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ROCHESTER HILLS LUTHERAN NORTHWEST PREVIEW: Crusaders should be MIAC title contender
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Ever since Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest ended last football season on a 1-4 skid, including losses in its last three games, Don Justice challenged his players. What will it take in the offseason to turn the tables? Justice, who is in his eighth […]
PREP FOOTBALL 2012 — CONFERENCE BREAKDOWNS
PREP FOOTBALL 2012 — CONFERENCE BREAKDOWNS The staff at www.northoaklandsports.com and The Real Deal sports and coupons magazine break down the local prep football conferences. OAA RED DIVISION — 1. Clarkston; 2. Lake Orion; 3. Troy; 4. Rochester; 5. Troy Athens; 6. Rochester Stoney Creek; 7. West Bloomfield; 8. Pontiac. OAA BLUE DIVISION — 1. […]
BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW: Even with defections, Troy hopes to remain among state’s best
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Losing four top underclassmen would deplete most soccer programs. Not Troy. The Colts just go to the next man up. “Fortunately, in Troy, someone steps up and does the job,” Troy coach Brian Zawislak said. “We’re not short of talent here. I think it’s the […]
ROCHESTER PREVIEW: Falcons could be the OAA-Red sleeper pick
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — In recent years, the question regarding OAA Red Division football is which school will boast the team that steps up and challenges perennial powers Lake Orion and Clarkston. Two years ago, Rochester did the trick with a third-place finish and last year Troy […]
ROCHESTER ADAMS PREVIEW: Highlanders shooting for 16th straight postseason berth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Perhaps there is pressure suiting up these days at Rochester Adams. Two decades ago, Adams had never qualified for the prep football state playoffs. Now, the Highlanders are shooting for their area record 16th straight postseason appearance. “That’s always a goal,” admitted Adams […]
ROCHESTER STONEY CREEK PREVIEW: Fresh start has Cougars thinking rebound
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Three wins in two years. That’s Rochester Stoney Creek’s story on the gridiron. The Cougars hope a coaching switch can help give the program, which gained only four winning seasons in its first decade and posted a 40-52 record in that time frame, […]
OAA RED DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS 2012 OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION TEAM CAPSULES (Team capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. He can be reached by email at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans) OAA RED DIVISION Clarkston HEAD COACH: Kurt Richardson, 26th season (179-76). ASSISTANT COACHES: Jeff Long, Pete Gallagher, Tom Hurley, Ryan Kaul, Phil Price, Brian Zezula, […]
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE TEAM CAPSULES
PREP FOOTBALL 2012 CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE TEAM CAPSULES (Team capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. He can be reached by email at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans) CHSL-CENTRAL DIVISION Birmingham Brother Rice HEAD COACH: Al Fracassa, 53rd season (404-115-7 overall). ASSISTANT COACHES: 2011 RECORD: 10-4, 1-3 CHSL-Central Division (fourth); Postseason: Def. North Farmington […]
PLAYOFFS FOOTBALL TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
PLAYOFFS CHART Below is a look back at all of the prep football teams from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area and the years that each school reached the postseason. The order is listed from most to least playoffs teams: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Postseason Appearances: 22, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993; […]
OAA BLUE DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES
PREP FOOTBALL 2012 OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION TEAM CAPSULES OAA BLUE DIVISION (Team capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. He can be reached by email at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans) Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Steve Deutsch, 11th season at Avondale (50-46); 28th overall. ASSISTANT COACHES: Torre Robinson, Anthony Epperson, James Prince, Roderick Reed, Stephen Watkins, […]
MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TEAM CAPSULES
PREP FOOTBALL 2012 MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TEAM CAPSULES Team capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. He can be reached by email at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans Auburn Hills Oakland Christian HEAD COACH: Bill Schaeffer, second season (2-7 at Oakland Christian). ASSISTANT COACHES: Rusty Mandle, Brian Hoffman, Joe Whitt, Jeremiah Nichols, Andrew Kern, Chris […]
Daily Poll: Who will win the CHSL-AA Division football race this season?:
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep finished unbeaten in the CHSL-AA Division last season.Will the Irish repeat or will someone unseat them? [polldaddy poll=6481892]
Who will win the CHSL Intersectional Division football race this season?
Detroit Loyola dominated foes in the CHSL Intersectional-II Division last season. Now, the two Intersectional divisions have been merged into one seven-school division.Which school will emerge from the group this season and win the division title? [polldaddy poll=6481862]
DAILY POLL: Who will win the CFLM Metro Division football race this season?
This is the fifth season of the Christian Football League of Michigan, which is expanding into northern Ohio and northern Indiana and into two divisions this season, the Metro Division and the Lakes Division. Who will win the Detroit-area Metro Division crown this season? [polldaddy […]
DAILY POLL: Who will win the MIAC football race this season?
For the first time, Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett ran the tables with a 9-0 regular season record and claimed the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference title at 5-0. Can the Knights repeat as league champs only a few years since dropping their program.Or will one of the other schools step up and provide a challenge? […]
DAILY POLL: Who will win the OAA Blue Division footaball race this season?
Last season North Farmington and Birmingham Groves shared the OAA Blue Division football crown. With North Farmington moving to the OAA White Division, which school will take the title in the OAA Blue Division this season? [polldaddy poll=6480553] [polldaddy poll=6480553]
DAILY POLL: Who will win the Flint Metro League football race this season?
Last season Holly ended a 59-year drought of not winning a league title by sharing the Flint Metro League title with Lapeer East. Who will emerge from the heap in 2012? [polldaddy poll=6480530]
AOTW: Trailblazer Redwine makes up for lost time with banner year
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — It’s not that Kyle Redwine is considered a one-hit wonder in the sport of track and field team, it’s that the recent Auburn Hills Avondale graduate only had one full season while with the Yellowjackets. Now, the 2012 grad has put together quite […]
