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Category: High School (M-Z)

Upset special: Adams holds the line to take down Oxford

Upset special: Adams holds the line to take down Oxford

| October 29, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Tony Patritto insists that he had one of the best football players in the state on his side in Tony Annese. The Rochester Adams football coach proved to the state why Friday night that very belief on the opening night of the Division 2 football playoffs. Annese, […]

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With heavy hearts, Lancers thump Inter-City Baptist

With heavy hearts, Lancers thump Inter-City Baptist

| October 27, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Players on Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s volleyball team played with some heavy hearts Tuesday night. The coaching staff learned that the cousin of senior middle hitter Darcy Johnston was one of the two Oakland University students tragically killed in an automobile accident Saturday night. Johnston and […]

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STICK’S PICKS: The second season has arrived for high school football

STICK’S PICKS: The second season has arrived for high school football

| October 27, 2011 | Comments (1)

The second season has finally arrived. The five-week march to Ford Field begins Friday and Saturday for 256 football teams in the MHSAA prep football playoffs. There are nine local schools that are in the hunt for district, regional and possibly a state championship and only two play each other in the first round. There […]

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To the last minute: Faith Baptist posts stunner of defending MACS champion Troy Bethany

To the last minute: Faith Baptist posts stunner of defending MACS champion Troy Bethany

| October 27, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Davison Faith Baptist’s school nickname is the Eagles. Perhaps the school administration should consider changing it to the Minutemen. Faith Baptist scored in the final minute of regulation, and on the brink of elimination, overcame a 2-0 deficit in a penalty kick shootout to escape with […]

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Dombrowski’s overtime goal sends Athens into regional finals

Dombrowski’s overtime goal sends Athens into regional finals

| October 26, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com STERLING HEIGHTS — Matt Dombrowski has been a dangerous soccer player for Troy Athens all season. Playing the flanks, the senior uses his speed to expose the opposition’s marking backs and wide midfielders to gain crosses and through balls to his forwards. On Wednesday, Dombrowski came through with some […]

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AOTW: Clarkston’s Baenziger deals with countless acts of adversity to shine on the field

AOTW: Clarkston’s Baenziger deals with countless acts of adversity to shine on the field

| October 26, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Some athletes have to face all types of adversity. Mitch Baenziger has had to face plenty of it as an athlete at Clarkston High School — and that list is long. Yet the two-sport athlete, who is a quarterback in football and plays guard in basketball, has […]

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Rochester Adams swims to city championship

Rochester Adams swims to city championship

| October 26, 2011 | Comments (1)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams claimed the unofficial city championship with a 120-66 OAA crossover girls swimming victory Tuesday over Rochester Stoney Creek. The Highlanders also defeated Rochester this season. Adams (8-3) captured first place in 10 of 12 events, including all three relays, to drown the Cougars. Kristen Finney won the 200 IM (2:16.16) […]

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MHSAA Prep Football Playoff Pairings

MHSAA Prep Football Playoff Pairings

| October 26, 2011 | Comments (1)

Below are the 2011 MHSAA Prep Football Playoff Pairings. All first-round games are set Oct.28-29. Games times and locations are all official. R = Region D = District All Games Times Eastern Division 1 R1-D1: Holland West Ottawa (6-3) 67.444 at Rockford (8-1) 103.444 – F 7:00 PM R1-D1: Grand Ledge (7-2) 82.778 at Grand […]

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Rochester Hills upsets Juniata to reach MACS finals for first time since 1993

Rochester Hills upsets Juniata to reach MACS finals for first time since 1993

| October 26, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — The last time Rochester Hills Christian played in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I boys soccer state finals, none of the current players on the Eagles’ roster were even alive. The Eagles lost to Davison Faith Baptist, 2-1, in the 1993 finals. That came on […]

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Troy advances with double-overtime victory over Midland Dow

Troy advances with double-overtime victory over Midland Dow

| October 26, 2011 | Comments (0)

LAKE ORION — It took 100 minutes, but Troy will have another shot at a regional championship. Failing to win in the regional finals in 2004, 2008 and 2010, the Colts worked some extra time Tuesday to post a 1-0, double-overtime victory over Midland Dow in a Division 1 regional semifinal at Lake Orion High […]

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Early goals help Oakland Christian soar past Marlette

Early goals help Oakland Christian soar past Marlette

| October 26, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Quick strikes have become an additional weapon for Auburn Hills Avondale. Already a well-balanced top-10 teams with a great tradition of successful teams in boys soccer, the Lancers have scored goals in the first 10 minutes of each of their four tournament state games, and it […]

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Avondale strikes Oilers to advance to regional finals

Avondale strikes Oilers to advance to regional finals

| October 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FENTON — Time and time again it has been said that defense wins championships in sports. Auburn Hills Avondale is hoping to back that theory. The unranked Yellowjackets moved into the Division 2 regional finals for the third time in school history Tuesday, topping Mt. Pleasant, 1-0, in a […]

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Lakecrest Baptist knocks out defending MACS-II champion Springfield Christian

Lakecrest Baptist knocks out defending MACS-II champion Springfield Christian

| October 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Waterford Lakecrest Baptist didn’t need to score bunch of goals Friday at Clarkston Springfield Christian. The Defenders only had to convert a couple of times and live up to their namesake on the defensive end. Lakecrest Baptist, just in its third season of soccer, upset host Springfield […]

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Six soccer teams still alive in hunt for state crowns

Six soccer teams still alive in hunt for state crowns

| October 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

Six local teams are still alive in the boys soccer state tournament and hope to continue their run towards a state championship this week. Troy, which is in the regionals for the fourth time in five years, will take on Midland Dow at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lake Orion in a Division 1 regional semifinal. […]

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PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 24

PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 24

| October 24, 2011 | Comments (2)

Digital sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com. Boys Soccer (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Warren DeLaSalle; 2.Plymouth Canton; 3. East Kentwood; 4.Novi;l 5. Grand Haven; 6. Troy; 7.Grand Rapids Forest Hils Central; 8.Plymouth Salem; 9. Grand Blanc;10. Northville. […]

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Nothing for granted: Lancers hope to turn tables after being upset victim

Nothing for granted: Lancers hope to turn tables after being upset victim

| October 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Drew Perrin remembers the sweet taste of success. As a freshman at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, Perrin was a part of the Lancers’ run to the Division 4 boys soccer state championship in 2008 — the Lancers’ first state title in the sport. The Lancers defeated […]

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Usual suspects: Bethany Christian volleyball reaches MACS semifinals for 13th straight time

Usual suspects: Bethany Christian volleyball reaches MACS semifinals for 13th straight time

| October 24, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Some streaks are too good to be broken. Troy Bethany Christian’s volleyball team is on quite a streak in the postseason and one the Bruins are not quite ready to relinquish. The Bruins advanced to the semifinals of the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I state […]

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MACS BOYS SOCCER / GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS

MACS BOYS SOCCER / GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS

| October 24, 2011 | Comments (1)

Below are the Michigan Association of Christian Schools regional finals pairings for boys soccer and girls volleyball state tournaments. BOYS SOCCER DIVISION I Tuesday, Oct. 25 South Regional Finals — Troy Bethany Christian vs. Davison Faith Baptist at Rochester Hills Christian, 4:30 p.m. North Regional Finals — Vassar Juniata Christian vs. Rochester Hills Christian at […]

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