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Category: High School

Fourth quarter run helps Southfield trip up Clarkston

Fourth quarter run helps Southfield trip up Clarkston

| January 5, 2011 | Comments (0)

CLARKSTON — Southfield used a 21-13 run in the fourth quarter to upend Clarkston 63-60 in a game featuring the OAA Red Division boys basketball co-champions of last year. Clarkston led 18014 after the first quarter and 34-25 at the half. Southfield, which reached the Class A Final Four last season, used a 16-13 surge […]

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Bethany Christian gets defensive in gaining revenge on Davison Faith Baptist

Bethany Christian gets defensive in gaining revenge on Davison Faith Baptist

| January 5, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — A year ago, Davison Faith Baptist’s Jon Knapp torched Troy Bethany Christian for 29 points in a non-league boys basketball win. This time in Troy, Travis Woodham took it personal. The senior guard from Bethany Christian held Knapp to only 12 points and the Bruins’ rallied for […]

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Hazelwood’s 29 lifts Oxford past Hamtramck; Avondale tips Northwestern

Hazelwood’s 29 lifts Oxford past Hamtramck; Avondale tips Northwestern

| January 5, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Oxford’s visit to the Auburn Hills was a pleasant one Wednesday, as the Wildcats posted an impressive 74-58 non-conference boys basketball victory over Hamtramck. Mark Hazelwood scorched the net with a game-high 29 points to pace Oxford. Ken Coffman added 10 points and Chris Calvin scooped […]

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Mt. Clemens turns up pressure to topple Rochester

Mt. Clemens turns up pressure to topple Rochester

| December 31, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Dwight Sanders is not Mt. Clemens’ normal three-point marksman. On Thursday night, he was dead-on from downtown when it counted most. The senior guard drilled his only three-pointer of the contest with 53.2 second left to give his team a 45-44 lead and the Bathers went […]

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Eagles soar past Rochester United in Holiday Classic semifinals

Eagles soar past Rochester United in Holiday Classic semifinals

| December 30, 2010 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER – Not too many teams can graduate 16 players from a team that made a deep run in the postseason and still be a very successful hockey team. Utica Eisenhower is bucking that trend this season. The Eagles moved to 9-1 on the young season Tuesday, downing host […]

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Rochester storms back to down Detroit City

Rochester storms back to down Detroit City

| December 30, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Less than two weeks after blowing an eight-point lead with four minutes to go against West Bloomfield and losing to the Lakers in overtime, Rochester got a chance at redemption and seized it. The Falcons trailed Detroit City with 3:53 to go by eight points (45-37) […]

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FLASHBACK: 2009 All-Area Girls Swimming Team

FLASHBACK: 2009 All-Area Girls Swimming Team

| December 30, 2010 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Inside Oakland County, swimming and diving talent is never at a shortage. Schools in all four corners of the county have pools nowadays and routinely boast swimmers and divers that qualify and place at one of the state meets. Some of that can be overshadowed sometimes by the depth […]

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2010 ALL-AREA GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING: Youth is served in area pools

2010 ALL-AREA GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING: Youth is served in area pools

| December 30, 2010 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Girls swimming and diving in the area is going to have a bright future. With all of the schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area competing in 2010 with very few seniors, most the talent will return in 20111. Looking at the state-meet, OAA conference meets and Oakland County Championships, […]

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Falcons ‘bathe’ in first win of season

Falcons ‘bathe’ in first win of season

| December 29, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — It took a tournament setting for Rochester to gain its first win of the season. The Falcons, host of the Rochester Holiday tournament for girls basketball, held off Mount Clemens 38-34 Tuesday to not only advance to Thursday’s final of the four-team tournament, but gain their […]

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Maynard leaves Oakland’s basketball team

Maynard leaves Oakland’s basketball team

| December 29, 2010 | Comments (1)

ROCHESTER – Oakland University guard Drew Maynard has decided to leave the men’s basketball team to pursue other opportunities, announced by head coach Greg Kampe on Wednesday. Maynard, a native of Lake Orion, Mich., plans on transferring for the winter semester. “We wish Drew the best as he moves forward,” said Kampe. “We won a […]

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ABT holds off Athens’ rally

ABT holds off Athens’ rally

| December 28, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BIRMINGHAM — Marcel Smith relishes close basketball games. Smith, a senior from Melvindale Academy of Business &Tech, finished with a game-high 25 points, knocking down 9-of-10 free throws and 4-of-9 three-pointers, in leading the two-time defending Class C state champion Gators to a 60-51 boys basketball triumph over upstart […]

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BOYS HOCKEY TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011

BOYS HOCKEY TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011

| December 26, 2010 | Comments (2)

BOYS HOCKEY TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011 AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE COACH: Karl Daiek, first season. 2009-2010 RECORD: 7-17-3, 1-9-2 sixth in OAA White Division. STATE TOURNAMENT: Lost in Division 2 regional finals to Flint Kearsley (3-2, overtime). KEY RETURNEES: Jon Fritts, Derek Piercy, Andy Stein, Blake Blomberg, Steven Carter, Sal Munaco, Kris Stein, Shane Swinburnson. KEY NEWCOMERS: […]

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2010 ALL-OAA VOLEYBALL TEAM

2010 ALL-OAA VOLEYBALL TEAM

| December 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

ALL-OAA RED DIVISION Bloomfield Hills Lahser: Kristen Okuniewski; Birmingham Seaholm: Paige Neuenfeldt, Sara Olivova, Alex Gothard; Clarkston: Allison Reis, Alexis Egler, Stephanie Marani, Maddie Lightfoot; Farmington: Kelli Young, Natalie Petrella; Lake Orion: Shannon Murdock, Maddie Hutchinson; North Farmington: Kaitlyn Krause, Kaitlyn Shoepner; Rochester: Erin Leppek; Troy: Monique Nuguyen; Troy Athens: Maggie Leone; ALL-OAA WHITE DIVISION […]

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Troy is quite offensive in rout of Hamtramck

Troy is quite offensive in rout of Hamtramck

| December 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net HAMTRAMCK  — A few easy shots early, a few steals early, and the game was over in the first quarter. But James Young wasn’t quite done with his show. Young turned in another electrifying performance Tuesday at Hamtramck, helping Troy crush the host Cosmos, 82-41, in a non-league boys […]

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BOYS SWIMMING TEAM CAPSULES

BOYS SWIMMING TEAM CAPSULES

| December 23, 2010 | Comments (1)

Below are the boys swimming and diving team capsules for schools in the coverage area for ww.northoaklandsports.com. Teams wishing to have their capsules published in this space can forward information to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY ATHENS HEAD COACH: Beth Klinger, first season. 2009-10 RECORD: 6-4, 4-3 OAA White Division. LEAGUE MEET: Sixth. COUNTY: Ninth. STATE: 26th at […]

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Eagles soar higher than Falcons

Eagles soar higher than Falcons

| December 23, 2010 | Comments (0)

WHITE LAKE — Rochester is one of the favorites in the OAA Blue Division this season. In the Falcons’ non-league games so far this season, Rochester has not played up to those expectations. The cold-shooting Falcons shot under 35 percent Wednesday in a non-league boys basketball game against host White Lake Lakeland, and dropped a […]

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   Motor City Roundball Classic making return trip to Oakland County

Motor City Roundball Classic making return trip to Oakland County

| December 22, 2010 | Comments (0)

BIRMINGHAM — High school basketball fans will not have to wait until Jan. 4 to see plenty of games from quality teams. The 16th annual Motor City Roundball Classic is returning to Oakland County next week, with 59 varsity games, boys and girls, at two sites lover a five-day period. The boys games will take […]

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TUESDAY'S PREP ROUNDUP: Troy doubles up Hamtramck; Cougars down Saginaw Arts & Sciences

TUESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Troy doubles up Hamtramck; Cougars down Saginaw Arts & Sciences

| December 22, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HAMTRAMCK — The bad news for Troy is that sophomore James Young was held to under 20 points Tuesday night. The good news for the Colts is that Young only had to play one half of basketball. Troy raced out to a 33-17 lead on host Hamtramck and never […]

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