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MONDAY’S GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: WOLL sweeps Cardinal Mooney
MARINE CITY — Allison Samulon slammed 11 kills with four aces Monday, as Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes swept host Marine City Cardinal Mooney, 3-0, in CHSL volleyball play. The Lakers stymied the hosts 24-19, 25-17 and 25-16. Courtney Wightman had eight kills and Devon Valent chipped in with six aces and five kills […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion punches playoff ticket with victory over Rochester
LAKE ORION — Behind a vaunted attack, Lake Orion proved to be everything but one dimensional Friday against Rochester. The Division 1 second-ranked Dragons had four different players combine for six touchdowns and the defense forced three turnovers, as Lake Orion slowly wore down Rochester, 42-7, in OAA Red Division football play. The Dragons led […]
BOYS TENNIS: Decades of dominance: Holly on voyage for unprecedented 20th straight league title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Streaks come in all lengths and sizes. Holly’s boys tennis team has put together a streak that few schools, in any sport have been able match during the past two decades — and it come in quite the long variety. And the Bronchos are on […]
FOOTBALL: Balanced rushing attack leads Troy past West Bloomfield
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Duane Losey told his son, senior Justin Losey, that Justin would get the majority of the carries Friday against West Bloomfield. Losey had already played wide receiver, quarterback, cornerback, safety, kick returner and punt returner. But the Colts needed someone at running back this season. Turned […]
FOOTBALL: Lapeer West stymies Holly in overtime
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — Christopher Melton didn’t need several touches on the football Friday night. In fact, the Lapeer West senior only had four carries against Holly. None was bigger than the last play of the game. Melton scored on a two-year run up the middle to give […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Clarkston overcomes sloppiness to thwart North Farmington’s upset plans
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Sloppy play doesn’t always lead to a win. Clarkston proved otherwise Thursday night. The state-ranked Wolves moved their win streak to 30 days on Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to topple visiting North Farmington, 3-1, in OAA Red Division girls volleyball play. Upset-minded […]
STICK’S PICKS: Week 6, football fans … What is your favorite postgame sports bar?
Here’s a question that all high school sports fans in the area should think about: When your game is over, where do you go, especially after a Friday or Saturday contest? To clarify where we are coming from, where do you go means which sports bar in what town do the athletes, families, coaches, referees […]
GIRLS GOLF: State Rankings Sept. 26
Girls Golf (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Plymouth; 2. Brighton; 3. Farmington Hills Mercy; 4. Grosse Pointe South; 5. Utica; 6. Novi; 7. Northville; 8. Saline; 9. Temperance Bedford; 10. Rochester Stoney Creek. Division 2 — 1. Muskegon Mona Shores; 2. Battle Creek Lakeview; 3. Birmingham Seaholm; 4. Fenton; 5. South Lyon; […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: State Rankings — Sept. 26
Girls Volleyball (By the coaches association) Class A — 1. Mattawan; 2. Richland Gull Lake; 3. Clarkston; 4. Macomb Dakota; 5. Portage Central; 6. Lake Orion; 7. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern; 8. Farmington Hills Mercy; 9. Birmingham Marian; 10. Livonia Churchill. Honorable Mention — East Grand Rapids, Northville, Plymouth, Niles, Grosse Pointe […]
WEDNESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Clio tips Holly in four sets
HOLLY — Clio took three of the four games to down Holly, 3-1, in Flint Metro League volleyball action Wednesday. The Tigers won Game 1 (25-14, Game 3 (25-19) and Game 4 (25-19), while the Bronchos won the second game (@5-19). Abby Lewandowski had six kills and Adrienne Cheff added 17 assists to lead Holly. […]
FOOTBALL: Prep State Rankings — Sept. 26
Football (By the Associated Press) Division 1 (School Total Points) — 1. Clarkston (4) (5-0) 49; 2. Lake Orion (1) (5-0) 46; 3. Flint Carman-Ainsworth (5-0) 36; 4. Detroit Cass Tech (4-1) 34; 5. Livonia Churchill (5-0) 27; 6. Monroe (5-0) 26; 7. Warren-Mott (5-0) 22; 8. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley (4-1) 19; 9. Novi […]
Cross Country State Rankings — Sept. 26
Girls Cross Country (By MichiganCrossCountry.com) Lower Peninsula Division 1 — 1. Grosse Pointe South; 2. Saline; 3. (tie) Northville, Birmingham Seaholm; 5. Brighton; 6. Grandville; 7. Rockford; 8. Hudsonville; 9. East Lansing; 10. Plymouth Salem Honorable Mention — Traverse City Central. Lower Peninsula Division 2 — 1. East Grand Rapids; 2. Cedar Springs; 3. […]
BOYS SOCCER: Stoney Creek records first-ever win over rival Rochester Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Billy Kobus scored a goal and drew an assist on Thursday night. The junior from Rochester Stoney Creek also helped the Cougars record some long overdue school history. Kobus’ game-winner midway through the second half helped Stoney Creek defeat Rochester Adams, 2-1, in […]
CROSS COUNTRY: Greenhills, Lutheran Westland run to MIAC jamboree wins
Boys Cross Country MIAC JAMBOREE NO. 2 (Tuesday at Oakland Christian) TEAM SCORES — 1. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 60; 2.Westland Lutheran Westland, 74; 3. Plymouth Christian, 90; 4. Birmingham Roeper, 131; 5. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 131; 6. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, 132; 7. Southfield Christian, 134; 8. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 141; […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS TENNIS ROUNDUP: Holly sweeps Fenton; Athens edges GP South
HOLLY 8, FENTON 0 SINGLES — 1. Jeff Sophiea (H) d. Mitch Campbell 6-3, 6-1; 2. Connor Bilkos (H) d. Mazzen Saab 1-6, 6-3, 6-1; 3. Evan Vergith (H) d. Bailey Gauss 6-1, 6-3; 4. Dillon Sink (H) d. Neelesh Peddireddy 6-4, 6-2 DOUBLES — 1. Parker Rowse-Craig Richards (H) d. Jack Pooler-Joe Foguth […]
BOYS SOCCER: Athens blanks shorthanded Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Right after Troy goalie Ben Holland’s red card took him out of the game, the Colts needed someone to step up. Immediately, it was sophomore center back Adam Zaretti who told coach Brian Zawislak he could take the net. But in the end, that effort was […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Down to the wire, Lake Orion holds off Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net LAKE ORION — As Troy senior Nicole Hahn went up to try to save a 10th match point for the Colts, the entire gym fell silent. The only sound was Troy coach Vince Muscat’s “Cover her!” It was too late. Lake Orion’ Sophie Murdock blocked Troy’s last […]
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Oakland upends South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. – Alli Kirk recorded a match-high 20 digs and Meghan Bray earned 18 kills and 14 digs as the Oakland volleyball team earned a four-set victory over South Dakota in a Summit League matchup Sunday afternoon at the Dakota Dome. The Golden Grizzlies (9-6, 2-2 Summit) won with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-12 […]
