Category: Lake Orion Baptist
Noruk scores 20 in return to lift Lake Orion Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Welcome back, James Noruk. The junior guard from Lake Orion Baptist made his season debut Thursday after being ineligible for the first semester, scoring a game-high 20 points in leading the Lions to a 48-41 Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division victory over visiting Clinton Township [...]
2010 All-Area Boys Soccer: This talented group has all the accolades to prove worth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Time and time again schools throughout Oakland County have produced plenty of fine talent when it comes to the sport of boys soccer. The pipeline is so deep that is goes back more than 30 years and it never seems to waver. Just in the coverage area of www.northoaklandsports.com, [...]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Oxford pulls away from Andover; Royal Oak upsets Rochester; Pontiac barrels over Clarkston
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Mark Hazelwood continued his fast pace Tuesday, scoring 21 points in leading visiting Oxford to a 69-59 triumph over Bloomfield Hills Andover. Jacques Toussaint scored 11 points and dished off eight assists and Chris Calvin scored eight points with 12 rebounds for Oxford (4-4, 2-2). Jeremy Fishmen scored a game-high 23 points [...]
FLASHBACK–2009 All-Area Volleyball: Players hit their points in the right places
Smack down: All-Area Volleyball players hit their points in the right places BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The perception of volleyball in this area of the state has definitely changed in recent years. With more than one school in Oakland County winning state titles in the past couple of seasons, teams around here are [...]
2010 All-Area Girls Volleyball: This team brings it all to the floor
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com (EDITOR’S NOTE: Several area coaches did not nominate athletes for all-area volleyball after nearly two months of trying to contact them.) Several area volleyball teams shined this season. To make it one of the more memorable seasons in recent memory for schools in the coverage region of www.northoaklandsports.com. Consider: [...]
FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Rochester Hills rips Lake Orion Baptist; WOLL edges Everest Collegiate
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Hills Christian rebounded from its first league loss of the season to post a 71-37 rout of Lake Orion Baptist in FBAC Red Division play. DJ Szydlowski poured in 20 points and had five rebounds and five blocks to pace the Eagles (5-4, 2-1). Josh West had 18 points and five [...]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Troy cruises past Groves; Clarkston falls to Flint Northern
TROY — Behind a 23-7 first quarter and a 26-8 third quarter, Troy had little problems with Birmingham Groves Tuesday in a 73-49 OAA crossover boys basketball victory over Birmingham Groves. John Stibich pumped in a game-high 22 points, including five three-pointers, to pace the Colts (7-2). James Young followed with 16 points, and both [...]
Drews’ bombs helps Northwest defeat Clarenceville; Szydlowski helps Rochester Hills topple West Highland
ROCHESTER HILLS — Nathan Drews hit six three-pointers Thursday, including one as time expired, in leading Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest’s boys basketball team to a 64-62 non-league victory over Livonia Clarenceville. Drews, a sophomore, finished with a game-high 22 points for the Crusaders. Gursher Rathore added 14 points and Mike Miller contributed 10 points for [...]
FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Athens cruises past Lake Orion; Troy drops Rochester; Oxford gains first win
TROY — Troy Athens used a 10-2 run to open the game and never relinquished the advantage in earning a 45-31 OAA Red Division girls basketball triumph over visiting Lake Orion. Athens (4-1, 4-0) led 24-12 at the half and broke the game open with an 18-10 surge in the third quarter to build a [...]
PREP ROUNDUP: Avondale takes control of OAA-White by holding off West Bloomfield
AUBURN HILLS — Auburn Hills Avondale and West Bloomfield were tagged as the favorites in the OAA White Division girls basketball in the preseason. Avondale gained an inside track in the first meeting between the two posting a 66-58 triumph over the Lakers Thursday. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday but postponed due to [...]
Bruins bully Lake Orion Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Three times Troy Bethany Christian and Lake Orion Baptist faced off on the basketball court last winter. The two split in Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division play, with Lake Orion Baptist winning the rubber match in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I sectionals. This time, the [...]
BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011
BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011 Below are the 2010 boys basketball team capsules for schools in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com. To submit additional information, e-mail senior editor Dan Stickradt at www.northoaklandsports.com. Auburn Hills Avondale COACH: Jeff Borja, first season. LAST SEASON’S RECORD: 8-13, 4-8 OAA Red Division (sixth). STATE TOURNAMENT: Lost in Class A [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011
GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011 Below are the girls basketball team capsules for schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Additional information can be sent to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Below are the girls basketball team capsules for schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Additional information can be sent to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE COACH: [...]
Clarkston, Adams open with cage wins
CLARKSTON — Clarkston opened up the boys basketball season Friday, using a 20-13 second quarter run to earn a 60-57 triumph over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s. The Wolves led 33-29 at the half and halted the Eaglet’s rally in the second half. Max Collins led a balanced attack for Clarkston, scoring 19 points. Marcus Hardy [...]
SATURDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Rochester Hills, Springfield Christian fall in Eagles Cup
CLARKSTON — Despite the graduation of nine players, Temperance State Line Christian still had enough to go 2-1 and finish in fifth place in the Eagles Cup at Springfield Christian, holding off Rochester Hills Christian 56-52 in the fifth-place game Saturday in Clarkston. Todd Gardiner scored 16 and Jordan Seacrant added 13 points for the [...]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Stoney Creek skates past Birmingham; Avondale, Rochester Hills Christian record statement cage wins
BIRMINGHAM — Brian Gill scored a pair of goals as Rochester Stoney Creek skated past Birmingham United in an OAA Red Division boys hockey game at the Birmingham Ice Arena. Joe Costello also scored twice and Matt Zuelch had a goal and two assists for the Cougars (1-1-0). Jake Landuyt picked up 34 saves in [...]
2010 All-AREA GIRLS GOLF TEAM: These linkers are driven by success
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Is the Rochester area really the epicenter for girls golf in Michigan. Well, there’s a growing trend in recent years about the city producing some fine golf talent. For the fifth straight season a Rochester team finished first or second at the Division 1 state tournament, while the past [...]
TEAM TRYOUTS
TEAM TRYOUTS SOCCER The Rochester Select Soccer Club Boys U15 and U17 still has spots open. Anyone interested in playing club soccer this upcoming winter and spring seasons, please contact Coach Brian Fitzgerald at (248) 894-0311, or e-mail Brianfishbone@gmail.com BASKETBALL The Detroit Shock AAU girls and boys basketball program is hosting tryouts in December. Tryouts [...]
