Category: Lake Orion
Rochester, Clarkston escape quad unscathed
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — With the championship wrestling season just around the corner, teams entertaining big plans are starting to gear to peak at the right time. Rochester and Clarkston are doing just that. The host Falcons solidified second place in the OAA Red Division dual standings, trailing only Oxford, […]
Wednesday’s Prep Wrestling Results
Wrestling CLARKSTON 58, LAKE ORION 13 103: Bret Foltz (C) p. David Moore 3:10; 112: Raymond Wilkie (C) by void; 119: Cameron Wilkie (C) d. Anton Letica 9-0; 125: Cam Masters (LO) d. Mike Cardinale 6-2; 130: Jeff Sloney (C) p. Devon Fulcher 1:43; 135: Nick Vandermeer (C) p. Deven Ellis 5:29; 140: Ty Foltz […]
WEDNESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Eagles remain perfect with rout of Midland Calvary
MIDLAND — Rochester Hills Christian continued its best start in its girls basketball program’s history Wednesday, posting a 52-25 rout of host Midland Calvary Baptist in a non-conference game Wednesday. Megan Steiner paced the Eagles (11-0) with another double-double that featured 12 points and 12 rebounds. Jane Crile added 11 points and 13 rebounds, Caroline […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Jan. 24
PREP STATE RANKINGS Sports newspaper www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Boys Bowling (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Davison; 2. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 3. Monroe; 4. Utica Ford II; 5. Flushing; 6. Taylor Truman; 7. Macomb Dakota; 8. Utica; […]
Blue turf given green light at Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Finally, turf will be arriving in Oxford. The Oxford Community Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to except a financial gift donation, plus money already raised by the public, to allow installation of a blue turf inside the track at the high school athletics stadium. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Clarkston finds groove in rout of North Farmington; Oakland Christian escapes Inter-City Baptist
FARMINGTON HILLS — Clarkston has kind of become the Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Jive of the OAA basketball world. Three days after being thumped by Pontiac, the Wolves were the ones administering the beatdown on host North Farmington. Clarkston came out of the gate with a 19-4 run and never looked back with a 66-35 […]
PREP WRESTLING RESULTS — Jan. 19
CLARKSTON 46, AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 27 103: Brett Foltz (C) by void’; 112: Matt Wright (C) by void; 119: Cameron Wilkie (C) p. Baldwin Liu 3:40; 125: Mike Cardinale d. Trevor Wright 8-7; 130: Sam Trella (AHA) p. Patrick Wesley 1:30; 135: Victor Vettese (AHA) p. Grant Ulrich 1:44; 140: Kyle Reinhart (AHA) d. Nick […]
2010 All-Area Football: Weapons on both sides of the ball spark postseason accolades
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com For the first time since 2003, an area football team captured a state title. That’s why there is no great surprise that this year’s all-area team has a Lake Orion flavor to it. The Dragons have multiple first-team and second-team honorees, but by no means occupy the whole squad. […]
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, […]
2010 All-Area Girls Cross-Country: Runners join the front pack to bring home accolades
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Championship cross-country teams or individuals have come from this area of Michigan for many years. That continued again this fall again in girls cross country. Although no area teams finished in the top five at the state finals, the area did produce several all-state runners and another state champion. […]
2010 ALL-AREA BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM: Sophomores pace pack of talented runners
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com By no means was the talent level down in the boys cross country circles in the area this season. It was simply young. With many teams competing with high numbers of underclassmen this season, the youth is reflected on the 2010 All-Area Boys Cross Country Team for www.northoaklandsports.com. Of […]
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 […]
Second-half surge lifts Lake Orion past rival Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Tuesday’s first half between Lake Orion and Oxford definitely was not a thing a beauty. For the host Dragons, the second half, however, was quite a gem. The Dragons led only 15-11 at the half, but punished Oxford in the second half to post a 55-25 […]
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: […]
Clarkston squeaks out win over rival Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — A year ago when a game was close, Clarkston would have most likely folded down the stretch. The Wolves are apparently coming of age. In a season of close battles, Clarkston captured a key come-from-behind victory Friday. Trailing 28-25 entering the fourth quarter, the Wolves rallied with […]