Category: High School
Unfinished business: Fourth-ranked Troy looking to reach state finals for first time since 2003
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— A year ago a loss to Novi left a bitter taste in mouth of Irene Young and her teammates. Now, Young and Troy are doing something about it. The Colts, ranked fourth in Division 1 and a top-five team all season, will play in the Division 1 girls […]
Back on track: Anchor Bay holds off Troy to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MADISON HEIGHTS — New Baltimore Anchor Bay is back at full strength. That could be the final piece of the puzzle in the softball season’s final week of the season for the Tars. Anchor Bay returned Lauren Podroski from a five-week hiatus from a wrist injury and the Tars […]
Top-ranked USA sinks Lakers in quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW — Steve Troy felt his softball team had to play perfect Tuesday in order to have a chance against top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing Area — and for a moment, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes had the Patriots on ropes. In the end, Unionville-Sebewaing proved too much to overcome, as […]
Stymied: Merrill ousts Lutheran Northwest in quarterfinals pitcher’s duel
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW — Eric Mischley stood in the on deck circle nearly four minutes after the conclusion of Tuesday’s Division 4 baseball state quarterfinal, his batting helmet still neatly tucked on his head in disbelief. The senior from Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest saved his best for last, firing a three-hitter […]
WOLL wins first softball regional since 2006
— STAFF REPORTS WATERFORD — Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes is back on the rise to glory. The Lakers’ softball team took the nest step by claiming its first regional championship Saturday in five years on its home field. The Lakers defeated Portland St. Patrick, 12-4, for the title. WOLL advances to the state […]
Regional hex: Third-ranked Hartland stymies Clarkston for title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — A big pot of stew is not full of flavor without a lot of vegetables and spices, much like a baseball team looking to make a long postseason run trying to do so without deep pitching as one of its key ingredients. Hartland is such a ballclub […]
Northwest claims first regional title since 2006
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — Even with only three seniors and a record barley above five-hundred, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest is proving to be a formidable opponent in the postseason. The Crusaders captured their fourth Division 4 regional championship Saturday, all within the past eight years, at Waterford Our Lady of the […]
AOTW: Clarkston standout is ‘Chase’ing down his baseball dreams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — In a conversation with his dad last July, Chase Toth asked a question: “Why am I even thinking about this?” Precisely, Toth was wondering why there was even a debate where he wanted to play baseball in college. A lifelong fan of Michigan State, Toth decided that […]
Tournament tested: Colts continue stampede into Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Troy has many elements on its girls soccer team that any coach can’t teach: speed, size and postseason experience. The Colts have a bevy of each and that has helped carry them back to the Final Four. Troy outshot Grand Blanc 18-8, including 10-6 with shots […]
Wolves ready to take bite of regional glory
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — A year ago Clarkston got a taste or regional play. Now, the Wolves are chomping at the bit to go a step further. The Wolves (22-7) will face MAC Red champion Utica Eisenhower at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oxford High School for a Division 1 baseball regional […]
Controversy hits high school golf community
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Controversy has swirled over the sport of high school boys golf and its epicenter sits right in one of the communities in this area of the state. Oxford finished third at Thursday’s Division 1 regional at Flushing Valley Golf Course, but several other schools in the Wildcats’ district, regional […]
Oakland Christian wins first golf regional since 1993
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Everything has been nothing short of a perfect storm for Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s boys golf team this season. The championship strong continued. The Lancers, the top-ranked team in Division 4, moved yet another step close to its ultimate goal of a state title by claiming […]
Oxford, Lake Orion’s Waelchli make cut for D-1 golf finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FLUSHING — A collective bad round of golf more than fueled a fire for members of Oxford’s boys golf team. Finishing in the bottom of the pack at last year’s Division 1 regional at Flushing Valley, the performance served as motivation for this year. The Wildcats continued one of […]
Peak performance: Troy golfers post season low to win regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — As any coach will tell you, the goal is to always peak during the final weeks of the season. Troy’s boys golf team is doing just that. One week after winning a district championship with a season-low score of 307, Troy posted a play-five, count-four team […]
Avondale links up for first regional golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — One week after winning its first-ever district, Auburn Hills Avondale made another huge chip shot. The unranked Yellowjackets captured their first-ever Division 2 boys golf regional title, and with that, are making their first-ever trip to the state finals. Avondale put together a play-five, count-four team score […]
Simply dominant: Top-ranked Brother Rice rolls over Troy Athens to advance to title game
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com NOVI — Rob Ambrose thoroughly believes that Birmingham Brother Rice does not take anything for granted. The Warriors are all business when out on the field. Brother Rice has not lost in an in-state school in boys lacrosse since 2002 and is one win away from yet another state […]
AOTW: The unstoppable: Athens’ Kemp is one of state’s most lethal snipers
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Joe Kemp retrieves the ball from Dan Kreza, spins around races down the central part of the field before he unleashes a vicious shot. As it often does, the ball ended up in the back of the lacrosse net. Kemp, a senior midfielder from Troy Athens, has […]
TRACK: Division 2 State Finals Results
Boys Track MHSAA L.P. DIVISION 2 STATE FINALS (June 4 at Houseman Field, Grand Rapids) TEAM SCORES — 1. East Lansing, 56; 2. Chelsea, 48; 3. (tie) Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 40; Auburn Hills Avondale, 40; 5. Byron Center, 36; 6. Cedar Springs, 33; 7. Mason, 27; 8. Grand Rapids Christian, 26; 9. Adrian, 24; […]
