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Category: High School

SOFTBALL: 2014 MHSSCA All-State Softball Teams

SOFTBALL: 2014 MHSSCA All-State Softball Teams

| June 17, 2014 | Comments (0)

Below are the 2014 MHSSCA All-State Softball Teams, as selected by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association panel members: TOP HONORS Miss Softball Pitcher — Taylor Weaver, Romeo. Miss Softball Position Player — Sara Hansen, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart. DIVISION 1 FIRST TEAM Outfielders — Lea Forester, Portage Central; Sydney Heath, Troy; Lexi Agers, […]

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BASEBALL: Bay City Western knocks out Clarkston in state semifinals

BASEBALL: Bay City Western knocks out Clarkston in state semifinals

| June 12, 2014 | Comments (0)

  NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com? Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   EAST LANSING — In the history of the Class A/Division 1 baseball state tournament, […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Lakers rout Lansing Christian to advance to fourth state final in five years

GIRLS SOCCER: Lakers rout Lansing Christian to advance to fourth state final in five years

| June 12, 2014 | Comments (0)

  NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   TROY— Unfinished business. That’s exactly what members of the Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston […]

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SOFTBALL: Notre Dame Prep hits quarterfinals roadblock against Ladywood

SOFTBALL: Notre Dame Prep hits quarterfinals roadblock against Ladywood

| June 11, 2014 | Comments (0)

  ANN ARBOR — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep recorded a school record 33 wins on the softball diamond this season. The Fighting Irish could not locate the win column on the big stage at the University of Michigan. Livonia Ladywood ended Notre Dame Prep’s stellar campaign, ousting the Irish 7-1 in the Division 2 state […]

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COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Former Clarkston standout Nick Tatu signs with Rochester College

COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Former Clarkston standout Nick Tatu signs with Rochester College

| June 11, 2014 | Comments (0)

  ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College head men’s basketball coach Klint Pleasant is pleased to announce the signing of Nick Tatu. Tatu ranks ninth in the Clarkston record books for points in a career with 953 (11.9 ppg) and third in three-point field goals made in a career with 182. Tatu joins the Warriors after […]

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BASEBALL: Clarkston ousts Brighton, advances to first Final Four since 2002

BASEBALL: Clarkston ousts Brighton, advances to first Final Four since 2002

| June 11, 2014 | Comments (0)

  NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FOR MORE BASEBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Baseball&x=16&y=13   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   NOVI — When he learned early Tuesday that he would […]

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DAILY POLL: Who will win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil?

DAILY POLL: Who will win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil?

| June 11, 2014 | Comments (0)

DAILY POLL: Who will win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil? A total of 32 nations will converge in Brazil beginning in mid-June to compete for the World Cup title. Who do see walking away with the Cup? Feel free to vote and share this link with your friends, as we celebrate The Beautiful Game. […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Utica Ford slips past Troy Athens in shootout

GIRLS SOCCER: Utica Ford slips past Troy Athens in shootout

| June 4, 2014 | Comments (0)

  NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   STERLING HEIGHTS — Nikki Topping made a promise to the Utica Ford seniors that they […]

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BOYS LACROSSE: East Grand Rapids ousts Notre Dame Prep in regional finals

BOYS LACROSSE: East Grand Rapids ousts Notre Dame Prep in regional finals

| June 3, 2014 | Comments (0)

  HOWELL — Top-ranked East Grand Rapids ended Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s season Saturday, topping the Irish 15-2 in a Division 2 boys lacrosse regional final at Howell Parker Middle School. EGR led 4-0 at the end of the first quarter to take control and cruised into halftime with an 8-0 advantage. By the end […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Athens wins 14th district crown in shootout victory over Royal Oak

GIRLS SOCCER: Athens wins 14th district crown in shootout victory over Royal Oak

| June 3, 2014 | Comments (0)

  NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   BIRMIGNHAM — Fighting through a season of ups and downs, Troy Athens’ girls soccer players […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep, WOLL Win districts

GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep, WOLL Win districts

| June 3, 2014 | Comments (0)

  MARINE CITY — Pontiac Notre Dame Pre captured its fifth straight district crown Saturday with a 6-0 shutout of host Marine City at East China Stadium. Taylor Timko had three goals and three assists to lead the Division 3 top-ranked Fighting Irish. Lindsey Klei added two goals and one assist and Megan Kraus recorded […]

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SOFTBALL: Notre Dame Prep wins eighth straight district

SOFTBALL: Notre Dame Prep wins eighth straight district

| June 2, 2014 | Comments (0)

  PONTIAC — There’s something about softball districts and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep that just go hand-in-hand. At least that’s what appears on the surface in recent years. The Fighting Irish captured their eighth straight district title as they defeated Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 13-0 in five innings in the semifinals, then came back to […]

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TRACK & FIELD: MHSAA Division 1 State Finals Results

TRACK & FIELD: MHSAA Division 1 State Finals Results

| June 2, 2014 | Comments (0)

  Boys Track MHSAA DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (May 31 at Rockford H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. East Kentwood, 71; 2. Oak Park, 50; 3. Saline, 37; 4. (tie) Grand Blanc, 25; Traverse City Central, 25; 6. Warren DeLaSalle, 23; 7. Grand Ledge, 22; 8. Swartz Creek, 20; 9. East Lansing, 18; 10. Walled Lake […]

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TRACK AND FIELD: Records fall on day where East Kentwood, Oak Park stand on highest ground

TRACK AND FIELD: Records fall on day where East Kentwood, Oak Park stand on highest ground

| June 2, 2014 | Comments (0)

    BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCKFORD — Records are meant to be broken. Plenty of them fell to the way side at Saturday’s Lower Peninsula Division 1 track and field state finals at Rockford High School. School records, track records and even a few state records went to the […]

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BOYS GOLF: Oakland Christian wins regional crown

BOYS GOLF: Oakland Christian wins regional crown

| June 2, 2014 | Comments (0)

  Everest Collegiate also advances OAKLAND TWP. — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, Clarkston Everest Collegiate and Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett all advanced out of Friday’s Division 4 regional at Westwynd Country Club. Oakland Christian shot a play-five, count-four team score of 328 to win by 17 strokes over Everest Collegiate (345). University-Liggett was third with […]

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SOFTBALL: Lutheran Northwest eying another postseason run

SOFTBALL: Lutheran Northwest eying another postseason run

| May 31, 2014 | Comments (0)

NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Jeff Ludwig fully understands that making a long postseason run in softball, or […]

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   SOFTBALL: OAA White Division champion Rochester Adams looking for better fortune in state tourney

SOFTBALL: OAA White Division champion Rochester Adams looking for better fortune in state tourney

| May 30, 2014 | Comments (0)

NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com     BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams ended an unusual drought this season on the softball diamond: […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Oakland Christian blanks Northwest; Marian edges Avondale; Athens nips Seaholm

GIRLS SOCCER: Oakland Christian blanks Northwest; Marian edges Avondale; Athens nips Seaholm

| May 30, 2014 | Comments (0)

  AUBURN HILLS — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian scored in the game’s first minute and never looked back Thursday, as the Lancers blanked Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 8-0 in a Division 4 district semifinal. Sophia Bell scored the game’s opening tally and Oakland Christian led 6-0 at the half. Victoria Lucido, Lilly Gould, Annie Gaddard, […]

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