Category: Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
CROSS-COUNTRY: Royal Oak Shrine sweeps regional titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GOODELLS — Ben Kendell did not like finishing second at last year’s Division 4 regional. He remedied that situation this year. The Royal Oak Shrine Catholic junior avenged that loss, winning the individual regional title with a season-best 16:20 to lead the Knights to the team […]
BOYS SOCCER: Oakland Christian upends Harbor Beach to advance to regional finals
SAGINAW — Making long runs through the state tournament is nothing new for the Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s boys soccer team. The Lancers took another big step on Wednesday at Saginaw Nouvel Catholic. Scott Howard scored in the first half and Daniel smith added an insurance tally in the second half in leading the fifth-ranked […]
BOYS SOCCER: Oakland Christian rolls Everest Collegiate for district crown
CLARKSTON — For the seventh straight season, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has claimed a boys soccer district championship. The Lancers claimed the title with a 7-0 victory over host Clarkston Everest Collegiate. Daniel Smith scored three goals to lead Oakland Christian. Chris Polite followed with two goals, while David Lewis and John VanNoord also scored […]
BOYS SOCCER: Oakland Christian edges Lutheran Northwest
CLARKSTON — Beating a team three times in one season is never easy. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian accomplished that feat Wednesday against rival Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, edging the Crusaders 3-1 in a Division 4 boys soccer district semifinal. Daniel Smith scored all three goals for Oakland Christian. Chris Polite added two assists, while Scott […]
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, […]
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 […]
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS: Check out to see who will be playing at the next level
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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 […]
MIAC FOOTBALL: Northwest grinds up Mayville; Southfield Christian outlasts Oakland Christian
ROCHESTER HILLS — Behind three touchdowns from Josh Morrison and two from Nathan Drews, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest inched closer to a postseason berth Friday with a 49-20 non-league triumph over visiting Mayville. Morrison caught touchdown passes by Drew of 40 and 10 yards while he also returned another interception 40 yards for the score. […]
CROSS-COUNTRY: Milford, Seaholm high favorites at Oakland County meet
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 […]
STICK’S PICKS: From playoffs berths to sports bars
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 […]
STICK’S PICKS: Week 6, football fans … What is your favorite postgame sports bar?
Here’s a question that all high school sports fans in the area should think about: When your game is over, where do you go, especially after a Friday or Saturday contest? To clarify where we are coming from, where do you go means which sports bar in what town do the athletes, families, coaches, referees […]
FOOTBALL: Prep State Rankings — Sept. 26
Football (By the Associated Press) Division 1 (School Total Points) — 1. Clarkston (4) (5-0) 49; 2. Lake Orion (1) (5-0) 46; 3. Flint Carman-Ainsworth (5-0) 36; 4. Detroit Cass Tech (4-1) 34; 5. Livonia Churchill (5-0) 27; 6. Monroe (5-0) 26; 7. Warren-Mott (5-0) 22; 8. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley (4-1) 19; 9. Novi […]
CROSS COUNTRY: Greenhills, Lutheran Westland run to MIAC jamboree wins
Boys Cross Country MIAC JAMBOREE NO. 2 (Tuesday at Oakland Christian) TEAM SCORES — 1. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 60; 2.Westland Lutheran Westland, 74; 3. Plymouth Christian, 90; 4. Birmingham Roeper, 131; 5. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 131; 6. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, 132; 7. Southfield Christian, 134; 8. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 141; […]
PREP FOOTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS — Sept. 24
PREP FOOTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS OAA RED DIVISION CON ALL Clarkston 4-0 5-0 Lake Orion 4-0 5-0 Rochester 3-1 4-1 Troy 2-2 3-2 Roch. Stoney Creek 2-2 2-3 Pontiac 1-3 1-4 Troy Athens 1-3 1-4 West Bloomfield 0-4 1-4 […]
MIAC FOOTBALL: Lutheran Northwest bounces back to blank Parkway Christian; Liggett rolls Oakland Christian
ROCHESTER HILLS — Behind a sterling defensive effort, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest bounced back from a non-league loss to throttle Sterling Heights Parkway Christian in MIAC football play Friday. Northwest scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and never looked back in a 40-0 shutout of Parkway Christian, 40-0. Nathan Drews and John Macks combined […]
BOYS SOCCER: Roeper edges rival Oakland Christian
BIRMINGHAM — Behind two first-half goals, Birmingham Roeper was able to edge rival Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 2-0 in MIAC blue division boys soccer play Thursday at St. James Field. Spencer Solys scored the first goal on an assist from Max Whipple, while Solys set up Whipple for the eventual game-winner for the Roughriders (7-1-1, […]
STICK’S PICKS: Week 4 is time to separate the pretenders from contenders
Strange times in Oakland County this week. With one Oakland Activities Association school dropping football, that leaves a hole in the schedule for many area teams this season. Bloomfield Hills Andover, one year before its merger with Bloomfield Hills Lahser, dropped its program Tuesday due to low numbers. The 0-3 Barons started with 28 players, […]
