Category: Auburn Hills Avondale
Avondale links up for first regional golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — One week after winning its first-ever district, Auburn Hills Avondale made another huge chip shot. The unranked Yellowjackets captured their first-ever Division 2 boys golf regional title, and with that, are making their first-ever trip to the state finals. Avondale put together a play-five, count-four team score […]
TRACK: Division 2 State Finals Results
Boys Track MHSAA L.P. DIVISION 2 STATE FINALS (June 4 at Houseman Field, Grand Rapids) TEAM SCORES — 1. East Lansing, 56; 2. Chelsea, 48; 3. (tie) Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 40; Auburn Hills Avondale, 40; 5. Byron Center, 36; 6. Cedar Springs, 33; 7. Mason, 27; 8. Grand Rapids Christian, 26; 9. Adrian, 24; […]
SOFTBALL: Kettering stuns Clarkston to advance to regional
CLARKSTON — For the second straight season, not even a lofty state-ranking could carry Clarkston’s softball team to a district championship. This year Waterford Kettering sprung the upset in a Division 1 district final, topping the host Wolves, 6-2. Last season Hartland upset Clarkston in the district finals. Locke din a 1-1 deadlock, Kettering exploded […]
Avondale runs third at D-2 finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com GRAND RAPIDS — Auburn Hills Avondale suffered a blow earlier in the season, losing Zac Mikjla and Kyle Redwine to injury, which pretty much hurt the Yellowjackets’ chance to go after a state title. Avondale still posted the school’s best finish at the Lower Peninsula Division2 boys track and […]
BOYS GOLF: Division 2 Fieldstone District Results
DIVISION 2 DISTRICT (June 2 at Fieldstone G.C.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Auburn hills Avondale, 324; 2. South Lyon, 327; 3. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 331; 4. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 331; 5. Orchard Lake St.Mary’s, 332; 6. South Lyon East, 350; 7. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 357; 8. Detroit Renaissance, 362; 9. Redford Union, 458; 10. […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester, Athens, Troy all reach district finals; Lamphere stuns Avondale
STERLING HEIGHTS — Troy Athens escaped Utica Ford’s upset bid, picking up a 2-1 victory over the district host Falcons, 2-1, in a Division 1 district semifinal at Sterling Heights Stevenson. Athens led 1-0 at the half and 2-0 in the second half before Ford was able to net a late tally to close the […]
No. 1 stunner: Avondale upset top-ranked Marian in shootout
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — Andrea Strauss had been there before. The senior goalkeeper from Auburn Hills Avondale had to stand between the pipes during a shootout with Birmingham Marian last season, which eventually ended in a 1-0 loss to the top-ranked Mustangs, who went on to win the state championship. Fast […]
AOTW: Net-minded: Avondale three-sport standout Strauss sterling between the pipes
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Standing at only 5-foot-4, Andrea Strauss does not look like your prototypical standout goalkeeper. Put her between the pipes, however, and the Auburn Hills Avondale senior quickly turns heads. Strauss, a fourth-year varsity veteran and third-year starting goalkeeper in soccer, has been nothing short of spectacular […]
MHSAA Girls Soccer District Draws
Below are the 2011 MHSAA girls soccer district draws involving area high schools. Call host school for further details. DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 11 HOSTED BY TROY Tuesday, May 31 Game 1 — Walled Lake Northern at Troy, 7 p.m.; Game 2 — Birmingham Seaholm at Walled Lake Central, 7 p.m.; Game 1 — White […]
MHSAA District Baseball Draws
Below are some of the area’s MHSAA baseball districts, set to be played May 31- June 4 across the state. Call hoist school for further details. DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 4 HOSTED BY FLINT KEARSLEY Tuesday, May 31 Game 1 — Ortonville Brandon vs. Davison, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4 Game 2 — Brandon/Davison winner […]
MHSAA Softball District Draws
Below are some of the area’s MHSAA girls softball districts, set to be played May 31- June 4 across the state. Call hoist school for further details. DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 4 HOSTED BY FLINT KEARSLEY Tuesday, May 31 Game 1 — Ortonville Brandon vs. Davison, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4 Game 2 — Lapeer […]
Oakland County Track & Field Championships Results
Boys Track 52ND ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 27 at Milford H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 75; 2. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 56; 3. Oxford, 44; 4. Walled Lake Central, 42; 5. Ferndale, 35; 6. West Bloomfield, 32; 7. Auburn Hills Avondale, 28; 8. Waterford Mott, 27; 9. (tie) Walled Lake […]
In their tracks: Catholic Central, Novi rule supreme in county circles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MILFORD — Auburn Hills Avondale entered the 2011 track and field season with extremely high hopes to contend for a variety of championships. Injuries to two of the Yellowjackets’ key athletes took away some of those chances. Still, Avondale turned in at least one sterling performance at Friday’s 52nd […]
Which records will fall at Oakland County track championships?
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MILFORD — While the Oakland County Track and Championship always serves as a special meet, last season the meet gained some national attention. With Rochester’s Megan Goethals scratching out of the 3,200 relay and 1,600, the nationally-ranked distance standout went after the state and national records in the 3,200-meter […]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Troy upends Oxford; Avondale upsets Athens
OXFORD — Peter Gebara had the hot bat and Troy downed Oxford 11-8 in an OAA Red Division baseball game Tuesday in Oxford. Gebara went 2-for-4 with a triple and drove home three runs for the Colts (13-8-1, 8-5). Tyler Horne was 3-for-4 with three RBI, Dan Essian had two RBI and Sean O’ Brien […]
Oxford shoots 294 in clinching OAA-White golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAKLAND TOWNSHIP— It has been a decade, but Oxford’s boys golf program has definitely returned to the winners circle this season. The Wildcats captured their first league title since the fall 2001 season, wrapping up the overall OAA White Division championship Tuesday. Oxford posted a school-record 294 team score […]
OAA Red Division baseball race a little cloudy entering final week
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com With exceptional team depth this season, the OAA Red Division race in the preseason was said to be wide open and many league coaches felt that the league race could go down to the final week. That has turned out to be the case this season. With every team […]
Schaenzer, Dragons drop Avondale to remain in title chase
LAKE ORION — Still in the hunt. Lake Orion kept pace atop of the OAA Red Division baseball standings with an 8-1 victory over Auburn Hills Avondale Tuesday. The Dragons (22-5, 9-3) scored three in the second, four in the third and pone more in the sixth to pull away. Avondale plated just one run […]
