Category: Prep Wraps
Troy Bethany Christian advances in sixth MACS soccer final in seven years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Perhaps a string of bad weather has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Rochester Hills Christian. The Eagles, who had its state semifinal girls soccer game in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools tournament washed out Thursday and Friday, finally came back and played […]
Rochester Hills Christian advances to first MACS state soccer final
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Perhaps a string of bad weather has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Rochester Hills Christian. The Eagles, who had its state semifinal girls soccer game in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools tournament washed out Thursday and Friday, finally came back and played […]
Oakland County Track & Field Championships Results
Boys Track 52ND ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 27 at Milford H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 75; 2. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 56; 3. Oxford, 44; 4. Walled Lake Central, 42; 5. Ferndale, 35; 6. West Bloomfield, 32; 7. Auburn Hills Avondale, 28; 8. Waterford Mott, 27; 9. (tie) Walled Lake […]
Stoney Creek cruises past rookie Adams to earn date with Cranbrook
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Rochester Stoney Creek and Rochester Adams competed as Rochester United in girls lacrosse a year ago. This season, the two split up. In its wake of the breakup a friendly rivalry has been born. The new-found separation continued for the third time this in a Division 2 […]
In their tracks: Catholic Central, Novi rule supreme in county circles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MILFORD — Auburn Hills Avondale entered the 2011 track and field season with extremely high hopes to contend for a variety of championships. Injuries to two of the Yellowjackets’ key athletes took away some of those chances. Still, Avondale turned in at least one sterling performance at Friday’s 52nd […]
Which records will fall at Oakland County track championships?
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MILFORD — While the Oakland County Track and Championship always serves as a special meet, last season the meet gained some national attention. With Rochester’s Megan Goethals scratching out of the 3,200 relay and 1,600, the nationally-ranked distance standout went after the state and national records in the 3,200-meter […]
Adams earns twinbill sweep of Troy
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Although Rochester Adams has been competitive in girls softball in recent years, the Highlanders have not been able to solve Troy’s pitching machine. Over the past dozen years, the Colts have had an assembly line of standout pitchers, including a pair of four-year all-staters. Now that those […]
Rochester wins OAA-Red tournament, climbs back into league picture
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester has quietly sat in the background waiting for its moment. It came Tuesday at Katke Cousins Golf Course at Oakland University. Rochester put together another solid finish at a tournament, posting a play-six, count-four team score of 311 to win the OAA Red Division League […]
Oakland Christian, Lutheran Westland track down MIAC titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Victor Allen uses each meet as a way to springboard towards the end of the season. The Southfield Christian senior won the 1,600 and 800 meters at Tuesday’s Michigan Independent Athletic Conference league meet at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, the perfect tune-up for the upcoming Oakland […]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Troy upends Oxford; Avondale upsets Athens
OXFORD — Peter Gebara had the hot bat and Troy downed Oxford 11-8 in an OAA Red Division baseball game Tuesday in Oxford. Gebara went 2-for-4 with a triple and drove home three runs for the Colts (13-8-1, 8-5). Tyler Horne was 3-for-4 with three RBI, Dan Essian had two RBI and Sean O’ Brien […]
Oxford shoots 294 in clinching OAA-White golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAKLAND TOWNSHIP— It has been a decade, but Oxford’s boys golf program has definitely returned to the winners circle this season. The Wildcats captured their first league title since the fall 2001 season, wrapping up the overall OAA White Division championship Tuesday. Oxford posted a school-record 294 team score […]
Rochester Hills Christian enjoying diamond turnaround campaign
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — What a difference a year makes. After venturing through some of the leanest years in program history, Rochester Hills Christian’s baseball team has made a significant turnaround this season end enter the Michigan Association of Christian Schools baseball state tournament with high hopes for the first […]
OAA Red Division baseball race a little cloudy entering final week
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com With exceptional team depth this season, the OAA Red Division race in the preseason was said to be wide open and many league coaches felt that the league race could go down to the final week. That has turned out to be the case this season. With every team […]
Stoney Creek drains Lake Orion in thriller
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — In baseball, winning does not always need to be pretty. Rochester Stoney Creek proved that Monday evening. In a week of showdowns where four teams — Stoney Creek, Lake Orion, Clarkston and Troy Athens — all eyeing at least a piece of the OAA Red Division […]
Stoney Creek sweeps crucial pair from Clarkston
CLARKSTON — At the beginning of the season, few coaches mentioned that Rochester Stoney Creek would have the lasting power to contend in the OAA Red Division. The Cougars are the ones having the last laugh. Entering the week in a four-team race with Clarkston, Lake Orion and Troy Athens, the Cougars recorded two more […]
Schaenzer, Dragons drop Avondale to remain in title chase
LAKE ORION — Still in the hunt. Lake Orion kept pace atop of the OAA Red Division baseball standings with an 8-1 victory over Auburn Hills Avondale Tuesday. The Dragons (22-5, 9-3) scored three in the second, four in the third and pone more in the sixth to pull away. Avondale plated just one run […]
Lake Orion Baptist blanks Immauel in MACS baseball opener
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DAVISON — With only two seniors and an inexperienced pitching staff, wins have been hard to come by for Lake Orion Baptist’s baseball team this season. The Lions found someone to pick on in A Michigan Association of Christian Schools sectional opener. Lake Orion Baptist wasted little time in […]
FBAC champion Bethany Christian turns attention to state tournament
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Troy Bethany Christian has made a nice comeback in recent years on the baseball diamond. The Bruins continued hat surge this season, going 8-0 in the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference to win the outright league championship. Bethany shared the crown with Lake Orion Baptist last season, but […]
