Category: Oxford
BOYS SOCCER: Lake Orion upsets Clarkston; Grand Blanc edges Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Revenge can be sweet. It can be even better in the postseason. Lake Orion enjoyed the sweet taste of revenge Thursday in its Division 1 district semifinal at Oxford. After losing to arch-rival Clarkston 3-1 only two weeks ago, the unheralded Dragons continued their […]
GIRLS GOLF: Davison holds off Rochester, Adams for regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Davison might have been at a disadvantage Thursday on the links of Twin Lakes. The course was a solid hour away from home and the Cardinals were not all that familiar with its features. That simply did not matter. Unranked Davison captured its […]
GIRLS GOLF: Regional Scoreboard
Girls Golf DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Oct. 11 at Twin Lakes, par 72) TEAM SCORES — 1. Davison, 351; 2. Rochester, 359; 3. Rochester Adams, 367; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 369; 5. Port Huron Northern, 369; 6. Clarkston, 388; 7. Grand Blanc, 391; 8. Lake Orion, 399; 9. Midland, 406; 10. Oxford, 412; 11. Utica […]
STICK’S PICKS: Rivalries collide in Week 8
This is Week 8 of the high school football season and it’s a week of rivalry games and league championship contests. Many local teams are also a win or two away from postseason berths. So much is on the line. The biggest game on tap is the Clarkston-Lake Orion contest, which pits two of the […]
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS: Check out to see who will be playing at the next level
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MHSAA News: Prep football playoffs points through Week 7
Week 8 Football Playoff Listing: Schools With 4+ Wins EAST LANSING, Mich. – Oct. 9 – Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the seventh week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order. An asterisk (*) […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Troy battles service errors to top Oxford
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The first four points were quick. Olivia Parks’ kill, Nicole Hahn’s kill, Hahn again, then Marcela Sanabria. Right from the outset, it was clear there wasn’t going to be any hangover from last week’s loss to Lake Orion for the Troy volleyball team. “We were so […]
SWIMMING AND DIVING: 2012 Oakland County Championships Results
40th ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 6 at Waterford Kettering) MORE SWIMMING: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Swimming&x=11&y=14 TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 426.5; 2. Novi, 224; 3. Birmingham Marian, 211; 4. Clarkston, 188; 5. Lake Orion, 171; 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 159; 7. South Lyon Unified, 145; Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 145; 9. […]
CROSS COUNTRY: Milford, Seaholm defend Oakland County titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP. — Brian Kettle understands the tradition of Milford’s cross country program. He is now a big part of it. A junior, Kettle won the individual title Saturday in helping the top-ranked Mavericks win the prestigious 52nd Annual Oakland County Championships at Kensington Metropark. “There’s […]
GIRLS SWIMMING: Oh, Mercy! Marlins glide to another county crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD TWP. — Shannon Dunworth might not have had the best memory in the world and his math skills were not on site Saturday at Waterford Kettering. Please forgive the veteran Dunworth, as Saturday was his birthday. His Farmington Hills Mercy squad gave him another present […]
CROSS-COUNTRY: Milford, Seaholm high favorites at Oakland County meet
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP. — There’s a great chance that repeat performers will be reaching the winner’s circle at Saturday’s 52nd annual Oakland County Cross Country Championships. Both Milford and Birmingham Seaholm are expected to contend for top honors at Kensington Metropark again this season. Milford, ranked […]
STICK’S PICKS: From playoffs berths to sports bars
As we allow the public to vote on their favorite postgame sports bar, it’s time to delve into the final weeks of the prep football season. Playoff berths are on the line for multiple area teams. Only three local squads have already clinched berths — Clarkston, Lake Orion and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep — while […]
BOYS TENNIS: OAA Tournament Results
OAA RED DIVISION TOURNAMENT (Oct. 2 at Bloomfield Hills Schools) TEAM SCORES — 1. Troy, 54; 2. Rochester Adams, 48; 3. Birmingham Groves, 43; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek ,40; 5. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 40; 6. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 37; 7. West Bloomfield, 37, 8. North Farmington, 25. DUAL STANDINGS — 1. Troy (7-0-0); 2. Rochester […]
STICK’S PICKS: Week 6, football fans … What is your favorite postgame sports bar?
Here’s a question that all high school sports fans in the area should think about: When your game is over, where do you go, especially after a Friday or Saturday contest? To clarify where we are coming from, where do you go means which sports bar in what town do the athletes, families, coaches, referees […]
FOOTBALL: Prep State Rankings — Sept. 26
Football (By the Associated Press) Division 1 (School Total Points) — 1. Clarkston (4) (5-0) 49; 2. Lake Orion (1) (5-0) 46; 3. Flint Carman-Ainsworth (5-0) 36; 4. Detroit Cass Tech (4-1) 34; 5. Livonia Churchill (5-0) 27; 6. Monroe (5-0) 26; 7. Warren-Mott (5-0) 22; 8. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley (4-1) 19; 9. Novi […]
BOYS SOCCER: Clarkston stymies Lake Orion; Oxford edges North Farmington
CLARKSTON — Behind three first-half goals, Clarkston upended rival Lake Orion for the second consecutive season, topping the Dragons, 3-1, Monday in an OAA crossover boys soccer match. Ben Snider, Gary Bigger, and Joey Definis all scored for Clarkston (7-5-0), while Harry Smith collected three saves for the Wolves. Brandon Shefcyk scored the lone goal […]
PREP FOOTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS — Sept. 24
PREP FOOTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS OAA RED DIVISION CON ALL Clarkston 4-0 5-0 Lake Orion 4-0 5-0 Rochester 3-1 4-1 Troy 2-2 3-2 Roch. Stoney Creek 2-2 2-3 Pontiac 1-3 1-4 Troy Athens 1-3 1-4 West Bloomfield 0-4 1-4 […]
FOOTBALL: Oxford sacks revenge on Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — It was 11 months ago when Rochester Adams stunned then-state-ranked Oxford in a Division 2 pre-district, 26-20. The Wildcats remembered that blow. Oxford gained its sweet measure of revenge Friday, scoring 28 points over the final three quarters to sack visiting Adams with a […]
