Category: High School (M-Z)
FOOTBALL: Clash of the Titans: Top-ranked Clarkston rallies past No. 2 Lake Orion to clinch OAA-Red title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — DJ Zezula surrendered his starting spot to Caine Watlington Friday night. The Clarkston sophomore quarterback more than made up for lost time in the fourth quarter against Lake Orion. Zezula helped the Wolves put together a 22-play drive that spanned 9:48 and that […]
FOOTBALL: Adams, Avondale, Oakland Christian, Notre Dame Prep all post victories
ROCHESTER HILLS — For the first time this season, Rochester Adams has strung together a win streak. The Highlanders won for the second straight, downing North Farmington 35-0 Friday in an OAA White Division football game. Ben Hart scored on runs of 20 and 30 yards to lead Adams. Clarence Broadnax added a 53-yard sprint, […]
FOOTBALL: Troy battles injury bug to topple Troy Athens
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Troy senior running back Justin Losey got hit in the backfield, eight yards short of the first down he needed. But if you know anything about the Troy football team this year, the Colts are resilient. Troy overcame injuries to its two top running backs […]
GIRLS GOLF: Regional Scoreboard
Girls Golf DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Oct. 11 at Twin Lakes, par 72) TEAM SCORES — 1. Davison, 351; 2. Rochester, 359; 3. Rochester Adams, 367; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 369; 5. Port Huron Northern, 369; 6. Clarkston, 388; 7. Grand Blanc, 391; 8. Lake Orion, 399; 9. Midland, 406; 10. Oxford, 412; 11. Utica […]
BOYS TENNIS: Regional Scoreboard
Boys Tennis DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Oct. 11 at Grosse Pointe South) TEAM SCORES — 1. Troy, 30; 2. (tie) Troy Athens, 21; Grosse Pointe South, 21; 4. Warren Cousino, 15; 5. Warren DeLaSalle, 9; 6. (tie) Fraser, 4; Utica Ford, 4; Sterling Heights Stevenson, 4; 9. […]
STICK’S PICKS: Rivalries collide in Week 8
This is Week 8 of the high school football season and it’s a week of rivalry games and league championship contests. Many local teams are also a win or two away from postseason berths. So much is on the line. The biggest game on tap is the Clarkston-Lake Orion contest, which pits two of the […]
BOYS TENNIS: Brother Rice, Adams advance to state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — For any boys tennis team coming out of Oakland County, advancing to the state finals is not a right or passage but an earned merit. Birmingham Brother Rice captured its fifth straight Division 1 regional title Thursday at Rochester High, topping the nine-school […]
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS: Check out to see who will be playing at the next level
Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.comcoverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will compile feature stories on as […]
BASKETBALL: Mr. Basketball favorite James Young sends oral to Kentucky
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — James Young is about to be a part of an historic recruiting class at the University of Kentucky. The 6-foot-7 senior swingman, who recently transferred to Rochester High from Troy High for his senior year after his family moved in July, announced Thursday that […]
MHSAA News: Prep football playoffs points through Week 7
Week 8 Football Playoff Listing: Schools With 4+ Wins EAST LANSING, Mich. – Oct. 9 – Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the seventh week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order. An asterisk (*) […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS SOCCER: Stoney Creek blanks Troy; Berkley edges Adams
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek scored a pair of second half goals to upend Troy 2-0 in an OAA Red Division boys soccer match Tuesday. The win helped the Cougars clinch third place in the OAA-Red with 12 points. Adam Anderson scored off an assist from Scott Alampi, while Alampi notched an insurance tally […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 9
PREP STATE RANKINGS 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. East Kentwood; 2. Rockford; 3. Brighton; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek; 5. Plymouth Salem; 6. Plymouth Canton; 7. Okemos; […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Troy battles service errors to top Oxford
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The first four points were quick. Olivia Parks’ kill, Nicole Hahn’s kill, Hahn again, then Marcela Sanabria. Right from the outset, it was clear there wasn’t going to be any hangover from last week’s loss to Lake Orion for the Troy volleyball team. “We were so […]
BOYS SOCCER: Rochester gains revenge on Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s hard to even fathom that a Rochester-Rochester Adams boys soccer match not having much meaning on the big scale. With the OAA Red Division title already decided last week — Troy Athens clinched the title — there was no league glory on […]
GIRLS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results
Girls Golf OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION I GIRLS GOLF TOURNAMENT (Sept. 19 at Pontiac Country Club) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 326; 2. South Lyon, 343; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 344; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 345; 5. Troy, 348; 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 351; 7. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 353; 8. North Farmington-Harrison […]
SWIMMING AND DIVING: 2012 Oakland County Championships Results
40th ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 6 at Waterford Kettering) MORE SWIMMING: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Swimming&x=11&y=14 TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 426.5; 2. Novi, 224; 3. Birmingham Marian, 211; 4. Clarkston, 188; 5. Lake Orion, 171; 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 159; 7. South Lyon Unified, 145; Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 145; 9. […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston breaks loose in second half, blanks Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The Troy football team was driving. Inside Clarkston territory, the Colts had a chance to knock off the No. 1 team in the state. But then there was Ian Eriksen. “He’s got the capability to go the distance any time he touches the ball,” Clarkston coach Kurt […]
CROSS COUNTRY: Milford, Seaholm defend Oakland County titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP. — Brian Kettle understands the tradition of Milford’s cross country program. He is now a big part of it. A junior, Kettle won the individual title Saturday in helping the top-ranked Mavericks win the prestigious 52nd Annual Oakland County Championships at Kensington Metropark. “There’s […]
