Category: Oxford
BOYS SOCCER: Grand Blanc holds off Oxford for district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GRAND BLANC — Graduating 15 players and still perform at a high level is never easy. Somehow Grand Blanc has done just that on the soccer pitch. State semifinalists a year ago in Division 1, the unranked Bobcats advanced to the regional semifinals with a 2-1 district […]
GIRLS SWIM & DIVE: Mercy wins 16th straight Oakland County crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Dominant. In the eight sports that there is an official Oakland County Championships tournament, no school has a stranglehold in its respective sport than Farmington Hills Mercy does with girls swim and dive. The Marlins captured their unprecedented 16th straight Oakland County title Saturday […]
SOFTBALL: Oxford’s Chloe Allen exits stage left in style
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861/ OXFORD – Before Chloe Allen’s arrival at Oxford, the Wildcats softball program didn’t have a ton of history in terms of success. She and her teammates helped put the program back on the map. Allen, a 2019 Oxford grad, capped a fine four-year career […]
TRACK: Oak Park sweeps Oakland County titles
State’s best prepare for state finals with fine performances; Clarkston girls nab runner-up, Lake Orion boys fourth BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — On a day where Oak Park was nearly perfect, the Knights collectively are still searching for ways of improvement. “We have a lot of things to work on,” said freshman […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Howell rallies past cold-shooting Oxford for regional crown
BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOWELL — Nick Simon suffered through an emergency root canal Thursday morning. His Howell basketball team delivered some much needed novocaine come the evening hours. After scoring a season-low in points in the first half, falling behind 23-13, host Howell rallied with a 29-14 second half in […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford advances in D-1 state tournament with first regional win since 1948; Roseville rolls by Troy
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOWELL — What is more recent? The end of World War II or Oxford winning a regional game in the sport of boys basketball. If you chose the latter, you would be correct. But barely. World War II ended in 1945, while Oxford last won a regional […]
GIRLS BOWLING: Spare Me: Oxford’s Megan Armbruster rolls to singles state championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ALLEN PARK — Moments after receiving her state championship medal, Megan Armbruster packed her bowling bag, hopped in the car and drove to an indoor soccer game. Her dedication is one of the things that separates her from the rest of the pack and puts her in […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford bounces Lake Orion to earn first district title since 1993
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — No one had to remind Steve Laidlaw of the significance of Friday’s basketball victory for Oxford. After all, the Wildcats have not enjoyed much postseason success on the hardcourt in some 100-plus years of boys basketball campaigns. Oxford continued its best season in school […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford ousts Waterford Kettering to advance to rare district finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — It’s no secret that Oxford has had very limited postseason success over the decades. In fact, one can count on just one hand the years where the Wildcats have even competed in a district finals in boys basketball over the past 40-plus years. Despite […]
WRESTLING: Clarkston takes down Oxford, Utica Ford for first regional since 2007
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan OXFORD — Cole Wiegars doesn’t mind being in a pressure situation. He’d rather be in this particular position on the mat and not watching from the sidelines. Wiegars entered his 125-pound class either having to record a technical fall or a pin in order for […]
WRESTLING: Clarkston rules Oakland County with first title since 2006
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalsportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan LAKE ORION — During the previous decade, Clarkston was the most dominant wrestling program inside Oakland County. The Wolves won six straight county titles in that stretch (2001-2006) and have maintained a top-10 presence at the prestigious tournament for more than three decades. Clarkston […]
FOOTBALL: Lapeer barrels over Oxford for district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — Getting past the district finals has been a roadblock for Lapeer since the district merged its two high schools five years ago. The Lightning certainly got over the hump Friday in a Division 1 district finals and struck some championship hardware. After trailing 10-7 in […]
FOOTBALL: Rejuvinated Oxford becomes Stoney Creek’s Night’Myre’
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt OXFORD — Practices over the past week were not pleasant at Oxford. Not by any stretch of the word. Veteran Wildcats coach Bud Rowley felt his team’s 17-8 setback to Rochester Adams in Week 5 was unacceptable in terms of effort. Oxford came […]
TRACK: Lake Orion, Grand Blanc cruise to repeat regional status
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — A sport such as track and field can boil down to guts. Fighting against heat, wind, fatigue and other ailments just to dig out a noteworthy effort and out-perform your opponents — all with a state qualifying berth and […]
TRACK: Lake Orion sweeps OAA-Red titles
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Lake Orion defended its OAA Red Division track and field crowns in fine fashion Monday at Rochester. Lake Orion’s girls captured their second straight league title, while the Orion boys made it seven straight league championships. Both squads scored over 160 […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston rolls by Oxford to win 40th district title
— Follow NorthOaklandSports on Twitter @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Never a doubt. Clarkston captured its 40th district title in school history Friday on its own court, dominating Oxford in all phases of the game en route to a 77-35 Class A district finals victory. Senior Mr. Basketball candidate Foster Loyer scored a game-high 33 points before […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Sharpshooting Oxford rolls past Holly to earn district finals date with Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt CLARKSTON — Oxford made sure it scheduled a date Friday with top-ranked Clarkston. The youthful Wildcats finished 11-for-27 from three-point range Wednesday, including draining five of their first nine long distance dials, in building a 19-13 first-quarter lead. Oxford never looked back in routing […]
WRESTLING: Dakota rallies to end Oxford’s season in state quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt KALAMAZOO — Oxford’s state tournament run has ended in the state quarterfinals round once again. This time it was Macomb Dakota that stalled the Wildcats’ postseason run with a come-from-behind victory. Trailing 19-12, third-seeded Dakota won the final five weight classes as part […]
