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Category: High School

MONDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Brandon, Holly split behind pair of no-nos; Avondale clubs Athens

MONDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Brandon, Holly split behind pair of no-nos; Avondale clubs Athens

| April 16, 2013 | Comments (0)

HOLLY — Ortonville Brandon and Holly took turns Monday posting pitching gems, as the neighboring rivals each picked up no-hitters from their starters in a flint Metro League twinbill split Monday in Holly. The opener saw Holly’s Joel Perry fire a no-hitter, striking out seven and walking five in a 5-0 shutout of the Blackhawks. […]

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MONDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: Brandon edges Carman-Ainsworth; Lutheran Northwest blanks Parkway

MONDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: Brandon edges Carman-Ainsworth; Lutheran Northwest blanks Parkway

| April 15, 2013 | Comments (0)

FLINT — Freshman Hannah Lapanowski scored the game winning goal with under eight minutes to play Monday to lift Ortonville Brandon to a 2-1 non-league girls soccer victory Monday over host Flint Carman-Ainsworth. Alora McCoy also scored for Brandon and assisted on the winning goal, while Sara Nutter had had three saves in goal for […]

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SUNDAY’S BOYS LACROSSE: Clarkston upends Notre Dame Prep

SUNDAY’S BOYS LACROSSE: Clarkston upends Notre Dame Prep

| April 14, 2013 | Comments (0)

OXFORD — Clarkston remained unbeaten Sunday with another offensive explosion. The Wolves outscored Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 15-7, at the Oxford Classic. Clarkston and Notre Dame Prep found themselves in a 5-5 deadlock through two quarters of play, before Clarkston outscored NDP 10-2 in the second half. The Wolves led 7-5 through three quarters of […]

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SATURDAY’S BOYS LACROSSE: Notre Dame Prep downs Troy Athens

SATURDAY’S BOYS LACROSSE: Notre Dame Prep downs Troy Athens

| April 13, 2013 | Comments (0)

PONTIAC — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep built a 4-1 lead by the end of the first quarter and the Fighting Irish cruised to a 10-3 non-league boys lacrosse victory over Troy Athens Saturday afternoon. Max Blank scored the first goal for Athens at 11:11 of the first quarter to give the Red Hawks their only […]

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SATURDAY’S BASEBALL/SOCCER ROUNDUP: Rochester sweeps Utica Ford; Troy, Grand Blanc battle to scoreless tie

SATURDAY’S BASEBALL/SOCCER ROUNDUP: Rochester sweeps Utica Ford; Troy, Grand Blanc battle to scoreless tie

| April 13, 2013 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER — Behind 18 runs in two games, Rochester inched closer to the five-hundred mark with an 11-7and 7-2 twinbill sweep of visiting Utica Ford Saturday in non-league baseball action. In the opener, Mike Halsey finished 1-for-2, scored three runs scored and had an RBI double to pace Rochester. Matt Beckstrom was 2-for-4 and scored […]

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FRIDAY’S GIRLS LACROSSE: Clarkston gives Rochester rude awakening behind Sharkey’s 11 goals

FRIDAY’S GIRLS LACROSSE: Clarkston gives Rochester rude awakening behind Sharkey’s 11 goals

| April 12, 2013 | Comments (0)

CLARKSTON — Clarkston gave Rochester a rude awakening Friday in an OAA crossover girls lacrosse match, with Lauren Sharkey setting a single-game scoring record for the Wolves. Clarkston posted a 23-9 rout of the visiting Falcons, who won the OAA White Division the past two years. Clarkston finished third in the OAA Red Division last […]

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FRIDAY'S TRACK ROUNDUP: Oxford, Rochester run to split; Lake Orion, Adams pull reversal

FRIDAY’S TRACK ROUNDUP: Oxford, Rochester run to split; Lake Orion, Adams pull reversal

| April 12, 2013 | Comments (0)

Boys Track   OXFORD 100, ROCHESTER 28 SHOT PUT: Connor Bandel (O) 40-4; DISCUS: Levi Kinne (O) 104-0; LONG JUMP: Justin Van Dyke (R) 18-10; HIGH JUMP: Dallas Pruitt (O) 5-8; 3,200 RELAY: Oxford (Names not available) 8:37; 110 HURDLES: Anson Rowley (O) 17.1; 100: Lance Pruitt (O) 12.0; 800 RELAY: Oxford (Names not available) […]

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FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Clarkston rallies past Kettering; Stoney Creek outlast Royal Oak

| April 12, 2013 | Comments (0)

WATERFORD — Clarkston rallied back from a one-goal halftime deficit to down Waterford Kettering, 2-1, in a non-league girls soccer match. Olivia Montgomery scored both goals for the Wolves (2-0-2). Shelby Hopper assisted on the first goal, Alison Roberts set up the game winner and Kayla Grzesiak made two saves in net for the win […]

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GIRLS TENNIS: Troy swats rival Athens

| April 12, 2013 | Comments (0)

Girls Tennis TROY 7, TROY ATHENS 2   SINGLES — 1. Amanda Guo (T) d. Iris Su 6-1, 6-2; 2. Morgan Purvis (TA) d. Abbey Rice 3-6, 6-0, 6-2; 3. Elisabeth Yang (TA) d. Arushi Mahajan 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; 4. Tiffany Chen (T) d. Grace Wu 6-3, 6-1; DOUBLES — 1. Kalie Collins-Brittany Friesen (T) […]

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THURSDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep blanks Gabriel Richard; Adams edges Troy; Lake Orion, Athens battle to draw

| April 11, 2013 | Comments (0)

PONTIAC — Behind another offensive display, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep remained unbeaten on the young girls soccer season Thursday. The Fighting Irish, who reached the Division 3 Final Four last June, cruised to a 3-0 shutout of Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard in a CHSL-AA Division contest. Taylor Timko scored all three goals for NDP (2-0-0, […]

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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Oakland, Toledo play to split

| April 9, 2013 | Comments (0)

 TOLEDO, Ohio — Erin Galloway and Abbie Richardson each hit sacrifice flies in the eighth inning of game two and Bailee Braunreuther  earned her first win of the season to lead the Oakland softball team to split a doubleheader with Toledo with a 9-7 victory in extra innings and a 6-2 defeat in Game 1, at the […]

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Former Lake Orion softball coach Denny Davis passes at age 65

Former Lake Orion softball coach Denny Davis passes at age 65

| April 9, 2013 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   LAKE ORION — Denny Davis was always known as mild-mannered coach who calmly told jokes and almost always wore a smile while in the dugout or on the sidelines for nearly 40 years. These jokes and friendly smile were silenced over the weekend. Davis, the former […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Stoney Creek strikes down Troy

GIRLS SOCCER: Stoney Creek strikes down Troy

| April 9, 2013 | Comments (0)

TROY — Rochester Stoney Creek remained perfect on the year, and the Cougars opened up OAA Red Division with a rain-shortened 1-0 girls soccer victory over Troy Tuesday. The game was called due to persistent rain and lightning with 30:36 left in the contest. Madison Toth scored the game’s only goal retrieving a pass from […]

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BASEBALL: Stoney Creek slams Utica Ford

BASEBALL: Stoney Creek slams Utica Ford

| April 9, 2013 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek jumped on Utica Ford with five runs over the first three innings and cruised from there in a 10-1 on-league baseball win Monday. Kyle Walsh got the win on the mound, going five strong innings with six hits four walks and three strikeouts. Kyle Schweiger belted a home run […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: 2013 Associated Press Class B All-State Boys Basketball Team

BOYS BASKETBALL: 2013 Associated Press Class B All-State Boys Basketball Team

| April 2, 2013 | Comments (0)

2013 Associated Press Class B All-State Boys Basketball Team   CLASS B ALL-STATE LIST The Associated Press Class B Boys Basketball All-State Team, as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sports writers: PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Derrick Walton Jr., Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy, 6-0 Sr. G. FIRST TEAM: Derrick Walton Jr., Harper Woods […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: 2013 Associated Press Class A All-State Boys Basketball Team

BOYS BASKETBALL: 2013 Associated Press Class A All-State Boys Basketball Team

| April 2, 2013 | Comments (0)

 2013 Associated Press Class A All-State Boys Basketball Team   CLASS A ALL-STATE LIST The Associated Press Class A Boys Basketball All-State Team, as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sports writers: PLAYER OF THE YEAR: James Young, Rochester, 6-6 Sr. G. FIRST TEAM: James Young, Rochester, 6-6 Sr. G. Jalen Adams, Saginaw Arthur […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: 2013 Associated Press Class D All-State Girls Basketball Team

GIRLS BASKETBALL: 2013 Associated Press Class D All-State Girls Basketball Team

| April 2, 2013 | Comments (0)

2013 Associated Press Class D All-State Girls Basketball Team   CLASS D ALL-STATE LIST The Associated Press Class D Girls Basketball All-State Team, as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sports writers: PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Lexi Gussert, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 6-foot Jr. F/C. FIRST TEAM: Lexi Gussert, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 6-foot […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: 2013 Associated Press Class C All-State Girls Basketball Team

GIRLS BASKETBALL: 2013 Associated Press Class C All-State Girls Basketball Team

| April 2, 2013 | Comments (0)

 2013 Associated Press Class C All-State Girls Basketball Team   CLASS C ALL-STATE LIST The Associated Press Class C Girls Basketball All-State Team, as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sports writers: PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Haleigh Ristovski, Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett, 5-10 Sr. G.   FIRST TEAM:   Haleigh Ristovski, Grosse Pointe Woods […]

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