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GIRLS SOCCER: Adams blanks Grand Blanc to reach regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — There’s a lot to be said about experience in the state tournament. Rochester Adams has plenty of such experience on the soccer pitch — and that experience has been a much-needed commodity for the injury-plagued Highlanders, who may have to change their nickname […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy frustrates Anchor Bay in regional, 2-0
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net FRASER — As a freshman, Troy midfielder Sarah Troccoli is playing in her first state tournament. That fact didn’t seem to bother her Tuesday when a cornerkick came to her. “Sometimes, I get really nervous,” Troccoli admitted, adding that she usually feels better after her first solid touch. […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy blanks Royal Oak district crown
TROY — Behind a goal and each half and some stingy defense, Troy put the finishing touches on its third straight girls soccer district Saturday. The Colts stymied Royal Oak, 2-0, which capped a week which the state-ranked Colts outscored their three opponents by a 6-1 margin. Troy will play New Baltimore Anchor Bay Tuesday […]
SOFTBALL: Athens claims first softball district since 1997
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Championships had been few and far between concerning Troy Athens’ softball team over the years. In fact, winning a league and district title in the same season was an unknown commodity. That all changed Saturday on Athens’ home diamond. The Red Hawks staked claim […]
PREP TRACK: Division 1 State Finals Results
Boys Track L.P. DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (June 2 at East Kentwood H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion 50; 2. Grand Blanc 44; 3. Saline 42; 4. Milford 41; 5. Birmingham Groves 32; 6. Bay City Western 26; 7. West Bloomfield 25; 8. (tie) East Kentwood 24; Ypsilanti 24; 10. Battle Creek Lakeview […]
GIRLS TRACK: Adams, Notre Dame Prep crack top 10 at state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST KENTWOOD — On a day when Grosse Pointe South put on a track and field clinic, area girls track teams still had their moment in the limelight. South defended its state title with 77.5 points, showcasing some of the nation’s top distance events competitors. Four […]
PREP TRACK: Super Saturday … Lake Orion, Avondale run to first state titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST KENTWOOD — Over the years, Lake Orion has consistently fielded highly-competitive track and cross country teams. But none has been able to reach the podium on the grand stage until now. The Dragons captured their first-ever Lower Peninsula Division 1 state championship, compiling 50 points […]
PREP TRACK: Avondale motors to D-2 crowning moment
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GRAND RAPIDS — At the conclusion of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, there is the one shining moment — a brief recap of the three weeks of madness. For Auburn Hills Avondale, its one shining moment finally came Saturday afternoon on the grand oval. Or more […]
BOYS GOLF: Oakland Christian plays with chip on its shoulder, easily wins district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY— Randy Johnson is trying to figure it out. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has not lost to a fellow Division 4 school at a boys golf tournament since the middle of last season and it’s only dual meet loss of the season came when Johnson played […]
BOYS GOLF: Adams links up to topple district field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORION TWP. — Despite a fine season which included the OAA Red Division championship, Rochester Adams dropped out of the boys golf Division 1 top 10 last week. Perhaps the Highlanders served notice Friday that they do belong among the state’s elite. Adams, playing in perhaps […]
BOYS LACROSSE REGIONALS: Brother Rice continues mastery, downs Clarkston for regional crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WEST BLOOMFIELD — Trying to figure out how to beat Birmingham Brother Rice in boys lacrosse is like trying to understand the full wisdom of God. Right now, at least for Michigan-based teams, it seems downright impossible. Brother Rice, the top-ranked team in both Division 1 […]
SOFTBALL: OAA-Red champion Wolves turn attention to state tournament
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — As a state powerhouse program, Clarkston always has high expectations on the softball diamond. The Wolves are frequent visitors to the Division 1 top 20 and play a loaded schedule year-in and year-out. That still hasn’t translated tin o tremendous success in the postseason […]
AOTW: Chapman is Avondale’s Mr. Versatility
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — If there is any question about Nathan Chapman’s ability as a track athlete, it’s what he hasn’t done during his prep track career at Auburn Hills Avondale. “I never tired the throws,” laughed Chapman at the recent OAA Blue Division championships. Beyond the […]
BASEBALL: Oakland Christian enjoying turnaround season, wins first league title since 1996
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Winning championships and baseball have not gone hand-in-hand in recent times when referring to Auburn Hills Oakland Christian While the Lancers have been known for its boys soccer and boys basketball teams during the past couple of decades, Oakland Christian has not been […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Clarkston should engage in dogfight to defend D-1 state crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — In some ways, Clarkston will enter the Lower Peninsula Division 1 girls tennis state finals with a target on their collective backs. After all, the Wolves are the defending Division 1 state champs in girls tennis. Beckie Freeman doesn’t necessarily see it that way. […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Notre Dame Prep slowly making a racquet
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — If there is a surprise in the tennis ranks in tradition-rich Oakland County in recent years, it does not hail from one of the power communities such as Birmingham or Bloomfield Hills. It does not hail from Rochester or Troy or Clarkston or even […]
GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS: Iaderosa’s late goal lifts Adams past Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans UTICA — As far as the Rochester-Rochester Adams rivalry goes, the two have played out many classic games on the soccer pitch spanning some 30 years. That continued Thursday night in a Division 1 girls soccer district semifinal at Utica’s Swinehart Stadium. Lara Iaderosa scored in […]
GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS: Stoney Creek perseveres to oust Utica
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans UTICA — This match had trap game written all over it. Coming off a 3-2, double-overtime victory over third-ranked Utica Eisenhower on Tuesday, Rochester Stoney Creek found the terrain a little rough Thursday night in a Division 1 girls soccer district semifinal at Utica’s Swinehart Field. […]
