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Optimism overload: Prep football teams reconvene to begin their hopes of march to postseason field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Unlike any other year, Lake Orion kicked off football training camp for the first time as the defending state champions. After years of near-misses, the Dragons finished the year 2010 on top of the charts. Lake Orion captured its first D-1 crown last November behind a talented senior class. […]
Brannon, Young pace 26 local all-state soccer players
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com As expected, Troy Athens senior Olivia Brannon was named the 2011 Miss Soccer by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association, leading 26 all-state players from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Brannon is on the 11-member all-state Dream Team, which also includes 10 other standout players from around the state, […]
2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS SOCCER: Highly-touted players showcased on postseason squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com It has been said time and time again that in the sport of prep soccer, sometimes it’s harder to make the All-Area First Team or even the All-County team in Oakland County that it is to reach the all-state lists in one of the four divisions. That didn’t change […]
2011 ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: All-around talents heat up the diamond
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The 2011 softball season was definitely a year of transition for teams across the state of Michigan. With the pitcher’s circle being pushed back three feet to be the same distance as college, offensive numbers were up significantly while pitching numbers dropped at many schools as those pitchers adapted […]
2011 ALL-AREA BASEBALL: Diamond squad is armed and lethally dangerous
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The senior class of baseball players in Michigan was known to be as deep of a group since the Class of 1998, where nine in-state prep players were drafted. The state this season again had nine prep players selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft and had an […]
Controversy hits high school golf community
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Controversy has swirled over the sport of high school boys golf and its epicenter sits right in one of the communities in this area of the state. Oxford finished third at Thursday’s Division 1 regional at Flushing Valley Golf Course, but several other schools in the Wildcats’ district, regional […]
Oakland Christian wins first golf regional since 1993
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Everything has been nothing short of a perfect storm for Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s boys golf team this season. The championship strong continued. The Lancers, the top-ranked team in Division 4, moved yet another step close to its ultimate goal of a state title by claiming […]
Troy Bethany wins first MACS baseball state crown since 2000
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Troy Bethany Christian proved it’s not how you start, but how you finish. That was the Bruins’ motto Wednesday at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, site of the 2011 Michigan Association of Christian Schools state championship game featuring Bethany Christian and defending state champion Davison Faith Baptist. […]
MHSAA Girls Soccer District Draws
Below are the 2011 MHSAA girls soccer district draws involving area high schools. Call host school for further details. DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 11 HOSTED BY TROY Tuesday, May 31 Game 1 — Walled Lake Northern at Troy, 7 p.m.; Game 2 — Birmingham Seaholm at Walled Lake Central, 7 p.m.; Game 1 — White […]
MHSAA Softball District Draws
Below are some of the area’s MHSAA girls softball districts, set to be played May 31- June 4 across the state. Call hoist school for further details. DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 4 HOSTED BY FLINT KEARSLEY Tuesday, May 31 Game 1 — Ortonville Brandon vs. Davison, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4 Game 2 — Lapeer […]
Oakland Christian, Lutheran Westland track down MIAC titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Victor Allen uses each meet as a way to springboard towards the end of the season. The Southfield Christian senior won the 1,600 and 800 meters at Tuesday’s Michigan Independent Athletic Conference league meet at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, the perfect tune-up for the upcoming Oakland […]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Troy upends Oxford; Avondale upsets Athens
OXFORD — Peter Gebara had the hot bat and Troy downed Oxford 11-8 in an OAA Red Division baseball game Tuesday in Oxford. Gebara went 2-for-4 with a triple and drove home three runs for the Colts (13-8-1, 8-5). Tyler Horne was 3-for-4 with three RBI, Dan Essian had two RBI and Sean O’ Brien […]
FBAC champion Bethany Christian turns attention to state tournament
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Troy Bethany Christian has made a nice comeback in recent years on the baseball diamond. The Bruins continued hat surge this season, going 8-0 in the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference to win the outright league championship. Bethany shared the crown with Lake Orion Baptist last season, but […]
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Clarkston blanks Royal Oak; Oxford trips up Harrison
CLAKRSTON — Behind the foot of Lisa Lyons, Clarkston tripped up Royal Oak 2-0 Wednesday night in OAA Red Division girls soccer play. Lyons scored off a feed from Sam Johnson in the first half, while Lyons converted a pass from Morgan Todd in the second half for the Wolves. Jackie Gite made six saves […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester topples Stoney Creek; Andover trips Oxford
ROCHESTER HILLS — After dropping a 1-0 decision to Rochester Stoney Creek two weeks ago, Rochester gained its measure of revenge on the soccer pitch Tuesday, topping the cougars 1-0 in OAA Red Division play. Maddie Chilcote netted the lone goal of the game for the Falcons (4-4-2, 2-3-1), while Riayane Williams drew the assist. […]
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PREP STATE RANKINGS — April 24
On-line-only daily sports newspaper www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com Baseball (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Portage Central; 2. Temperance Bedford; 3.Birmingham Brother Rice; 4. Grosse Pointe South; 5. Hudsonville; 6. Sterling Heights Stevenson; 7. Utica Eisenhower; 8. Grand Ledge; […]
