Category: High School (M-Z)
TRACK AND FIELD: Adams, Lake Orion emerge victorious at OAA Red-White Championships
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — It can’t be a surprise that Lake Orion captured another OAA league meet title Friday night? Can it? Perhaps it was a surprise to everyone except the Lake Orion boys tracked field coaching staff. For the ninth straight time — excluding last year’s cancelled […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stoney Creek gets defensive in district title win over Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR S.M.G Wire Services and Public Relations dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Kellen James has long since come to the realization that his Rochester Stoney Creek girls basketball team is an offensive juggernaut. Far from it. The Cougars average just under 42 points a game offensively, not great numbers. This […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams cruises past Romeo, earns district date against Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT Senior Editor S.M.G. Wire Services / www.northoaklandsports.com Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — It was simply business-like for Rochester Adams Thursday night against Romeo. The Highlanders dominated all phases of the game and cruised to a 56-44 victory over Romeo in a Division 1 district semifinal at Oxford High School – even though Adams had […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston rallies past Lake Orion to reach district finals
BY DAN STICKRADT Senior Editor S.M.G. Wire Services / www.northoaklandsports.com Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Although somewhat offensively challenged unlike some of its most recent powerhouse teams, Clarkston is still finding other ways to win these days. The Wolves are laying their collective hats on stingy defense and used that defensive prowess to its advantage Thursday night […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: OAA-White champion Stoney Creek turns attention to postseason play
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — What a difference a year makes. After struggling through an 7-14 record a year ago, Rochester Stoney Creek’s girls basketball program bounced back with vengeance in 2021. The OAA White Division champion Cougars are 13-1 entering Division 1 district play and enter their district […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Burrick, Rochester Hills Christian stand tall during improbable week capped with MACS state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Standing only 5-foot-7, Deven Burrick is often one of the smallest players on the basketball court. He’s quite used to it. On Saturday, he was the one standing on top of the world. The senior guard from Rochester Hills Christian scored a game-high 21 points […]
FOOTBALL DIVISION 1 BONUS COVERAGE: Edwards puts on display in leading West Bloomfield past defending state champion Davison
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Donovan Edwards boasts quite an intangible out on the football field. His track and field speed is a weapon that few teams can match and is something one simply cannot teach. That speed and athleticism is something opposing teams cannot simulate in practice as well. […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: St. Phillip outlasts gutsy Oakland Christian for 21st state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — Battle Creek St. Phillip is back up on top again. Barely. The unranked Tigers captured their MHSAA record 21st state title and first since 2014 with a thrilling and wild 3-2 victory over ninth-ranked Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in the Division 4 state finals […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Shorthanded Oakland Christian reaches Final Four for first time since 2016
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — Throw a two-month delay into the middle of the state tournament and that can easily throw a team off its momentum train. Add in a wrinkle of missing three starters from its regular rotation and that can be another landmine to sidestep. For Auburn Hills […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Clarkston rallies past Grand Blanc to reach Final Four for first time since 2011
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — Claire Nowicki had seen enough. Ditto for Sydney Hasenfratz and Elizabeth Adams and the rest of Clarkston’s deep well of hitters. After a disastrous first set where Clarkston blew a 19-13 advantage, the state-ranked Wolves regained the momentum and returned to their winning ways in […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep sweeps Regina, marches to fourth straight trip to semifinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MACOMB TWP. — After nearly a two-month wait, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep is again marching on to the Final Four. The state-ranked Fighting Irish advanced to their fourth straight Division state semifinals Tuesday after tripping up Warren Regina, 3-0, in a match played at Macomb L’Anse Creuse […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston Everest Collegiate rallies past Shrine for second district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Royal Oak Shrine Catholic accomplished some things Saturday that nobody has been able to do all season against Clarkston Everest Collegiate. One is to lead at halftime and two, keep the Mountaineers’ high-powered offense off the scoreboard during the first two quarters. All that did […]
FOOTBALL: Romeo’s defense stymies previously-unbeaten Stoney Creek for district crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Romeo proved Friday that sometimes the best offense is an incredible defense. The Bulldogs stunned previously-unbeaten Rochester Stoney Creek, 45-27, Friday by gaining great field position all night and scoring with quick strikes. Romeo forced five turnovers — which led to 35 points — […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep outlasts North Branch for fourth straight regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans NORTH BRANCH — Simply put, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep and North Branch have a classic rivalry going in the sport of girls volleyball. The latest chapter Thursday night was another epic battle between the Class B/Division 2 state powerhouse programs. Notre Dame Prep outlasted North Branch in […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Clarkston takes down Eisenhower for first regional title since 2011
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Clarkston has been building for this season for many years. The fruits are finally being harvested. The Wolves captured their first Division 1 regional crown since winning back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011 Thursday night to remain in the hunt for the ultimate prize. […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian clicks on all cylinders in winning regional crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Even with the type of season that Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has displayed on the volleyball court, first-year coach Brian Theut wasn’t sure if he’s had everybody on the same page at the same time this season. That changed Thursday night. The Division 4 […]
COLLEGE NATIONAL LETTER-OF-INTENT 2020-2021
COLLEGE NATIONAL LETTER-OF-INTENT 2020-2021 Athletes that have signed or committed to play collegiate athletics in any sport from high schools located in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com. Email senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com CLASS OF 2021 AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE AUBURN HILLS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AUBURN HILLS OAKLAND CHRISTIAN CLARKSTON CLARKSTON SPRINGFIELD CHRISTIAN […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian slips past Southfield Christian, advances to regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — It was far from a thing of beauty, but Auburn Hills Oakland Christian is moving on in the Division 4 state tournament. The Lancers advanced to the regional finals for the first time since 2017 and for the 14th time in 23 years with […]
