Category: High School
BASEBALL: Back in familiar position, Lake Orion leading charge in OAA Red Division
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — It almost seems that it is a right of passage for Lake Orion to at least compete for a league championship in baseball. The Dragons are back in their usual spot in mid-May — in the heat of the OAA Red Division race. […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Adams, Troy can’t gain ground in 0-0 draw
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — On the surface, nothing was settled on the soccer pitch Tuesday. Rochester Adams and Troy battled to a 0-0 tie in an OAA Red Division match. Neither team gained ground on the other in the league race, which is in its final week, […]
SOFTBALL: Athens sweeps West Bloomfield
TROY— Behind a sweep, Troy Athens remained in the hunt for the OAA White Division softball title with a pair of victories over West Bloomfield. The Red Hawks claimed the opener, 4-3, and came back to win the nightcap, 3-1. In the opener, Athens scored twice in the third and had single runs in the […]
SATURDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: Troy blanks Grosse Pointe South; Stoney Creek rolls past Oxford
GROSSE POINTE WOODS — After a scoreless first half, Troy punched in a pair of second-half goals to help post a 2-0, non-league girls soccer triumph over Grosse Pointe South. Sarah Troccoli scored both goals for Troy, with Phylisha Drayton and Rachel Shamoun garnering assists. Alison Holland recorded her eighth shutout on nine saves for […]
Lakeland blanks Regina for Pieper Tournament title; Lake Orion, Athens fall in bracket play
ROYAL OAK — White Lake Lakeland won its fourth consecutive Fred Pieper Softball Tournament Championship Sunday and fifth in the past six years by topping Warren Regina 10-0 in five innings in the 34 Annual event. Lakeland opened the scoring in the top of the second when Morgan Craft hit a leadoff single. She took […]
BOYS LACROSSE: Clarkston soars past rival Lake Orion
CLARKSTON — There is a sizable difference between the OAA Red Division and the OAA White Division leaders in boys lacrosse. Clarkston, which has already clinched the OAA –Red title, soared past Lake Orion Saturday night with a 16-2 OAA crossover victory. Lake Orion is currently in the OAA-White lead. Clarkston (12-2-0) raced out to […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Ann Arbor Huron, Grosse Pointe South share Holly Swingabout title
Girls Tennis HOLLY VOLLEY SWINGABOUT (Saturday at Holly H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. (tie) Ann Arbor Huron, 17; Grosse Pointe South, 17, 3. Traverse City Central, 15; 4. St. Clair, 11; 5. Williamston, 10; 6. Holly, 2.’ CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHTS SINGLES — 1. Abby Shonk (St. Clair) d. Paige Cooley (Traverse City Central) 8-4; 2. Lucy […]
PREP TRACK: OAA Red Division League Meet Results
Boys Track OAA RED DIVISION LEAGUE MEET (May 11 at Rochester H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 179.33; 2. Clarkston, 97.33; 3. Rochester, 70; 4. Rochester Adams, 63; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek, 52; 6. Oxford, 32. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. Lake Orion (5-0-0); 2. Clarkston (4-1-0); 3. Rochester Adams (3-2-0); 4. Oxford […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — May 12
PREP STATE RANKINGS Baseball (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Birmingham Brother Rice; 2. Midland; 3. Macomb Dakota; 4. Northville; 5. Hudsonville; 6. Bay City Western; 7. Rockford; 8. Saline; 9. Howell; 10. Plymouth. Division 2 — 1. Richland Gull Lake; 2. Grand Rapids Christian; 3. Monroe Jefferson; 4. Bay City John Glenn; […]
SOFTBALL: Revived Athens hoping to escape rival’s shadows
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY— It’s hard enough not be all that successful on a consistent basis. Try living in the shadows of a highly-successful competitor who also happens to be your crosstown rival. Such is life for Troy Athens’ softball program, which is enjoying quite a revival in 2012. […]
FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Oxford edges Stoney Creek; Troy downs Bloomfield Hills United
OXFORD — Caitlyn Wroblewski posted a .810 save percentage between the pipes and her Oxford teammates found enough offensive firepower in a 5-04 OAA White Division girls lacrosse win Friday over Rochester Stoney Creek. Emma Kimmel scored three goals to lead the Wildcats, while Abby Wrobel added two goals. TROY 8, BLOOMFIELD HILLS UNIFIED 7: […]
SOFTBALL: Athens sweeps Avondale to clinch OAA White Division title share; Clarkston slaps Farmington
TROY — Troy Athens picked up a pair of wins on the softball diamond Friday and with it clinched at least a tie of its first league title in decades. The Red Hawks swept Auburn Hills Avondale, 9-1 and 14-3, to come to within one game of an outright title. Athens will visit second place […]
SIGNING DAY: Clarkston lacrosse sends four players to the collegiate level
CLARKSTON — Clarkston’s boys lacrosse team had four players sign with colleges this week, another part of a highlight reel this season which included an OAA Red Division league championship. Kevin O’Grady Travis Craft and Ethan Frick all selected Division III Albion College, while Nick Demattia chose Division I University of Detroit-Mercy.
GIRLS TENNIS: Avondale blanks Brandon; Notre Dame Prep edges Lake Orion
AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 8, ORTONVILLE BRANDON 0 SINGLES — 1. Fallon Richie (AHA) d. Heidi Fluck 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; 2. Nitha Abraham d. Dani Richards 6-3, 7-6 (12-10); 3. Amy Swanson (AHA) d. Katie Doyen 6-1, 7-5; 4. Cristina Sonu (AHA) d. LeeAnn Olney 6-2, 6-2. DOUBLES — 1. Nicole Hermiz-Sara Mulders (AHA) d. Kim […]
PREP TRACK: Lake Orion, Adams dominate OAA Red pack
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Lake Orion was far from perfect Friday night, yet the Dragons still continued their perfect season. Behind another dominating performance, Lake Orion racked up an impressive 179 1/3 points — one of the highest team point totals in the 18-year history of the […]
PREP TRACK: OAA Blue Division League Meet Results
Boys Track OAA BLUE DIVISON LEAGUE MEET (May 10 at Bloomfield Hills Lahser H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Auburn Hills Avondale, 128; 2. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 104; 3. Birmingham Groves, 92; 4. Birmingham Seaholm, 78; 5. Troy Athens, 54; 6. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 36. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. (tie) Auburn Hills Avondale (4-0-1); Bloomfield […]
PREP TRACK: Avondale, Seaholm rule OAA-Blue field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Nathan Chapman’s first track and field season included a league championship. He will depart the high school track scene with four such titles. The senior from Auburn Hills Avondale aided the Yellowjackets’ fourth straight league championship, this time in the OAA Blue Division […]
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Warriors fall in national semifinals
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — One dream season continued Thursday afternoon and another ended in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Small College World Series. Spaulding College (Ky.) scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to oust Rochester College, 4-3, in the national semifinals at Robin Roberts Baseball Stadium. Derek Ferch was hit by a […]
