Category: Rochester
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion, Rochester, Troy win in OAA-Red
LAKE ORION — Behind a 20-0 first quarter, Lake Orion picked up little resistance in downing Rochester Stoney Creek , 42-7, in an OAA Red Division football game Friday. Derek DeLaura was 7-for-13 passing for 97 yards and one touchdown pass and Jacob Miller rushed five times for 82 yards and three rushing touchdowns for […]
BOYS SOCCER: Adams gains much-needed win over Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Fielding a young team, wins have been hard to come by this season for Rochester Adams on the soccer pitch. The Highlanders gained an important win over one of its rivals Thursday to ease the pain of a uncharacteristic slow start. The Highlanders […]
STICK’S PICKS: Week 4 is time to separate the pretenders from contenders
Strange times in Oakland County this week. With one Oakland Activities Association school dropping football, that leaves a hole in the schedule for many area teams this season. Bloomfield Hills Andover, one year before its merger with Bloomfield Hills Lahser, dropped its program Tuesday due to low numbers. The 0-3 Barons started with 28 players, […]
THURSDAY’S BOYS TENNIS ROUNDUP: Clarkston rolls Lake Orion; Rochester swats Avondale
CLARKSTON 7, LAKE ORION 2 SINGLES — 1. Matt Dahl (C) d. Ryan Kaczor 6-3, 6-4; 2.Jesse Keller (LO) d. Ian Stuart 6-4, 5-7, 6-2; 3. Brendan Greenlee (C) d. Palmer Hatch 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; 4. Alexis Haselwanter (C) d. Alex Gandhi 6-1, 6-0. DOUBLES — 1. Brian Vanrooyen-Gavin Mills (LO) d. Joey Whall-Johnny […]
BOYS TENNIS: Rochester edges Lake Orion; Holly blanks Clio; Adams rolls West Bloomfield
ROCHESTER 5, LAKE ORION 4 SINGLES — 1. Ryan Kaczor (LO) d. Torre Rocco 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; 2. Jesse Keller (LO) d. Collin Perozich 7-6, 6-2; 3. Mike Sepeta (R) d. Palmer Hatch 1-6, 6-4, 6-1; 4. Alex Gandhi (LO) d. Dillan Solanki 6-0, 6-2. DOUBLES — 1. Ayl Patalinghug-Scott Schegel (R) d. Brian Van […]
BOYS SOCCER: Short-handed Rochester scores late to hand Troy first loss
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net ROCHESTER HILLS — Troy’s boys soccer team got stung in the offseason when four players decided to play for their club team this fall instead of the Colts. Fortunately for Rochester, its star hung around. Rochester went a man down in the 60th minute of a scoreless game, […]
2012 BOYS TENNIS TEAM CAPSULES
2012 BOYS TENNIS TEAM CAPSULES Below are the 2012 boys tennis team capsules for high schools located in the coverage area for Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com and The Real Deal sports and coupons magazine. Additional information can be submitted to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Michael Kopec […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston slowly pulls away from Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — It’s no secret that Clarkston’s bread-and-butter this season is its large and physical offensive and defensive lines. Even missing some key starters from that group Friday and losing two more to injuries during its game with visiting Rochester didn’t seem to detour the Wolves […]
BOYS TENNIS: Holly blanks Swartz Creek; Adams edges Groves; Rochester rolls Liggett
HOLLY 8, SWARTZ CREEK 0 SINGLES — 1. Jeff Sophiea (H) d. Nick Photiou 6-0, 6-2; 2. Evan Vergith (H) d. Justin Hryckowian 6-1, 6-1; 3. Dillon Sink (H) d. J.D. Hopton 0-6, 6-4, 6-3; 4. Morgan Baylis (H) d. Chris Wilcox 6-1, 6-2. DOUBLES — 1. Parker Rowse-Craig Richards (H) d. Marty Birchmeier-Jacob Brownfield […]
BOYS SOCCER: DeFinis’ late goal lifts Clarkston past previously unbeaten Rochester
DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Joey Difinis had a chance to do something his father did several times back in the 1980s: Score a goal on Rochester’s field. The only difference for the younger generation Definis is that he is a sophomore sniper on Clarkston boys soccer team. His […]
FOOTBALL: Critical matters: Rochester outslugs Troy in key OAA-Red showdown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — For a football program that has only started a season 2-0 only twice during the previous 20 years, style points are not an issue for Rochester. Finding ways to win football games is the mission. The Falcons ventured down “Ugly Game Boulevard” Thursday at […]
BOYS TENNIS ROUNDUP: Adams edges Stoney Creek; Seaholm swats Rochester
ROCHESTER ADAMS 5, ROCHSTER STONEY CREEK 4 SINGLES — 1. Nick Fiaschetti (RSC) d. Justin Hyman 6-3,6-2; 2. Charles Xu (RA) d. Vlad Oltean 6-1, 6-0; 3. Rahul Jain (RA) d. Ben Li 6-1, 6-2; 4. Eric Chang (RA) d. Shyam Sudheera 6-3, 6-0. DOUBLES — 1. Jake Kruk-Chris Stanburg (RSC) d. Zhibin Deng-Matt Lillie […]
STICK’S PICKS: Week 2 offers some delicious early-season, all-important matchups
Early in the season it’s sometimes hard to gage just how a team will fare over the length of the football campaign. There are winning streaks, losing streaks, the unexpected, the expected, injuries and teams that come from out of the blue. There are also games in the early stages that turn out to be […]
FRIDAY NIGHTS 2012: Area teams slated for big years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — Even with a tradition rich pool of prep football programs in the region, last season was an anomaly in terms of postseason success. Although 10 local schools — Auburn Hills Avondale, Clarkston, Holly, Lake Orion, Ortonville Brandon, Oxford, Pontiac, Pontiac Notre Dame […]
THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX
THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX / www.northoaklandsports.com Below is a list of local independent photographers and videographers from the area that will be taking digital action photos or video of sports events and that have donated courtesy photos and video clips to digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com. Please visit their websites or […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester gains revenge on Utica after 33-year silence
BY VIC FOURNIER CORRESPONDENT ROCHESTER HILLS — For decades Rochester and Utica were arch-rivals. The two neighboring schools competed in the same conferences from the 1920s and up into the 1970s. With leagues changing in the disco era, the two rivals went their separate ways and despite being only seven miles apart, did not face […]
2012 PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS INDEX
2012 PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW INDEX Below is the 2012, www.northoaklandsports.com in-depth, all-you-need-to-know, prep football extravaganza. INTRO: Intro Story: Coming Soon !!! Index: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/23/2012-prep-football-previews-index/ Fast Facts: Coming Soon !!! Photography Page: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/23/through-the-camara-eye-sports-photography-index/ Follow Us On Social Media: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/23/follow-us-on-social-media-2012/ Reporting Scores: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/22/reporting-results-3/ First Week Feature: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/10/football-teams-head-back-to-work-as-optimism-rings-at-high-volumes/ Best Sports Bar: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/10/football-teams-head-back-to-work-as-optimism-rings-at-high-volumes/ College Commitments: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/03/college-commitments-signings/ Fall State Rankings: […]
2012 PREP FOOTBALL FAST FACTS
A look historically at the prep football programs from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area in the MHSAA state tournament. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS: Lake Orion – 2010 (Division 1) Oxford – 1992 (Class BB) Rochester Adams – 2003 (Division 2) Troy – 1994 (Class AA) Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – 2002 (Division 8) STATE RUNNER-UP […]
