Category: Lake Orion
Lake Orion leads tight pack at golf district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ORION TOWNSHIP — Lake Orion’s boys golf season can best be described as a roller coaster. The Dragons have been up and down all season with its fair share of thrills. One of those thrills came Thursday afternoon at Paint Creek Country Club. The Dragons, who clinched a tie […]
BOYS GOLF: Division 1 Paint Creek District Results
Boys Golf DIVISION 1 DISTRICT (At Paint Creek Country Club, par 71) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 326; 2. Oxford, 328; 3. Rochester Adams, 331; 4. Swartz Creek, 332; 5. Rochester, 335; 6. Grand Blanc, 338; 7. Rochester Stoney Creek, 340; 8. (tie) Clarkston, 346; Romeo, 346; Ortonville Brandon, 346; 11. Holly, 359; 23. […]
Adams knocks out Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — After winning the OAA Red Division title last season, Rochester Adams felt the blow of graduating two-thirds of its team and playing in perhaps the state’s deepest league. Facing countless rivals throughout the season, the pain of rebuilding became even worse as the Highlanders were dealt […]
Lake Orion linkers earns OAA-Red title share with Adams
OXFORD — In its final dual match of the season, Lake Orion earned a narrow 171-173 victory over Rochester at Boulder Pointe Wednesday to earn a share of the OAA Red Division title. The Dragons, who won the first league tournament and finished fourth at the other, pulled into a first-place tie with Rochester Adams […]
BOYS LACROSSE REGIONALS: Rochester, Adams, Troy all ousted in regional play
TROY— Ann Arbor Pioneer built an 8-1 lead at the half, then held on to oust Rochester 9-7 Wednesday in a Division 1 boys lacrosse regional semifinal at Troy Athens. The Pioneers will advance to Friday’s regional final at Troy Athens to take on the host Red Hawks, which defeated Utica Eisenhower, 6-4, in the […]
Four-run fifth helps Lake Orion knock out Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — All it took was a few adjustments. Lake Orion was having a difficult time getting the ball on the bat in Tuesday’s Division 1 district opener against Rochester Adams. The host Dragons were finally able to get untracked and posted a 5-1 victory over the Highlanders […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy upends Walled Lake Northern; Rochester, Athens roll to district wins
TROY — Troy opened up the Division 1 girls soccer state tournament Tuesday in convincing fashion, topping visiting Walled Lake Northern, 4-0. The Colts (15-2-2) led 1-0 at the half on a goal by Irene Young and tacked on three more goals in the second half. Young added a goal and an assist in the […]
Diamond patrol: Lake Orion wins 3-of-4 in 30-hour period
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— Lake Orion was backed against the wall. Now, the Dragons have done their part. Lake Orion clinched no worse than second place in the OAA Red Division baseball race by going 3-1 in a period of around 30-hurs Friday and Saturday. The Dragons can earn a clinch of […]
MHSAA Girls Soccer District Draws
Below are the 2011 MHSAA girls soccer district draws involving area high schools. Call host school for further details. DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 11 HOSTED BY TROY Tuesday, May 31 Game 1 — Walled Lake Northern at Troy, 7 p.m.; Game 2 — Birmingham Seaholm at Walled Lake Central, 7 p.m.; Game 1 — White […]
MHSAA District Baseball Draws
Below are some of the area’s MHSAA baseball districts, set to be played May 31- June 4 across the state. Call hoist school for further details. DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 4 HOSTED BY FLINT KEARSLEY Tuesday, May 31 Game 1 — Ortonville Brandon vs. Davison, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4 Game 2 — Brandon/Davison winner […]
MHSAA Softball District Draws
Below are some of the area’s MHSAA girls softball districts, set to be played May 31- June 4 across the state. Call hoist school for further details. DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 4 HOSTED BY FLINT KEARSLEY Tuesday, May 31 Game 1 — Ortonville Brandon vs. Davison, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4 Game 2 — Lapeer […]
Clarkston clobbers Davison to advance to regional semifinals
CLARKSTON — Behind its tenth straight victory, Clarkston advanced into Wednesday’s Division 1 regional semifinal Saturday with a resounding 15-1 triumph over visiting Davison in boys lacrosse play. Kevin Horton led the offensive barrage with five goals for Clarkston. Kevin O’Grady and Jordan Kincaid each added hat tricks. Travis Craft drew three assists for the […]
Clarkston on fire in cooling Dragons for regional win
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Beating a team by a substantial margin and having to play them again two weeks later can definitely leave a team in a position for letdown. Clarkston did not fall into such a trap in its Division 1 regional quarterfinal girls lacrosse match at Lake Orion […]
Oakland County Track & Field Championships Results
Boys Track 52ND ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 27 at Milford H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 75; 2. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 56; 3. Oxford, 44; 4. Walled Lake Central, 42; 5. Ferndale, 35; 6. West Bloomfield, 32; 7. Auburn Hills Avondale, 28; 8. Waterford Mott, 27; 9. (tie) Walled Lake […]
In their tracks: Catholic Central, Novi rule supreme in county circles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MILFORD — Auburn Hills Avondale entered the 2011 track and field season with extremely high hopes to contend for a variety of championships. Injuries to two of the Yellowjackets’ key athletes took away some of those chances. Still, Avondale turned in at least one sterling performance at Friday’s 52nd […]
Which records will fall at Oakland County track championships?
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MILFORD — While the Oakland County Track and Championship always serves as a special meet, last season the meet gained some national attention. With Rochester’s Megan Goethals scratching out of the 3,200 relay and 1,600, the nationally-ranked distance standout went after the state and national records in the 3,200-meter […]
Rochester wins OAA-Red tournament, climbs back into league picture
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester has quietly sat in the background waiting for its moment. It came Tuesday at Katke Cousins Golf Course at Oakland University. Rochester put together another solid finish at a tournament, posting a play-six, count-four team score of 311 to win the OAA Red Division League […]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Troy upends Oxford; Avondale upsets Athens
OXFORD — Peter Gebara had the hot bat and Troy downed Oxford 11-8 in an OAA Red Division baseball game Tuesday in Oxford. Gebara went 2-for-4 with a triple and drove home three runs for the Colts (13-8-1, 8-5). Tyler Horne was 3-for-4 with three RBI, Dan Essian had two RBI and Sean O’ Brien […]
