Category: Rochester
2010 All-Area Girls Cross-Country: Runners join the front pack to bring home accolades
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Championship cross-country teams or individuals have come from this area of Michigan for many years. That continued again this fall again in girls cross country. Although no area teams finished in the top five at the state finals, the area did produce several all-state runners and another state champion. […]
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 […]
Fourth-quarter run lifts Stoney Creek past Rochester
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek outscored Rochester in three of the four quarter to post a 50-39 OAA Red Division girls basketball win. Stoney Creek used a 14-4 run in the fourth quarter to pull ahead. The Cougars (4-5, 3-5) led 12-11 after the first quarter and 24-20 at the half. Rochester went on […]
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 […]
Rochester United gets defensive in 3-1 win Over St. Clair Shores Unified
BY DAVE BOIKE FREE-LANCE WRITER ST. CLAIR SHORES — Rochester United facing a determined St. Clair Shores Lakers team skated to a 3-1 at the SCS Civic Arena on Saturday night. Goalie Ian Mercer turned back 30 of 31 shots and assisted on Rochester United’s second period goal to lead the team to victory. “We […]
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 […]
Prep Skiing Results
Boys Skiing BLOOMFIELD HILLS ANDOVER 32, ROCHESTER ADAMS 41 SLALOM — 1. Thomas (BHA) 45.61; 2. Kavanagh (BHA) 48.67; 3. Stanton (RA) 49.37; 4. Arid (RA) 49.82 GIANT SLALOM — Thomas (BHA) 37.56; 2. Eschels (BHA) 37.84; 3. Ward (RA) 38.09; 4. Aird (BHA) 38.30. LAKE ORION 28, BLOOMFIELD HILLS LAHSER 50 LAKE ORION 36, […]
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 […]
Balavich’s game-winner lifts Lake Orion past Rochester
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Lake Orion scored a first-period goal and the Dragons’ defense made it stand in a 1-0 OAA Red Division victory over Rochester United at the Detroit Skate Club. Nick Balavich converted the game’s only goal, tucking the puck into the net after passes from Jesse Cameron, Zach Koontz. Lake Orion’s Shawn Horton […]
Boys Swimming Results
Boys Swimming OXFORD 82, HAZEL PARK 74 200 MEDLEY RELAY — Oxford (Jarred Butler, Zach Lavender, Jimmy Walker, Blake Hibdon) 1:57.01; 200 FREESTYLE — Kevin Ayers (HP) 2:27.55; 200 IM — Joey Pasch (O) 2:25.66; 50 FREESTYLE — Jimmy Walker (O) 23.13; 100 BUTTERFFLY — Dylan Hency (O) 112.56; 100 FREESTYLE — Sean Thomas (O) […]
Perry’s freebies lift Rochester past Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Sometimes a team must locate its will power to win a basketball game. That was the case Thursday for Rochester. Despite shooting just 32 percent from the floor (18-for-58), 50 percent from the foul line (6-for-12) and 31 percent from 3-point range (7-for-23), all among the lowest […]
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 […]
Prep Skiing Results Jan. 9
Boys Skiing BLOOMFIELD HILLS ANDOVER 32, ROCHESTER ADAMS 41 SLALOM — 1. Thomas (BHA) 45.61; 2. Kavanagh (BHA) 48.67; 3. Stanton (RA) 49.37; 4. Arid (RA) 49.82 GIANT SLALOM — Thomas (BHA) 37.56; 2. Eschels (BHA) 37.84; 3. Ward (RA) 38.09; 4. Aird (BHA) 38.30. LAKE ORION 28, BLOOMFIELD HILLS LAHSER 50 LAKE ORION 36, […]
STUDENT VIEW: Why do we idolize athletes?
They are maybe the most prominent decoration that defines a teenager’s room: Posters. And since teens are constantly changing who they are in effort to find their true self, it’s a good thing that they can easily be put up and taken down. The same can be said for those most commonly found on those […]
Adams finds way to keep mastery of Stoney Creek
BY JAY KUNDE STUDENT WRITER ROCHESTER HILLS — There will be nights that Rochester Adams will not play its best brand of basketball basketball. On Friday, despite one of those off nights, the Highlanders found a way to earn a victory over Rochester Stoney Creek. Far from a thing of beauty, Adams outscored the host […]
