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PREP TRACK: OAA Blue Division League Meet Results

PREP TRACK: OAA Blue Division League Meet Results

| May 12, 2012 | Comments (2)

Boys Track OAA BLUE DIVISON LEAGUE MEET (May 10 at Bloomfield Hills Lahser H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Auburn Hills Avondale, 128; 2. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 104; 3. Birmingham Groves, 92; 4. Birmingham Seaholm, 78; 5. Troy Athens, 54; 6. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 36. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. (tie) Auburn Hills Avondale (4-0-1); Bloomfield […]

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PREP TRACK: Avondale, Seaholm rule OAA-Blue field

PREP TRACK: Avondale, Seaholm rule OAA-Blue field

| May 11, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Nathan Chapman’s first track and field season included a league championship. He will depart the high school track scene with four such titles. The senior from Auburn Hills Avondale aided the Yellowjackets’ fourth straight league championship, this time in the OAA Blue Division […]

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: Warriors fall in national semifinals

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Warriors fall in national semifinals

| May 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — One dream season continued Thursday afternoon and another ended in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Small College World Series. Spaulding College (Ky.) scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to oust Rochester College, 4-3, in the national semifinals at Robin Roberts Baseball Stadium. Derek Ferch was hit by a […]

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: Rochester College reached USCAA national semis

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Rochester College reached USCAA national semis

| May 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

SPRINGIFELD, Ill. — Rochester College has reached the Final Four in multiple sports in recent years. The Warriors baseball team joined the fray Wednesday night. RC cruised past Clarkston State CC, 6-1, to reach the United State Collegiate Athletic Association Small College World Series Final Four and clinch no worse than third in the 10-school […]

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TEAM CAPSULES DIRECTORY

TEAM CAPSULES DIRECTORY

| May 10, 2012 | Comments (1)

Below are the high school sports team capsules links for the past three school years.   TEAM CAPSULES — SPRING SPORTS 2012 BASEBALL:   http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/17/baseball-team-capsules-2012/   SOFTBALL:  http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/15/softball-team-capsules-2012/   GIRLS SOCCER:  http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/10/girls-soccer-team-capsules-2012/   GIRLS SOCCER:  http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/10/girls-soccer-team-capsules-2012/   GIRLS TENNIS:  http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/09/girls-tennis-team-capsules-2012/     BOYS GOLF:  http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/09/boys-golf-team-capsules-2012/   BOYS LACROSSE:  http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/09/boys-lacrosse-team-capsules-2012/   GIRLS LACROSSE: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/04/04/girls-lacrosse-team-capsules-2012/   BOYS TRACK: […]

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BOYS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM CAPSULES 2012

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM CAPSULES 2012

| May 10, 2012 | Comments (2)

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep boys track and field team capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a repost from […]

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GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM CAPSULES 2012

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM CAPSULES 2012

| May 10, 2012 | Comments (5)

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep boys track and field team capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   EDITOR’S NOTE:This is a repost from April […]

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SPORTS SHORTS: Clarkston to host “Game for a Cure”

SPORTS SHORTS: Clarkston to host “Game for a Cure”

| May 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

CLARKSTON — The Clarkston boys lacrosse program is sponsoring their 8th annual Game for a Cure on Saturday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Clarkston High School Stadium. All of the proceeds from the event go to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Cancer Research Center in Pontiac “Last year, Game for a […]

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SOFTBALL: Clarkston finishes as runner-up at Stars Tournament

SOFTBALL: Clarkston finishes as runner-up at Stars Tournament

| May 8, 2012 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   GRAND BLANC — As it turned out, Clarkston wasn’t so much of a gracious host at the annual Michigan Stars Softball Tournament after all. The Wolves, ranked third in Division 1, advanced all the way to the finals of the championship flight Sunday before falling to […]

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BASEBALL:  Lahser gets the best of Troy

BASEBALL: Lahser gets the best of Troy

| May 8, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the bottom of the seventh inning with the winning run 90 feet from home plate, Troy senior pitcher Tyler Horne didn’t have to think. “That wasn’t one that you think about,” Horne said. “You just react and make the […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pounds Lake Orion, 6-0

GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pounds Lake Orion, 6-0

| May 8, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   LAKE ORION — Relentless. That pretty much sums up Troy’s effort in a 6-0 drubbing of Lake Orion in an OAA Red Division girls soccer match Friday. Troy junior Madison Hirsch scored twice and senior Irene Young added a goal and three assists in the victory that was […]

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SPORTS SHORTS: Lake Orion’s Martindale named to MHSAA’s Student Advisory Council

SPORTS SHORTS: Lake Orion’s Martindale named to MHSAA’s Student Advisory Council

| May 8, 2012 | Comments (1)

EAST LANSING — Eight student-athletes who will be juniors at their schools during the 2012-13 academic year have been selected to serve a two-year term on the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Student Advisory Council. The Student Advisory Council is a 16-member group which provides feedback on issues impacting educational athletics from a student’s perspective, […]

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CAMPUS CLIPS: Oakland announces organizational changes to athletics staff

CAMPUS CLIPS: Oakland announces organizational changes to athletics staff

| May 8, 2012 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Adrian Kowal, Gordie Lindsay, Scott MacDonald and Elisabeth Putnam have all been elevated to the position of Assistant Athletics Director, announced Oakland Director of Athletics Tracy Huth on Wednesday. The changes became effective on April 1. “It is with great pleasure that I announce organizational changes within the department,” said Huth. “I […]

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: Warriors advance to USCAA World Series tourney

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Warriors advance to USCAA World Series tourney

| May 7, 2012 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College is back in the show. The Warriors’ baseball team has qualified for their second straight United States Collegiate Athletic Association Small College World Series this year which begins this week in Springfield, Ill. The USCAA unveiled the 2012 Small College World Series field and Rochester College, under the direction of […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Troy bounces back to boot Stoney Creek

GIRLS SOCCER: Troy bounces back to boot Stoney Creek

| May 3, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   ROCHESTER HILLS — When Troy senior Alyssa Cabelof set her feet and blasted Troy’s first goal into the left corner of the net Tuesday, Troy girls soccer coach Brian Zawislak did something he doesn’t normally do: He sprung off the bench after the goal and celebrated. “I haven’t […]

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SOFTBALL: Lake Orion earns split with rival Clarkston

SOFTBALL: Lake Orion earns split with rival Clarkston

| May 2, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   LAKE ORION — After a tough spurt to open the season, Lake Orion is beginning to establish itself as one of the area’s top softball teams. The Dragons posted a split with arch-rival Clarkston Wednesday on the softball diamond, remaining in which is now just a […]

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BOYS GOLF: Holiday Inn Express Tournament Results

BOYS GOLF: Holiday Inn Express Tournament Results

| May 2, 2012 | Comments (0)

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS TOURNAMENT (April 30 at Orchard Lake Country Club, par 72) TEAM SCORES — 1. Plymouth, 305; 2. Birmingham Brother Rice, 307; Novi Detroit Catholic Central ‘Blue’, 311; 4. (tie) North Farmington, 312; Jackson Lumen Christi, 312; Pinckney, 312; 7. (tie) Rochester Adams, 316; Lake Orion, 316; 9. Hanover-Horton, 318; 10. White Lake […]

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2012 ALL-AREA WRESTLING: State champions highlight loaded postseason squad

2012 ALL-AREA WRESTLING: State champions highlight loaded postseason squad

| April 25, 2012 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   What’s a combined 670-99 and features four state champions? If you guess anything to do with high school wrestling, than you are on the right track. The aforementioned record is the combined totals of the 15 young men who were named to the All-North Oakland Area […]

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