Category: Rochester Hills Lutheran NW
Lancers pull away from rival Northwest to remain perfect
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian received a scare Tuesday night from one of its rivals — for just a half. The state-ranked Lancers used a 22-6 run in the third quarter to break open a tight, one-point game at the half to post a 70-47 victory over […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Jan. 24
PREP STATE RANKINGS Sports newspaper www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Boys Bowling (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Davison; 2. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 3. Monroe; 4. Utica Ford II; 5. Flushing; 6. Taylor Truman; 7. Macomb Dakota; 8. Utica; […]
Blue turf given green light at Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Finally, turf will be arriving in Oxford. The Oxford Community Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to except a financial gift donation, plus money already raised by the public, to allow installation of a blue turf inside the track at the high school athletics stadium. […]
Girls Basketball: Eagles remain unbeaten with victory over Springfield Christian: Northwest rolls
ROCHESTER HILLS — The perfect record remains for Rochester Hills Christian. The Eagles moved to 8-0 on the year, 5-0 in the FBAC Red Division with a 49-33 victory over Clarkston Springfield Christian in girls basketball play. Caroline Milsk led a balanced attack for Rochester Hills with 13 points and six steals. Megan Steiner added […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Clarkston finds groove in rout of North Farmington; Oakland Christian escapes Inter-City Baptist
FARMINGTON HILLS — Clarkston has kind of become the Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Jive of the OAA basketball world. Three days after being thumped by Pontiac, the Wolves were the ones administering the beatdown on host North Farmington. Clarkston came out of the gate with a 19-4 run and never looked back with a 66-35 […]
2010 All-Area Football: Weapons on both sides of the ball spark postseason accolades
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com For the first time since 2003, an area football team captured a state title. That’s why there is no great surprise that this year’s all-area team has a Lake Orion flavor to it. The Dragons have multiple first-team and second-team honorees, but by no means occupy the whole squad. […]
2010 All-Area Boys Soccer: This talented group has all the accolades to prove worth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Time and time again schools throughout Oakland County have produced plenty of fine talent when it comes to the sport of boys soccer. The pipeline is so deep that is goes back more than 30 years and it never seems to waver. Just in the coverage area of www.northoaklandsports.com, […]
2010 ALL-AREA BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM: Sophomores pace pack of talented runners
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com By no means was the talent level down in the boys cross country circles in the area this season. It was simply young. With many teams competing with high numbers of underclassmen this season, the youth is reflected on the 2010 All-Area Boys Cross Country Team for www.northoaklandsports.com. Of […]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Oxford pulls away from Andover; Royal Oak upsets Rochester; Pontiac barrels over Clarkston
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Mark Hazelwood continued his fast pace Tuesday, scoring 21 points in leading visiting Oxford to a 69-59 triumph over Bloomfield Hills Andover. Jacques Toussaint scored 11 points and dished off eight assists and Chris Calvin scored eight points with 12 rebounds for Oxford (4-4, 2-2). Jeremy Fishmen scored a game-high 23 points […]
FLASHBACK–2009 All-Area Volleyball: Players hit their points in the right places
Smack down: All-Area Volleyball players hit their points in the right places BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The perception of volleyball in this area of the state has definitely changed in recent years. With more than one school in Oakland County winning state titles in the past couple of seasons, teams around here are […]
2010 All-Area Girls Volleyball: This team brings it all to the floor
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com (EDITOR’S NOTE: Several area coaches did not nominate athletes for all-area volleyball after nearly two months of trying to contact them.) Several area volleyball teams shined this season. To make it one of the more memorable seasons in recent memory for schools in the coverage region of www.northoaklandsports.com. Consider: […]
FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Rochester Hills rips Lake Orion Baptist; WOLL edges Everest Collegiate
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Hills Christian rebounded from its first league loss of the season to post a 71-37 rout of Lake Orion Baptist in FBAC Red Division play. DJ Szydlowski poured in 20 points and had five rebounds and five blocks to pace the Eagles (5-4, 2-1). Josh West had 18 points and five […]
THURSDAY’S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Wolves, Cougars hound opponents for cage wins
FARMINGTON — Clarkston bounced back from a two-point loss to Flint Northern on Tuesday with a resounding 55-30 triumph over host Farmington Harrison in OAA Red Division boys basketball play Thursday. Clarkston led 15-7 at the end of the first quarter and 27-14 at the half. The Wolves used a 15-0 third-quarter blitz to break […]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Troy cruises past Groves; Clarkston falls to Flint Northern
TROY — Behind a 23-7 first quarter and a 26-8 third quarter, Troy had little problems with Birmingham Groves Tuesday in a 73-49 OAA crossover boys basketball victory over Birmingham Groves. John Stibich pumped in a game-high 22 points, including five three-pointers, to pace the Colts (7-2). James Young followed with 16 points, and both […]
MHSAA NEWS: Advance reserved and group ticket sales underway for Lower Peninsula Individual Wrestling Finals
EAST LANSING — Fans wishing to purchase advance reserved and group general admission tickets for the 2011 Michigan High School Athletic Association Lower Peninsula Individual Wrestling Finals, March 3-5, at The Palace of Auburn Hills, may now do so exclusively through The Palace Box Office. The advance reserved ticket sales program allows the discounted purchase […]
Drews’ bombs helps Northwest defeat Clarenceville; Szydlowski helps Rochester Hills topple West Highland
ROCHESTER HILLS — Nathan Drews hit six three-pointers Thursday, including one as time expired, in leading Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest’s boys basketball team to a 64-62 non-league victory over Livonia Clarenceville. Drews, a sophomore, finished with a game-high 22 points for the Crusaders. Gursher Rathore added 14 points and Mike Miller contributed 10 points for […]