Category: High School
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston’s Erika Davenport is Class A Player of the Year
Holly’s Copley, Rochester Adams’ Jamison, Oxford’s Murphy also make the cut CLARKSTON — Erika Davenport is the Associated Press Class A All-State Player of the Year — and for good reason. The 5-foot-11 junior post player dominated throughout the season, including a 48-point explosion in a district opening win over Rochester Adams. In that same […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: 2014 A.P. Class A Girls Basketball Team
The Associated Press Class A All-State Girls Basketball Team, as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sports writers: FIRST TEAM Erika Davenport, Clarkston, 5-11, Jr., Player of the Year Marte Grays, Detroit King, 6-2, Sr. Tyra Jones, Detroit Cody, 6-1, Sr. Tinara Moore, Southgate Anderson, 6-4, Sr. Asia Robeson, Kalamazoo Central, 6-4, Sr. […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: 2014 A.P. Class B All-State Team
Below is the Associated Press Class B All-State Girls Basketball Team, as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sports writers: FIRST TEAM Tania Davis, Goodrich, 5-5, Jr., Player of the Year Payton Birchmeier, Corunna, 6-1, Sr. Asia Doss, Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 5-7, Sr. Madison Geers, Scottville Mason County Central, 5-9, Sr. Ally […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL 2014 A.P. Class C All-State Team
Below is The Associated Press Class C All-State Girls Basketball Team, as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sports writers: FIRST TEAM Alley Wright, St. Ignace, 5-10, Sr., Player of the Year Karina Cole, Lincoln Alcona, 5-10, Sr. Claire Denecker, Blissfield, 6-0, Sr. Brook Howard, Mendon, 5-10, Sr. Jade Madison, New Buffalo, […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: 2014 A.P. Class D All-State Team
The Associated Press Class D All-State Girls Basketball Team, as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sports writers: FIRST TEAM Lexi Gussert, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 6-0, Sr., Player of the Year Kari Borowiak, Gaylord St. Mary Cathedral, 5-6, Sr. Vanessa Freberg, Eben Junction Superior Central, 5-9, Sr. Sara Hansen, Mount Pleasant […]
SKIING: 2014 All-State Teams
Here is the 2014 All-State Ski Team, as selected by the Michigan High School Ski Coaches Association. DIVISION 1-BOYS SLALOM FIRST TEAM — Luke Johnson, Marquette; Bastien Dupessey, Novi; Nick Weber, Marquette; Bradley Seaborg, Marquette, Lars Joergens, Holly-Oxford Unified; Dirk Phelps, Traverse City Central. SECOND TEAM — Seth Thompson, Fenton; Tyler Sepanik, Traverse City […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Bloomfield Hills topples Clarkston to win first regional crown
TOUT VIDEOS: http://www.tout.com/u/danstickradt1 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SOUTHFIELD — Duane Graves understands just how difficult it is to pull a hat trick against a quality program. Beating a team three times in one season is a daunting, and often, difficult task to complete. He witnessed the finishing touches […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cardinal Mooney pulls away from Everest Collegiate to reach state semifinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — All eyes were on Katie Theut Tuesday. The fifth and final female basketball standout at Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic lived up to her legacy by leading her teammates to a 43-36 victory over fourth-year program Clarkston Everest Collegiate Tuesday in the Class D […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston cruises into Sweet 16 with rout of Troy Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SOUTHFIELD — All season long, veteran Clarkston boys basketball coach Dan Fife has seen the steady development of his now deep bench. It was on full display Monday night. The Wolves, the OAA Red Division co-champions, sent 14 of 15 players into the scoring column […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Athens pulls away from Troy to claim second straight district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Even in a year when Troy Athens shared a conference crown, the Red Hawks didn’t fully live up to expectations. Those finally surfaced during the past week. Athens captured its second straight district crown — the first time that has happened since winning district […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Plymouth Canton ends Holly’s dream season
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Three years ago Plymouth Canton made a run to the Class A Final Four. The Chiefs still have three holdovers from that team and they are not ready to let their dream of a return trip die just yet. Canton cleared a big […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holly enjoying perfect 22-0 ride
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Allyssa Copley made a promise a couple of years ago to Holly girls basketball coach David Hall. “I told him that we’d win at least one championship before I graduated,” said Copley, a 6-foot-1 senior standout. True to her words, Holly did win […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Midland Calvary Baptist trips up Rochester Hills Christian for MACS-I state championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — If Midland Calvary Baptist and Rochester Hills Christian could have hit the basketball court 10 times this season, the two would likely go 5-5 against one another. Fortunately for Calvary Baptist, its turn to shine came Saturday afternoon at Clarkston Springfield Christian High School. […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Maplewood Baptist stuns previously unbeaten Rochester Hills Christian in 2OTs for MACS-I state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Hannah May must have ice in her veins. The sophomore from Kinross Maplewood Baptist calmly sank two free throws with 14 seconds left in the second overtime period, and the Black Bears’ defense made it stand, as they stunned previously unbeaten Rochester Hills Christian, […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Springfield Christian wins first MACS-II title since 1988
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — The last time Clarkston Springfield Christian won a state title in girls basketball, Ronald Reagan was in his final months of presidency. Safely put, it had been a long time for the Eagles. Springfield Christian ended its quarter century drought Saturday, winning the Michigan […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Elimination mode: Stoney Creek gets defensive in district upset of Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Twice this season, Rochester Stoney Creek threw its best punch at Clarkston only to see the Wolves rally in the end. The third time was more than a charm, but a true knockout blow. Stoney Creek, making its fifth straight appearance in the Class […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holly wins first district since ‘93
LINDEN — Trailing 41-39 entering the fourth quarter, Holly found a little magic in its bag of tricks to continue its perfect season Friday night. The Bronchos closed out with an 18-6 run to topple Fenton, 57-47, in a Class A girls basketball district final at Linden. The win gave Holly its first district […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills rolls Troy Bethany to reach MACS-I final
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DAVISON — An end of an era will come Saturday for six seniors on Rochester Hills Christian’s boys basketball team. The Eagles hope to fly out into the sunset with a happy ending. Rochester Hills Christian advanced to the state finals of the Michigan Association […]
