Category: High School (M-Z)
SKIING: Clarkston, Birmingham Marian race to regional titles
NOTE: A photo gallery of this event can be found at www.digitaloutdoors.com BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GROVELAND TWP. — For the first time in a championship-style meet this season, Clarkston competed with all six of its top ski racers. That proved to be quite a combination for the Wolves. The […]
Boys Skiing SEMSL CHAMPIONSHIPS (At Mt. Holly) TEAM SCORES — 1. Holly-Oxford Unified, 69.5; 2. Birmingham Brother Rice, 84; 3. Grand Blanc, 101; 4. Flint Powers Catholic, 123.5; 5. Walled Lake Northern, 129; 6. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 131; 7. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 193 GIANT SLALOM — Nick Lipinski (Detroit U-D Jesuit) 41.27; 2. […]
GIRLS GYMNASTICS: AOTW — Going for Gold: Troy’s Shabet has aspirations in the clouds
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Every time Christina Shabet walks out onto the competition floor, she knows that Troy High won’t be winning many meets. There are no unrealistic dreams of a league, regional or state championship. There will be no large banners on the gymnasium wall and the […]
WRESTLING: Division 2 Bay City Western Individual Regional Results
DIVISION 2 REGIONAL (Feb. 18 at Bay City Western) TOP FOUR PLACERS-STATE QUALIFIERS 130: 1. Jacob Schmidt (St. Johns) p. Alec Ward (Greenville) 0:50; 3. Christian Schoenherr (Bay City Western) d. Dominic Ciaramella (Marysville) 13-7. 135: 1. Logan Massa (St. Johns) d. Anthony Gonzales (Holly) 7-2; 3. Mason Cleaver (Holly) d. Kaleb Rahoi (Escanaba) 7-1. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston exacts major payback on Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net CLARKSTON — Troy coach Gary Fralick’s postgame message to his team was short and simple: My fault, sorry for not preparing you better. Move on. After all, only two weeks remain until the district tournament, and the Colts don’t want memories of a 41-point loss hanging around. Clarkston […]
WRESTLING: Rochester gains No. 5 seed in first trip to state quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — For the first time, Rochester finds itself amongst the Division 1 state quarterfinalists in wrestling and headed to Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena. The Falcons, ranked seventh in the final regular season polls, gained the No. 5 seed and will wrestle No.4 Temperance Bedford […]
MONDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL: Adams rolls over Saginaw Heritage
SAGINAW — A long bus ride home from Saginaw was worth it for Rochester Adams’ boys basketball team. The Highlanders captured their 17th straight win on the road Monday, topping the Hawks 65-31 in a non-conference game. Akhemji Williams scored 18 points to lead the Highlanders. Zack Littleson added 16 points and Tyler Eiseman chipped […]
RECRUITING: Pontiac’s Cole commits to Central Michigan for baseball
PONTIAC — For the first time in many years, the city of Pontiac has a Division I baseball prospect. Pontiac High’s Dazon Cole, still a junior, committed to Central Michigan recently, giving the Phoenix a legitimate high-level college prospect. Cole, an infielder and right-handed pitcher, still has two seasons of high school baseball left. Last […]
WRESTLING: Saginaw Heritage Individual Regional Results
DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Saturday at Saginaw Heritage) TOP FOUR FINISHERS-STATE QUALIFIERS 103 POUNDS: 1. Noah Gonser (Grand Blanc) d. Michael Volyanyuk (Farmington Harrison) 5-2; 3. Kaleb Marion (Walled Lake Central) d. Jackson Renicker (Brighton) 8-5. 112: 1. Lincoln Olson (Davison) maj. dec. Daniel Shear (Walled Lake Central) 17-2; 3. Jaccob Madrigal (Davison) d. Sage Castillo […]
SKIING: Division 1 Mt. Holly Regional Results
Boys Skiing DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (At Mt. Holly) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 63; 2. Lake Orion, 86.5; 3. Grand Blanc, 142.5; 4. Birmingham Brother Rice, 174; 5. Rochester Adams, 211.5; 6. Holly-Oxford Unified, 218; 7. Detroit U-D Jesuit, 225; 8. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 244.5; 9. Fenton-Linden Unified, 303; 10. West […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Rochester wins fifth straight district title
Stoney Creek, Adams, Eisenhower also advance to regional round BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Saturday’s performance was far from expectations for Rochester’s competitive cheer team. But for the Falcons, on a day where all teams struggled in the third round, it was more than enough. Rochester captured its […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Districts Scoreboard
Competitive Cheer DIVISION 1 DISTRICT (Feb. 16 at Davison H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 748.8000; 2. Oxford, 727.8600; 3. Bay City Central.724.7000; 4. Davison, 721.6200; 5.Clarkston, 706.9000; 6. Romeo, 705.8000; 7. Grand Blanc, 702.0800; 8. Midland Dow, 695.0000; 9. Midland, 649.3000; 10. Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 639.5400; 11. Saginaw Heritage, 631.7400; 12. Port Huron, 603.4600; […]
SATURDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL: Lapeer West’s early surge drops Brandon
ORTONVILLE — Lapeer West opened with a 28-10 run and never looked back in stomping Ortonville Brandon 73-61 Friday in a Flint Metro League boys basketball game. Brandon went on a 16-10 run the second frame to close to within 38-26 at the half. Both teams traded off 34 points in the second half. ZeShawn […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: North Farmington pulls away from Troy in second half
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net FARMINGTON HILLS — Gary Fralick didn’t have any answers. The veteran Troy boys basketball coach saw his team go into the locker room down only one at North Farmington Friday night, but ended up with a 68-42 OAA Red Division loss that pushed them to 6-10 overall […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Lake Orion, Oxford finish 1-2 at district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DAVISON — A change of scenery Saturday suited Lake Orion just fine. Competing in a Flint-area Division 1 district for the first time, the state-ranked Dragons won their first competitive cheer district title since 2009, the first season the MHSAA added the district level of competition. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester’s Young earns McDonald’s All-America honor
ROCHESTER HILLS — As one of highest-ranked prep basketball players to hail from Michigan in the past quarter century, James Young has garnered plenty of attention. The 6-foot-7 senior guard from Rochester High earned yet another high honor on Friday. Young was selected to participate in the annual McDonald’s All-American Game, which will be played […]
BASKETBALL: Clarkston takes over driver’s seat in OAA-Red with win over Southfield
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — As a leader of a young team, Jordan Dasuqi knows that veteran leadership is at a premium. He admits that several of his teammates get quite nervous before basketball games at Clarkston this season. There is a lot of to live up to playing […]
BOYS HOCKEY: Oxford looking for better results in OAA playoffs
BY MATT MACKINDER CORRESPONDENT mackindermedia@yahoo.com OXFORD — At the midpoint of the season, Oxford’s boys hockey team was having an up-and-down season in terms of wins and losses, but optimism, and better play, has been peaking in recent weeks as the Wildcats enter the OAA playoffs tonight. With a mix of young players and veterans, Oxford […]
