Category: Troy Athens
GIRLS GOLF: Adams chips way to state runner-up finish
Troy lands 11th, Troy Athens 13th, Stoney Creek 15th at D-1 finals BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — One of the most successful girls golf seasons in Rochester Adams history ended Friday. The Highlanders walked away with some much-expected hardware. Top-ranked Adams finished in the runner-up slot at 322. Northville […]
BOYS SOCCER: Athens escapes dreadful district opener to advance; Utica sinks Mott in 2OT
TROY — Halloween is not for another two weeks. Defending Division 1 state champion already received its big scare of the season Wednesday night — a really big scare. The Red Hawks, who recently wrapped up their third straight OAA Red Division championship, had to work a double-overtime shift to down Utica Ford, 2-1, in […]
Kicking Into High Gear: Athens speedy forward TJ Renaud helping add to Athens’ soccer lore
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — While growing up, every time TJ Renaud walked into the Troy Athens gymnasium and looked up at the dozens of banners high on the wall, he began to daydream. One day he would like to be a part of all of that success. That success […]
Oakland County High Schools
OAKLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS Oakland County High Schools With Athletics Programs: Auburn Hills Avondale Yellowjackets Auburn Hills Christian Academy […]
GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE: Oakland County Championships Results 2020
45TH ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIM & DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 8-9 at eight locations) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 285; 2. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, 266; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 210; 4. Novi, 193; 5. Birmingham Marian, 173; 6. Rochester Adams, 145; 7. Farmington, 144; 8. Lake Orion, 129; 9. Birmingham Groves, 109; 10. Milford, […]
CROSS-COUNTRY: Milford, Clarkston earn Oakland County titles under unique circumstances
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP. — It took two days and eight flights of runners, not to mention some unique circumstances, techniques, course planning and precautions to crown this year’s Oakland County champions in cross-country. Once everything was combined together, Milford’s boys and Clarkston’s girls emerged from the heap with […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Athens topples Rochester Adams, celebrates 18th league championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — It’s only fitting that Troy Athens celebrates 40 seasons of boys soccer with another league championship. The Red Hawks moved to 6-0-0 in OAA Red Division play Tuesday with a 3-1 victory over visiting Rochester Adams. No other team in the eight-school division can catch […]
BOYS SOCCER STANDINGS 2020
Coaches and team statisticians can submit overall and league records for varsity sports for conferences that involve schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region. Email information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAA RED DIVISION CON […]
GIRLS SOCCER: All-Time Michigan Miss Soccer winners
ALL-TIME MICHIGAN MISS SOCCER WINNERS * Asterisk denotes a co-Mis Soccer Winner; ** Asterisk denotes player was a non-senior when they earned award. 2020: No Winner, Season Cancelled 2019: Jesse Bandyk, Novi F 2018: Zoe Gaffney, Birmingham Seaholm M/F 2017: Danielle Stephan, DeWitt F/M 2016: Sydney Blitchok, Grandville M 2015: Taylor Mulder, Saline F 2014: […]
BOYS SOCCER: All-Time Michigan Mr. Soccer winners
ALL-TIME MICHIGAN MR. SOCCER WINNERS Below is a list of the Michigan Mr. Soccer winners, as presented by the Michigan High School Coaches Association each year to the top-ranked high school soccer player. The award debuted back in 1974. 2019: Aidan O’Connor, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 2018: Brennan Creek, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep 2017: […]
TOP BOYS SOCCER TEAMS: Who will run the gauntlet in this shortened season?
Traverse City West, Salem, Brighton, Mattawan, Anchor Bay are Michigan’s top prep teams — Sept. 18, 2020 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans A simple task you say? Cram as many games as possible into six short weeks — eight weeks for teams in northern Michigan — in order to try to win […]
OAA BLUE DIVISION FOOTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2020
Below are the area’s prep football conferences and area teams within these leagues. Capsules compiled by veteran sports writer Dan Stickradt based on research and information gathered from coaches’ preseason surveys. Corrections and changes can be made by emailing to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans and on several social media platforms. OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Athens opens up OAA-Red title defense with shutout of Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Winning the OAA Red Division championship in any sport is not an easy task. Winning it in two or more consecutive years is even more difficult. That’s what Troy Athens is trying to accomplish this season. The Red Hawks, who have captured the last two […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Athens overcomes demons, cruises past Plymouth Salem in state semifinals
Red Hawks put up five goals to reach state finals for eighth time BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Plymouth Salem did something that few teams have been able to do during the past two seasons against Troy Athens: Take an early lead on the Red Hawks. Unranked Salem scored […]
COLUMN: BOYS SOCCER: Final Four games provide some intriguing matchups
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans The wild world of the boys soccer state tournament will conclude this week. After 2.5 weeks of close affairs, overtimes, shootouts, upsets and shockers in the revamped tournament which featured partially-seeded districts, the MHSAA has dwindled down to its Final Four in each of the state’s four divisions. […]
BOYS SOCCER: Myftari’s game-winner with 6 seconds left gives Athens 11th regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Talk about waiting for the last minute. Andri Myftari had a shot at redemption Thursday night and the Troy Athens senior made the most if it. In a storied program’s 39-season history, scored one of the biggest goals in Athens lore in the process. After […]
BOYS SOCCER: Athens cruises past Warren DeLaSalle to reach regional finals; Chippewa Valley edges Rochester Adams in 2OTs
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — After losing in the district finals last season as the state’s undefeated and No. 1-ranked squad in Division 1, Troy Athens is making the most of its postseason opportunity this time around. The second-ranked Red Hawks cruised past unranked Warren DeLaSalle, 4-0, Tuesday night in […]
BOYS SOCCER: Renaud’s late goal helps No. 2 Athens slip by ninth-ranked Troy
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt BERKLEY — Scoring chances were at a premium Tuesday night. Troy Athens made sure its best opportunity resulted in a game-winning goal. Junior sniper TJ Renaud, who recently returned from an injury, scored the game’s sole goal in the 74th minute and second-ranked […]
