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Category: High School (M-Z)

MHSAA BOYS SOCCER REGIONAL DRAWS

MHSAA BOYS SOCCER REGIONAL DRAWS

| October 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

Below are the 2011 MHSAA boys soccer regional draws involving schools from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. DIVISION 1 REGION NO. 3 AT STERLING HEIGHTS STEVENSON Wednesday, Oct. 26 Game 1 — Troy Athens vs. Livonia Stevenson, 5 p.m.; Game 2 — Warren DeLaSalle vs. Utica Eisenhower, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 Game 3 — Finals, […]

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Second season: Holly, eight other local schools celebrate playoffs invite

Second season: Holly, eight other local schools celebrate playoffs invite

| October 24, 2011 | Comments (1)

Adams, Athens, Avondale, Brandon, Clarkston, Lake Orion, Notre Dame Prep Oxford also prepping for postseason games BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — It has been said in sports that all good things must come to an end. In Holly, the good things are only just beginning. Now that the Bronchos have broken their […]

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MHSAA PREP FOOTBALL POSTSEASON PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

MHSAA PREP FOOTBALL POSTSEASON PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

| October 23, 2011 | Comments (0)

Below are the 2011 MHSAA Prep Football Playoffs pairings, as released Sunday night. All dates, locations and start times will be announced by Monday evening. Call host school for details. R denotes region D denotes district All Games Times Eastern Division 1 R1-D1: Holland West Ottawa (6-3) 67.444 at Rockford (8-1) 103.444 R1-D1: Grand Ledge […]

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Notre Dame Prep completes perfect regular season with Prep Bowl title

Notre Dame Prep completes perfect regular season with Prep Bowl title

| October 23, 2011 | Comments (1)

DETROIT— Nothing was going to stop Pontiac Notre Dame Prep from a perfect regular season. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard was just in the path of a storm. The Fighting Irish, ranked in the top 10 in Division 4, put the finishing touches on a 9-0 season to carry some momentum into the postseason, rolling to […]

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Bruins roll Faith Christian in MACS regionals

Bruins roll Faith Christian in MACS regionals

| October 23, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— Defending state champion Troy Bethany Christian continued to roll through regional play Saturday with another convincing win. The Bruins, the top seed in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I boys soccer state tournament, took another step closer to a second straight crown, topping visiting Clinton Township […]

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Lancers claim sixth straight district title

Lancers claim sixth straight district title

| October 23, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — The seniors on Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s boys soccer team do not know what it’s like to lose a district game. The Lancers captured their sixth straight Division 4 district title Saturday, topping visiting Sterling Heights Parkway Christian, 6-0, giving Oakland Christian its 11th district crown […]

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Athens uses deadly combination to burn Stevenson for district crown

Athens uses deadly combination to burn Stevenson for district crown

| October 22, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com UTICA — Speed and skill can both be a lethal weapon on the soccer pitch. Combine the two and it can formulate quite a deadly poison. Sterling Heights Stevenson found that out the hard way Saturday afternoon. Troy Athens, on the coattails of a 12-0-1 unbeaten streak, blazed past […]

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Wolves down Lake Orion to gain OAA-Red title share

Wolves down Lake Orion to gain OAA-Red title share

| October 22, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY TIM PONTZER STUDENT CORRESPONDENT CLARKSTON — With their backs against the wall, the Clarkston Wolves stepped up and rallied in a major way Friday night. Clarkston, needing a sixth win to reach the postseason, came back from a 31-21 deficit in the fourth quarter with a 17-0 spurt to take down arch-rival Lake Orion, […]

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   Rochester closes out Royal Oak for third straight win; Avondale edges Berkley on Sroka’s boot

Rochester closes out Royal Oak for third straight win; Avondale edges Berkley on Sroka’s boot

| October 22, 2011 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Behind 13 points in both the first and third quarters, Rochester closed the 2011 season with three straight wins behind a 26-7 triumph over visiting Royal Oak. Manny Mendoza, who recently had a cast removed from a broken bone in his hand, hauled in a 72-year pass from John Doroshewitz to kickstart […]

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Athens downs Troy to shift rivalry Red Hawks’ way

Athens downs Troy to shift rivalry Red Hawks’ way

| October 22, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Midway through the annual Troy-Troy Athens game on Friday, Athens quarterback Ben Bartnowak missed a screen throw to his running back, who promptly took the poor throw off the bounce in the backfield and took it upfield for a first down. A fitting play amidst a rough […]

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The drought has ended: Holly stymies Brandon to earn first league championship since 1952

The drought has ended: Holly stymies Brandon to earn first league championship since 1952

| October 22, 2011 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — The last time that Holly won a conference championship in football, Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the United State and rock era hadn’t even begun on the airways. Davey Crockett hats were more common than cell phones today and television — if you were lucky enough […]

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CROSS COUNTRY: OAA Red Division Championships Results

CROSS COUNTRY: OAA Red Division Championships Results

| October 21, 2011 | Comments (0)

Boys Cross Country OAA RED DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 21 at Bloomer Park, Rochester) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 50; 2.Clarkston, 70;3. Troy, 106; 4. Rochester Adams, 117; 5. Oxford, 119; 6. Rochester Stoney Creek, 123; 7. Birmingham Seaholm, 142; 8. Rochester, 179. FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS — 1. Lake Orion, 31; 2.Clarkston, 28; 3. Oxford, […]

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Lake Orion, Seaholm slosh past field to claim OAA-Red titles

Lake Orion, Seaholm slosh past field to claim OAA-Red titles

| October 21, 2011 | Comments (0)

Carey, Morrissey race to individual crowns BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER — Jamie Morrissey’s expertise is the 800 meters. With her long legs and foot speed, she is trained to use her strong kick down the stretch to chase down the opposition. It worked perfectly Thursday for the Rochester Adams junior. Running on […]

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In Defense: Tiny Springfield Christian seeking third straight MACS soccer title

In Defense: Tiny Springfield Christian seeking third straight MACS soccer title

| October 21, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — It’s been a numbers game at Clarkston Springfield Christian in recent times. With an enrollment drop during the past decade, the Eagles have not had the pool of athletes it once enjoyed in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. A little more than a decade ago, the […]

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Avondale blanks Fenton to advance to district finals

Avondale blanks Fenton to advance to district finals

| October 20, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — For years Auburn Hills Avondale has fielded some very competitive soccer teams. Competing in some tough districts, the Yellowjackets have not had many chances to showcase that talent beyond the district level. Avondale took another step in that direction Thursday night. The Yellowjackets scored an early […]

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Oakland Christian defeats Lutheran Northwest a third time

Oakland Christian defeats Lutheran Northwest a third time

| October 20, 2011 | Comments (1)

AUBURN HILLS — Caleb combs sent a message to his players a couple of days ago about trying to up the level of play the rest of the state tournament. Apparently, the members of Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s soccer team heard the message loud and clear. The sixth-ranked Lancers advance to the district finals with […]

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Cross Country State Rankings Oct. 19

Cross Country State Rankings Oct. 19

| October 20, 2011 | Comments (0)

Girls Cross Country (By MichiganCrossCountry.com) Division 1 — 1. Saline; 2. Grosse Pointe South; 3. Birmingham Seaholm; 4. Brighton; 5. Northville; 6. Grand Haven; 7. Hudsonville; 8. Traverse City Central; 9. Rockford; 10. Grandville. Honorable Mention — Oxford, Livonia Churchill. Division 2 — 1. DeWitt; 2. Cedar Springs; 3. East Grand Rapids; 4. Grand Rapids […]

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WEDNESDAY’S DISTRICT ROUNDUP: Davison outs Clarkston in shootout; Grand Blanc blanks Lake Orion; Troy rolls Mott

WEDNESDAY’S DISTRICT ROUNDUP: Davison outs Clarkston in shootout; Grand Blanc blanks Lake Orion; Troy rolls Mott

| October 20, 2011 | Comments (0)

GRAND BLANC — A steady downpour is the most lethal equalizer in a soccer game. It worked perfect for Davison Wednesday night. The Cardinals, enjoying one of its best seasons to date, were outshot by a sizable margin by Clarkston during Wednesday’s Division 1 district semifinal at Grand Blanc. Davison fended off the Wolves for […]

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