Category: Prep Wraps
AUBURN HILLS OAKLAND CHRISTIAN PREVIEW: Lancers aiming high for first winning season
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — When an infant football program gets its start, the reality of winning state championships, and in many cases just gaining wins, is far from reality. It sometimes makes several years to till the soil and plant the seeds. Rarely does a new team […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Rochester, Everest open with wins
ROCHESTER — For the first time since the mid-2000s, Rochester has entered the boys soccer season with high expectations. The Falcons proved just why on Tuesday night in their season opener with Waterford Kettering. Rochester scored five goals in the first half and added two second-half markers in recording a 7-0 shutout of the visiting […]
DAILY POLL: Who is going to win the OAA Red Division football race this season?
Last season Clarkston and Lake Orion shared the OAA Red Division football crown with 6-1 records.Which school in the eight-team division will be crowned champion in 2012? Vote today! [polldaddy poll=6480330]
LAKE ORION PREVIEW: Lake Orion aims to return to glory days
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Two trips to Ford Field within a three-year period is just part of the growing expectations surrounding Lake Orion’s football program. The Dragons expect to contend for championships — whether that be league, district, regional or state titles. Lake Orion and its legion-sized […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Aug. 20
PREP STATE RANKINGS Digital sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com. Girls Golf (By the coaches association) DIVISION 1 — 1. Grosse Pointe South; 2. Plymouth; 3. Saline; 4. Troy; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek; 6. Utica; 7. Brighton; 8. Holt; 9. Davison; […]
TROY CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PREVIEW: Defenders shooting for tops of the CFLM
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Troy Christian Leadership Academy made an abrupt turnaround in 2011. The Defenders had their best football season to date by a long shot. Troy finished the season 9-2 overall and had the second-best record in the Christian Football League of Michigan, going 5-1 in […]
AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE PREVIEW: Yellojackets hope season of disappointments will spurn season of memories
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — A season of disappointments can often spurn a season of memories. Auburn Hills Avondale is hoping for just that in 2012. The Yellowjackets finished just 5-5 last season, which ended abruptly with a 48-13 loss to Lapeer East in the first round of […]
2012 PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
2012 PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULES Below are the prep football team schedules for schools that are located in the coverage area for digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com and the Real Deal sports and coupons magazine. AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE Thurs. Aug. 23 Hazel Park H 7 p.m. Thurs. Aug. 30 Birmingham Groves H 7 p.m. Fri. […]
TROY PREVIEW: New-look Colts ready to bounce back
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — When it comes to Troy football, the Colts’ recent performances on the field have been subpar. Troy is 14-13 in the past three years, with its lone playoff game a loss. This year’s team has had enough of that — and it’s ready to put an end […]
PUBLISHER’S VIEWPOINT: Old-school Rowley still going strong at Oxford
Could anyone imagine Bud Rowley anywhere but out on or near a football field? Perhaps a beautiful, picturesque golf course, with ponds and a winding river next to a hill or a mountain. “Naaah,” laughed Rowley on the eve of prep football practice starting. Bud Rowley coaches high school football. Oxford Wildcats football to be […]
AOTW: Not finished yet, Holly’s Williams still has vision quest to reach
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — For many years while growing up in the community of Holly, Johnny Williams had visions of righting the ship. No, Holly is not a lakeside town with a shipping industry. In fact, it is nestled in the hills of northwestern Oakland County, far away […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy takes opener over Western, 4-2
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — There was an air of change before the Troy soccer team opened its season Monday night athome. Head coach Brian Zawislak did not coach because of the birth of his second daughter early Sunday morning, the Colts returned only three starters from last year’s team and […]
ROCHESTER HILLS LUTHERAN NORTHWEST PREVIEW: Crusaders should be MIAC title contender
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Ever since Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest ended last football season on a 1-4 skid, including losses in its last three games, Don Justice challenged his players. What will it take in the offseason to turn the tables? Justice, who is in his eighth […]
PREP FOOTBALL 2012 — CONFERENCE BREAKDOWNS
PREP FOOTBALL 2012 — CONFERENCE BREAKDOWNS The staff at www.northoaklandsports.com and The Real Deal sports and coupons magazine break down the local prep football conferences. OAA RED DIVISION — 1. Clarkston; 2. Lake Orion; 3. Troy; 4. Rochester; 5. Troy Athens; 6. Rochester Stoney Creek; 7. West Bloomfield; 8. Pontiac. OAA BLUE DIVISION — 1. […]
BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW: Even with defections, Troy hopes to remain among state’s best
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Losing four top underclassmen would deplete most soccer programs. Not Troy. The Colts just go to the next man up. “Fortunately, in Troy, someone steps up and does the job,” Troy coach Brian Zawislak said. “We’re not short of talent here. I think it’s the […]
ROCHESTER PREVIEW: Falcons could be the OAA-Red sleeper pick
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — In recent years, the question regarding OAA Red Division football is which school will boast the team that steps up and challenges perennial powers Lake Orion and Clarkston. Two years ago, Rochester did the trick with a third-place finish and last year Troy […]
ROCHESTER ADAMS PREVIEW: Highlanders shooting for 16th straight postseason berth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Perhaps there is pressure suiting up these days at Rochester Adams. Two decades ago, Adams had never qualified for the prep football state playoffs. Now, the Highlanders are shooting for their area record 16th straight postseason appearance. “That’s always a goal,” admitted Adams […]
ROCHESTER STONEY CREEK PREVIEW: Fresh start has Cougars thinking rebound
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Three wins in two years. That’s Rochester Stoney Creek’s story on the gridiron. The Cougars hope a coaching switch can help give the program, which gained only four winning seasons in its first decade and posted a 40-52 record in that time frame, […]
