Category: Prep Wraps
2012 ALL-OAA BOYS GOLF TEAMS
2012 ALL-OAA BOYS GOLF TEAMS ALL-OAA RED DIVISION Final Standings — 1. Rochester Adams; 2. Lake Orion; 3.Rochester Stoney Creek; 4. Rochester; 5. Troy; 6. Clarkston. Clarkston: Jimmy Delnick, sr.; Lake Orion: Mason Gorris, sr.; Alex Waelchli, jr.; Rochester: Eric Shyu, sr.; Rochester Adams: Bren Van Orman, sr.; Eric Busa, jr.; Brandon Barrows, fr.; Rochester […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS BOWLING TEAM: This group had the right touch
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Bowling talent state wide has increased drastically since the MHSAA adopted the sport in 2004. The number of individual players and the number of schools sponsoring continue to grow, according to the MHSAA. That’s why it’s quite understandable that postseason honors are more difficult to earn […]
AOTW: On Cloud 9, Vanderbilt-bound Barron caps prep career with All-America honors
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — It’s one thing to set your goals up in the clouds and actually have a chance to reach them. For Oakland Township resident Sara Barron, she is residing on Cloud 9 these days. The recent Pontiac Notre Dame Prep grad recently put together quite […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SWIMMING TEAM: Talented swimmers left it all in the tank
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) Although there were no state champions this season, there were still several top-level performers in area pools this past winter. In fact, at […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GYMNASTICS: Talented athletes flip for postseason honors
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans With the Olympics coming in the summer of 2012, the sport of gymnastics might just receive a little bit of a jolt, at least at the youth, club and high school levels in the near future. Numbers overall have dropped in the past decade, especially at […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS SKI TEAM: State champion Dohm heads up talented squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) In terms of team success in girls skiing, only two area teams qualified for the state finals in each of the two […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Division I talents spark hardcourt elite
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) During the 2011-12 boys basketball season, it was commonplace to see recognizable Division I and Division II coaches sitting up in the […]
2012 ALL-FLINT METRO LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM
ALL-FLINT METRO LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM FIRST TEAM An asterisk denotes a unanimous selection. OUTFIELDERS — Ben Crawford, Ortonville Brandon sr.*; Dillon Nash, Linden sr.*; Joel Perry, Holly soph.; Zeke Stone, Lapeer East jr. INFIELDERS — Paul Adas, Flint Kearsley sr.*; Allan Antcliff, Clio sr.; Gary Bulzan, Lapeer East sr.; Chad Carson, Lapeer East sr.* FIRST […]
GIRLS TRACK: Adams cruised to life in the fast lane with all-time best finish
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST KENTWOOD — On a day when Grosse Pointe South put on a track and field clinic with several nationally-ranked performances, Rochester Adams also had its moment in the limelight. South defended its Division 1 girls track and field state title with 77.5 points, showcasing some […]
BOYS GOLF: Avondale raises bar on links
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BIG RAPIDS — There were only six boys golf teams that made the cut for the Division 2 state finals in both 2011 and 2012. Auburn Hills Avondale was one of them. What made it so special for the Yellowjackets was that they had never even qualified […]
BOYS GOLF: MHSAA State Finals Results 2012
Boys Golf 2012 MHSAA L.P. DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (June 15-16 at The Meadows, Grand Valley State University) TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Brother Rice, 304-298—602; 2. Battle Creek Lakeview, 296-307—603; 3. Muskegon Mona Shores, 302-306—608; 4. Traverse City West, 299-312—611; 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, 300-312—612; 6. Novi Detroit Catholic Central. […]
Four local stars selected for MHSBCA All-Star baseball game
DETROIT — One last time in a high school uniform. Four local players have been selected to play in the annual Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game. The contest will be plated for June 26 at 7 p.m. at Comerica Park in Detroit. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest’s Chad Cook, Troy Athens’ Tommy Eng, […]
Notre Dame Prep’s Sara Barron earns All-America status
GREENBORO, S.C. — Recent Pontiac Notre Dame Prep grad Sara Barron capped her high school track and field career with high honors. Barron earned All-America status in the 800 meters with a top-six finish at the New Balance Outdoor Track and Field Nationals at North Carolina-Greensborough. Barron, the state champ in Division 2 in both […]
GIRLS SOCCER: New kid on the block Okemos ruins Troy’s title party
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net EASTLANSING — Most of the giants were gone. Top-ranked Northville, bye-bye. Defending state champion Novi, out of the picture. OAA Red champion Rochester Adams, departed. They were all out of the girls soccer tournament, and the only one left standing from the east side was Troy. So when eighth-ranked […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy’s Irene Young wins Miss Soccer award
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Irene Young had a secret that she had to hold onto for a few days. The recent Troy High graduate found out the day of Troy’s state semifinal on June 13 that she was to receive the highest honor of any high school soccer […]
BOYS GOLF: Lancers dip to fourth at D-4 state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — Defending Division 4 state champion Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has fallen from grace. The Lancers, who won the D-4 boys golf state title in convincing fashion last season, dropped to fourth overall at this year’s state tournament. Oakland Christian posted a two-day total […]
GIRLS SOCCER STATE FINALS: Calvin Christian drowns Lakes-Everest for D-4 crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — Seemingly, Grandville Calvin Christian had the Midas touch Saturday afternoon. Everything the Squires struck turned to gold. Fourth-ranked Calvin Christian scored six times at Michigan State University’s Old College Field the Squires struck that was more than enough to drown sixth-ranked Waterford Our […]
JAKE’S TAKE: In good hands…Troy’s Holland is one of state’s best
TROY — You had a tough decision last Sunday, Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association panel. You had to select the All-State girls soccer players for the first, second, and third teams, plus honorable mention. That’s no easy task. That’s why I’m making it easier. The best goalie in the state is Troy junior Alison […]
