Category: High School
2010 All-Area Girls Cross-Country: Runners join the front pack to bring home accolades
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Championship cross-country teams or individuals have come from this area of Michigan for many years. That continued again this fall again in girls cross country. Although no area teams finished in the top five at the state finals, the area did produce several all-state runners and another state champion. […]
2010 ALL-AREA BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM: Sophomores pace pack of talented runners
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com By no means was the talent level down in the boys cross country circles in the area this season. It was simply young. With many teams competing with high numbers of underclassmen this season, the youth is reflected on the 2010 All-Area Boys Cross Country Team for www.northoaklandsports.com. Of […]
Fourth-quarter run lifts Stoney Creek past Rochester
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek outscored Rochester in three of the four quarter to post a 50-39 OAA Red Division girls basketball win. Stoney Creek used a 14-4 run in the fourth quarter to pull ahead. The Cougars (4-5, 3-5) led 12-11 after the first quarter and 24-20 at the half. Rochester went on […]
Late run lifts Mountaineers to CHSL victory over Jewish Academy
CLARKSTON — Behind a 14-9 run in the fourth quarter, Clarkston Everest Collegiate waqs able to pull ahead of West Bloomfield Jewish Academy in CHSL boys basketrball play Sunday in Clarkston. Everest led 20-10 at the half, but fell behind 23-22 through three quarters thanks to the Jaguars’ 13-2 run in the third quarter. Donald […]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Oxford pulls away from Andover; Royal Oak upsets Rochester; Pontiac barrels over Clarkston
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Mark Hazelwood continued his fast pace Tuesday, scoring 21 points in leading visiting Oxford to a 69-59 triumph over Bloomfield Hills Andover. Jacques Toussaint scored 11 points and dished off eight assists and Chris Calvin scored eight points with 12 rebounds for Oxford (4-4, 2-2). Jeremy Fishmen scored a game-high 23 points […]
Second-half surge lifts Lake Orion past rival Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Tuesday’s first half between Lake Orion and Oxford definitely was not a thing a beauty. For the host Dragons, the second half, however, was quite a gem. The Dragons led only 15-11 at the half, but punished Oxford in the second half to post a 55-25 […]
Oakland Christian cruises past Liggett in battle of unbeatens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Transfers can bring forth plenty of anticipation before they become eligible. For Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, the arrival of a new player just brought forth yet another weapon to the basketball court for an already talented team. The Lancers welcomed 6-foor-3 transfer Charles Heyden to the […]
Competitive Cheer Results–Cougars Spirit Inivtational
COUGARS SPIRIT INVITATIONAL (Jan. 15 at Rochester Stoney Creek) TOTAL TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Stoney Creek, 800.7368; 2. Rochester Adams, 783.8952; 3. Troy, 773.2120; 4. Utica Eisenhower, 770.8540; 5. Sterling Heights Stevenson, 763.8336; 6. Davison, 747.2844; 7. Novi, 727.6188. ROUND I — 1. Sterling Heights Stevenson, 234.5; 2. Troy, 233.2; 3. Rochester Stoney Creek, […]
Rochester United gets defensive in 3-1 win Over St. Clair Shores Unified
BY DAVE BOIKE FREE-LANCE WRITER ST. CLAIR SHORES — Rochester United facing a determined St. Clair Shores Lakers team skated to a 3-1 at the SCS Civic Arena on Saturday night. Goalie Ian Mercer turned back 30 of 31 shots and assisted on Rochester United’s second period goal to lead the team to victory. “We […]
FLASHBACK–2009 All-Area Volleyball: Players hit their points in the right places
Smack down: All-Area Volleyball players hit their points in the right places BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The perception of volleyball in this area of the state has definitely changed in recent years. With more than one school in Oakland County winning state titles in the past couple of seasons, teams around here are […]
2010 All-Area Girls Volleyball: This team brings it all to the floor
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com (EDITOR’S NOTE: Several area coaches did not nominate athletes for all-area volleyball after nearly two months of trying to contact them.) Several area volleyball teams shined this season. To make it one of the more memorable seasons in recent memory for schools in the coverage region of www.northoaklandsports.com. Consider: […]
Clarkston squeaks out win over rival Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — A year ago when a game was close, Clarkston would have most likely folded down the stretch. The Wolves are apparently coming of age. In a season of close battles, Clarkston captured a key come-from-behind victory Friday. Trailing 28-25 entering the fourth quarter, the Wolves rallied with […]
Lancers marching with perfect record intact
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PLYMOUTH — The good news for Auburn Hills Oakland Christian is that the Lancers are unbeaten on the boys basketball season. The even better news is that Oakland Christian is still not at full strength. The Lancers moved to 6-0 on the year, 3-0 in the MIAC Blue Division […]
FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Rochester Hills rips Lake Orion Baptist; WOLL edges Everest Collegiate
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Hills Christian rebounded from its first league loss of the season to post a 71-37 rout of Lake Orion Baptist in FBAC Red Division play. DJ Szydlowski poured in 20 points and had five rebounds and five blocks to pace the Eagles (5-4, 2-1). Josh West had 18 points and five […]
Prep Skiing Results
Boys Skiing BLOOMFIELD HILLS ANDOVER 32, ROCHESTER ADAMS 41 SLALOM — 1. Thomas (BHA) 45.61; 2. Kavanagh (BHA) 48.67; 3. Stanton (RA) 49.37; 4. Arid (RA) 49.82 GIANT SLALOM — Thomas (BHA) 37.56; 2. Eschels (BHA) 37.84; 3. Ward (RA) 38.09; 4. Aird (BHA) 38.30. LAKE ORION 28, BLOOMFIELD HILLS LAHSER 50 LAKE ORION 36, […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS
PREP STATE RANKINGS Sports newspaper www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Competitive Cheer Division 1 — 1. Rochester; 2. Sterling Heights Stevenson; 3. Grandville; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek; 5. Hudsonville; 6. Hartland; 7. Holland West Ottawa; 8. Southgate Anderson; 9. East Kentwood; 10. Lake Orion. Division […]
Oxford icers lead OAA-White in debut season in league
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Oxford’s hockey team enjoyed its best season to date last winter. Still, the Wildcats came up agonizingly short in their quest for a first league championship. The Wildcats finished a fine 20-6-0 before a second-round loss to Davison in the Division 2 regionals ended that season. Inside the Flint […]
THURSDAY’S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Wolves, Cougars hound opponents for cage wins
FARMINGTON — Clarkston bounced back from a two-point loss to Flint Northern on Tuesday with a resounding 55-30 triumph over host Farmington Harrison in OAA Red Division boys basketball play Thursday. Clarkston led 15-7 at the end of the first quarter and 27-14 at the half. The Wolves used a 15-0 third-quarter blitz to break […]
