Category: Prep Wraps
Oxford drops Hazel Park; Avondale avenges Andover
HAZEL PARK — Oxford is out of the running for the OAA Blue Division soccer title. The Wildcats still maintained its top-three standing with a 7-0 whitewashing of Hazel Park Tuesday, clinching no worse than third place with the win. Seven different players scored goals for the Wildcats (10-4-3, 7-3-2). Jacob Wysocki, Sean Hazen, Chase […]
Faith Christian gets offensive on Lake Orion Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLINTON TOWNSHIP — With only 14 players and a roster full of sophomores and freshmen, Clinton Township Faith Christian has had its fair share of up and downs this season. With the state tournament only a week away, the Patriots showed some signs of new-found maturity and a nice […]
TUESDAY’S VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Athens outlasts Groves; Stoney Creek sweeps Royal Oak
BIRMINGHAM — Troy Athens won the first, second and fourth games to outlast host Birmingham Groves Tuesday in an OAA White Division volleyball match. The Red Hawks posted a 25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 25-17 triumph over the Falcons. Lisa Lavelanet had nine kills and three blocks to pace the Red Hawks (20-20, 5-3). Rachel Senopole added […]
Lahser outlasts Adams in five-game marathon
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In a five-game marathon, sometimes it’s the little things that can carry a team to victory. On Tuesday for Bloomfield Hills Lahser, it was the littlest player on the court, Megan Cunningham, that made the difference. The 5-foot-4 sophomore libero was all over the volleyball court, […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 11
Boys Soccer (By the Coaches Association) Division 1 — 1. Warren DeLaSalle; 2. East Kentwood; 3. Novi; 4.Plymouth Canton; 5.Troy; 6. Grand Haven; 7.Plymouth Salem; 8. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; 9.Grand Blanc; 10. Northville. Honorable Mention — Rockford, Rochester Adams, Rochester Stoney Creek, Utica Eisenhower Division 2 — 1. DeWitt; 2.Spring Lake; 3. Mason; […]
Revamped Rochester regroups to edge Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Having injuries to key players is part of sports. All teams have to deal with injuries of all sorts. Some are bumps and bruises, some are long term. Rochester High’s boys soccer team has had to deal with injuries, more than most teams. In fact, the Falcons […]
Notre Dame Prep advances to CHSL finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — With Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook ineligible for the Catholic High School League boys soccer tournament, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep was bumped up to the No. 1 seed of the AA Bracket. The Fighting Irish did not disappoint in the semifinals at home Monday. Notre Dame Prep scored early […]
MHSAA Week 8 Football Playoffs Listing
MHSAA Week 8 Football Playoff Listing EAST LANSING – Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the seventh week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order. An asterisk (*) beside a record indicates that a team has […]
Associated Press Football Rankings — Oct. 11
Football (By the Associated Press NOTE: Below are the Associated Press Prep Football Rankings entering Week 8. The list included the rank, school, first-place votes, record and total points. Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central (5) (7-0) 50; 2. Rockford (6-1) 42; 3. Clarkston (5-2) 40; 4. Plymouth (7-0) 36; 5. Utica Eisenhower […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Falcons end skid by downing Crestwood
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester ending a 0-5-1 skid and scored a season-high of goals in downing Dearborn Heights Crestwood, 5-1, Saturday in a non-league boys soccer game. Rochester, which was outscored 23-5 in its winless streak, scored three times in the first half and tacked on two more goals in the second half. Sophomore Evan […]
SUNDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Shrine cruises past Our Lady of the Lakes
ROYAL OAK — Top-ranked Royal Oak Shrine Catholic is still perfect. The Knights, which hold the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press’ Division 7 polls, rolled over rival Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, 25-7, in a CHSL crossover contest Sunday afternoon. The win snapped a two-year losing streak to WOLL. Raymond Brown chalked […]
SATURDAY’S VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Notre Dame Prep reaches semifinals of Oxford tourney;Lakes third at Andover
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep reached the semifinals at Saturday’s Oxford Invitational, defeating Capac, Warren Regina, Lapeer East and Marlette in round robin play before falling in the semifinals to Oxford (22-25, 25-23 and 16-14). Dani McCormick had 37 kills to pace NPD. Hannah Start scooped up 68 digs, Tia Jurkiw added 29 service points with […]
Split decision: Oxford divides up, still claims invite title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — To fill a spot for an eighth team, Kristi McDevitt had to split up her Oxford volleyball program into two squads Saturday for the Oxford Invitational. The Wildcats still rose to the top in the end to win the title. Oxford’s ‘A’ team finished the day with […]
Holly rolls by Lapeer West for fifth straight win
HOLLY— Back-to-back losses to Lapeer East and Swartz Creek may haunt Holly in the final Flint Metro League standings. But since that 0-2 start, the Bronchos have been downright scary. Holly captured its fifth straight win Friday, all league games, to move into a first place tie in the nine-school FML with Ortonville Brandon. Holly […]
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Falcons end five-game skid in sinking Lakers
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Rochester welcomed back an old friend Thursday night and finally stopped the bleeding of a five-game losing streak by chewing up West Bloomfield 31-17 in an OAA Red Division football game Thursday. Senior fullback Cody Devoe, last year’s leading rusher who missed 3.5 games with a shoulder injury, returned to the grid […]
CROSS COUNTRY: Oakland County Championships Results
Boys Cross Country 52nd ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 8 at Kensington Metropark) TEAM SCORES — 1. Milford, 76; 2. Waterford Mott, 110; 3. White Lake Lakeland, 110; 4. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 161; 5. Clarkston, 217; 6. Walled Lake Northern, 238; 7. Lake Orion, 239; 8. Farmington, 291; 9. Rochester Adams, 317; 10. Rochester […]
Quite a rush: Pontiac uses ground game to chew up Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY— How things can change. The Troy defense had just surrendered a 67-yard Pontiac touchdown run, but the offense was at it again on Homecoming, trying to lead the Colts to a three-game drive to the playoffs. Suddenly, Pontiac returned a red zone interception 92 yards for a touchdown […]
Beanziger, Wolves thump Royal Oak
ROYAL OAK — With its back against the wall, Clarkston continues to win on the football field. The Wolves made it five straight Friday after having to forfeit the first two games of the season by topping Royal Oak, 45-7, in OAA Red Division play. Clarkston, which is now in second place in the division, […]
