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BACK TO WORK: Lake Orion opens with high expectations
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Behind a grand season, Lake Orion’s volleyball team advanced farther in 2011 than any other school from the Oakland Activities Association since the league’s inception in 1994-95. The Dragons were Class A state runner-up, falling to Rockford 3-0 in the title match. Part […]
Football teams head back to work as optimism rings at high volumes
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Something is quite different at Holly High School this August. For the first time in 60 years, Holly opens up the prep football season with a target on its back. They enter the 2012 season as a defending co-league champion in the Flint Metro […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM: Spots hard to come by on postseason teams as talent level still on the rise
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Less than a decade ago, girls lacrosse was just an afterthought in this region of the country. Few schools even offered the sport and the ones that did had to often just play in a small circle or go out of state for games. Times have […]
GIRLS LACROSSE: Five local players earn All-State honors
A total of five local girls lacrosse earned All-State honors, as the Michigan High School Girls Lacrosse Coaches Association announced its postseason teams for 2012. On the Division 1 first team, Troy junior goalkeeper made the cut, while Troy junior midfielder Haley Burns was named to the second team. Additionally, Clarkston senior midfielders Stephanie Dellinger […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS GOLF TEAM: Talented cast shoots for top honors
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans There were no state championships celebrated by area boys golf teams in 2012. But that was about the only thing that didn’t occur in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area this past season. There were five local golfers that placed in the top 10 at one of the […]
DAILY POLL: What’s Your Favorite Sports Bar?
Pre-Game, during-game and post-game, coaches, athletes, parents and sports fans from around the area are frequent visitors to multiple sports bars. Whether it be following a Friday night high school football game, a Tuesday night recreational softball game, to watch NFL games or after a round of golf, So what’s your favorite sports bar destination, […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS TENNIS: Top netters serve up winning formula
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Another exceptional girls tennis season is in the record books and local teams and players more than shined on the courts over the past couple of months. Five local teams qualified for one of the four state finals — Clarkston (Division 1), Troy (Division 1), Rochester […]
College Commitments-Signings
Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.comcoverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will compile feature stories on as […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oakland Coach Greg Kampe to embark on Juice Diet for Coaches vs. Cancer
BY WILLIAM DUNFORD CORRESPONDENT ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University men’s basketball coach Greg Kampe will support Coaches vs. Cancer by embarking on a 30-day fast, beginning on August 7th. Kampe, who enters his 29th season as head coach, encourages supporters to pledge a dollar amount for each day he is able to adhere to his […]
COLLEGE GOLF: Rochester College picks up OCC transfer Kesthely
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College Men’s Golf Coach Clayton Bissett announced the signing of Shane Kesthely. A former standout at Farmington High School, Kesthely will hit the links this fall with the Warriors after golfing for Oakland Community College under head coach Rick Coatta the past couple of years. While at OCC, Kesthely led the […]
CAMPUS CLIPS: Former Oakland swimmer Dickens reaches semis of Olympic breaststroke events
BY DAN GLIOT CORRESPONDENT LONDON – Former Oakland swimmer Scott Dickens finished 16th in the 200-meter breaststroke earlier Wednesday at the London 2012 Olympics. Dickens reached the semi-finals of the event this morning after winning his preliminary heat with a time of 2:10.95. Earlier in the games, Dickens became the first Canadian swimmer to ever break […]
PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks land three players on postseason squad
BY DAN DUGGAN CORRESPONDENT TAMPA, Fla. — The United Soccer Leagues published the first two waves of post season awards this week and today announced the finalists for the top five individual awards. The Michigan Bucks dominated both the conference and all-league teams with three players selected and have a finalist in the running for […]
BOYS GOLF: 2012 All-OAA Boys Golf Teams
2012 ALL-OAA BOYS GOLF TEAMS ALL-OAA RED DIVISION Final Standings — 1. Rochester Adams; 2. Lake Orion; 3.Rochester Stoney Creek; 4. Rochester; 5. Troy; 6. Clarkston. Clarkston: Jimmy Delnick, sr.; Lake Orion: Mason Gorris, jr.; Alex Waelchli, jr.; Rochester: Eric Shyu, sr.; Rochester Adams: Bren Van Orman, sr.; Eric Busa, jr.; Brandon Barrows, fr.; Rochester […]
BOYS GOLF: All-Flint Metro League Boys Golf Team 2012
ALL-FLINT METRO LEAGUE BOYS GOLF TEAM 2012 FIRST TEAM — Tyler Lewis, Ortonville Brandon jr.; John Lloyd, Fenton fr.; Ben Stowers, Ortonville Brandon sr.; Ben Zyber, Swartz Creek soph.; Myles Burrough, Lapeer West sr.; Aaron Duncan, Flint Kearsley, sr.; Alec Hall, Clio jr.; Drake Lamphere, Lapeer East soph.; Derek Makimaa, Swartz Creek sr. SECOND TEAM […]
GIRLS LACROSSE: 2012 All-OAA Girls Lacrosse Teams
ALL-OAA GIRLS LACROSSE TEAMS 2012 ALL-OAA RED DIVISION Birmingham United — Kathy Quigley, jr. M; Hailee Schuele, sr. M; Sara Feiten, sr. A; Caitlin VanErmen, sr. D; Bloomfield Hills Unified — Maria D’Angelo, soph. A; Margaret Metzger, jr. M; Madison Monahan, jr. D; Emma Mucci, soph. M; Clarkston — Stephanie Dellinger, sr. M; Lauren […]
BOYS LACROSSE: 2012 All-OAA Teams
ALL-OAA BOYS LACROSSE TEAMS 2012 ALL-OAA RED DIVISON Birmingham Unified — JD Hess, sr. A; John Quay, jr. A; Adam Susalla, sr. A; James Bertrand, sr. M; Brice Shanaman, sr. D; Cam Smyk, sr. D; Bloomfield Hills Unified — Nicholas DiMaggio, sr. M; Hunter Stephans, sr. G; Keegan Kelley, sr. M; Clarkston — Jordan Kincaid, […]
GIRLS TENNIS: All-Flint Metro League Team
ALL-FLINT METRO LEAGUE GIRLS TENNIS TEAM 2012 FIRST TEAM No. 1 singles: Madison Ballard, Fenton fr.; No. 2 singles: Kendal Stephens, Fenton sr.; No. 3 singles: Natalie Clink, Holly soph.; No. 4 singles: Justine Hanson, Fenton sr.; No. 1 doubles: Audrey Cimmins, Holly sr.; Victoria Skubik, Holly jr.; No 2. Doubles: Felicia Doolin, Holly sr.; […]
GIRLS TENNIS: All-OAA Teams 2012
2012 ALL-OAA GIRLS TENNIS TEAMS OAA RED DIVISION FIRST TEAM Birmingham Seaholm — Nancy Benda; Lauren Frazier; Annie Greer; Arielle Williams; Labina Petrovska; Bloomfield Hills Andover — Kristen Law; Erin Weingarten; Kerry Hu; Bloomfield Hills Lahser — Mollie Fox; Clarkston — Olivia Dunn; Paige Olsen; Katie Brozovich; Lexi Baylis; Dana Olsen; Rochester — Rachel […]
