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PDL SOCCER: Bucks to play FC London with Final Four berth on the line
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC, Mich. — Outscoring the opposition 58-14 so far this season, the Michigan Bucks already own two wins over Forest City London, both coming in PDL’s Great Lakes Division play. Michigan (17-2-2), the No. 1 ranked team in the 73-franchise Premier Developmental League spanning the United […]
PDL SOCCER: Patient Michigan Bucks blank Real Colorado, cruise into Central Conference finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Soccer is truly a game of patience. Regardless of how many scoring chances a team can develop, it doesn’t always translate into much production on the scoreboard. Michigan Bucks, the No. 1 ranked in the 73-franchise Premier Development League, played such a game of […]
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Former GVSU star McMahon leads Seahawks to PLFA title
American football thrives in Poland (EDITOR’S NOTE: Raymond Rolak is a well-traveled and veteran sports broadcaster) BY RAYMOND ROLAK CORRESPONDENT gourmetsports@yahoo.com WARSAW, Poland — The title contest did not disappoint the Gdynia Seahawks. The Seahawks were firing on all cylinders and outlasted the Warsaw Eagles 52-37, Sunday in an offensive shootout for the NAC […]
PDL SOCCER: Bucks’ Catalano, Grinwis earns All-PDL honors
BY NICHOLAS MURRAY PDL CORRESPONDENT TAMPA, Fla. – The PDL announced today its 2012 regular season honors, with Thunder Bay Chill forward Sullivan Silva leading the way by being named Scoring Champion while sharing the Goal Scoring Champion honors with Reading United’s Deshorn Brown. The league’s Assist Champion title is also shared by the Kansas City […]
PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks gain top seed in Central conference regional
TAMPA, Fla. – The PDL announced today the schedule for the 2012 PDL Playoffs, with three Conference Championship hosts being selected for the Central, Southern and Western Conference Championships. The Eastern Conference Championship host will be determined on Tuesday night. The Central Conference Championship will be hosted by the PDL Regular Season champion Michigan Bucks […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL: Queens of the court have all the assets
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans It was another banner year for girls basketball in the NorthOaklandSports.com coverage area this winter. Did we say banner year? Waterford Our Lady […]
All-Area Teams Directory
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS — Class of 2013
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2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Top netters made their points
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans It was an exceptional year for prep volleyball in the NorthOaklandSports.com coverage area. There were more teams that enjoyed postseason success than any other year in the past. For starters, in the MHSAA Class A state tournament, Lake Orion and Clarkston both reached the Final Four […]
2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SOCCER TEAM: Gifted players deliver on the pitch
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com One state championship team. One state runner-up squad. Three more teams in the Final Four. One additional team in the Elite Eight. That […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS HOCKEY TEAM: The puck drops right here with this talented bunch
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) For the 10th straight season, at least one area boys hockey team advanced to the state quarterfinals in one of the three divisions. […]
PDL Soccer: Bucks clinch Great Lakes Division title with rout on Cincinnati
BY DAN DUGGAN CORRESPONDENT dduggan@buckssoccer.com PONTIAC — The Michigan Bucks clinched their PDL record 10th Great Lakes Division title with a 5-1 win over the Cincinnati Kings at Ultimate Soccer Arenas on Saturday night. The Bucks displayed their trademark attacking style of soccer from the outset and were on a mission from the opening […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS BOWLING TEAM: This group had the right touch
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Bowling talent state wide has increased drastically since the MHSAA adopted the sport in 2004. The number of individual players and the number of schools sponsoring continue to grow, according to the MHSAA. That’s why it’s quite understandable that postseason honors are more difficult to earn […]
AOTW: On Cloud 9, Vanderbilt-bound Barron caps prep career with All-America honors
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — It’s one thing to set your goals up in the clouds and actually have a chance to reach them. For Oakland Township resident Sara Barron, she is residing on Cloud 9 these days. The recent Pontiac Notre Dame Prep grad recently put together quite […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SWIMMING TEAM: Talented swimmers left it all in the tank
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) Although there were no state champions this season, there were still several top-level performers in area pools this past winter. In fact, at […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oakland lands Dayton transfer Ralph Hill
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Ralph Hill is headed north. The 6-foot-6 swingman had left the University of Dayton last month and has officially transferred to Oakland University to play basketball for head coach Greg Kampe. Hill, who hails from Westerville, Ohio, signed Friday with OU. He played two […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS SKI TEAM: State champion Dohm heads up talented squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) In terms of team success in girls skiing, only two area teams qualified for the state finals in each of the two […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Division I talents spark hardcourt elite
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) During the 2011-12 boys basketball season, it was commonplace to see recognizable Division I and Division II coaches sitting up in the […]
