Category: Clarkston
ALL-AREA BOYS TRACK & FIELD: Power, speed highlight postseason squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com In a bizarre spring, track and field athletes generally had slow starts due to consistent bad weather, but were still able to pull off some fine finishes in the final weeks of the season. That is all evidenced on the 2011 All-Area Boys Track and Field Team. Across the […]
All-OAA Boys Golf Team
ALL-OAA BOYS GOLF TEAMS ALL-OAA RED DIVISION FINAL STANDINGS — 1. (tie) Rochester Adams, Lake Orion; 3. Rochester; 4. Clarkston; 5. Troy; 6. Rochester Stoney Creek. FIRST TEAM — Ben Van Orman, Rochester Adams; Eric Busa, Rochester Adams; Jamie Stanton, Rochester Adams; Eric Shyu, Rochester; Dave Collins, Rochester; Jimmy Delnick, Clarkston; Andrew Lange, Clarkston; Alex […]
Bumper crop of stars come out of the woodwork at East-West classic
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — When East meets West. It sounds more like a movie title or hip-hop lyrical clash than a high school baseball game. That was still the case at Comerica Park Tuesday night for the annual Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game, which featured 36 of […]
Regional hex: Third-ranked Hartland stymies Clarkston for title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — A big pot of stew is not full of flavor without a lot of vegetables and spices, much like a baseball team looking to make a long postseason run trying to do so without deep pitching as one of its key ingredients. Hartland is such a ballclub […]
AOTW: Clarkston standout is ‘Chase’ing down his baseball dreams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — In a conversation with his dad last July, Chase Toth asked a question: “Why am I even thinking about this?” Precisely, Toth was wondering why there was even a debate where he wanted to play baseball in college. A lifelong fan of Michigan State, Toth decided that […]
Wolves ready to take bite of regional glory
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — A year ago Clarkston got a taste or regional play. Now, the Wolves are chomping at the bit to go a step further. The Wolves (22-7) will face MAC Red champion Utica Eisenhower at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oxford High School for a Division 1 baseball regional […]
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 […]
Oxford, Lake Orion’s Waelchli make cut for D-1 golf finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FLUSHING — A collective bad round of golf more than fueled a fire for members of Oxford’s boys golf team. Finishing in the bottom of the pack at last year’s Division 1 regional at Flushing Valley, the performance served as motivation for this year. The Wildcats continued one of […]
SOFTBALL: Kettering stuns Clarkston to advance to regional
CLARKSTON — For the second straight season, not even a lofty state-ranking could carry Clarkston’s softball team to a district championship. This year Waterford Kettering sprung the upset in a Division 1 district final, topping the host Wolves, 6-2. Last season Hartland upset Clarkston in the district finals. Locke din a 1-1 deadlock, Kettering exploded […]
MHSAA Division 1 Track & Field State Finals Results
Boys Track MHSAA DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (June 4 at Rockford High School) TEAM SCORES — 1. East Kentwood, 72; 2. Ypsilanti, 28; 3. West Bloomfield, 24; 4. Rockford, 23; 5. Portage Northern, 22; 6. (tie) Hudsonville, 21; Novi Detroit Catholic Central 21; 8. (tie) Dexter, 20; Jackson, 20; 10. Walled Lake Central, 18; 11. Ann […]
Adams cruises past Clarkston for district championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Since losing in the league-title deciding math three weeks ago, Rochester Adams has turned its attention to another important matter: making a return trip to the final Four. The Highlanders completed the latest step Saturday at Lake Orion, Adams is 6-0-1 since the loss to Troy […]
Girls Tennis Division 1 State Finals Results
Girls Tennis MHSAA DIVISON 1 STATE FINALS (June 3-4 at Midland Community Tennis Center) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 27; 2. Ann Arbor Pioneer, 25; 3. Midland Dow, 21; 4. Grosse Pointe South, 17; 5. Port Huron Northern, 14; 6. (tie) Hudsonville, 13; Northville, 13; Saline, 13; 9. (tie) Rochester, 10; Troy, 10; 11. Novi, […]
Oxford anchors D-1 meet with all-state effort in 1,600 relay
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCKFORD — After a day of sub-par performances in the blistering heat, Oxford saved its best for last — by far. The Wildcats’ foursome of Terrance Webb, Aaron Stuk, Connor Risinger and Darren Lumpkin overcame an almost unbearable heat index at the Lower Peninsula Division 1 state finals at […]
Scorching feat: Peak performances spark D-1 girls field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCKFORD — Linnea Berriman felt a little left out last season, placing ninth in the discus. This year the Lake Orion senior was bound and determined to reach the medals stands. She did. Berriman finished fourth in her event with a career-best 123-9, becoming one of many athletes from […]
All the racquet: Clarkston wins first D-1 state tennis title; Rochester’s Dieters regains No. 1 status
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MIDLAND — For the first time in two seasons, Kelsey Dieters had to go three sets with back-to-back opponents on the tennis court. Unlike last season, she won them both this time around to finish as a state champion. Dieters, a senior No. 1 singles player from Rochester, rallied […]
Clarkston tied atop D-1 tennis field after first day; Rochester’s Dieters back in semifinals for fourth time
— STAFF REPORTS MIDLAND, Mich. — Clarkston has played the last month of the girls tennis season as the No. 1-ranked team in Division 1. Now, the Wolves are in a dogfight for their first title. Clarkston finished up the day of competition Friday at the Midland community tennis Center tied atop the standings along […]
Clarkston works overtime to finally dispatch Kettering
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Members of Clarkston’s girls soccer team may have shown up for the big dance Thursday a little tardy. The wolves had good reason. Clarkston had to work a little overtime before knocking out Waterford Kettering, 2-1, in a Division 1 district semifinal at Lake Orion. With […]
Top-ranked Oakland Christian cruises to district golf title
HOLLY — With four of the top six finishers in the field, top-ranked Auburn Hills Oakland Christian opened up the postseason by winning Thursday’s Division 4 boys golf district in convincing fashion. The Lancers had five in the top 10 in the play-five, count-four setup at Heather Highlands near Holly. Oakland Christian’s Tyler Coyne tied […]
