Category: Rochester Hills Christian
COLLEGE RECRUITING: College Signings List 2017
Below is a list of athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area who have signed or committed to play collegiate sports. Additions to this list can be made by emailing dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com CLASS OF 2017 ABURUN HILLS AVONDALE Irvin Castro Soccer Lawrence Tech University Kassidy Embrey Soccer Northwood Griffin Kubert Soccer Northwood Katelyn Mather Soccer […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian blitzes Auburn Hills Christian to claim 74-56 victory
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Earlier this season, a parent walked up to Rochester Hills Christian boys basketball coach Jon Bronsing and said his team was like a swarm of bees. It is a fitting analogy. Rochester Hills Christian won for the second consecutive night, using its trademark — swarming […]
The New Face of Addiction: F.A.N. Unleashes Attack To Run Drugs Out Of Town
. . . . BY DAN STICKRADT GREENINGDETROIT.COM dan@greeningdetroit.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans — Courtesy Story from www.greeningdetroit.com FRASER, Mich. — Mark Rudolph remembers the day he received the call. It was a moment that parents — all parents — fear will never come. Rudolph’s son, Ryan, had died of a drug overdose. Heroin was the deadly […]
PREP BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2016
Below are the 2016 Prep Baseball Team Capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region. Email updates, corrections or general team information to Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Tom Kurczewski, 14th season. 2015 RECORD: 20-15, 8-4 OAA White Division (second) STATE TOURNAMENT: Lost in D-1 pre-district […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Waterford Lakecrest Baptist holds of Rochester Hills Christian for MACS-I state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Waterford Lakecrest Baptist voluntarily moved up to repeat as a state champion. The second-seed Defenders captured their third Michigan Association of Christian Schools boys basketball state title March 5 with a 54-49 decision over top-seeded Rochester Hills Christian at Clarkston Springfield Christian High School. Lakecrest […]
2016 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS D
2016 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS D The 2016 Associated Press Class D basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters and broadcasters. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jason Whitens, Powers North Central, Jr. ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM: Marcus Matelski, Boyne Falls, Sr. Andrew Kline, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, Sr. […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: 2016 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS D
2016 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS D The 2016 Associated Press Class D girls basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters and broadcasters. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Averi Gamble, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy, Sr. ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM: Chelsey Closs, Mackinaw City, Sr. Taylor Bryant, Newberry, Jr. Jenna Hincka, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Waterford Lakecrest Baptist stepping up to try to repeat as state champions
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — In an odd and bold move, Waterford Lakecrest Baptist will not try to defend its Michigan Association of Association Schools Division II state title this season. That’s because the Defenders voluntarily moved up a division. Lakecrest Baptist, which has around 30 students in grades 9-12, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian ousts Stateline Christian to reach MACS Division I state finals
DAVISON — With the top four seeds showing to be near-images of one another this season, the race to the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I state title game was wide open when the state tournament began earlier this month. Rochester Hills Christian made sure it would be playing on the season’s final day. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Scoring king Patton keeps putting up numbers despite little notoriety for Rochester Hills Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Ryan Patton steps in, steals a pass, then races downcourt to make a quick feed for a layup by a teammate. Moments later, he receives a pass near the top of the key and calmly drills a deep three-pointer with a defender in […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian remains perfect in bouncing Lake Orion Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Baptist had a simple plan Tuesday: Put a box-and-one on Rochester Hills Christian senior standout Ryan Patton and make other players beat the Lions. The problem is that Rochester Hills Christian is far from a one-man show and the Eagles displayed a […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Youthful Lake Orion Baptist pulls away from Rochester Hills Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — As young teams go, Lake Orion Baptist might be a work-in-progress. But for a team that starts three freshmen and a sophomore and boasts just one senior in its starting five, the Lions are coming along despite its youth movement. Lake Orion Baptist outworked […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: WOLL clobbers Plymouth Christian; Lake Orion singes Avondale; Stoney Creek remains perfect
PLYMOUTH — Alex Troy led a blanced attack with 13 points to lead Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes to a 52-25 non-conference road triumph Tuesday Tiffany Senerius added 12 for WOLL (5-1). Paige Perkey scored 12 points for Plymouth Christian. LAKE ORION 55, AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 29: Maddie Novak scored 14 points to […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester Hills, Stoney Creek roll to convincing wins; Adams’ Littleson records triple-double
AUBURN HILLS — Rochester Hills remained unbeaten on the year with a 57-38 victory Tuesday over host Auburn Hills Christian in FBAC crossover play. Ryan Patton totaled 19 points, 18 rebounds and five steals to pace the Eagels (8-0). Jerem Byers added 13 points and seven rebounds and Noah Bossnier contributed nine points and eight […]
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS BAR?: Pre-game, during-game and post-game …
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS BAR? Pre-game, during-game and post-game for coaches, athletes, parents and sports fans from around the area … where do you like to congregate. [polldaddy poll=6414054]
Baseball State Rankings — May 5
Baseball (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Bay City Western; 2. Saline; 3. Battle Creek Lakeview; 4. Sterling Heights Stevenson; 5. Grosse Pointe North; 6. Woodhaven; 7. Northville; 8. Birmingham Brother Rice; 9. Taylor Kennedy; 10. Portage Northern; 11. Brighton; 12. Rockford Division 2 — 1. East Grand Rapids; 2. Pontiac Notre Dame […]
Girls Soccer Rankings — May 5
Girls Soccer (By the coaches association) Division 1 — Grandville; 2. Walled Lake Northern; 3. Rochester Stoney Creek; 4. Utica Eisenhower; 5. East Kentwood; 6. Grand Blanc; 7. Troy Athens; 8. Saline; 9. Northville; 10. Novi Honorable Mention — Hartland, Rochester Adams, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Forest Hills Central, Caledonia Division 2 — Birmingham Marian […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Finally the Victor: Troy Bethany Christian topples Rochester Hills Christian for first MACS state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — It took 40 years, but Troy Bethany Christian is finally a state champion in boys basketball. The Bruins, the top-seed team in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I boys basketball state tournament, captured their first-ever state championship Saturday at Clarkston Springfield Christian with […]
