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Category: High School (M-Z)

BOYS SOCCER: Troy Athens opens up OAA-Red title defense with shutout of Stoney Creek

BOYS SOCCER: Troy Athens opens up OAA-Red title defense with shutout of Stoney Creek

| September 15, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Winning the OAA Red Division championship in any sport is not an easy task. Winning it in two or more consecutive years is even more difficult. That’s what Troy Athens is trying to accomplish this season. The Red Hawks, who have captured the last two […]

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Flint City Bucks get defensive on Carpathia in 2-1 win

Flint City Bucks get defensive on Carpathia in 2-1 win

| August 30, 2020 | Comments (0)

DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FLINT — A team is only as good as its defense. For the Flint City Bucks, that defense has been pretty sterling after two weeks of exhibition play. The defending US Soccer-League 2 North American champions have only yielded only 14 shots on frame after two matches and […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston dials long distance to ousts rival Lake Orion

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston dials long distance to ousts rival Lake Orion

| March 6, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Without much height and inside post play, Clarkston has often relied on sharp passing and perimeter shooting to thwart opposing teams. Then there was Wednesday night. Clarkston drilled a season-high 13 three-pointers as a team and finished 13-for-32 from outside the arc in a convincing […]

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WRESTLING: Nationally-ranked Davison ends Clarkston’s season in state quarterfinals

WRESTLING: Nationally-ranked Davison ends Clarkston’s season in state quarterfinals

| February 28, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans KALAMAZOO — Call it the luck of the draw, or shall we say seed in this case. For the second straight campaign, seventh-seeded Clarkston saw its team season come to an end against a highly-touted opponent in a 54-3 setback against No. 2 Davison in the Division […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Holmes a rising star for Rochester Hills Christian

BOYS BASKETBALL: Holmes a rising star for Rochester Hills Christian

| February 28, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When Kaloh Holmes was a wide-eye eighth grader in a varsity world, he was far from a deer caught in headlights. Eligible under the sub-100 student rule set forth by the National Federation of State High School Associations and Michigan Association of Christian Schools, […]

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WRESTLING: Adams storms past Stoney Creek with comeback for the ages

WRESTLING: Adams storms past Stoney Creek with comeback for the ages

| February 18, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Perhaps this was one for the ages. In wrestling terms, faced with what seemed like an insurmountable disadvantage in a 36-0 deficit following seven weight classes, the Highlanders dug deep and accomplished the unthinkable. Adams captured wins in the final seven matches — six […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Mims’ free throws lift Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek in Crosstown Showdown

BOYS BASKETBALL: Mims’ free throws lift Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek in Crosstown Showdown

| January 25, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Justice Mims must have ice in his veins. The sophomore guard from Rochester Adams hit two free throws with two seconds left and helped lock down Rochester Stoney Creek in the waning seconds during the Highlanders’ 38-37 OAA White Division win Friday in the Crosstown […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Second-half surge, stingy defense propels Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Second-half surge, stingy defense propels Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek

| January 25, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When in doubt, Rochester Adams simply turns up the heat. The Highlanders more than turned up the defensive thermometer in the second half and outscored Rochester Stoney Creek 30-9 over the final 16 minutes of play Friday to record a convincing 43-27 OAA Crossover victory […]

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DIVISION 7 FOOTBALL: Pewamo-Westphalia shuts down Lumen Christi to end Titans’ 35-game win streak

DIVISION 7 FOOTBALL: Pewamo-Westphalia shuts down Lumen Christi to end Titans’ 35-game win streak

| November 30, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Pewamo-Westphalia did something Saturday that no other football team could figure out this season. That is to slow down Jackson Lumen Christi. The unbeaten Pirates did so in a major way. Pewamo-Westphalia captured its third state title in four years and moved to 3-2 in state title […]

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DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL: Davison takes down Brighton for first state championship

DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL: Davison takes down Brighton for first state championship

| November 30, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Last Saturday night, Brendan Sullivan sent a text to his football coach to discuss the upcoming state finals. It was a simple proposal by the Davison junior quarterback. “I told him that I wanted the ball,” said Sullivan, who had more than 3,000 passing yards this […]

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DIVISION 6 FOOTBALL: Monroe St. Mary’s CC shuts down Maple City Glen Lake

DIVISION 6 FOOTBALL: Monroe St. Mary’s CC shuts down Maple City Glen Lake

| November 30, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Although a football field is 100 yards long, sometimes the game of football can be measured in inches. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central proved that Friday at Ford Field. The Falcons went for first down on a fourth-and-two situation, gained the first down by mere […]

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DIVISION 2 FOOTBALL: Mona Shores ends string of upset with first state tittle, topping favored Detroit King

DIVISION 2 FOOTBALL: Mona Shores ends string of upset with first state tittle, topping favored Detroit King

| November 30, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — With so much attention going to Division 3 top-ranked Muskegon this season, perhaps Muskegon Mona Shores’ accomplishments have sat under the radar. After all, Muskegon, which sits inside the USA Today Super 25 national poll, downed Mona Shores 53-0 on Oct. 18, and is making their […]

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DIVISION 8 FOOTBALL: Top-ranked Reading firmly on map as repeat champions

DIVISION 8 FOOTBALL: Top-ranked Reading firmly on map as repeat champions

| November 30, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Ask most people outside of south central Michigan where exactly Reading is located, and one might receive some blank stares. Regardless of its remote location in the farm fields less than 20 miles from the Ohio and Indiana borders, those who follow prep sports in […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lutheran Northwest falls in state quarterfinals to Valley Lutheran

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lutheran Northwest falls in state quarterfinals to Valley Lutheran

| November 20, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BURTON — Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest’s journey has ended in the state quarterfinals. And it was Lutheran school rival earning its first Final Four bid in the process. Saginaw Valley Lutheran advanced to the Division 3 Final Four for the first time by sweeping unranked Lutheran Northwest […]

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FOOTBALL: Flint Powers stymies Notre Dame Prep for regional crown

FOOTBALL: Flint Powers stymies Notre Dame Prep for regional crown

| November 16, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — There are no style points in the state tournament. No bonus points. It’s a simple formula — win or go home. Just find a way to win and advance. Flint Powers Catholic’s victory Friday wasn’t one for the ages, but the Chargers still found a […]

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CROSS COUNTRY: Everest Collegiate wins first regional, climbs into top 10 for first time

CROSS COUNTRY: Everest Collegiate wins first regional, climbs into top 10 for first time

| November 2, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — A year ago the seed was planted. Now, Clarkston Everest Collegiate has taken a few more steps up the mountain. The Mountaineers girls cross-country team recently captured their first Division 4 regional championship on Oct. 25 and also just cracked the Top 10 in the […]

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FOOTBALL: Lake Orion holds off Stoney Creek for first postseason win in seven years

FOOTBALL: Lake Orion holds off Stoney Creek for first postseason win in seven years

| November 1, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Sometimes in a postseason atmosphere, a team may have to go about a different path to win a close game. Lake Orion showed that Friday. The Dragons led 21-7 early in the second quarter and had to hold on to escape with a 21-14 […]

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FOOTBALL: Lake Orion gains back swagger on grid-iron; Oakland Christian, NDP, Everest ready for the big show

FOOTBALL: Lake Orion gains back swagger on grid-iron; Oakland Christian, NDP, Everest ready for the big show

| November 1, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — It looks like Lake Orion has finally got its swagger back in 2019. For a program that is making its 21st postseason appearance in a 31-year span, the Dragons have not been a formidable opponent since 2012 — the last time Lake Orion even […]

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