Category: Prep Wraps
Colts ready to face top-ranked Novi in state title clash
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com EAST LANSING — Sometimes in sports a school will lose to an opponent and never get a chance to gain a measure of revenge, at least not in the same time period as the current athletes are still in school. Troy, however, will get that chance. After losing to […]
STATE GOLF PREVIEW — ON COURSE: Top-ranked Lancers eyeing state supremacy
Oakland Christian, Troy, Oxford, Avondale all seeking grand success BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Over the years, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has had its fair of many near misses. The Lancers have fielded multiple state ranked teams in boys golf without a state title. In fact, this has been commonplace in a lot of […]
Shot at redemption: Troy gains rematch with Novi, first state finals berth since 2003
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLT — For two years, Troy’s girls soccer team has been knocking on the door to the state finals. In 2009, the Colts lost in the state semifinals to Utica Eisenhower, while Troy came up short in losing in the regional finals to eventual state champion Novi last season. […]
AOTW: Young steps up to become Troy’s offensive sniper
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Irene Young saw an opportunity and Troy junior seized it. Seeing that there was an opening on offense to lead the Colts, and an opening of being one of Troy’s field generals overall, Young has stepped up her game this season — in a major way. A […]
Unfinished business: Fourth-ranked Troy looking to reach state finals for first time since 2003
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— A year ago a loss to Novi left a bitter taste in mouth of Irene Young and her teammates. Now, Young and Troy are doing something about it. The Colts, ranked fourth in Division 1 and a top-five team all season, will play in the Division 1 girls […]
Back on track: Anchor Bay holds off Troy to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MADISON HEIGHTS — New Baltimore Anchor Bay is back at full strength. That could be the final piece of the puzzle in the softball season’s final week of the season for the Tars. Anchor Bay returned Lauren Podroski from a five-week hiatus from a wrist injury and the Tars […]
Top-ranked USA sinks Lakers in quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW — Steve Troy felt his softball team had to play perfect Tuesday in order to have a chance against top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing Area — and for a moment, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes had the Patriots on ropes. In the end, Unionville-Sebewaing proved too much to overcome, as […]
WOLL wins first softball regional since 2006
— STAFF REPORTS WATERFORD — Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes is back on the rise to glory. The Lakers’ softball team took the nest step by claiming its first regional championship Saturday in five years on its home field. The Lakers defeated Portland St. Patrick, 12-4, for the title. WOLL advances to the state […]
Regional hex: Third-ranked Hartland stymies Clarkston for title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — A big pot of stew is not full of flavor without a lot of vegetables and spices, much like a baseball team looking to make a long postseason run trying to do so without deep pitching as one of its key ingredients. Hartland is such a ballclub […]
Northwest claims first regional title since 2006
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — Even with only three seniors and a record barley above five-hundred, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest is proving to be a formidable opponent in the postseason. The Crusaders captured their fourth Division 4 regional championship Saturday, all within the past eight years, at Waterford Our Lady of the […]
AOTW: Clarkston standout is ‘Chase’ing down his baseball dreams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — In a conversation with his dad last July, Chase Toth asked a question: “Why am I even thinking about this?” Precisely, Toth was wondering why there was even a debate where he wanted to play baseball in college. A lifelong fan of Michigan State, Toth decided that […]
Tournament tested: Colts continue stampede into Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Troy has many elements on its girls soccer team that any coach can’t teach: speed, size and postseason experience. The Colts have a bevy of each and that has helped carry them back to the Final Four. Troy outshot Grand Blanc 18-8, including 10-6 with shots […]
Wolves ready to take bite of regional glory
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — A year ago Clarkston got a taste or regional play. Now, the Wolves are chomping at the bit to go a step further. The Wolves (22-7) will face MAC Red champion Utica Eisenhower at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oxford High School for a Division 1 baseball regional […]
Controversy hits high school golf community
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Controversy has swirled over the sport of high school boys golf and its epicenter sits right in one of the communities in this area of the state. Oxford finished third at Thursday’s Division 1 regional at Flushing Valley Golf Course, but several other schools in the Wildcats’ district, regional […]
Oakland Christian wins first golf regional since 1993
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Everything has been nothing short of a perfect storm for Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s boys golf team this season. The championship strong continued. The Lancers, the top-ranked team in Division 4, moved yet another step close to its ultimate goal of a state title by claiming […]
Oxford, Lake Orion’s Waelchli make cut for D-1 golf finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FLUSHING — A collective bad round of golf more than fueled a fire for members of Oxford’s boys golf team. Finishing in the bottom of the pack at last year’s Division 1 regional at Flushing Valley, the performance served as motivation for this year. The Wildcats continued one of […]
Peak performance: Troy golfers post season low to win regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — As any coach will tell you, the goal is to always peak during the final weeks of the season. Troy’s boys golf team is doing just that. One week after winning a district championship with a season-low score of 307, Troy posted a play-five, count-four team […]
Avondale links up for first regional golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — One week after winning its first-ever district, Auburn Hills Avondale made another huge chip shot. The unranked Yellowjackets captured their first-ever Division 2 boys golf regional title, and with that, are making their first-ever trip to the state finals. Avondale put together a play-five, count-four team score […]
