Category: Prep Wraps
Oxford bowlers roll past Troy Athens
TROY — Oxford’s bowling team are making a statement in their first season in the Oakland Activities Association. The Wildcats posted a pair of wins Tuesday at Drakeshire Lanes, downing host Troy Athens in both meets. Oxford’s girls posted a convincing 26-4 triumph, while Oxford’s boys rolled to a win by the same 26-4 score. […]
Adams knocks Berkley from the ranks of the unbeatens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — There’s plenty of parity in the OAA White Division basketball circles this season. Five different teams are setting their sights on the prize. So far, no one team has been able to pull away from the pack. Adams knocked Berkley from the ranks of the OAA-White […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS-JAN. 3
PREP STATE RANKINGS Sports newspaper www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Girls Basketball (By the Associated Press) Note: The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school girls basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, […]
Fourth quarter run helps Southfield trip up Clarkston
CLARKSTON — Southfield used a 21-13 run in the fourth quarter to upend Clarkston 63-60 in a game featuring the OAA Red Division boys basketball co-champions of last year. Clarkston led 18014 after the first quarter and 34-25 at the half. Southfield, which reached the Class A Final Four last season, used a 16-13 surge […]
Bethany Christian gets defensive in gaining revenge on Davison Faith Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — A year ago, Davison Faith Baptist’s Jon Knapp torched Troy Bethany Christian for 29 points in a non-league boys basketball win. This time in Troy, Travis Woodham took it personal. The senior guard from Bethany Christian held Knapp to only 12 points and the Bruins’ rallied for […]
Hazelwood’s 29 lifts Oxford past Hamtramck; Avondale tips Northwestern
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Oxford’s visit to the Auburn Hills was a pleasant one Wednesday, as the Wildcats posted an impressive 74-58 non-conference boys basketball victory over Hamtramck. Mark Hazelwood scorched the net with a game-high 29 points to pace Oxford. Ken Coffman added 10 points and Chris Calvin scooped […]
Mt. Clemens turns up pressure to topple Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Dwight Sanders is not Mt. Clemens’ normal three-point marksman. On Thursday night, he was dead-on from downtown when it counted most. The senior guard drilled his only three-pointer of the contest with 53.2 second left to give his team a 45-44 lead and the Bathers went […]
Eagles soar past Rochester United in Holiday Classic semifinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER – Not too many teams can graduate 16 players from a team that made a deep run in the postseason and still be a very successful hockey team. Utica Eisenhower is bucking that trend this season. The Eagles moved to 9-1 on the young season Tuesday, downing host […]
Rochester storms back to down Detroit City
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Less than two weeks after blowing an eight-point lead with four minutes to go against West Bloomfield and losing to the Lakers in overtime, Rochester got a chance at redemption and seized it. The Falcons trailed Detroit City with 3:53 to go by eight points (45-37) […]
FLASHBACK: 2009 All-Area Girls Swimming Team
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Inside Oakland County, swimming and diving talent is never at a shortage. Schools in all four corners of the county have pools nowadays and routinely boast swimmers and divers that qualify and place at one of the state meets. Some of that can be overshadowed sometimes by the depth […]
2010 ALL-AREA GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING: Youth is served in area pools
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Girls swimming and diving in the area is going to have a bright future. With all of the schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area competing in 2010 with very few seniors, most the talent will return in 20111. Looking at the state-meet, OAA conference meets and Oakland County Championships, […]
Falcons ‘bathe’ in first win of season
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — It took a tournament setting for Rochester to gain its first win of the season. The Falcons, host of the Rochester Holiday tournament for girls basketball, held off Mount Clemens 38-34 Tuesday to not only advance to Thursday’s final of the four-team tournament, but gain their […]
Maynard leaves Oakland’s basketball team
ROCHESTER – Oakland University guard Drew Maynard has decided to leave the men’s basketball team to pursue other opportunities, announced by head coach Greg Kampe on Wednesday. Maynard, a native of Lake Orion, Mich., plans on transferring for the winter semester. “We wish Drew the best as he moves forward,” said Kampe. “We won a […]
ABT holds off Athens’ rally
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BIRMINGHAM — Marcel Smith relishes close basketball games. Smith, a senior from Melvindale Academy of Business &Tech, finished with a game-high 25 points, knocking down 9-of-10 free throws and 4-of-9 three-pointers, in leading the two-time defending Class C state champion Gators to a 60-51 boys basketball triumph over upstart […]
BOYS HOCKEY TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011
BOYS HOCKEY TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011 AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE COACH: Karl Daiek, first season. 2009-2010 RECORD: 7-17-3, 1-9-2 sixth in OAA White Division. STATE TOURNAMENT: Lost in Division 2 regional finals to Flint Kearsley (3-2, overtime). KEY RETURNEES: Jon Fritts, Derek Piercy, Andy Stein, Blake Blomberg, Steven Carter, Sal Munaco, Kris Stein, Shane Swinburnson. KEY NEWCOMERS: […]
2010 ALL-OAA VOLEYBALL TEAM
ALL-OAA RED DIVISION Bloomfield Hills Lahser: Kristen Okuniewski; Birmingham Seaholm: Paige Neuenfeldt, Sara Olivova, Alex Gothard; Clarkston: Allison Reis, Alexis Egler, Stephanie Marani, Maddie Lightfoot; Farmington: Kelli Young, Natalie Petrella; Lake Orion: Shannon Murdock, Maddie Hutchinson; North Farmington: Kaitlyn Krause, Kaitlyn Shoepner; Rochester: Erin Leppek; Troy: Monique Nuguyen; Troy Athens: Maggie Leone; ALL-OAA WHITE DIVISION […]
Troy is quite offensive in rout of Hamtramck
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net HAMTRAMCK — A few easy shots early, a few steals early, and the game was over in the first quarter. But James Young wasn’t quite done with his show. Young turned in another electrifying performance Tuesday at Hamtramck, helping Troy crush the host Cosmos, 82-41, in a non-league boys […]
BOYS SWIMMING TEAM CAPSULES
Below are the boys swimming and diving team capsules for schools in the coverage area for ww.northoaklandsports.com. Teams wishing to have their capsules published in this space can forward information to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY ATHENS HEAD COACH: Beth Klinger, first season. 2009-10 RECORD: 6-4, 4-3 OAA White Division. LEAGUE MEET: Sixth. COUNTY: Ninth. STATE: 26th at […]
