Category: Clarkston Everest Catholic
DIVISION 4 CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Breckenridge’s Olling runs to third state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BROOKLYN, Mich. — As a two-time state champ, even Kirsten Olling was a bit worried about Saturday. The Breckenridge junior had been fighting an illness in recent weeks and wasn’t sure she could keep up her normal pace. No worries. Olling blazed a trail to her […]
STICK’S PICKS: District titles within reach for six local teams
Strange, but true. A year ago all of the prep football teams were done following the district championship rounds, aka, the Sweet 16. In rare fashion, the 10 local playoff schools lost in either the first or second round of the postseason. Chances are, that won’t happen again. The six remaining teams with ties to […]
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 […]
STICK’S PICKS: Playoffs is the final test for area’s Lucky 7
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 […]
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS NOTEBOOK: Clarkston, Lake Orion on opposite ends; Avondale looking forward to rough run
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 […]
2012 MHSAA PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS PAIRINGS
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 […]
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: WOLL reaches playoffs with OT win over Bishop Foley
WATERFORD — With one swift kick and Spencer Howell has led Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes back to the postseason after a one-year hiatus. Howell’s 27-yard field goal in overtime lifted the host Lakers to a thrilling 39-36 overtime victory over Madison Heights Bishop Foley. The Lakers (6-2, 54-2) led 28-17 at the half […]
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
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 […]
MHSAA News: Prep football playoffs points through Week 7
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 (*) […]
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 […]
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 […]
FOOTBALL: Lakes rebounds to rout Cranbrook
WATERFORD — One week after suffering its first loss of the football season, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes was quick to return to its winning ways. Jake Doetsch scored a pair of touchdowns and finished with 72 yards on 11 carries in leading the Lakers to a 49-6 CHSL Intersectional win over Bloomfield Hills […]
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: OAA White Division Jamboree No. 2, CHSL Intersectional Jamboree Results
Boys Cross-Country OAA WHITE DIVISION JAMBOREE NO. 2 (Monday at Firefighters Park, Troy) TEAM SCORES — 1. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 39; 2. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 74; 3. Farmington, 83; 4. West Bloomfield, 83; 5. Troy Athens, 98; 6. North Farmington, 135. TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1. Joey Kemeny (Bloomfield Hills Andover) 16:45; 2. Bjorn Kempf […]
