Category: High School
AOTW: In his wake: Clarkston’s Stelpflug sets records, leaves opponents a length behind
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — If Kenneth Stelpflug was a hit record maker, he would be pumping out gold singles like the Beatles and Elvis Presley did so in the 1960s. Records have been flowing from the Clarkston product’s talents with regularity. But singing may not be the senior’s expertise. He saves […]
Rochester College earns fifth-place in USCAA national tournament for retiring coach Pleasant
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com UNIONTOWN, Pa. — The exit stage left outing for veteran Garth Pleasant didn’t result in a national championship for the retiring Rochester College men’s basketball coach, but at least the 38-year head coach got to coach a win in his final game on the sidelines. Rochester College, ranked No. […]
Soaking it all up: Lakers repeat as Class D state champs
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com EAST LANSING — Last year Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes’ run to the Class D state championship was somewhat unexpected. This year, there was no secret that the Lakers had the mettle to repeat. WOLL put the finishing touches on its repeat bid at the Michigan State’s Breslin […]
Early start fuels Southfield to regional finals victory over Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SOUTHFIELD — As a Final Four team last season, Southfield is trying to make it back to that coveted destination. The Bluejays are making believers out many, including Rochester Adams coach John Hall. Southfield bolted out to a 14-4 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in […]
AP Class D All-State Girls Basketball Team
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM — CLASS D CLASS D ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM: Jasmine Hines, Central Lake, 6-3 sr. (Player of the Year); Janae Langs, Climax-Scotts, 5-4 soph.; Emily Veenstra, Ellsworth 6-2, jr.; Sarah Theut, Marine City Cardinal Mooney, 5-9 jr.; Morgan Warfield, Camden-Frontier, 5-9 sr.; Heather Lantis, Hillsdale Academy, 5-9 sr.; Christina […]
Costello stands tall in leading Bay City Western past Clarkston
AUBURN — Bay City Western proved that size really does matter. Well, at least Matt Costello matters for the Warriors. Costello, a 6-foot-9 Michigan State recruit, finished with 14 points, 12 blocked shots and 10 rebounds, a timely triple-double, in leading host Western to a 45-37 victory over perennial power Clarkston Wednesday in a Class […]
Shot heard round the city: Taylor’s buzzer-beater helps Detroit Westside Christian stun Oakland Christian for regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Deon Taylor had a chance of a lifetime Wednesday night and the Detroit Westside Christian senior seized the moment. Taylor, a 6-foot-8 forward, buried a 16-foot jump shot as time expired, leading Westside Christian to a wild, 45-44, victory over sixth-ranked Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in […]
AOTW: Pooling his talents: Rochester’s Carl making quick strides
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Jacob Carl came into Rochester High as a highly-touted freshman who didn’t know how difficult swimming at high age levels can be. The sophomore now has a better understanding and is thinking big for the future. He has dipped his feet into being an all-state swimmer […]
Boys Swimming: Saline repeats as D-1 state champion
Lake Orion leads local contingent by finishing eighth BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — For years, Saline has lived in the shadows of state powerhouse swim programs Ann Arbor Pioneer and Ann Arbor Huron. How the tides have changed. Saline defended its Division 1 boys swimming and diving state championships at Oakland […]
SUBMITTED VIDEO: Greatest high school buzzer beaters
Each and every year in the sports of girls basketball and boys basketball, there are memorable buzzer-beaters. Some tie the game, some win the game, others are just improbable shots from a distance. Do you have Youtube videos of incredible high school buzzer beaters, especially in the state tournament? E-mail in those Youtube embed codes […]
Predestined for Breslin: Waterford Our Lady cruises into Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — Last year it was little unexpected. This time around, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes was predestined to make a run at another Final Four. Now, they have reached that goal. The Lakers never trailed Tuesday at Waterford Mott, rolling over Cinderella Bay City All Saints, 61-36, […]
Prep State Rankings
Boys Basketball (By the Associated Press) Class A (School, first-place votes, record, points) — 1. Romulus (5) (19-1) 75; 2. Ann Arbor Huron (19-1) 70; 3. Kalamazoo Central (17-3) 62; 4. Saginaw (17-3) 56; 5. Detroit Cody (17-3) 53; 6. Detroit Southeastern (17-3) 44; 7. Warren De La Salle (18-2) 38; 8. East Lansing (17-3) […]
SUBMITTED VIDEO: Worst calls in an basketball game?
With the NCAA and NIT tournaments beginning this week, and with the high school tournaments around the country in their final stages, let’s take a look at some of the most notable calls or no calls in the sport of basketball. Submit your video of some of the worst, most bizarre or puzzling officials calls […]
Sweet, Sweet 16: Adams upsets Pontiac to reach regional finals for first time
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SOUTHFIELD — Nick Zekaj wasn’t the first option Monday night. He wasn’t even the second or third. But the Rochester Adams senior delivered the Highlanders’ biggest shot of the season Monday to force overtime — a three-pointer at the buzzer that tied the game at 57-57 — and Adams […]
Oakland Christian bounces Parkway to reach regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian is proving to be anything but a one-trick pony. That is one of the key ingredients for the Lancers still being alive in the Class D boys basketball state tournament. Oakland Christian’s balance has led them to another berth in the Class […]
Wolves motor into regional finals for ninth straight year
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN — Clarkston may seem like Norm on the television show ‘Cheers’ when it comes to its boys basketball program playing in the regional round. After all, this is the 18th straight season the Wolves have reached at least the Class A regional semifinals. On Monday, Clarkston added to […]
Troy bows out of state tournament with 58-53 loss to Pontiac
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT TROY — One shot short, one stop short, one play short. Troy couldn’t come up with a key rebound in the final seconds of Wednesday’s district semifinal at Troy Athens, ending a sensational season with a 58-53 loss to Pontiac and falling just short of an upset that would have […]
Rochester Hills Christian clobbers Troy Bethany to gain FBAC title share
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Good things come for those who wait. Rochester Hills Christian had to wait over a month for its make-up game with Troy Bethany Christian, even with the Michigan Association of Christian Schools state tournament already completed. The wait was more than worth it. The Eagles avenged […]
