Category: Publishers Viewpoint
PUBLISHER’S VIEWPOINT: Old-school Rowley still going strong at Oxford
Could anyone imagine Bud Rowley anywhere but out on or near a football field? Perhaps a beautiful, picturesque golf course, with ponds and a winding river next to a hill or a mountain. “Naaah,” laughed Rowley on the eve of prep football practice starting. Bud Rowley coaches high school football. Oxford Wildcats football to be […]
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 […]
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, […]
All-Area Teams Directory
SPRING SPORTS 2012 ALL-AREA TEAM 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BASEBALL: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA SOFTBALL: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS SOCCER: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS TRACK: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS TRACK: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS LACROSSE: […]
POLL: What is your favorite sports movie of all time?
There are 100s of sports-related movies that have been released over the decades, some more memorable than others. So what is your favorite of all time? Vote today and see what sports-related movie is the greatest of all time. [polldaddy poll=6075659]
DAILY POLL: Who will win the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship?
The 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament is down to the Final Four. Who do you feel has the best shot at claiming the coveted national championship? [polldaddy poll=6076322]
The journey: Everest Collegiate responds to baptism under fire with fine third season
CLARKSTON — Sometimes the odds are stacked against you, especially when the numbers are not there to support it. Ann Lowney has had to face that at Clarkston Everest Collegiate, which added a high school four years ago. It’s been a climb, but a somewhat surprising rapid climb towards the top despite being such a […]
Oakwood stuns Rochester College for USCAA national title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter:@LocalSportsFans UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Austin Doggette found the opportune time to become red hot from beyond the arc. The senior guard for Oakwood University was 6-of-11 from three-point range, including two late threes inside the final two minutes, as the seventh-seeded Ambassadors stunned top-seeded Rochester College, 54-51, late […]
PUBLISHER’S VIEWPOINT: Ski community will honor late DCD coach with Costigan Invitational
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP — Dan Costigan always had phrases to deliver to his skiers at Birmingham Detroit Country Day. His favorite was always “win with what you have or don’t win at all.” Country Day had its fair share of quality teams and individuals at Country Day under the veteran Costigan, where he coached the high […]
REPORTING RESULTS
TO REPORT SCORES … To report high school varsity, college or club sports scores to the Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com editorial department, coaches and team representatives are urged to e-mail pertinent n information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com in timely fashion. The nightline recording of (248) 812-1053 is also available. NorthOaklandSports […]
Daily Poll: Which local high school has the best student section at sports events?
][polldaddy poll=5844644] DAILY POLL: Are student sections back on the steady rise? INSIDE YOUR GYMNASIUM — Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, one of the most common growing trends in the area was large and crazy student sections. Students, faculty and even alumni would congregate in bleachers at a variety of high school sports events, often […]
DAILY POLL: What was the most memorable local sports event of 2011?
[polldaddy poll=5824091] There are thousands of memorable sports stories each year in and around your community. We have selected some that made headlines in 2011. YEAR IN REVIEW: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/01/02/it-will-be-hard-to-top-the-magical-moments-of-2011/ ALL-AREA DIRECTORY: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/01/04/all-area-teams-directory/
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[polldaddy poll=5810775] Digital Daily sports website www.northoaklandsports.com, operated by the Stickradt Media Group and AdaVan Media Group, and serving several northern suburbs of the Detroit Metropolitan area, including Auburn Hills, Clarkston, Lake Orion, Holly, Ortonville, Oxford, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Troy and surrounding townships, was founded in December, 2009, to help fill a void vacated by former […]
All-Area Teams Directory
[polldaddy poll=5810775] Below are the links for the high school all-area teams from December, 2009, to January,2011. In the fall of 2011, Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com added Holly, Ortonville Brandon and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep high school. Previously in January of 2011, NOS expanded to include Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes. NorthOaklandSports was founded in […]
Simply the best: Oxford’s Prescott Line wins 2011 MetroPCS Mr. Football Award
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Four months ago, Prescott Line vowed to bring Oxford’s football program back to prominence. The Oxford senior accomplished that and much more during the 2011 season. Line, a three-sport athlete, was announced as the 2011 recipient of the State Champs / MetroPCS Mr. Football Award, given annually […]
On the defensive: Catholic Central is heavy favorite to defend title at 52nd Oakland County Wrestling tournament
Oxford, Rochester, Holly, Clarkston all eying top-five finish BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Back where it belongs. After one season being contested in a professional stadium, the 52nd annual Oakland County Wrestling tournament will migrate back to a more intimate setting. The level of competition will remain the same, featuring some of […]
DIVISION 7 BONUS COVERAGE: Saginaw Nouvel devastates Pewamo-Westphalia
FOR MORE COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Football&x=12&y=12 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Pewamo-Westphalia was in the path of a tornado Friday morning. It came straight out of Saginaw and was simply devastating. Saginaw Nouvel Catholic was such a F5 funnel cloud, wrecking the Pirates’ state title dreams in a flash by recording a lopsided 56-26 […]
