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BOYS HOCKEY: Port Huron Northern ends Stoney Creek’s season in regional finals

BOYS HOCKEY: Port Huron Northern ends Stoney Creek’s season in regional finals

| March 4, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MACOMB TWP. — Brendan Dickinson became Rochester Stoney Creek’s worst nightmare Saturday evening. The Port Huron Northern senior forward needed the game-winner with 1:04 left in the second overtime period, as the Huskies edged Rochester Stoney Creek, 4-3, in a marathon Division 2 regional finals at Suburban […]

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BOYS HOCKEY: Rochester United rallies past Macomb Dakota in 2OTs to gain first regional championship since 2009

BOYS HOCKEY: Rochester United rallies past Macomb Dakota in 2OTs to gain first regional championship since 2009

| March 4, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MACOMB TWP. — Perhaps Rochester United didn’t mind working a bunch of overtime Saturday night. The rewards were more than worth it. Senior Michael Zyrek scored with 2:40 left in the second overtime in leading fifth-ranked United to a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over ninth-ranked Macomb Dakota to […]

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COMPETITIVE CHEER: Dominating effort: Stoney Creek, Rochester Adams finish 1-2 at Division 1 state finals

COMPETITIVE CHEER: Dominating effort: Stoney Creek, Rochester Adams finish 1-2 at Division 1 state finals

| March 4, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GRAND RAPIDS — A season of dreams came to a thrilling end for Rochester Stoney Creek Friday night. The top-ranked Cougars put the finishing touches on a brilliant campaign by winning all three rounds and capturing their second state title in a decade at the Grand Rapids […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford bounces Lake Orion to earn first district title since 1993

BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford bounces Lake Orion to earn first district title since 1993

| March 1, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — No one had to remind Steve Laidlaw of the significance of Friday’s basketball victory for Oxford. After all, the Wildcats have not enjoyed much postseason success on the hardcourt in some 100-plus years of boys basketball campaigns. Oxford continued its best season in school […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion phases Rochester Adams out of district picture

BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion phases Rochester Adams out of district picture

| March 1, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADTYBY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Much like rival Oxford, Lake Orion has not enjoyed tremendous postseason success when it comes to boys basketball. So it’s only fitting that Lake Orion has earned a date in this year’s newly-renamed Division 1 — formerly Class A — district finals. […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams upsets two-time defending state champion Clarkston

BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams upsets two-time defending state champion Clarkston

| February 26, 2019 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Brad Crighton hesitated to call Monday’s Division 1 pre-district win by Rochester Adams the biggest in school history, but he didn’t shy away from the importance of the triumph, either. Unranked Adams, the OAA White Division champion two years removed from a winless […]

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WRESTLING: Clarkston takes down Oxford, Utica Ford for first regional since 2007

WRESTLING: Clarkston takes down Oxford, Utica Ford for first regional since 2007

| February 15, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan OXFORD — Cole Wiegars doesn’t mind being in a pressure situation. He’d rather be in this particular position on the mat and not watching from the sidelines. Wiegars entered his 125-pound class either having to record a technical fall or a pin in order for […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stoney Creek turns up the pressure to deflate Rochester

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stoney Creek turns up the pressure to deflate Rochester

| January 26, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan ROCHESTER HILLS — In recent years, Rochester Stoney Creek’s bread and butter has been stifling defense on the basketball court.  That was on full display Friday night, as the Cougars made their debut in the annual Crosstown Showdown at Oakland University’s O’rena. Stoney Creek also […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Fast start propels Stoney Creek past Rochester in Crosstown Showdown debut

BOYS BASKETBALL: Fast start propels Stoney Creek past Rochester in Crosstown Showdown debut

| January 26, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek made the most of its first-ever appearance in the Crosstown Showdown. The Cougars, in their 16th school year of existence, used a 25-7 run to start Friday’s game, then closed with an 18-4 fourth-quarter blitz to upend rival Rochester […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion to continue upward trends

BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion to continue upward trends

| January 9, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan LAKE ORION — Following a major rebuilding campaign two years ago, Lake Orion is looking to continue an upward trend this winter. The Dragons finished a dismal 4-17 during the 2016-17 season only to pull a reverse and finish 17-4 in 2017-18. That included an 8-2 […]

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WRESTLING: Clarkston rules Oakland County with first title since 2006

WRESTLING: Clarkston rules Oakland County with first title since 2006

| December 22, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalsportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan   LAKE ORION — During the previous decade, Clarkston was the most dominant wrestling program inside Oakland County. The Wolves won six straight county titles in that stretch (2001-2006) and have maintained a top-10 presence at the prestigious tournament for more than three decades. Clarkston […]

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FOOTBALL: Chippewa Valley stymies Clarkston for D-1 state crown

FOOTBALL: Chippewa Valley stymies Clarkston for D-1 state crown

| November 24, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan DETROIT — Perfect. A perfect play in the final minute allowed Clinton Township Chippewa Valley to capture its first perfect season in school history. Senior Michael Garwood stuffed Clarkston’s Josh Luther on a two-point conversion attempt with 23 seconds left in helping the second-ranked Big […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion becomes first OAA school to win volleyball state title

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion becomes first OAA school to win volleyball state title

| November 17, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — Despite being a dominant league in all sports across the board, the Oakland Activities Association had never captured a state title in girls volleyball in its 25-year history. That is, until Saturday afternoon at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena. Lake Orion broke down the long-standing […]

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FOOTBALL: Clarkston stymies previously-unbeaten Lapeer for seventh regional title in 20 years

FOOTBALL: Clarkston stymies previously-unbeaten Lapeer for seventh regional title in 20 years

| November 10, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — One year ago Jake Honstetter didn’t play in any postseason games. He was a student at Holly High School and his football team finished 5-4 and out of the playoffs picture. This season Honstetter is in a much different situation. The senior running back scored the […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion sweeps Stoney Creek for first regional title since 2011

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion sweeps Stoney Creek for first regional title since 2011

| November 9, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Revenge can be sweet. Especially when it comes in the state tournament. After falling to Rochester Stoney Creek in an OAA Red Division showdown one month ago, Lake Orion gained its measure of revenge on the Cougars with a 3-0 sweep in the Division 1 […]

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FOOTBALL: Lapeer barrels over Oxford for district title

FOOTBALL: Lapeer barrels over Oxford for district title

| November 2, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — Getting past the district finals has been a roadblock for Lapeer since the district merged its two high schools five years ago. The Lightning certainly got over the hump Friday in a Division 1 district finals and struck some championship hardware. After trailing 10-7 in […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Emotional Rochester Hills Christian goes to shootout to capture seventh MACS state title

BOYS SOCCER: Emotional Rochester Hills Christian goes to shootout to capture seventh MACS state title

| October 27, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan DAVISON — Adam Patton had a feeling Saturday afternoon in the final soccer game of his high school career. The Rochester Hills Christian senior guessed right and stopped Midland Calvary Baptist’s sixth shooter in a penalty kick shootout, while classmate Alec Spiegel buried his heroic […]

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BOYS SOCCER:  Waterford Oakdale Christian earns 3-peat, topples Vassar Juanita for third straight MACS-II state title

BOYS SOCCER: Waterford Oakdale Christian earns 3-peat, topples Vassar Juanita for third straight MACS-II state title

| October 27, 2018 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan DAVISON — Mason Walsh doesn’t really have a designated position on the soccer field in terms of where he might be the entire game. The sophomore is literally all over the field.  Walsh scored two goals the first 12 minutes Saturday as a midfielder […]

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