago when he felt a little apprehensive lining up near the line of scrimmage. “The coaching staff came to me just before my first game my freshman year and […]
LAKE ORION PREVIEW: Can Dragons reload for another lengthy postseason run?
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Chris Bell does not like all of the extra attention he received last fall. The veteran football coach is a father and an assistant principal at Lake Orion High School to go along with his head coaching duties. That draws in plenty of demands already. So […]
KICKOFF 2011: Many questions will be answered in the upcoming prep football season
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Over the past three decades, six different local schools have reached at least the state semifinals in prep football. Last year Lake Orion made a return trip to that point — and with greater results. For the first time in three trips to the Final Four, Lake Orion captured […]
PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULES Below are the 2011 prep football varsity schedules for schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Contact participating schools for further details. Updates and changes can be made by e-mailing Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE Aug. 25 Warren Fitzgerald (A) Sept. 2 Hazel Park (A) Sept. 9 […]
THE DANCE BEAT … Motor City Tap Fest on deck
THE DANCE BEAT … MOTOR CITY TAP FEST The fourth annual Motor City Tap Fest is taking place in Detroit Aug. 18-21, with the main faculty performance show at Orchestral Hall in Detroit Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. Cost is $25 per person. The event brings in some of the top tap dancers from around […]
Vitale takes over Troy Defenders football
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Better late than never for Chris Vitale. An football assistant coach in the prep scene during the past decade around Metro Detroit, Vitale assumed his new duties as head coach of the Troy Christian Leadership Academy Tuesday night — some eight days after the start of high […]
SPORTS BRIEFS — AUGUST
SPORTS BRIEFS — AUGUST COACHES NEEDED TEAM Basketball, Together Everyone Achieves More, is commencing its 10th year of travel basketball. The club currently has boys teams beginning 3rd grade through U-17 and girls teams in many of the same age groups. TEAM Basketball administration is looking for coaches in several age groups and players of […]
Much work in store for journeyman Schaefer at Oakland Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — In over 30 years of coaching prep football, Bill Schaefer has always been the bridesmaid, not the bride. Although just a figure of speech, Schaefer has always been an assistant coach until now. Schaefer was hired as the new football coach at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian […]
