Category: Clarkston
GIRLS TRACK: Bloomfield Hills surprises with first regional crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In all reality, Nick Stration never gave much thought to his Bloomfield Hills girls track and field team claiming some championship hardware Friday night. “I never gave it any thought, really. I just placed the girls in the events where I though they […]
BOYS TRACK: Lake Orion repeats as regional champion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Lake Orion sent quite a message to the rest of the track and field community: The Dragons are still one of the state’s best. State champions in 2012 and a third-place finisher in 2013, Lake Orion put on a display of talent, versatility […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Regional Scoreboard
DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (May 16 at Rochester H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 27; 2. Bloomfield Hills, 26; 3. West Bloomfield, 19; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 14; 5. Rochester Adams, 10; 6. Rochester, 7; 7. Lake Orion, 4; 8. Oxford, 2; 9. (tie) Waterford Kettering, 1; Waterford Mott, 1; Southfield-Lathrup, 1. CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHTS SINGLES […]
BOYS GOLF: Rochester Adams wins first D-I Oakland County crown since ‘93
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD TWP. — While Dan Picot’s memory wasn’t up to par Wednesday, his technology skills sure came in handy. When asked the question when was the last time Rochester Adams won a county crown in boys golf, he just whisked up his cell phone and […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — May 14
PREP STATE RANKINGS Below are the spring sports state rankings. Members of the coaches associations in each sport can email their rankings to www.northoaklandsports.com senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow us on Twitter @LocalSportsFans. Girls Tennis (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Grosse Pointe South; 2. Clarkston; 3. Northville; 4. […]
BOYS GOLF: OAA Red Division Jamboree No. 5 Results
Boys Golf OAA RED DIVISION JAMBOREE NO. 5 (May 14 at Pontiac Country Club, par 72) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Adams, 303; 2. Clarkston, 308; 3. Lake Orion, 316; 4. Rochester, 318; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek, 321; 6. Troy, 325. TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1. Brandon Barrows (Rochester Adams) 70; 2. (tie) Alex […]
BOYS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results
Boys Golf OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION I TOURNAMENT (May 14 at Pontiac Country Club, par 72) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Adams, 303; 2. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 305; 3. Farmington, 306; 4. Clarkston, 308; 5. (tie) Birmingham Brother Rice, 312; Novi, 312; Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 312; 8. (tie) South Lyon, 313; Oxford, 313; […]
BOYS TRACK: Lake Orion wins third straight OAA-Red title
Dragons edge Clarkston for eighth crown in 14 seasons BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Stan Ford was set to turn the big 60 on Friday. His veteran boys track and field team at Lake Orion delivered him a present Thursday night instead of a Gatorade shower. The […]
GIRLS TRACK: Rochester wins second league in four seasons
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Even in its state championship season of 2010, one thing eluded Rochester’s girls track and field team. That was a league championship. The Falcons have captured two league titles since the ’10 team, winning the OAA Red Division crown outright Thursday at […]
GIRLS TENNIS: League Championships Scoreboard
Girls Tennis OAA RED DIVISION TOURNAMENT (May 10 at North Farmington) TEAM SCORES — 1. Bloomfield Hills, 62; 2. Clarkston, 60; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 56; 4. West Bloomfield, 44; 5. Troy, 40; 6. North Farmington, 24; 7. Rochester Adams, 20; 8. Birmingham Groves, 18. DUAL STANDINGS (Not completed) — 1. Clarkston (7-0-0); 2. Bloomfield […]
ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SWIMMING: These tankers left quite a wake
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Here’s a statistic for you. Boys swimming and diving is one of the only sports where schools from the coverage area of www.northoaklandsports.com have never won a team state championship. What does that mean? Well, it certainly doesn’t mean that there isn’t any talent coming […]
Tribute to our moms: The real MVPs of our lives
It was kind of fitting that when Kevin Durant was named the National Basketball Association MVP for 2013-14 this past week, he spent plenty of time on record thanking his mom, Wanda Pratt, for helping, teaching and guiding him to where his is today. The Oklahoma City Thunder star wasn’t glorifying himself and putting his […]
TRACK: OAA Red Division League Meet Results
Girls Track OAA RED DIVISION LEAGUE MEET (May 8 at Rochester Adams) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester, 122; 2. Clarkston, 106; 3. Oxford, 81.5; 4. Rochester Adams, 72.5; 5. Lake Orion, 62; 6. Rochester Stoney Creek, 52. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. Rochester (5-0-0); 2. Clarkston (4-1-0); 3. Lake Orion (3-2-0); […]
2014 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA WRESTLING: Matmen pin down slots on postseason squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Over the past few decades, the sport of wrestling has ventured through a multitude of changes. It saw the sport go from four unbalanced classes to three classes, then back up to four classes and eventually into even divisions by the mid-1990s. We also saw the […]
BOYS GOLF: State Rankings May 5
Boys Golf (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 2. Swartz Creek; 3. Muskegon Mona Shores; 4. Hartland; 5. Battle Creek Lakeview; 6. Farmington; 7. Clarkston; 8. Midland; 9. Rochester; 10. White Lake Lakeland. Division 2 — 1. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood; 2. Marshall; 3. East Lansing; 4. Parma Western; […]
SOFTBALL: Clarkston rolls to sweep of Oxford
CLARKSTON — Behind a 14-hit attack, Clarkston scored 12 runs in the first four innings to down Oxford 12-0 in an OAA crossover softball contest. The Wolves also won the nightcap, 7-1. Candace Kitchen had two hits, scored three times and drove home two more runs to lead Clarkston. Mariah Hood had two hits […]
BOYS LACROSSE: Ward’s nine goals leads Clarkston past Holland Christian
CLARKSTON — Connor Ward is one of Michigan’s top lacrosse players. He gave a lesson to Holland Christian on Saturday. Ward score nine goals, believed to be a single-game school record, and added tow assists for good measure in leading the Wolves to a 21-8 victory over Holland Christian. Andrew Williamson and Reid Kaminski added […]
2014 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS BOWLING: State powers Oxford, Clarkston lead star-studded team
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans This was an exceptional year for boys bowling in the area and the team and individual results back that up. Two local Division 1 schools, Oxford and Clarkston, both reached the final eight in the state after great seasons, while three local teams also finished […]
