Category: Prep Wraps
Simply dominant: Top-ranked Brother Rice rolls over Troy Athens to advance to title game
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com NOVI — Rob Ambrose thoroughly believes that Birmingham Brother Rice does not take anything for granted. The Warriors are all business when out on the field. Brother Rice has not lost in an in-state school in boys lacrosse since 2002 and is one win away from yet another state […]
AOTW: The unstoppable: Athens’ Kemp is one of state’s most lethal snipers
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Joe Kemp retrieves the ball from Dan Kreza, spins around races down the central part of the field before he unleashes a vicious shot. As it often does, the ball ended up in the back of the lacrosse net. Kemp, a senior midfielder from Troy Athens, has […]
TRACK: Division 2 State Finals Results
Boys Track MHSAA L.P. DIVISION 2 STATE FINALS (June 4 at Houseman Field, Grand Rapids) TEAM SCORES — 1. East Lansing, 56; 2. Chelsea, 48; 3. (tie) Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 40; Auburn Hills Avondale, 40; 5. Byron Center, 36; 6. Cedar Springs, 33; 7. Mason, 27; 8. Grand Rapids Christian, 26; 9. Adrian, 24; […]
Eisenhower rallies for shootout win over Athens
(Editor’s note: Jay Stephens is part of the www.northoaklandsports.com Student Correspondence Program, open to all future journalism students at the high school or collegiate level. Interested, contact Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or Sales/Marketing Manager Dennis VanWingerden at dennis@northoaklandsports.com) JAY STEPHENS STUDENT CORRESPONDENT TROY — Soccer games, like most other sports, are games of […]
Troy uses percentages to oust Adams in regional semis
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — When two teams are somewhat even in talent, a soccer game can be decided on finishing scoring chances, making adjustments and suffering only a few mistakes. Troy, ranked fourth heading into the postseason, was able to use all three to its advantage Tuesday at Lake Orion […]
GIRLS SOCCER REGIONAL PREVIEW: Adams, Troy know each other all too well; Athens set for clash with Ike
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com When regional play in girls soccer commences Tuesday night, two familiar programs will face off in a battle of top-10 teams at Lake Orion. Troy and Rochester Adams know each other all too well, playing at least once every season going back to the early 1980s when the schools […]
Early goal helps Athens topple Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com STERLING HEIGHTS — Troy Athens has had a knack of scoring early goals and then never allowing the opposition to claw back. The Red Hawks did just that in Saturday’s Division 1 girls soccer district finals at Sterling Heights Stevenson. Athens, ranked third, scored in the fifth minute then […]
SOFTBALL: Kettering stuns Clarkston to advance to regional
CLARKSTON — For the second straight season, not even a lofty state-ranking could carry Clarkston’s softball team to a district championship. This year Waterford Kettering sprung the upset in a Division 1 district final, topping the host Wolves, 6-2. Last season Hartland upset Clarkston in the district finals. Locke din a 1-1 deadlock, Kettering exploded […]
SOFTBALL: Lakers receive little resistance in district, rollover Northwest, Oakland Christian
ROCHESTER HILLS — Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes is making a comeback on the softball diamond. The Lakers advanced to the Division 4 regional Saturday with a pair of mercy wins, taking down host Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 12-2, in the semifinals and Auburn hills Oakland Christian, 14-0, in a D-4 district finals. Locked […]
Northwest wins first district since 2006
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Four straight years, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest was issued form the Division 4 baseball tournament in the district finals. In three of those years, the Crusaders were knocked out by Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes. Saturday on its own diamond, Northwest gained a measure of […]
BOYS GOLF: Troy golfers win first district golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SELFRIDGE, Mich. — Troy has picked the right time to peak out on the golf course. The Colts posted their season-low score by nine strokes Saturday in winning a Division 1 boys golf district at Selfridge golf Course near New Baltimore. Troy out together a play-five, count-four team score […]
MHSAA Division 1 Track & Field State Finals Results
Boys Track MHSAA DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (June 4 at Rockford High School) TEAM SCORES — 1. East Kentwood, 72; 2. Ypsilanti, 28; 3. West Bloomfield, 24; 4. Rockford, 23; 5. Portage Northern, 22; 6. (tie) Hudsonville, 21; Novi Detroit Catholic Central 21; 8. (tie) Dexter, 20; Jackson, 20; 10. Walled Lake Central, 18; 11. Ann […]
Troy wins third straight district crown
Troy wins third straight district crown BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — After finishing third in a tight OAA Red Division girls soccer race, Troy is trying to make up for it in the Division 1 postseason. The Colts picked up their third straight district title Saturday, topping visiting Waterford Mott, 5-0, to […]
Division 4 Track State Finals Results
Boys Track MHSAA DIVISION 4 STATE FINALS (June 4 at Jenison H.S.) TEAM SCORES — Albion 48; Big Rapids Crossroads Academy 48; Muskegon Catholic Central 46; Reading 42; Centreville 40; Pewamo-Westphalia 28; White Pigeon 27; Homer 23.50; Litchfield 20; Hillsdale Academy 18; Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 17; Lutheran Westland 17; Hesperia 17; Carsonville-Port Sanilac 16; […]
Girls Tennis Division 1 State Finals Results
Girls Tennis MHSAA DIVISON 1 STATE FINALS (June 3-4 at Midland Community Tennis Center) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 27; 2. Ann Arbor Pioneer, 25; 3. Midland Dow, 21; 4. Grosse Pointe South, 17; 5. Port Huron Northern, 14; 6. (tie) Hudsonville, 13; Northville, 13; Saline, 13; 9. (tie) Rochester, 10; Troy, 10; 11. Novi, […]
Avondale runs third at D-2 finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com GRAND RAPIDS — Auburn Hills Avondale suffered a blow earlier in the season, losing Zac Mikjla and Kyle Redwine to injury, which pretty much hurt the Yellowjackets’ chance to go after a state title. Avondale still posted the school’s best finish at the Lower Peninsula Division2 boys track and […]
Oxford anchors D-1 meet with all-state effort in 1,600 relay
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCKFORD — After a day of sub-par performances in the blistering heat, Oxford saved its best for last — by far. The Wildcats’ foursome of Terrance Webb, Aaron Stuk, Connor Risinger and Darren Lumpkin overcame an almost unbearable heat index at the Lower Peninsula Division 1 state finals at […]
Scorching feat: Peak performances spark D-1 girls field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCKFORD — Linnea Berriman felt a little left out last season, placing ninth in the discus. This year the Lake Orion senior was bound and determined to reach the medals stands. She did. Berriman finished fourth in her event with a career-best 123-9, becoming one of many athletes from […]
