Category: Lake Orion
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion’s second-half outburst helps Dragons burn Oxford for Double-O trophy
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion’s second-half outburst helps Dragons burn Oxford for Double-O trophy BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR E: dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com C: (248) 884-1051 TW: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD – What a difference a year makes. After being pounded by neighboring rival Oxford 51-27 last year as part of a dismal 3-6 season, Lake Orion turned the tables […]
BASEBALL: Model of consistency, Lake Orion rolls to 11th district championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TW: @LocalSportsFans | North Oakland Sports FB: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 OXFORD – Since taking the reigns of the Lake Orion baseball program in 1999, Andy Schramek has helped the Dragons to become a model of consistency in every meaning of the word. In 20 of the 24 seasons under […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep molds together first district title since 2017
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TW: @LocalSportsFans | North Oakland Sports FB: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 CLAWSON – After a season of band-aids and hodge-podge lineups due to injuries of significant players, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep is starting to put it all together. The Division 3 third-ranked Fighting Irish have molded together quite a dangerous lineup […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion AD Chris Bell to return to lead football program
LAKE ORION — What is old is new again. Current Lake Orion High School Director of Athletics Chris Bell will return to the sidelines as the Lake Orion’s football coach, effective immediately. Bell coached the Dragons from 1998-2016 before stepping down in the spring of 2017 to become the school’s A.D. He will retain that […]
BOYS SOCCER: Oxford rallies past rival Lake Orion; Clarkston cruises past Davison
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Playing in the loaded OAA Red Division and against an overall schedule that featured 14 opponents that were ranked at least one week in one of the state’s four divisions this season, it’s safe to say that Oxford’s young roster received plenty of baptism […]
CROSS-COUNTRY: Lake Orion, Oxford track down Oakland County titles
Rochester’s Cook, Farmington’s Baracco impressive in individual wins BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP. — Every time Peter Baracco steps onto a cross-country course or track, he expects to compete. The Farmington senior was his usual self Saturday afternoon on the picturesque but difficult 3.1-mile course at Kensington Metropark. Baracco cruised […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester Adams tuns defending D-1 state champion West Bloomfield; Rochester cruised past LCN
FOOTBALL: Rochester Adams tuns defending D-1 state champion West Bloomfield; Rochester cruised past LCN WEST BLOOMFIELD — Rochester Adams opened up the 2021 season Friday with a statement win, topping defending Division1 state champion West Bloomfield, 35-17, in an OAA crossover contest. Adams, which returned eight starters on both sides of the football, had lost […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion unleashes speed in lopsided victory over Utica Eisenhower
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter@LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Perhaps Lake Orion will display an element on the football field this season that it hasn’t seen since the glory days of the 2000s. Dynamite speed. The Dragons unleashed some lethal team speed, led by the debuts of sophomore Billy Roberson and senior Stephen Brown, […]
TRACK AND FIELD: Adams, Lake Orion emerge victorious at OAA Red-White Championships
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — It can’t be a surprise that Lake Orion captured another OAA league meet title Friday night? Can it? Perhaps it was a surprise to everyone except the Lake Orion boys tracked field coaching staff. For the ninth straight time — excluding last year’s cancelled […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston rallies past Lake Orion to reach district finals
BY DAN STICKRADT Senior Editor S.M.G. Wire Services / www.northoaklandsports.com Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Although somewhat offensively challenged unlike some of its most recent powerhouse teams, Clarkston is still finding other ways to win these days. The Wolves are laying their collective hats on stingy defense and used that defensive prowess to its advantage Thursday night […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Clarkston takes down Holly in district battle of league champions
Wolves to face rival Lake Orion in district finals BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — After winning the OAA Red Division crown last fall, Clarkston had plans of advancing deep into the Division 1 postseason. Those plans were wrecked by rival Lake Orion. The Dragons ousted the Wolves in the first […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion avenges Oxford with district sweep
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Being a Final Four team each of the past two years, Lake Orion didn’t always play like a superior volleyball team this season. The Dragons had their fair share of ebbs and flows and ups and downs. Yet when it counted most, Lake Orion jacked […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion opens tourney with swift sweep of Waterford Kettering
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Coming off back to back trips to the Class A/Division 1 Final Four, including the 2018 state championship, Lake Orion took the first step in that same direction Monday night as the state tournament kicked off across the state. The Dragons, honorable mention in the […]
FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP: Top-seeded Clarkston takes down Oxford; Grand Blanc topples Lake Orion; Troy continues grand turnaround
CLARKSTON — It didn’t come easy, but Clarkston’s first playoff game since losing in the 2018 Division 1 state finals finally arrived Friday night and the Wolves prevailed with a 21-7 victory over visiting Oxford. Clarkston defeated Oxford 35-14 during Week 2 of the regular season. The unbeaten Wolves (7-0) tied the game on Davis […]
FOOTBALL — 2020 Area District Pairings
Prep Football 2020 Area District Pairings Below are the 2020 MHSAA 11-player football district pairings involving schools in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com DIVISION 1 REGION 2 — DISTRICT 2 R2-D2 Oxford (2-4) 31.367 at Clarkston (6-0) 75.333, Friday 7 p.m. R2-D2 Lake Orion (3-2) 45.000 at Grand Blanc (5-1) 60.667 R2-D2 Rochester Adams (2-4) 36.167 at Rochester (6-0) 70.000, Friday 7 p.m. R2-D2 Lapeer (3-3) 40.000 at Davison (6-0) 64.667 at Davison Cardinals Stadium REGION 4 — DISTRICT 1 R4-D1 Farmington (0-6) 15.400 […]
BOYS SOCCER: Eisenhower gains its revenge on Lake Orion
LAKE ORION — Stake any team with a two-goal lead inside the first 3:19 of a soccer match is never a good idea. Utica Eisenhower did just that a year ago in its Division 1 district semifinals game with Lake Orion. The Eagles lost that match 2-0 to the Dragons to see their 2019 season […]
Oakland County High Schools
OAKLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS Oakland County High Schools With Athletics Programs: Auburn Hills Avondale Yellowjackets Auburn Hills Christian Academy […]
GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE: Oakland County Championships Results 2020
45TH ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIM & DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 8-9 at eight locations) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 285; 2. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, 266; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 210; 4. Novi, 193; 5. Birmingham Marian, 173; 6. Rochester Adams, 145; 7. Farmington, 144; 8. Lake Orion, 129; 9. Birmingham Groves, 109; 10. Milford, […]
