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FOOTBALL: Stoney Creek thwarts Royal Oak, gains first win in Zube era
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek and Royal both finished 1-8 on the gridiron last fall. Both entered the 2012 season with new coaching staffs. That is about the only thing the two programs have in common. Stoney Creek showed that it was much further along […]
MIAC FOOTBALL: Lancers pick up forfeit win; Michigan Collegiate rolls Northwest
HAMTRAMCK — Auburn hills Oakland Christian learned Friday that it would win its season-opening game via forfeit. The Lancers were slated to play at Hamtramck Friday night but were given notice that Hamtramck would not have enough players available for the contest due to disciplinary reasons of a large group of players. Officially, the MHSAA […]
THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX
THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX / www.northoaklandsports.com Below is a list of local independent photographers and videographers from the area that will be taking digital action photos or video of sports events and that have donated courtesy photos and video clips to digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com. Please visit their websites or […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion rallies past Oxford to reclaim Battle of M-24 trophy
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Oxford accomplished something against Lake Orion that few teams have been able to accomplish in recent years: Keep the Dragons off the scoreboard during the first half. That effort simply awoke a sleeping giant. Lake Orion scored 17 unanswered, second-half points in topping […]
OXFORD PREVIEW: Wildcats look to hold onto upper echelon status
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Bud Rowley gets asked a lot of questions these days. Who is going to replace Mr. Football Prescott Line and towering lineman Collin Goetz, who plowed room for Line using his 6-foot-7, 260-pound frame last season? Those are just two routine questions he hears all […]
FOOTBALL: Losey, Wunderlich lead Troy past Romeo
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Romeo had scored on two straight drives and was moving at will toward a game-winning touchdown. Someone had to make a play for Troy. Out of nowhere, it was junior safety Danny Wunderlich, who jumped into the dark August sky and plucked the ball out […]
THURSDAY’S SOCCER ROUNDUP: Avondale blanks Andover; Everest stomps Summit; Oxford rolls Hazel Park
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In a rematch of last November’s Division 2 state semifinal, Auburn Hills Avondale was able to get the best of Bloomfield hills Andover once again, blanking the Barons, 2-0. Skyler Russ and Erik Koberstein both scored goals in the first half and Ben Richter made it stand with two saves for Avondale […]
THURSDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Female kicker Timko lifts Notre Dame Prep past Almont; Mott routs Athens
ALMONT — Taylor Timko is a Division I commit. The Pontiac Notre Dame Prep junior sent an oral to the University of Michigan to play soccer last winter, halfway through her sophomore year. Now a rare female kicker on the Fighting Irish football team, Timko, an All-State First Team Division 3 selection in soccer, drilled […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester gains revenge on Utica after 33-year silence
BY VIC FOURNIER CORRESPONDENT ROCHESTER HILLS — For decades Rochester and Utica were arch-rivals. The two neighboring schools competed in the same conferences from the 1920s and up into the 1970s. With leagues changing in the disco era, the two rivals went their separate ways and despite being only seven miles apart, did not face […]
FOOTBALL: Avondale brings the sting upon Hazel Park
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Perfectly coined, Auburn Hills Avondale’s new student section is nicknamed “Rumble Bees: We Bring The Sting.” It’s a theme the Yellowjackets hope to ride the coattails to the OAA Blue Division championship and a third straight postseason berth this season. Avondale took the […]
2012 PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS INDEX
2012 PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW INDEX Below is the 2012, www.northoaklandsports.com in-depth, all-you-need-to-know, prep football extravaganza. INTRO: Intro Story: Coming Soon !!! Index: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/23/2012-prep-football-previews-index/ Fast Facts: Coming Soon !!! Photography Page: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/23/through-the-camara-eye-sports-photography-index/ Follow Us On Social Media: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/23/follow-us-on-social-media-2012/ Reporting Scores: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/22/reporting-results-3/ First Week Feature: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/10/football-teams-head-back-to-work-as-optimism-rings-at-high-volumes/ Best Sports Bar: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/10/football-teams-head-back-to-work-as-optimism-rings-at-high-volumes/ College Commitments: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/03/college-commitments-signings/ Fall State Rankings: […]
2012 PREP FOOTBALL FAST FACTS
A look historically at the prep football programs from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area in the MHSAA state tournament. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS: Lake Orion – 2010 (Division 1) Oxford – 1992 (Class BB) Rochester Adams – 2003 (Division 2) Troy – 1994 (Class AA) Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – 2002 (Division 8) STATE RUNNER-UP […]
CLARKSTON PREVIEW: Wolves will put their size to the test
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — One look at the size of his lineman and it does not take Kurt Richardson very long to give his opinion. “We are big, very big,” said the veteran Richardson, who is now in his 26th season at the helm of Clarkston’s football program. “This […]
PONTIAC NOTRE DAME PREP PREVIEW: Fighting Irish could still have the magic touch
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Two years ago Pontiac Notre Dame was in a rut. The Fighting Irish opened the 2010 season with five straight losses. Notre Dame Prep found a way to reverse that trend and did not lose again until the district finals in 2011. The […]
ORTONVILLE BRANDON PREVIEW: Odds are stacked against Blackhawks in rebuilding formation
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — It’s not that Tim Pizzala doesn’t know the names of his football players in the program at Ortonville Brandon. He’s now in his sixth season with the Blackhawks. But there will be some unfamiliarity this season, unfortunately, for Brandon. The Blackhawks were one of six […]
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 2012
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 2012 S.H.P. MEDIA GROUP – NORTHOAKLANDSPORTS.COM — THE REAL DEAL … FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Digital Daily sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com, serving parts of Oakland County, Michigan, and beyond, is also found on a wide variety of social media networks. Check us out daily and look for announcements and […]
PONTIAC PREVIEW: Phoenix must reload its arsenal to stay relevant in OAA Red
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Perhaps new Pontiac football coach Damian Redmond has his work cut out for him. During the opening week of training camp, only around 50 players showed up. There is no freshman team at Pontiac. The bench will be thin. The facilities don’t match up to […]
STICK’S PICKS: Week 1 will showcase just how good area teams will be in 2012
Here’s a little bit of an unusual question. What was the furthest that any local football team advanced in the postseason in 2011? In terms of schools across the northern half of Oakland County, the answer would be the district finals. A total of 10 area teams — Auburn Hills Avondale, Clarkston, Holly, Lake Orion, […]
