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Category: High School

GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pushes Athens to the corner to claim district title

GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pushes Athens to the corner to claim district title

| May 31, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — An early goal can make a huge difference in how a soccer team approaches the rest of the game. Such a scenario worked well in Troy’s favor Friday night. Troy scored just 53 seconds into the game and never relinquished the lead, […]

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TRACK: Oak Park sweeps Oakland County titles

TRACK: Oak Park sweeps Oakland County titles

| May 25, 2019 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Howell rallies past cold-shooting Oxford for regional crown

BOYS BASKETBALL: Howell rallies past cold-shooting Oxford for regional crown

| March 8, 2019 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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BOYS HOCKEY: Steng’s late goal lifts Rochester United past OLSM and into Final Four

BOYS HOCKEY: Steng’s late goal lifts Rochester United past OLSM and into Final Four

| March 7, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MACOMB TWP. — Austin Streng has scored many goals this season, including several in the clutch. None were of the magnitude of Wednesday’s third-period goal. Streng’s slap shot with 4:21 left was not only his team-leading 28th goal of the campaign, but one of the biggest in […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford advances in D-1 state tournament with first regional win since 1948; Roseville rolls by Troy

BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford advances in D-1 state tournament with first regional win since 1948; Roseville rolls by Troy

| March 6, 2019 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Oakland Christian rolls into Sweet 16 with rout of Peck

BOYS BASKETBALL: Oakland Christian rolls into Sweet 16 with rout of Peck

| March 5, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Dennis Hopkins made a deal with his basketball players last week. Win a district and you won’t have to work a regional game this season. The players on Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s roster have taken their coach’s bargaining chip to heart. Oakland Christian captured […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian wins third MACS state championship

BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian wins third MACS state championship

| March 5, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SAGINAW — Rochester Hills Christian is back on top. The second-seeded Eagles toppled No. 4-seeded Midland Calvary Baptist, 64-58, in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I state championship game Saturday at Saginaw Swan Valley High School. “We have been to the state championship game seven […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion Baptist finally breaks through with first MACS Division I state championship

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion Baptist finally breaks through with first MACS Division I state championship

| March 5, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SAGINAW — A streak ended on Saturday and perhaps a new tradition began at the same time. Lake Orion Baptist ended Midland Calvary Baptist’s reign as the four-time defending Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I state champions in girls basketball. And it took a late rally […]

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GIRLS BOWLING: Spare Me: Oxford’s Megan Armbruster rolls to singles state championship

GIRLS BOWLING: Spare Me: Oxford’s Megan Armbruster rolls to singles state championship

| March 5, 2019 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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BOYS HOCKEY: Port Huron Northern ends Stoney Creek’s season in Division 2 regional finals

BOYS HOCKEY: Port Huron Northern ends Stoney Creek’s season in Division 2 regional finals

| March 5, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MACOMB TWP. — Brendan Dickinson became Rochester Stoney Creek’s worst nightmare Saturday evening. The Port Huron Northern senior forward needed the game-winner with 1:04 left in the second overtime period, as the Huskies edged Rochester Stoney Creek, 4-3, in a marathon Division 2 regional finals at Suburban […]

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BOYS HOCKEY: Port Huron Northern ends Stoney Creek’s season in regional finals

BOYS HOCKEY: Port Huron Northern ends Stoney Creek’s season in regional finals

| March 4, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MACOMB TWP. — Brendan Dickinson became Rochester Stoney Creek’s worst nightmare Saturday evening. The Port Huron Northern senior forward needed the game-winner with 1:04 left in the second overtime period, as the Huskies edged Rochester Stoney Creek, 4-3, in a marathon Division 2 regional finals at Suburban […]

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BOYS HOCKEY: Rochester United rallies past Macomb Dakota in 2OTs to gain first regional championship since 2009

BOYS HOCKEY: Rochester United rallies past Macomb Dakota in 2OTs to gain first regional championship since 2009

| March 4, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MACOMB TWP. — Perhaps Rochester United didn’t mind working a bunch of overtime Saturday night. The rewards were more than worth it. Senior Michael Zyrek scored with 2:40 left in the second overtime in leading fifth-ranked United to a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over ninth-ranked Macomb Dakota to […]

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COMPETITIVE CHEER: Dominating effort: Stoney Creek, Rochester Adams finish 1-2 at Division 1 state finals

COMPETITIVE CHEER: Dominating effort: Stoney Creek, Rochester Adams finish 1-2 at Division 1 state finals

| March 4, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GRAND RAPIDS — A season of dreams came to a thrilling end for Rochester Stoney Creek Friday night. The top-ranked Cougars put the finishing touches on a brilliant campaign by winning all three rounds and capturing their second state title in a decade at the Grand Rapids […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford bounces Lake Orion to earn first district title since 1993

BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford bounces Lake Orion to earn first district title since 1993

| March 1, 2019 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion phases Rochester Adams out of district picture

BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion phases Rochester Adams out of district picture

| March 1, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADTYBY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Much like rival Oxford, Lake Orion has not enjoyed tremendous postseason success when it comes to boys basketball. So it’s only fitting that Lake Orion has earned a date in this year’s newly-renamed Division 1 — formerly Class A — district finals. […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford ousts Waterford Kettering to advance to rare district finals

BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford ousts Waterford Kettering to advance to rare district finals

| February 28, 2019 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams upsets two-time defending state champion Clarkston

BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams upsets two-time defending state champion Clarkston

| February 26, 2019 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Brad Crighton hesitated to call Monday’s Division 1 pre-district win by Rochester Adams the biggest in school history, but he didn’t shy away from the importance of the triumph, either. Unranked Adams, the OAA White Division champion two years removed from a winless […]

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WRESTLING: Clarkston takes down Oxford, Utica Ford for first regional since 2007

WRESTLING: Clarkston takes down Oxford, Utica Ford for first regional since 2007

| February 15, 2019 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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