Category: Clarkston
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Second-ranked Clarkston staves off Romeo’s upset bid
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROMEO — Romeo was able to accomplish something Thursday night that no other team had been able to accomplish against Clarkston in a best-of-five game match: Hold a 2-1 lead through three games. Coming one day after Halloween, the advantage not only served as a scary […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS: Waterford Lakes, Clarkston roll to sweeps
CLARKSTON — It was some quick duty Tuesday for Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes’ volleyball team. The Lakers rolled past Warren Macomb Christian in three sets 3-0 in a Class D district opener at Clarkston Everest Collegiate. The Lakers posted a 25-7, 25-8, 25-8 triumph and finished up the win in under an hour. […]
CROSS COUNTRY: Oxford, Romeo run to titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GOODELLS — Perhaps sometimes the stars do align perfectly. They sure did Saturday for Oxford out on the cross country course. Oxford’s girls emerged from a heap of quality teams to win their first regional title as a Division I school, collecting 65 points at Goodells […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston steamrolls Davison, 41-0
CLARKSTON — In eight of its 10 games, Clarkston has prevailed in blowout fashion. Davison became the latest such victim in the form of a brutal beating Friday night. Clarkston raced out to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in throttling visiting Davison, 41-0, in a Division 1 football pore-district. […]
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 RANKINGS — Oct. 23
Football (By the Associated Press) Division 1 (School Total Points) — 1. Clarkston (5) (9-0) 50; 2. Livonia Churchill (9-0) 45; 3. Lake Orion (8-1) 40; 4. Rockford (7-2) 34; 5. Macomb Dakota (8-1) 29; 6. Flint Carman-Ainsworth (8-1) 22; 7. Detroit Cass Tech (7-2) 17; 8. Warren Mott (8-1) 9; 9. Utica Eisenhower (7-2) […]
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 […]
FOOTBALL: Eriksen, Clarkston barrel over Oak Park for OAA title
OAK PARK — For the first time, Clarkston will enter the postseason as the No. 1 ranked team in the state. The Wolves wrapped up their fourth unbeaten regular season in 13 years Friday, cruising past host Oak Park, 41-20, in the OAA Crossover championship game. Clarkston, which has occupied the top spot in Division […]
BOYS SOCCER: Lake Orion upsets Clarkston; Grand Blanc edges Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Revenge can be sweet. It can be even better in the postseason. Lake Orion enjoyed the sweet taste of revenge Thursday in its Division 1 district semifinal at Oxford. After losing to arch-rival Clarkston 3-1 only two weeks ago, the unheralded Dragons continued their […]
GIRLS GOLF: Davison holds off Rochester, Adams for regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Davison might have been at a disadvantage Thursday on the links of Twin Lakes. The course was a solid hour away from home and the Cardinals were not all that familiar with its features. That simply did not matter. Unranked Davison captured its […]
GIRLS GOLF: Regional Scoreboard
Girls Golf DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Oct. 11 at Twin Lakes, par 72) TEAM SCORES — 1. Davison, 351; 2. Rochester, 359; 3. Rochester Adams, 367; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 369; 5. Port Huron Northern, 369; 6. Clarkston, 388; 7. Grand Blanc, 391; 8. Lake Orion, 399; 9. Midland, 406; 10. Oxford, 412; 11. Utica […]
BOYS TENNIS: Regional Scoreboard
Boys Tennis DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Oct. 11 at Grosse Pointe South) TEAM SCORES — 1. Troy, 30; 2. (tie) Troy Athens, 21; Grosse Pointe South, 21; 4. Warren Cousino, 15; 5. Warren DeLaSalle, 9; 6. (tie) Fraser, 4; Utica Ford, 4; Sterling Heights Stevenson, 4; 9. […]
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 […]
BOYS TENNIS: Brother Rice, Adams advance to state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — For any boys tennis team coming out of Oakland County, advancing to the state finals is not a right or passage but an earned merit. Birmingham Brother Rice captured its fifth straight Division 1 regional title Thursday at Rochester High, topping the nine-school […]
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 […]
GIRLS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results
Girls Golf OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION I GIRLS GOLF TOURNAMENT (Sept. 19 at Pontiac Country Club) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 326; 2. South Lyon, 343; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 344; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 345; 5. Troy, 348; 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 351; 7. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 353; 8. North Farmington-Harrison […]
SWIMMING AND DIVING: 2012 Oakland County Championships Results
40th ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 6 at Waterford Kettering) MORE SWIMMING: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Swimming&x=11&y=14 TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 426.5; 2. Novi, 224; 3. Birmingham Marian, 211; 4. Clarkston, 188; 5. Lake Orion, 171; 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 159; 7. South Lyon Unified, 145; Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 145; 9. […]
