Category: High School
Best-kept secret Troy Bethany’s Woodham quietly leads Bruins to best-ever season
TROY — Travis Woodham is not your prototypical soccer standout from Oakland County.. The talented senior, a Rochester Hills resident and senior at Troy Bethany Christian, doesn’t suit up for Vardar or the Michigan Wolves. He’s not involved in the Olympic Developmental Program and his club experience is not that extensive.. Yet, as […]
Troy lands sixth at golf finals
YPSILANTI — Saturday was bittersweet for Devon Compton.. The senior golfer from Rochester Stoney Creek ended her high school career with an individual state championship, but her team came up an agonizingly three strokes shy of a state title.. Compton, a four-time state qualifier had to play an extra hole for a tiebreaker with Holt’s […]
Kane’s venom lifts surging Adams past Rochester
ROCHESTER HILLS — Two weeks ago, Justin Kane found an unusual growth on his right foot, the aftermath of a spider bite. The oddity has served to be quite the poison for every player that has tried to mark him on the soccer pitch.. Kane, a senior forward from Rochester Adams, has been playing with […]
Top-ranked Troy Bethany wins fifth straight FBAC title
TROY — In sports there are all types of streaks. Troy Bethany Christian has put together quite a streak on the soccer pitch in recent years.. The Bruins moved their unbeaten streak inside the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division to 30 games Tuesday with a 7-0 blanking of visiting Rochester Hills Christian.. The win […]
Top cat: Stoney Creek golfers seeking state title
Being tabbed as a favorite is one thing, while living up to those expectations is another.. Rochester Stoney Creek took over the No. 1 slot in the girls golf Division 1 rankings in late August. Since then, the Cougars have lived up to their billing despite playing with a target on their back for a […]
Not down for long: Clarkston tankers using demotion as motivational factor
CLARKSTON — Sometimes a demotion can cause anger. Clarkston’s girls swimming and diving team is simply using it as a motivational tool.. The Wolves were sent down to the OAA Blue Division this season, despite being Oakland County’s largest high school and a program that has been around more than a decade. Now Clarkston is […]
High vertical: Wolves net fast start despite large target on their backs
CLARKSTON — Whenever a team enjoys success, it comes with a price. This price is a large target on the back.. Clarkston’s volleyball team must live with that in 2010.. The Wolves, who finished an impressive 43-9-2 last season, has captured five of the past seven OAA Red Division league championships (formally OAA Division I). […]
Locked and loaded: Big guns prevail in Avondale’s 34-18 win over Groves
AUBURN HILLS — Friday was everything but a thing a beauty for Auburn Hills Avondale. The Yellowjackets did prove that you can still win ugly.. Engaging in a game where there were more mishaps than a Chevy Chase National Lampoons Vacation film, Avondale won its fourth straight OAA Blue Division game with a 34-18 triumph […]
3-times as nice: Troy, Catholic Central run to third straight county titles
FIGHT TO THE FINISH: Troy’s William Yau and Oxford’s Dylan Smith race down the final straightaway at Saturday’s 51st annual Oakland county Championships. Staff Photo | Dan Stickradt
