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Category: Rochester

Final destination check-in: Football finalists ready to clash for coveted titles

Final destination check-in: Football finalists ready to clash for coveted titles

| November 24, 2011 | Comments (3)

Nearly four months ago, close to 700 schools across the state began preparation to play on the prep football season’s final weekend. Only eight of those schools have reached the plateau. The MHAA football state finals are set for Ford Field in Detroit Nov.25-26 with several intriguing matchups. There are eight schools that carry perfect […]

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MHSAA FOOTBALL STATE FINALS PAIRINGS

MHSAA FOOTBALL STATE FINALS PAIRINGS

| November 24, 2011 | Comments (3)

Below are the 2011 MHSAA Football state finals pairings. All games are set for Nov 25-26 for Ford Field in Detroit. All Games are live on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS. Division 1, Nov. 26 1 p.m. Detroit Cass Tech (10-3) vs. Novi Detroit Catholic Central (12-1) Division 2, Nov. 25 1 p.m. Birmingham Brother Rice (9-4) vs. Lowell […]

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PREP HOCKEY: Rochester skates past Liggett; Avondale ices Notre Dame Prep

PREP HOCKEY: Rochester skates past Liggett; Avondale ices Notre Dame Prep

| November 23, 2011 | Comments (2)

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Evan Asuncion turned in his soccer cleats for his hockey skates and has still been able to find his scoring touch. The Rochester High sophomore had a goal and an assist to lead Rochester United to a 3-2 victory Tuesday over Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett. Dylan Oppenheiser and Brent Boudreau […]

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Headed to the Next Level: College Signings, Committments

Headed to the Next Level: College Signings, Committments

| November 22, 2011 | Comments (5)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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DIVISION 1 SWIM FINALS: Reedy, Jongekrijg dive in to celebrate first state titles

DIVISION 1 SWIM FINALS: Reedy, Jongekrijg dive in to celebrate first state titles

| November 22, 2011 | Comments (2)

Clarkston, Lake Orion post all-time best state-meet finishes BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com YPSILANTI — Lauren Reedy claims that she will not be alternating the music in her I-Pod anytime. There will be no loud or celebratory music pumping through her personal airwaves — even though she’s a state champion. Reedy is going to […]

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AOTW: Missouri-bound Reedy looking for biggest splash to date

AOTW: Missouri-bound Reedy looking for biggest splash to date

| November 19, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Lauren Reedy had to make a decision a year ago. Walking off the grandstand of the Division 1 state swimming and diving finals, the Rochester High student hds a seventh-place medal in her hand from the diving event. She vowed right there and then that she […]

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FINAL SPLASH: Girls swimming & diving state finals notebook

FINAL SPLASH: Girls swimming & diving state finals notebook

| November 18, 2011 | Comments (2)

RECENT STATE MEET FINISHES Below are the girls swimming and diving teams from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area and their respective finishes at the MHSAA state finals in the past decade. ROCHESTER ADAMS 2010: 17th (25 pts.) D-2 2009: 17th (37 pts.) D-2 2008: 14th (50 pts.) D-2 2007: 10th (84 pts.) D-2 2006: 20th (33 […]

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College Committments-Letters of Intent

College Committments-Letters of Intent

| November 9, 2011 | Comments (1)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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OAA White Division Girls Swimming & Diving Results

OAA White Division Girls Swimming & Diving Results

| November 9, 2011 | Comments (1)

Girls Swimming OAA WHITE DIVISION LEAGUE MEET (Nov. 3-5 at Oxford H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Stoney Creek, 403; 2. West Bloomfield, 328.5; 3. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 325.5; 4. Rochester, 275; 5. Berkley, 242; 6. Farmington, 238; 7. Oxford, 174. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. Rochester Stoney Creek (6-0); 2. West Bloomfield (5-1); 3. […]

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Follow Us On Social Media

Follow Us On Social Media

| November 9, 2011 | Comments (2)

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State Rankings--Nov. 6

State Rankings–Nov. 6

| November 8, 2011 | Comments (1)

Girls Swimming (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy; Saline; 3. Hudsonville; 4. Holland West Ottawa; 5. Rockford; 6. Birmingham Marian; 7. (tie) Ann Arbor Huron, South Lyon Unified; 9. Ann Arbor Skyline; 10. (tie) Clarkston, Zeeland Unified. Honorable Mention — Novi, Northville, Lake Orion, Rochester Stoney Creek, Saginaw Heritage, Grandville, […]

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CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Adams, Lake Orion pace area teams

CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Adams, Lake Orion pace area teams

| November 6, 2011 | Comments (2)

13 local runners run to all-state honors BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BROOKLYN — Rochester Adams saved its best for last. The Highlanders’ girls cross country team, which failed to make the state finals the past two years after a 19-year run of state-qualifying squads, capped a fine season Saturday at Michigan Speedway. Adams […]

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Lake Orion wins volleyball district, earns date with Marian

Lake Orion wins volleyball district, earns date with Marian

| November 6, 2011 | Comments (4)

(Editor’s Note: Have video or photos of this event. Contact Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com) BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Lake Orion may not have played its best volleyball game Saturday afternoon. It was good enough to win a district championship and earn a rematch with state powerhouse Birmingham Marian. […]

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Rochester is Stoney Creek’s postseason nightmare

Rochester is Stoney Creek’s postseason nightmare

| November 4, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER — Rochester Stoney Creek had the dream of facing state-ranked Lake Orion in the district finals two years in a row. Both times, Rochester became such a dream wrecker. Host Rochester rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to post a 3-2 victory over Stoney Creek in a Class […]

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MHSAA VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS DRAWS

MHSAA VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS DRAWS

| October 31, 2011 | Comments (1)

Below are the 2011 MHSAA girls volleyball district pairings involving schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Call host school for further details. CLASS A DISTRICT NO. 8 HOSTED BY CLARKSTON Monday, Oct. 31 Game 1 — Clarkston vs. Holly, 5:30 p.m.; Game 2 — Swartz Creek vs. Fenton, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 Game 3 […]

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Cross Country Regional Stats

Cross Country Regional Stats

| October 31, 2011 | Comments (1)

Girls Cross Country DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Saturday at Hess-Hathaway Park) TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Seaholm, 42; 2. Waterford Mott, 69; 3. Troy, 79; 4. North Farmington, 109; 5. Farmington, 135; 6. Troy Athens, 207; 7. Birmingham Groves, 231; 8. Royal Oak, 242; 9. West Bloomfield, 247; 10. Waterford Kettering, 264; 11. Berkley, 267; 12. […]

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CROSS COUNTRY: Adams leads the pack with regional title

CROSS COUNTRY: Adams leads the pack with regional title

| October 30, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com GOODELLS — Participating in two sports in the same season, Gabrielle Thivierge is just now rounding into form in cross-country. A longtime swimmer, where she is a distance freestyler for the Highlanders’ state-ranked swimming team, Thivierge is starting to show her natural ability on the trails in her first […]

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STICK’S PICKS: The second season has arrived for high school football

STICK’S PICKS: The second season has arrived for high school football

| October 27, 2011 | Comments (1)

The second season has finally arrived. The five-week march to Ford Field begins Friday and Saturday for 256 football teams in the MHSAA prep football playoffs. There are nine local schools that are in the hunt for district, regional and possibly a state championship and only two play each other in the first round. There […]

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