play-smart-from-the-start-945x115adpng

Category: Auburn Hills Avondale

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS: Oakland Christian avenges Bishop Foley; Troy Athens, Notre Dame Prep soar into finals

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS: Oakland Christian avenges Bishop Foley; Troy Athens, Notre Dame Prep soar into finals

| November 1, 2012 | Comments (0)

MADISON HEIGHTS — Revenging a loss is always sweet, especially when it comes in the postseason. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian avenged such a defeat Wednesday at Madison Heights Bishop Foley, site of a pair of Class C district semifinals. The Lancers captured a 3-1 over the host Ventures, who defeated Oakland Christian in a five-game […]

Read More

CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL SCOREBOARD

CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL SCOREBOARD

| October 27, 2012 | Comments (1)

Boys Cross Country   DIVISION 2 REGIONAL (Friday at St. Clair Park) TEAM SCORES — 1. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 37; 2. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 84; 3. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 90; 4. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 124; 5. Auburn Hills Avondale, 145; 6. Ferndale, 164; 7. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 175; 8. Birmingham Detroit Country […]

Read More

STICK’S PICKS: Playoffs is the final test for area’s Lucky 7

STICK’S PICKS: Playoffs is the final test for area’s Lucky 7

| October 26, 2012 | Comments (1)

Then there were seven. A total of seven local schools with ties to the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area have advanced to the 2012 prep football playoffs. Last year was a strange season in that no area team got past the second round and only three of the local 10 qualifiers even won a first-round contest. How […]

Read More

PREP FOOTBALL RANKINGS — Oct. 23

PREP FOOTBALL RANKINGS — Oct. 23

| October 25, 2012 | Comments (1)

Football (By the Associated Press) Division 1 (School Total Points) — 1. Clarkston (5) (9-0) 50; 2. Livonia Churchill (9-0) 45; 3. Lake Orion (8-1) 40; 4. Rockford (7-2) 34; 5. Macomb Dakota (8-1) 29; 6. Flint Carman-Ainsworth (8-1) 22; 7. Detroit Cass Tech (7-2) 17; 8. Warren Mott (8-1) 9; 9. Utica Eisenhower (7-2) […]

Read More

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS NOTEBOOK: Clarkston, Lake Orion on opposite ends; Avondale looking forward to rough run

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS NOTEBOOK: Clarkston, Lake Orion on opposite ends; Avondale looking forward to rough run

| October 22, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   For the past two decades, whenever Clarkston and Lake Orion were in the postseason at the same time, they were often lumped into the same district or region. Proximity-wise, this made sense, considering the two schools are only around 10 miles apart. This season, the two […]

Read More

2012 MHSAA PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS PAIRINGS

2012 MHSAA PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS PAIRINGS

| October 21, 2012 | Comments (1)

Below are the pairings for the 2012 MHSAA Football Playoffs, which begin with Pre-Districts in the 11-Player Playoffs and Pre-Regionals in the 8-Player Playoffs Oct. 26-27. Qualifying teams for the Playoffs were divided into eight Divisions of 32 schools each. Within each Division are four Regions of eight teams each; and within those regions are […]

Read More

FOOTBALL: Adams, Avondale, Oakland Christian, Notre Dame Prep all post victories

FOOTBALL: Adams, Avondale, Oakland Christian, Notre Dame Prep all post victories

| October 13, 2012 | Comments (0)

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, […]

Read More

STICK’S PICKS: Rivalries collide in Week 8

STICK’S PICKS: Rivalries collide in Week 8

| October 12, 2012 | Comments (0)

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 […]

Read More

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS: Check out to see who will be playing at the next level

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS: Check out to see who will be playing at the next level

| October 11, 2012 | Comments (0)

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 […]

Read More

MHSAA News: Prep football playoffs points through Week 7

MHSAA News: Prep football playoffs points through Week 7

| October 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

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 (*) […]

Read More

TUESDAY’S BOYS SOCCER: Stoney Creek blanks Troy; Berkley edges Adams

TUESDAY’S BOYS SOCCER: Stoney Creek blanks Troy; Berkley edges Adams

| October 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

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 […]

Read More

SWIMMING AND DIVING: 2012 Oakland County Championships Results

SWIMMING AND DIVING: 2012 Oakland County Championships Results

| October 7, 2012 | Comments (1)

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. […]

Read More

CROSS COUNTRY: Milford, Seaholm defend Oakland County titles

CROSS COUNTRY: Milford, Seaholm defend Oakland County titles

| October 6, 2012 | Comments (2)

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 […]

Read More

FOOTBALL: Adams upsets Southfield; Stoney Creek, Notre Dame Prep, Avondale all win

FOOTBALL: Adams upsets Southfield; Stoney Creek, Notre Dame Prep, Avondale all win

| October 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Trailing 13-6 at the half, Rochester Adams erupted for 28 second-half points to stun Southfield, 34-20, in OAA White Division football play Friday. Ray Buford hauled in a 30-yard pass from Tre Walton and Jacob Studdard was on the receiving end of another Walton TD strike, this time from 20 yards out, […]

Read More

GIRLS SWIMMING: Oh, Mercy! Marlins glide to another county crown

GIRLS SWIMMING: Oh, Mercy! Marlins glide to another county crown

| October 6, 2012 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   WATERFORD TWP. — Shannon Dunworth might not have had the best memory in the world and his math skills were not on site Saturday at Waterford Kettering. Please forgive the veteran Dunworth, as Saturday was his birthday. His Farmington Hills Mercy squad gave him another present […]

Read More

CROSS-COUNTRY: Milford, Seaholm high favorites at Oakland County meet

CROSS-COUNTRY: Milford, Seaholm high favorites at Oakland County meet

| October 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   MILFORD TWP. — There’s a great chance that repeat performers will be reaching the winner’s circle at Saturday’s 52nd annual Oakland County Cross Country Championships.   Both Milford and Birmingham Seaholm are expected to contend for top honors at Kensington Metropark again this season. Milford, ranked […]

Read More

STICK'S PICKS: From playoffs berths to sports bars

STICK’S PICKS: From playoffs berths to sports bars

| October 4, 2012 | Comments (0)

As we allow the public to vote on their favorite postgame sports bar, it’s time to delve into the final weeks of the prep football season. Playoff berths are on the line for multiple area teams. Only three local squads have already clinched berths — Clarkston, Lake Orion and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep — while […]

Read More

BOYS TENNIS: OAA Tournament Results

BOYS TENNIS: OAA Tournament Results

| October 3, 2012 | Comments (0)

OAA RED DIVISION TOURNAMENT (Oct. 2 at Bloomfield Hills Schools) TEAM SCORES — 1. Troy, 54; 2. Rochester Adams, 48; 3. Birmingham Groves, 43; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek ,40; 5. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 40; 6. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 37; 7. West Bloomfield, 37, 8. North Farmington, 25. DUAL STANDINGS — 1. Troy (7-0-0); 2. Rochester […]

Read More