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Category: High School

Lake Orion grinds out win over Troy

Lake Orion grinds out win over Troy

| October 1, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Lake Orion senior quarterback Sean Charette had to work a lot harder for this win over Troy. The Colts outgained the Dragons in the second half Friday night, but couldn’t convert their chances in the red zone in a 17-7 OAA Red Division loss to the defending […]

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Fighting Irish clinch Prep Bowl berth with 14-0 shutout of Divine Child

Fighting Irish clinch Prep Bowl berth with 14-0 shutout of Divine Child

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DEARBORN — Friday’s playing conditions were far from perfect, with a steady rain and temperatures and wind chill in the upper 30s. The end result for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep might as well been a utopian paradise in a distant tropical land. The Fighting Irish captured their 10th straight […]

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Clarkston sharp in sliding past Rochester

Clarkston sharp in sliding past Rochester

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester honored some of its all-time great athletes Friday night with its annual Hall of Fame induction. It was Clarkston that more than stole the limelight. Playing in the driving rain and near-freezing temperatures, the Wolves ran roughshod over the injury-riddled Falcons. Clarkston won its third […]

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Dombrowski’s game-winner lifts Athens past Avondale

Dombrowski’s game-winner lifts Athens past Avondale

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Since opening the season with a 0-2 record, Troy Athens has found multiple different ways to win on the soccer pitch. The Red Hawks found a little flair in the waning moments Thursday to slip past Auburn Hills Avondale. Athens, which is 8-1-1 in its last […]

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BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Oxford blanks Lapeer West; Troy, Holly post 0-0 draw

BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Oxford blanks Lapeer West; Troy, Holly post 0-0 draw

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

OXFORD — Oxford broke open a tight game with three second half goals and posted a 4-0 shutout of visiting Lapeer West Thursday in a non-conference boys soccer team. Paul Tomaka scored in the first half and opened the second half with another goal for the Wildcats (8-3-2). Rolly Giberson and Marco Bonfiglio also scored, […]

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Turnaround Special: Fighting Irish keeping focused during nine-game win streak

Turnaround Special: Fighting Irish keeping focused during nine-game win streak

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — Long losing streaks can create all sorts of problems for any team in any sport. Players can start checking out, not giving their best effort in practice. That can lead to subpar efforts on the playing surface. Bad habits can be made. Bad examples can be left […]

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FAST FACTS ABOUT NORTH OAKLAND SPORTS.COM

FAST FACTS ABOUT NORTH OAKLAND SPORTS.COM

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (3)

REPORTING SCORES Varsity coaches are urged to report varsity results in a timely fashion by e-mail to senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com, or by calling the sports nightline recording at (248) 812-1053. Deadlines are normally midnight each day. High schools and colleges in the NorthOaklandSports coverage region include Auburn Hills Avondale, Auburn […]

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STICK’S PICKS: Prep football season finally reaching playoff qualifiers stage

STICK’S PICKS: Prep football season finally reaching playoff qualifiers stage

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

This is Week 6 around the Michigan prep football scene and this is the first week that schools can officially celebrate a postseason berth. While there are several area teams that are on collision course with postseason destiny, only one, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, is undefeated at this point. A win Friday night will jettison […]

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Lutheran Northwest rallies past Southfield Christian

Lutheran Northwest rallies past Southfield Christian

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BEVERLY HILLS — After being upset by Sterling Heights Parkway Christian last week in double overtime, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest found itself in the danger zone Thursday against Southfield Christian. The Crusaders trailed the Eagles 13-0 early in the second quarter and were sputtering without its normal high-octane offense […]

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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Oakland takes down Southern Utah in four sets

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Oakland takes down Southern Utah in four sets

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (1)

CEDAR CITY, Utah – Meghan Bray had 19 kills and 22 digs and Taylor Humm added 11kills and 21 digs as the Oakland volleyball team won in four sets over Southern Utah with scores of 25-22, 25-17, 28-30 and 25-21 Thursday night in Centrum Arena. “This was a nice win on the road for our […]

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Andover nips Troy at OAA-Red tourney, Colts take overall crown

Andover nips Troy at OAA-Red tourney, Colts take overall crown

| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Bloomfield Hills Andover emerged as the top flight team Tuesday at the rugged OAA Red Division boys tennis championships, while Troy emerged from the eight-school field as the overall league champion. Andover picked up 57 points in the nine flights to win the tournament title. Troy and […]

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Lake Orion makes quick work of Rochester

Lake Orion makes quick work of Rochester

| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Ranked in the top 10 for the first time since 1988, Lake Orion has proven it belongs with the state’s elite. In conference play, the Dragons are also making a claim to be one of the teams to beat. Lake Orion, which climbed from ninth to […]

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Cross Country State Rankings

Cross Country State Rankings

| September 29, 2011 | Comments (3)

Girls Cross Country (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Saline; 2. Grosse Pointe South; 3. Northville; 4. Grand Haven; 5. Hudsonville; 6. Brighton; 7. Birmingham Seaholm; 8. Rockford; 9. Traverse City Central; 10. Livonia Churchill. Honorable Mention — Troy, Rochester Adams, Dexter. Division 2 — 1. East Grand Rapids; 2. Dearborn Divine Child; […]

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CROSS COUNTRY: Flint Metro League Jamboree No. 2 Results

CROSS COUNTRY: Flint Metro League Jamboree No. 2 Results

| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Boys Cross Country FLINT METRO LEAGUE JAMBOREE NO. 2 (at Linden) TEAM SCORES — 1. Linden, 48; 2. Fenton, 50; 3. Clio, 69; 4. Swartz Creek, 72; 5. Flint Kearsley, 144; 6. Holly, 155; 7. Lapeer West 170, 8. Ortonville Brandon, 216, 9. Lapeer East, 259. TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1. Matt Gilbert (Fenton) 16:30; 2. […]

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CROSS COUNTRY: Holly-Nike Invitational Results

CROSS COUNTRY: Holly-Nike Invitational Results

| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Girls Cross Country HOLLY INVITATIONAL (Sept. 14 at Springfield Oaks Metropark) DIVISION I TEAM SCORES — 1. Hudsonville, 32; 2. White Lake Lakeland, 103; 3. Lake Orion, 115; 4. Midland, 138; 5. Toledo (Ohio) Whitmer, 156; 6. Ann Arbor Skyline, 167; 7. Flushing, 168; 8. Romeo, 193; 9. Milford, 209; 10. Berkley, 215; 11. Clinton […]

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CROSS COUNTRY: OAA Blue Division Jamboree No. 2 Results

CROSS COUNTRY: OAA Blue Division Jamboree No. 2 Results

| September 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

Girls Cross Country OAA BLUE DIVISION JAMBOREE NO. 2 (Sept. 27 at O.C.C.-Orchard Ridge Campus) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Harrison, 50; 2. Birmingham Groves, 55; 3. Berkley, 65; 4. Royal Oak, 93; 5. Auburn Hills Avondale, 110; 6. Ferndale, 199; 7. (tie) Southfield, NTS; Hazel Park, NTS, Pontiac, NTS, Oak Park, NTS; Southfield Lathrup, […]

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CROSS COUNTRY: Catholic Central Shamrocks  Invitational Results

CROSS COUNTRY: Catholic Central Shamrocks Invitational Results

| September 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

Boys Cross Country CATHOLIC CENTRAL SHAMROCKS INVITATIONAL (at Cass Benton Park) DIVISION I TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 52; 2. Oxford, 80; 3. Utica, 89; 4. Farmington, 93; 5. Northville, 115; 6. Novi Detroit Catholic Central ‘B’, 131; 7. Rochester Adams, 174; 8. Northville, ‘B’, 199; 9. Dearborn, 271; 10. Allen Park, […]

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MHSAA NEWS: Week 6 Playoffs Listing

MHSAA NEWS: Week 6 Playoffs Listing

| September 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

EAST LANSING — Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the fifth week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order.  An asterisk (*) beside a record indicates that a team has 8 or fewer games scheduled.  A […]

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