Category: Troy Athens
GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester spins Troy Athens into its “Webb” to win regional championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TW: @LocalSportsFans | North Oakland Sports FB: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 ROCHESTER HILLS – Every since she was in fourth grade basketball, Alaina Webb has garnered the nickname “Superman.” The superhero label would be more appropriate as “Superwoman” – something that she clearly exemplified Thursday evening. Webb, a junior forward […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Athens cruises past Fraser into regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TW: @LocalSportsFans | North Oakland Sports FB: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 ROCHESTER HILLS – Since legendary coach Tim Storch retired from Troy Athens in 2011, the Red Hawks have continued to thrive on the soccer pitch under alumni Todd Heugh. Athens continued its postseason success Tuesday night in the Division […]
GIRLS SOCCER Unlikely heroes stand tall as Athens upends Troy for district title
GIRLS SOCCER: Unlikely heroes stand tall as Athens upends Troy for district title BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TW: @LocalSportsFans | North Oakland Sports FB: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 TROY – Ava Weeks is not built like a goalkeeper. The Troy Athens sophomore stands just 5-foot-1. On Saturday, she perhaps stood taller than anybody. Weeks stopped […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Troy squeaks out ugly win over rival Troy Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Email: dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: North Oakland Sports: https://www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 TROY — For Troy, Wednesday’s performance was far from a thing of beauty. In fact it was a performance that was downright ugly. Still, the Colts found a way to win and to survive and advance in the Division 1 boys […]
CROSS-COUNTRY: Lake Orion, Oxford track down Oakland County titles
Rochester’s Cook, Farmington’s Baracco impressive in individual wins BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP. — Every time Peter Baracco steps onto a cross-country course or track, he expects to compete. The Farmington senior was his usual self Saturday afternoon on the picturesque but difficult 3.1-mile course at Kensington Metropark. Baracco cruised […]
FOOTBALL: Troy rallies past Troy Athens to keep perfect season in tact
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — When things weren’t going Troy’s way, the Colts simply found another gear. Troy kept its league title hopes alive Friday night by rallying for a 21-20 victory over host Troy Athens in OAA Blue Division play. The Colts put together two touchdown drives in the […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy defeats rival Troy Athens for first time since 2010
Colts finally take home Soccer City Cup for first time in 11 years BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — The last time Troy got the better of rival Troy Athens, J.D. Armstrong was in early elementary school. That was 2010 to be exact and Armstrong was in first grade. After a […]
CROSS-COUNTRY: Stoney Creek cruises into driver’s seat in OAA-White race
Rochester’s Lucy Cook, Farmington’s Peter Baracco impressive in individual wins BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Lucy Cook has some large shoes to fill. Make that very big shoes. With a history of legions of talented female cross-country runners over the past five-plus decades coming through Rochester, there are […]
TRACK AND FIELD: Adams, Lake Orion emerge victorious at OAA Red-White Championships
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — It can’t be a surprise that Lake Orion captured another OAA league meet title Friday night? Can it? Perhaps it was a surprise to everyone except the Lake Orion boys tracked field coaching staff. For the ninth straight time — excluding last year’s cancelled […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Athens set for another classic battle with Traverse City West
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Once again the road to another state championship for Troy Athens will have to go through Traverse City West. Defending Division 1 state champion Athens will face Traverse City West at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the state semifinals at Holt. The Red Hawks defeated West, […]
BOYS SOCCER PICKS: The Final Four has some intriguing matchups
The boys soccer team has boiled down to the final week with the MHSAA state semifinals up next. And there are some ultimate matchups on the docket for this Wednesday night, where all eight of the Final Four clashes will take place. Many of the Mr. Soccer and Dream Team candidates are still playing, having […]
FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP: Top-seeded Clarkston takes down Oxford; Grand Blanc topples Lake Orion; Troy continues grand turnaround
CLARKSTON — It didn’t come easy, but Clarkston’s first playoff game since losing in the 2018 Division 1 state finals finally arrived Friday night and the Wolves prevailed with a 21-7 victory over visiting Oxford. Clarkston defeated Oxford 35-14 during Week 2 of the regular season. The unbeaten Wolves (7-0) tied the game on Davis […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Athens escapes Anchor Bay in shootout to win 11th regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com @LocalSportsFans TROY — Quinn LeBay may have looked like a man of steal out on soccer pitch in the freezing cold. Inside, he was all butterflies. He also was the difference maker in the end for host Troy Athens. The senior midfielder calmly tucked his penalty shot into the […]
BOYS SOCCER: Athens hold off Eisenhower to advance to regional finals; Anchor Bay edges Walled Lake Central in shootout
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Troy Athens may not be scoring in the same ways as it did during last year’s Division 1 state championship run. The Red Hawks, nevertheless, are still scoring regardless of method and are very much alive in the 2020 postseason. Host Athens built a 2-0 […]
FOOTBALL — 2020 Area District Pairings
Prep Football 2020 Area District Pairings Below are the 2020 MHSAA 11-player football district pairings involving schools in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com DIVISION 1 REGION 2 — DISTRICT 2 R2-D2 Oxford (2-4) 31.367 at Clarkston (6-0) 75.333, Friday 7 p.m. R2-D2 Lake Orion (3-2) 45.000 at Grand Blanc (5-1) 60.667 R2-D2 Rochester Adams (2-4) 36.167 at Rochester (6-0) 70.000, Friday 7 p.m. R2-D2 Lapeer (3-3) 40.000 at Davison (6-0) 64.667 at Davison Cardinals Stadium REGION 4 — DISTRICT 1 R4-D1 Farmington (0-6) 15.400 […]
BOYS SOCCER: First-half outburst leads Troy Athens past Troy for 19th district crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Defending Troy Athens on the soccer pitch is kind of like a game of pick your poison. Who do you man mark? Who do you try to shut down? Troy Athens again displayed its array of offensive weapons Thursday and the Red Hawks walked off […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Athens rolls by Sterling Heights Stevenson to reach district finals for third straight year
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Simply put, Troy Athens played like a defending state champion Tuesday. The Red Hawks dominated Sterling Heights Stevenson in all facets of the game and rolled to a convincing 6-2 triumph in the Division 1 district semifinals at Waterford Mott. After slipping past Utica Ford […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy rallies for double-overtime win over Utica
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Ryan Decker sure picked the right time to score his first couple goals of the season. The junior midfielder from Troy scored last Thursday in a 4-1 pre-district win over Bloomfield Hills, then booted the game-winner Tuesday in the Colts’ 2-1 double-overtime victory over Utica […]
