Category: Prep Wraps
PREP SKIING RESULTS Jan. 7
Boys Skiing CLARKSTON 11, BIRMINGHAM DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 29 (At Pine Knob) CLARKSTON — Derek VanItallie, 41:04; Jacob McIntosh, 43.14) Reis Weidemann, 43.80; Max Weidemann, 45.75; Cameron Barr, 45.09. COUNTRY DAY — William Lethemon, 53.37; Neil Nautiyal, 1:06.10; Vineet Duggi, 1:13.95. BLOOMFIELD HILLS CRANBROOK 10, LAKE ORION 30 CRANBROOK — Gregory Aikens 40.87; Kyle […]
TUESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Avondale rolls over Harrison; Clarkston outpaces Pontiac
AUBURN HILLS — Farmington Harrison had a hand in why Auburn Hills Avondale didn’t shoot light out on the basketball court Tuesday night. The Hawks counter with plenty of size while Avondale is somewhat of a smaller team. The Yellowjackets still answered with its quickness and ability to cash in on second chance opportunities in […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester rallies past Woods-tower for first win of the season
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester proved that it is not how you start, but how finish. After struggling from the floor in the first half, the Falcons turned up the heat on both ends of the floor in the second half to topple Warren Woods-Tower 40-30 in […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: North Branch knocks off No. 1 Notre Dame Prep in state semifinals
BATTLE CREEK — There will be a new state champion in the Class B girls volleyball ranks. Second-ranked North Branch knocked off top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, the defending state champions, in a four-game affair Thursday in the semifinals at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena, 3-1. North Branch won the first two games, 25-16 and 25-21, […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep’s Kathleen Carlson wins Miss Volleyball
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @Local SportsFans PONTIAC — When she entered Pontiac Notre Dame Prep as a freshman, Kathleen Carlson had big dreams of success on the volleyball court. She never dreamed that it would culminate with such a storybook of awards. Carlson, a 5-foot-11 senior outside hitter, added to her […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep overpowers Divine Child to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLAWSON — Three years ago, Betty Wroubel had a feeling about some promising newcomers within Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s volleyball program. The veteran coach decided to take a gamble and keep four of those freshman on the Fighting Irish varsity. Fast forward to this year and […]
GIRLS SWIMMING: Rochester Adams clinches OAA Red Division title
Highlanders win state’s top league for first time in decade; Seaholm, Lake Orion follow in star-studded field BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION –– Competing in the ever-tough OAA Red Division, all of the stars must align just perfectly in order to claim a conference championship. Those stars made a […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston motors past Walled Lake Central to reach Final Four
Wolves advance to third semifinals in six years, fifth in 16 seasons BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — With each passing week, Clarkston becomes a more confident football program. “We are very confident, but not cocky or arrogant,” offered veteran Clarkston football coach Kurt Richardson. “This whole senior class […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: WOLL marches back into regional finals
CANTON — For years, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes struggled to get past the district round of the Class D state tournament. Now, the Lakers are going after their third straight regional crown. WOLL put itself in such a position Tuesday with a 25-13, 25-14, 25-10 sweep of Novi Franklin Road Christian in a […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Top-ranked Notre Dame Prep cruises into regional finals
MARYSVILLE —Top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep advanced to Sweet 16 round of the Class B state tournament for the fourth straight year by virtue of a 25-9, 25-4, 25-5 sweep Tuesday over Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy in the regional semifinals at Marysville. The Fighting Irish served up a season-best 32 aces, as they kept […]
BOYS SOCCER: Plymouth Canton edges Rochester Adams for D-1 state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BRIGHTON — Jason Ren wasn’t called upon to provide much offense for Plymouth Canton this season. In fact, the junior midfielder only found the back of the net only twice in 26 games entering Saturday. His third tally of the season was by far the biggest of […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Bethany Christian claims MACS-I state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — The goal of any high school athletics team is to peak at the end of the season. Troy Bethany Christian’s boys soccer team did just that in 2014. The top-ranked Bruins put the finishing touches on their third state title within the Michigan Association of […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Troy, Notre Dame Prep, Oakland Christian win district crowns
TROY — After a three-year hiatus, Troy is back in the regional round of the Class A postseason. The Colts outlasted arch-rival Troy Athens, 3-2, in the Class A district finals Friday, posting a five-game, 22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 15-10 victory. Hannah Moeller was an all-around threat to lead a blanched attack for Troy (25-25-2), […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Back from recess, Clarkston sweeps Lake Orion for 11th district title in 13 seasons
Wolves advance to regional finals for fourth time in six years BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — After falling into a little bit of a lull during the final two weeks of the regular season, Clarkston’s girls volleyball program made quite a statement Friday that the Wolves are […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston silences Lapeer in classic battle of unbeatens
Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Halloween took place one week ago. Clarkston’s biggest scare in nearly two seasons took place one week later. The host Wolves pushed their win streak to 24 straight games, holding off Lapeer, 23-20, in a Division 1 district final Friday night in front of an overflow crowd. The game featured […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep advances to 17th straight district finals
PONTIAC — For the 17th straight season, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep will play for a district championship. The fighting Irish earned that right Wednesday night y topping Birmingham Detroit Country Day 25-7, 24-26, 25-9, 25-6 in the Class B semifinals. NDP (53-5-0) will face Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in the finals Friday. The Irish […]
BOYS SOCCER: Rochester Adams, Plymouth Canton are mirror images of one another entering state championship match
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BRIGHTON — If Rochester Adams’ and Plymouth Canton’s boys soccer players could collectively stare down at each other for a moment, it would be like looking into a mirror. The perennial state powers have survived brutal paths to get to the season’s final day and will […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Bethany Christian looks to ascend back on top of MACS
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR DAn.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — After couple of years away from the perch, Troy Bethany Christian is looking to return to the top of the charts. The Bruins, the top-ranked team in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I boys soccer polls, are one win away from regaining […]
