Category: High School
Quick lead helps jet Clarkston to drubbing of Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Clarkston may not have found its consistent stroke this season. That will eventually come as more games are played this winter. What the Wolves do possess is a defensive-minded, deep and experienced team that reached the Class A regional finals last season and are quite capable of […]
Stoney Creek unleashes second-half blitz on Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek seemingly could not do much of anything against Rochester High Friday night in the first half. It’s not always how you start, but how you finish. In the second half, the Cougars simply unleashed the fury on the defenseless Falcons. Stoney Creek opened […]
FRIDAY’S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Oxford holds off Brandon; Holly edges Lake Fenton
OXFORD — Oxford used an 11-7 fourth-quarter run Friday to pull away from Ortonville Brandon and post a 35-31 non-league girls basketball triumph. Shelby Davis scored 11 to pace Oxford, which led 13-8 after the first quarter and 18-17 at the half. Michelle Gilmore added nine points and Miranda Murphy added eight points for the […]
Community Baptist burns Springfield Christian
SAGINAW — Saginaw Community Baptist outscored Clarkston Springfield Christian 24-14 in the first half and maintained the double-digit advantage in the second half to post a 44-30 non-conference boys basketball victory. The Lions outscored the Eagles 12-8 in the third quarter while both team scored eight in the final frame. Spencer Johnson scored 22 of […]
Asuncion’s OT goal lifts Rochester past Stoney Creek
BY DAVID BOIKE CORRESPONDENT ROCHESTER HILLS — Large gatherings on Thanksgiving weekend are commonplace. There was another one involving the hockey community in Rochester Hills Saturday night. It was a party that Evan Asuncion became the toast at for half of the guests. The sophomore scored at the 2:04 mark of overtime, in leading Rochester […]
HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Country Day rallies past Athens
SOUTHFIELD — Ryan Goleniak and Sebastian Stankiewicz aided Birmingham Detroit Country Day’s third period heroics. The duo assisted on each other’s goals as the Yellowjackets rallied for a 3-2 non-league boys hockey victory at the Southfield Ice Arena. Jack Bergmann scored in the first period goal for the Yellowjackets (4-1-0). Matt Perkins and Nathan Gurzell […]
Heat on ice: Dragons singe defending OAA champion Farmington
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Understandably so, Lake Orion has a few question marks on its hockey team this season, After all, the Dragons graduated 12 of their 22 players from last year’s team that made a run to the Division 1 Final Four. The Dragons are slowly coming together this […]
Wolves gain first win by icing St. Clair Shores
BY DAN STCIKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Each season, Clarkston always loads up a brutally tough hockey schedule. But for the first time since launching its boys hockey program in 1997-98, the Wolves found themselves in a unfamiliar position after opening the season with a 0-4-0 record. Clarkston finally weathered the storm Thursday […]
Oxford skates past West Bloomfield
TROY — Oxford outshot West Bloomfield 32-10 Wednesday and back that disparity with an 8-2 OAA White Division boys hockey triumph over West Bloomfield at the Troy Sports Center. Stephan Fritz led the Wildcats with two goals and three assists. Luke Novack added a goal and an assist, both Brennen Orr and Nick Hocker had […]
Kettering trips up Avondale in season opener
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — A year ago Auburn Hills Avondale opened the season with a loss to Waterford Kettering before going on a 17-game win streak after that point. Perhaps the Yellowjackets season-opening defeat to the Captains again this season could be a good omen — for both teams. Kettering, […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Defending champion Lakers down Bendle; Rochester Hills, Lake Orion open with wins
WATERFORD — After winning back-to-back state titles, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes opened up its quest for a third crown Tuesday by doing what it does best: Getting a lead on teams and slowly wearing them down. Burton Bendle was the latest victim in the season opener for both teams. The Lakers opened with […]
Troy pulls away from Oxford
TROY — Troy used a 14-8 run in the first quarter and slowly pulled away to post a for a 57-43 non-conference victory over Oxford. An 18-11 spurt put Troy ahead 32-19 at the half. Oxford used a 19-12 surge in the third frame to close to within 44-38 entering the fourth period. The Colts […]
Shrine wipes out Oakland Christian in its hardcourt return
ROYAL OAK — Due to unfortunate circumstances, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian had to drop its longtime proud varsity girls basketball program. The Lancers made their return Tuesday night and found the path quite difficult. Royal Oak Shrine Catholic made that return a forgettable one as the Knights slayed the Lancers, 38-14, in a non-conference game. […]
Stoney Creek runs by Brandon
BY DAN STICKRADT ORTONVILLE — Nine months ago, Rochester Stoney Creek saw its season come to an abrupt end with a lopsided loss to Romeo in a Class A district finals. So when the Cougars returned to the court Tuesday for their 2011-12 season opener, they were eager to dispose of the bad taste on […]
DIVISION 3 BONUS COVERAGE: St. Mary’s uses experience, speed to win first title since 2000
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Playing at Ford Field is a case of been there, done that for the players on Orchard Lake St. Mary’s football team. Walking off the field with a state championship and that’s a different story. The fourth-ranked Eaglets have played in numerous Catholic High School League games […]
DIVISION 5 BONUS COVERAGE: Flint Powers stuns top-ranked Lansing CC for state crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Six hours after watching Saginaw Nouvel Catholic score a state finals state record 56 points, Flint Powers Catholic got into the same act. In a weekend of high-octane offenses and wild upsets, Flint Powers shocked top-ranked and previously unbeaten Lansing Catholic Central, 56-26, in the Division 5 […]
DIVISION 1 BONUS COVERAGE: Cass Tech shocks Catholic Central for first state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Unheralded and unranked no more. Detroit Cass Tech pulled off one of the more memorable upsets in state finals history, establishing many firsts with an out-of-nowhere, 49-13, route of second-ranked Novi Detroit Catholic Central in the Division 1 finals at Ford Field. The Technicians, highly-rated in the […]
DIVISION 7 BONUS COVERAGE: Saginaw Nouvel devastates Pewamo-Westphalia
FOR MORE COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Football&x=12&y=12 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Pewamo-Westphalia was in the path of a tornado Friday morning. It came straight out of Saginaw and was simply devastating. Saginaw Nouvel Catholic was such a F5 funnel cloud, wrecking the Pirates’ state title dreams in a flash by recording a lopsided 56-26 […]
