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BOYS SOCCER: Brandon avenges Goodrich; St. Mary’s upends Pontiac in shootout
LINDEN — Ortonville Brandon gained some measure of revenge Monday on one of the four teams that defeated the Blackhawks in the regular season. After losing to Flint Metro League ti-champion Goodrich 4-1 back on Sept. 16, Brandon turned the tables and blanked rival Goodrich 3-0 in a Division 2 district semifinals match at Linden. […]
BOYS SOCCER: Efficient Lutheran Northwest holds on to oust rival Oakland Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest proved Monday you don’t have to dominate in the postseason to advance. You just have to be efficient. The Crusaders only put four shots on frame in their Division 4 district semifinal at host Auburn Hills Oakland Christian but still […]
MEN’S SOCCER: Flint City Bucks post encore shutout to complete unbeaten exhibition schedule with 3-0 shutout of Inter Detroit FC
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FLINT — After going unbeaten in August and September during its exhibition schedule, the Flint City Bucks came back on stage Saturday for an encore performance. The Bucks controlled play at Flint Atwood Stadium and walked away with a resounding 3-0 shutout of Inter Detroit FC. Different […]
GIRLS GOLF: Adams chips way to state runner-up finish
Troy lands 11th, Troy Athens 13th, Stoney Creek 15th at D-1 finals BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — One of the most successful girls golf seasons in Rochester Adams history ended Friday. The Highlanders walked away with some much-expected hardware. Top-ranked Adams finished in the runner-up slot at 322. Northville […]
FOOTBALL: Ortonville Brandon clinches FML-Stars title with rout of Clio
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — Nothing was going to keep Ortonville Brandon from clinching the Flint Metro League Stars Division title Friday night. Absolutely nothing. The unbeaten Blackhawks captured their second league title in three years with a resounding 56-6 victory over visiting Clio, dominating all phases of the game. […]
BOYS SOCCER: Clarkston once again delivers knockout blow to Rochester Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — It’s safe to say that Clarkston really does have Rochester Adams’ number. For the fourth time in five seasons the Wolves ousted Adams from the Division 1 state tournament, this time coming in the form of a 2-0 victory Thursday in a pre-district contest. It […]
BOYS SOCCER: Romeo ousts Oxford; Brandon blanks Lake Fenton; Goodrich downs Avondale
ROMEO — Host Romeo picked up a two-goal lead at the half and was able to squeak past OAA White Division champion Oxford Thursday night in a Division 1 pre-district contest. Austin Taseski and Ranier Lopez both had goals and Taseski also drew an assist for Romeo (8-4-2), which reached the district semifinals for the second […]
BOYS SOCCER: Clarkston looking to find missing goal-scoring magic in postseason
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — If Clarkston is to win its third straight district title this season, the Wolves will have to solve a riddle: Who will simply score goals? Clarkston entered the season as the pick to win the OAA Red Division, as the Wolves brought back a bevy […]
BOYS SOCCER: Mell’s overtime tally lifts Rochester Stoney Creek over Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Ayden Mell has only scored four goals all season long. None have been bigger than his late tally Wednesday night. The junior midfielder from Rochester Stoney Creek scored with 3:24 left in the second overtime season in leading the Cougars to a thrilling, 2-1, […]
BOYS SOCCER: Milford ousts Waterford Kettering
MILFORD — Talk about ending a drought. Milford snapped a three-week winless streak on the pitch Wednesday night, opening up the Division 1 state tournament with a 4-1 victory over visiting Waterford Kettering. Charlie Head, Matt Mrozinski, Gavin McBride, and Alex Smith scored for Milford. Mrozinski, Max Smith and Dylan Meek had assists for the […]
BOYS SOCCER: Athens escapes dreadful district opener to advance; Utica sinks Mott in 2OT
TROY — Halloween is not for another two weeks. Defending Division 1 state champion already received its big scare of the season Wednesday night — a really big scare. The Red Hawks, who recently wrapped up their third straight OAA Red Division championship, had to work a double-overtime shift to down Utica Ford, 2-1, in […]
BOYS SOCCER: Eisenhower gains its revenge on Lake Orion
LAKE ORION — Stake any team with a two-goal lead inside the first 3:19 of a soccer match is never a good idea. Utica Eisenhower did just that a year ago in its Division 1 district semifinals game with Lake Orion. The Eagles lost that match 2-0 to the Dragons to see their 2019 season […]
Kicking Into High Gear: Athens speedy forward TJ Renaud helping add to Athens’ soccer lore
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — While growing up, every time TJ Renaud walked into the Troy Athens gymnasium and looked up at the dozens of banners high on the wall, he began to daydream. One day he would like to be a part of all of that success. That success […]
NET GAINS: Oxford goalkeeper Tristan Bennett going out in style
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Tristan Bennett received some baptism under fire as a freshman. Thrusted into the varsity starting lineup in 2017 for an Oxford soccer team loaded with sophomores and freshmen, Bennett and his teammates took some lumps that season. “It was kind of rough,” recalled Bennett. “I […]
Oakland County High Schools
OAKLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS Oakland County High Schools With Athletics Programs: Auburn Hills Avondale Yellowjackets Auburn Hills Christian Academy […]
GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE: Oakland County Championships Results 2020
45TH ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIM & DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 8-9 at eight locations) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 285; 2. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, 266; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 210; 4. Novi, 193; 5. Birmingham Marian, 173; 6. Rochester Adams, 145; 7. Farmington, 144; 8. Lake Orion, 129; 9. Birmingham Groves, 109; 10. Milford, […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep gets the best of state-ranked Bronson, Marshall in quad sweep
Pontiac Notre Dame finished off a competitive week of seven matches in five days, topping three other quality teams in a quad Saturday at home. The Fighting Irish defeated Division 3 statute-ranked Bronson, Division 2 Marshall and Essexville-Garber, honorable mention in D-2 to move to 20-3 on the season. It took NDP four sets to […]
CROSS-COUNTRY: Milford, Clarkston earn Oakland County titles under unique circumstances
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP. — It took two days and eight flights of runners, not to mention some unique circumstances, techniques, course planning and precautions to crown this year’s Oakland County champions in cross-country. Once everything was combined together, Milford’s boys and Clarkston’s girls emerged from the heap with […]
