Category: High School (M-Z)
FOOTBALL DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS: Belleville’s big-play offense stymies Rochester Adams’ title plans
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — After several near misses, Belleville’s big-play offense was finally on display Saturday at Ford Field. This time the Tigers exploded at Rochester Adams’ expense. Belleville torched the Highlanders’ stingy defense for 453 total yards and walked away with its first Division 1 state title in […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester Adams in the postseason
ROCHESTER ADAMS IN THE POSTSEASON Beginning with its first state qualifying team back in 1997, Rochester Adams has amassed a 29-20 postseason record which includes six district titles, five regional titles, five Final Four appearances, two appearances in the state finals and one state title heading into Saturday’s Division 1 state finals against Belleville. Rochester […]
FOOTBALL: DeGrieck the anchor of Rochester Adams’ talented lines
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Football teams cannot succeed without several players willing to do the dirty work. A lot of dirty work. Unbeaten Rochester Adams has those players on its offensive and defensive lines who have done more than the dirty deeds for the state-ranked Highlanders. They have […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester Adams downs Grand Blanc to reach state finals for first time since 2003
Highlanders rally back for 40-20 triumph over Bobcats BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOWELL — Please forgive Parker Picot if he never gets tired. Even though he only left the field for less than five plays Saturday, the Rochester Adams junior still produces all over the field. “I’m sorry,” laughed Picot about […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep takes three-time defending state champion Grand Rapids Christian to reach state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — Never in its storied history has Pontiac Notre Dame Prep entered the Final Four of the volleyball season with nine seniors and four fourth-year veterans. The stellar group will come together one final time Saturday and compete in the Division 2 state finals at […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep downs Country Day to reach fifth straight Final Four
PORT HURON — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep is back in its usual spot in the Division 2 state semifinals. The top-ranked Fighting Irish swept Birmingham Detroit Country Day 3-0 Tuesday in a Division 2 state quarterfinals match at St. Clair Community College. Notre Dame Prep (62-1-0) will take on No. 2 Grand Rapids Christian at […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion AD Chris Bell to return to lead football program
LAKE ORION — What is old is new again. Current Lake Orion High School Director of Athletics Chris Bell will return to the sidelines as the Lake Orion’s football coach, effective immediately. Bell coached the Dragons from 1998-2016 before stepping down in the spring of 2017 to become the school’s A.D. He will retain that […]
FOOTBALL: Adams unleashes ground assault to feast on Oxford, claims first district since 2013
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Thanksgiving is not for another three weeks. Unbeaten Rochester Adams still enjoyed quite a feast Friday evening. The Highlanders captured their first Division 1 district title since 2013 with a resounding 42-7 triumph over visiting Oxford, chewing up the Wildcats at the line of […]
BOYS SOCCER: Top-ranked Troy explodes late to advance to Elite Eight
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Simply put, Warren DeLaSalle was able to tie its regional semifinal game with Troy Tuesday in the 66th minute. Instead of grabbing some desperately-needed momentum, the Pilots awoke up a sleeping giant instead. Troy, despite missing its leading goal scorer out with an injury, […]
BOYS SOCCER: Oxford rallies past rival Lake Orion; Clarkston cruises past Davison
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Playing in the loaded OAA Red Division and against an overall schedule that featured 14 opponents that were ranked at least one week in one of the state’s four divisions this season, it’s safe to say that Oxford’s young roster received plenty of baptism […]
Notre Dame Prep earns three more wins at second annual October Quad
PONTIAC — Behind some more dominant play, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep came away with three more wins at its second annual October Quad Tournament Saturday. The Fighting Irish posted sweeps of Goodrich, Utica Eisenhower and Bronson. The day started with a 25-9, 25-14, 25-8 win over Goodrich. The Martians took an early 3-1 lead but […]
CROSS-COUNTRY: Lake Orion, Oxford track down Oakland County titles
Rochester’s Cook, Farmington’s Baracco impressive in individual wins BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP. — Every time Peter Baracco steps onto a cross-country course or track, he expects to compete. The Farmington senior was his usual self Saturday afternoon on the picturesque but difficult 3.1-mile course at Kensington Metropark. Baracco cruised […]
FOOTBALL: Troy rallies past Troy Athens to keep perfect season in tact
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — When things weren’t going Troy’s way, the Colts simply found another gear. Troy kept its league title hopes alive Friday night by rallying for a 21-20 victory over host Troy Athens in OAA Blue Division play. The Colts put together two touchdown drives in the […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy defeats rival Troy Athens for first time since 2010
Colts finally take home Soccer City Cup for first time in 11 years BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — The last time Troy got the better of rival Troy Athens, J.D. Armstrong was in early elementary school. That was 2010 to be exact and Armstrong was in first grade. After a […]
CROSS-COUNTRY: Stoney Creek cruises into driver’s seat in OAA-White race
Rochester’s Lucy Cook, Farmington’s Peter Baracco impressive in individual wins BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Lucy Cook has some large shoes to fill. Make that very big shoes. With a history of legions of talented female cross-country runners over the past five-plus decades coming through Rochester, there are […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester Adams tuns defending D-1 state champion West Bloomfield; Rochester cruised past LCN
FOOTBALL: Rochester Adams tuns defending D-1 state champion West Bloomfield; Rochester cruised past LCN WEST BLOOMFIELD — Rochester Adams opened up the 2021 season Friday with a statement win, topping defending Division1 state champion West Bloomfield, 35-17, in an OAA crossover contest. Adams, which returned eight starters on both sides of the football, had lost […]
FOOTBALL: Brandon opens up season with rout of Bay City Central
ORTONVILLE — Behind 579 total yards of offense, Ortonville Brandon displayed some firepower Friday in opening up the 2021 season with a 65-30 non-league victory over Bay City Central. The Blackhawks collected 308 yards on the ground and 271 in the air, all while racking up 42 points in the first half alone. Gino Tribuzio, […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion unleashes speed in lopsided victory over Utica Eisenhower
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter@LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Perhaps Lake Orion will display an element on the football field this season that it hasn’t seen since the glory days of the 2000s. Dynamite speed. The Dragons unleashed some lethal team speed, led by the debuts of sophomore Billy Roberson and senior Stephen Brown, […]
