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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian posts miracle comeback to advance to state semifinals

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian posts miracle comeback to advance to state semifinals

| November 19, 2013 | 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 WHITMORE LAKE — Amazing. If there is one word that Priscilla Larned uses to describes Tuesday’s victory and […]

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FOOTBALL: Clarkston avenges Adams to reach Final Four

FOOTBALL: Clarkston avenges Adams to reach Final Four

| November 16, 2013 | Comments (1)

    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 FOOTBALL COVERAGE:  http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Football&x=12&y=12   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   CLARKSTON — Perhaps it was poetic justice that Clarkston […]

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GIRLS SWIMMING: OAA Blue Division League Meet Results

GIRLS SWIMMING: OAA Blue Division League Meet Results

| November 15, 2013 | Comments (2)

  OAA BLUE DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS (Nov. 7-9 at Royal Oak H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Stoney Creek, 530; 2. Rochester, 475; 3. Troy Athens, 322; 4. Farmington, 308; 5. Ferndale, 150; 6. Hazel Park, 76; 7. Southfield Lathrup, 50. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. Rochester Stoney Creek (6-0-0); 2. Rochester (5-1-0); 3. Troy Athens […]

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GIRLS SWIMMING: Flint Metro League Results

GIRLS SWIMMING: Flint Metro League Results

| November 15, 2013 | Comments (3)

  FLINT METRO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Nov. 7-9 at Fenton) TEAM SCORES — 1. Fenton, 600; 2. Ortonville Brandon, 374; 3. Flint Kearsley-Clio Unified, 307; 4. Swartz Creek, 283; 5. Lapeer Unified, 199; 6. Holly, 187. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. Fenton (5-0-0); 2. Ortonville Brandon (4-1-0); 3. Flint Kearsley-Clio Unified (3-2-0); 4. Swartz Creek (2-3-0); […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian slays Knights for second straight regional title

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian slays Knights for second straight regional title

| November 15, 2013 | 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 VOLLEYBALL COVERAGE:  http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Volleyball&x=0&y=9   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   MADISON HEIGHTS — Pricilla Larned remembers the time when Auburn […]

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GIRLS VOLLEBALL: Notre Dame Prep cruises to seventh regional crown

GIRLS VOLLEBALL: Notre Dame Prep cruises to seventh regional crown

| November 15, 2013 | Comments (0)

  PONTIAC — After losing in the Class B regional finals the past two seasons, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s girls volleyball team is taking another step this year. The Fighting Irish, ranked No. 1 in the state, captured its regional crown in five years and seventh overall by sweeping visiting Hazel Park in straight sets […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion Baptist finally wins first MACS state title

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion Baptist finally wins first MACS state title

| November 13, 2013 | 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 VOLLEYBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Volleyball&x=0&y=9     BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   CLARKSTON — There’s something about the little […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep cruises into regional finals

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep cruises into regional finals

| November 13, 2013 | Comments (0)

PONTIAC — Long hauls deep into the state tournament is no new journey for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s volleyball program. The Fighting Irish have ventured this path several times in the 20 years under head coach Betty Wroubel. Notre Dame Prep is on another such journey this postseason. The Fighting Irish cruised the next step […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian reaches Sweet 16 with sweep of Brown City

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian reaches Sweet 16 with sweep of Brown City

| November 13, 2013 | Comments (0)

MADISON HEIGHTS — This is only the third year for Auburn Hills Christian as a Class C school after nearly four decades of competing in Class D. The Lancers are one win away from reaching the Class C state quarterfinals for the second time in that three-year span. Oakland Christian rolled over Brown City Tuesday […]

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GIRLS SWIMMING: OAA Red Division League Meet Results

GIRLS SWIMMING: OAA Red Division League Meet Results

| November 10, 2013 | Comments (2)

  OAA RED DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS (Nov. 7-9 at Lake Orion H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 400; 2. Rochester Adams, 383.9; Birmingham Seaholm, 321; 4. Lake Orion, 295; 5. Bloomfield Hills, 264; 6. Birmingham Groves, 214.5; 7. Troy, 168. DUAL MEET RESULTS — 1. Clarkston (6-0-0); 2. Rochester Adams (5-1-0); 3. Birmingham Seaholm (4-2-0); 4. […]

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FOOTBALL: Country Day rolls over Notre Dame Prep for district title

FOOTBALL: Country Day rolls over Notre Dame Prep for district title

| November 9, 2013 | Comments (0)

  FOR MORE FOOTBALL COVERAGE:  http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Football&x=12&y=12   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   PONTIAC — Sometimes a tornado leaves no warning and can quickly leave a path of destruction. Birmingham Detroit County Day was such a devastating storm at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep on Friday night. Although the host Fighting Irish were […]

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VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep fends off Cranbrook for seventh straight district crown

VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep fends off Cranbrook for seventh straight district crown

| November 8, 2013 | 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 VOLLEYBALL COVERAGE:  http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Volleyball&x=0&y=9   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   BLOOMFIELD HILLS — A tell-tale sign of a good […]

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PREP STATE RANKINGS — Nov. 2

PREP STATE RANKINGS — Nov. 2

| November 7, 2013 | Comments (0)

PREP STATE RANKINGS   Girls Volleyball (By the coaches association) Class A — 1. Hudsonville; 2. Portage Central; 3. Birmingham Marian; 4. Rockford; 5. Novi; 6. Northville; 7. Grand Haven; 8. East Grand Rapids; 9. Temperance Bedford; 10. Clarkston. Honorable Mention — East Kentwood, Saline, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, Farmington Hills Mercy, Grand Rapids […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oxford sails past Adams, earns district finals date with Clarkston

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oxford sails past Adams, earns district finals date with Clarkston

| November 7, 2013 | Comments (0)

  CLARKSTON — Oxford finished third in the OAA Red Division this season, trailing only Clarkston and Lake Orion. Now the Wildcats will get a shot at redemption at one of them. Thanks to Clarkston 3-1 victory over Lake Orion and Oxford’s sweep of Rochester Adams Wednesday, both coming in district semifinals clashes at Clarkston, […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Athens cruises past Pontiac; Avondale outlasts Troy

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Athens cruises past Pontiac; Avondale outlasts Troy

| November 7, 2013 | Comments (0)

  TROY — Troy Athens had little resistance with Pontiac Wednesday, and the Red Hawks cruised into Thursday’s Class A district finals. Athens posted a 25-6, 25-3 and 25-5 victory over the Phoenix at Troy High School and will face Auburn Hills Avondale in the Class A district finals. Haley Zemmer had nine kills, three […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Top-ranked Notre Dame Prep advances to 16th straight district finals

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Top-ranked Notre Dame Prep advances to 16th straight district finals

| November 7, 2013 | Comments (0)

  BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Behind another sweep, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep earned its 16th straight trip to the Class B district finals Wednesday with a 25-5, 25-10, 25-11 over Birmingham Detroit Country Day at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood. The Fighting Irish (56-2-1) will face host Cranbrook for the district title at 6 p.m. Thursday. Notre […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Clarkston fends off Lake Orion to reach district finals

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Clarkston fends off Lake Orion to reach district finals

| November 7, 2013 | 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 VOLLEYBALL COVERAGE:  http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Volleyball&x=0&y=9   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   CLARKSTON — It is only fitting that Clarkston and Lake […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS: Notre Dame Prep sweeps Clawson; Oakland Christian ousts Lutheran Northwest

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS: Notre Dame Prep sweeps Clawson; Oakland Christian ousts Lutheran Northwest

| November 5, 2013 | Comments (0)

  BLOOMFIELD HILLS — As one of the top girls volleyball teams in Class B, expectations are high for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep this postseason. The Fighting Irish took the first step Monday at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook. Notre Dame Prep had little problems with Clawson in a Class B pre-district, sweeping the Trojans 25-6, 25-11, […]

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