Category: Auburn Hills Christian Acadamy
Eight local softball players earn All-State honors
Eight softball players with local ties were named to the 2011 Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association All-State teams, recently released across the state. There were five players from Division 1 and three from Division 4 that hail from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area that earned All-State accolades. On the Division 1 All-State First Team were […]
Brannon, Young pace 26 local all-state soccer players
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com As expected, Troy Athens senior Olivia Brannon was named the 2011 Miss Soccer by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association, leading 26 all-state players from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Brannon is on the 11-member all-state Dream Team, which also includes 10 other standout players from around the state, […]
2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS SOCCER: Highly-touted players showcased on postseason squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com It has been said time and time again that in the sport of prep soccer, sometimes it’s harder to make the All-Area First Team or even the All-County team in Oakland County that it is to reach the all-state lists in one of the four divisions. That didn’t change […]
2011 ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: All-around talents heat up the diamond
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The 2011 softball season was definitely a year of transition for teams across the state of Michigan. With the pitcher’s circle being pushed back three feet to be the same distance as college, offensive numbers were up significantly while pitching numbers dropped at many schools as those pitchers adapted […]
2011 ALL-AREA BASEBALL: Diamond squad is armed and lethally dangerous
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The senior class of baseball players in Michigan was known to be as deep of a group since the Class of 1998, where nine in-state prep players were drafted. The state this season again had nine prep players selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft and had an […]
STATE GOLF PREVIEW — ON COURSE: Top-ranked Lancers eyeing state supremacy
Oakland Christian, Troy, Oxford, Avondale all seeking grand success BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Over the years, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has had its fair of many near misses. The Lancers have fielded multiple state ranked teams in boys golf without a state title. In fact, this has been commonplace in a lot of […]
Controversy hits high school golf community
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Controversy has swirled over the sport of high school boys golf and its epicenter sits right in one of the communities in this area of the state. Oxford finished third at Thursday’s Division 1 regional at Flushing Valley Golf Course, but several other schools in the Wildcats’ district, regional […]
Oakland Christian wins first golf regional since 1993
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Everything has been nothing short of a perfect storm for Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s boys golf team this season. The championship strong continued. The Lancers, the top-ranked team in Division 4, moved yet another step close to its ultimate goal of a state title by claiming […]
SOFTBALL: Lakers receive little resistance in district, rollover Northwest, Oakland Christian
ROCHESTER HILLS — Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes is making a comeback on the softball diamond. The Lakers advanced to the Division 4 regional Saturday with a pair of mercy wins, taking down host Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 12-2, in the semifinals and Auburn hills Oakland Christian, 14-0, in a D-4 district finals. Locked […]
Division 4 Track State Finals Results
Boys Track MHSAA DIVISION 4 STATE FINALS (June 4 at Jenison H.S.) TEAM SCORES — Albion 48; Big Rapids Crossroads Academy 48; Muskegon Catholic Central 46; Reading 42; Centreville 40; Pewamo-Westphalia 28; White Pigeon 27; Homer 23.50; Litchfield 20; Hillsdale Academy 18; Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 17; Lutheran Westland 17; Hesperia 17; Carsonville-Port Sanilac 16; […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oakland Christian, Lutheran Westland track down MIAC titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Victor Allen uses each meet as a way to springboard towards the end of the season. The Southfield Christian senior won the 1,600 and 800 meters at Tuesday’s Michigan Independent Athletic Conference league meet at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, the perfect tune-up for the upcoming Oakland […]
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 […]
Oakland Christian finishes runner-up at track regional
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WEBBERVILLE — Felix Siekmann is only a one-hit wonder, as the exchange student at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian will return to his homeland of Germany next school year. He’s already left his mark on his host school. Siekmann scored in multiple events Saturday at the Division 4 track and […]
Lake Orion Baptist blanks Immauel in MACS baseball opener
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DAVISON — With only two seniors and an inexperienced pitching staff, wins have been hard to come by for Lake Orion Baptist’s baseball team this season. The Lions found someone to pick on in A Michigan Association of Christian Schools sectional opener. Lake Orion Baptist wasted little time in […]
