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Category: Troy

BOYS SOCCER: Adams battles back to upend Troy, 2-1

BOYS SOCCER: Adams battles back to upend Troy, 2-1

| September 18, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   TROY — Troy and Rochester Adams may have lost some Academy soccer players, but Tuesday night looked like the same old Troy-Adams rivalry. Troy scored first in the second half, but the Highlanders came back to take this edition of the rivalry, 2-1, at Troy. Annually two of […]

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FOOTBALL: ‘Cherry’ Festival: Brothers help Colts stampede Pontiac

FOOTBALL: ‘Cherry’ Festival: Brothers help Colts stampede Pontiac

| September 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Two years ago, Pontiac gave Troy only six points and eliminated the Colts from playoff contention. Last year, the Phoenix put up 50 on Troy’s Homecoming. But that was well before the Colts picked up their new backfield combo. Twin brothers Terrance Cherry and Torrance Cherry Jr. […]

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FOOTBALL: Lake Orion, Rochester, Troy win in OAA-Red

FOOTBALL: Lake Orion, Rochester, Troy win in OAA-Red

| September 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

LAKE ORION — Behind a 20-0 first quarter, Lake Orion picked up little resistance in downing Rochester Stoney Creek , 42-7, in an OAA Red Division football game Friday. Derek DeLaura was 7-for-13 passing for 97 yards and one touchdown pass and Jacob Miller rushed five times for 82 yards and three rushing touchdowns for […]

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STICK’S PICKS: Week 4 is time to separate the pretenders from contenders

STICK’S PICKS: Week 4 is time to separate the pretenders from contenders

| September 14, 2012 | Comments (0)

Strange times in Oakland County this week. With one Oakland Activities Association school dropping football, that leaves a hole in the schedule for many area teams this season. Bloomfield Hills Andover, one year before its merger with Bloomfield Hills Lahser, dropped its program Tuesday due to low numbers. The 0-3 Barons started with 28 players, […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Keating, Troy romp Troy Athens in three sets

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Keating, Troy romp Troy Athens in three sets

| September 12, 2012 | Comments (0)

  BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   TROY — An overmatched but upstart Troy Athens girls volleyball team was tied with favored Troy 7-7 in the first game of their rivalry match. Troy senior Hope Keating made sure that was as close as the visiting Red Hawks would get. Keating’s 12-point serving streak helped […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Short-handed Rochester scores late to hand Troy first loss

BOYS SOCCER: Short-handed Rochester scores late to hand Troy first loss

| September 12, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   ROCHESTER HILLS — Troy’s boys soccer team got stung in the offseason when four players decided to play for their club team this fall instead of the Colts. Fortunately for Rochester, its star hung around. Rochester went a man down in the 60th minute of a scoreless game, […]

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2012 BOYS TENNIS TEAM CAPSULES

2012 BOYS TENNIS TEAM CAPSULES

| September 12, 2012 | Comments (1)

2012 BOYS TENNIS TEAM CAPSULES Below are the 2012 boys tennis team capsules for high schools located in the coverage area for Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com  and The Real Deal sports and coupons magazine. Additional information can be submitted to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com   Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Michael Kopec […]

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FOOTBALL: Cherry twins lead attack in Troy’s win

FOOTBALL: Cherry twins lead attack in Troy’s win

| September 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net     ROCHESTER HILLS — Troy safety Danny Wunderlich didn’t even see his game-winning interception. “I thought Christian (Purnell) caught the interception,” Wunderlich said. “I honestly didn’t even see the ball. I’ve got to give that all to Christian.” Wunderlich snagged the game-winning pick and Terrance and Torrance Cherry […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: Troy struggles at East-West tourney

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: Troy struggles at East-West tourney

| September 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   WARREN — Troy volleyball coach Vince Muscat had five goals for his team. Be the first to 10. Make the opponent the first to call a time-out. Be the first to 20. Make the opponent the first to call a second time-out. Play well in the last five […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Doepke’s PKs lift Troy over Clarkston

BOYS SOCCER: Doepke’s PKs lift Troy over Clarkston

| September 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   TROY — Zac Doepke let Ian Fox take Troy’s penalty kick last week at Walled Lake Northern. “I wasn’t as confident as I could have been,” Doepke said. Tuesday night, he was more confident and took the first kick. And the second? Well, then he just wanted to […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Athens, Oxford, Troy all post wins

BOYS SOCCER: Athens, Oxford, Troy all post wins

| September 6, 2012 | Comments (1)

TROY — Behind a goal in each half, Troy Athens moved to 2-0 in the OAA Red Division with a 2-0 boys soccer win Wednesday over Farmington. Marcello Mancini scored in the first half and Tyler Gasko added an insurance tally in the second half for the Red Hawks. (5-1-0, 2-0-0). Brett Schmitz recorded five […]

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FOOTBALL: Critical matters: Rochester outslugs Troy in key OAA-Red showdown

FOOTBALL: Critical matters: Rochester outslugs Troy in key OAA-Red showdown

| August 31, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — For a football program that has only started a season 2-0 only twice during the previous 20 years, style points are not an issue for Rochester. Finding ways to win football games is the mission. The Falcons ventured down “Ugly Game Boulevard” Thursday at […]

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BOYS TENNIS ROUNDUP: Adams edges Stoney Creek; Seaholm swats Rochester

BOYS TENNIS ROUNDUP: Adams edges Stoney Creek; Seaholm swats Rochester

| August 31, 2012 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER ADAMS 5, ROCHSTER STONEY CREEK 4 SINGLES — 1. Nick Fiaschetti (RSC) d. Justin Hyman 6-3,6-2; 2. Charles Xu (RA) d. Vlad Oltean 6-1, 6-0; 3. Rahul Jain (RA) d. Ben Li 6-1, 6-2; 4. Eric Chang (RA) d. Shyam Sudheera 6-3, 6-0. DOUBLES — 1. Jake Kruk-Chris Stanburg (RSC) d. Zhibin Deng-Matt Lillie […]

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STICK’S PICKS: Week 2 offers some delicious early-season, all-important matchups

STICK’S PICKS: Week 2 offers some delicious early-season, all-important matchups

| August 30, 2012 | Comments (0)

 Early in the season it’s sometimes hard to gage just how a team will fare over the length of the football campaign. There are winning streaks, losing streaks, the unexpected, the expected, injuries and teams that come from out of the blue. There are also games in the early stages that turn out to be […]

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Mr. Basketball candidate Young transfers from Troy to Rochester

Mr. Basketball candidate Young transfers from Troy to Rochester

| August 28, 2012 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — James Young, one the nation’s top high school boys basketball players, has left Troy High School and has enrolled in nearby Rochester High School. Vic Fournier, athletics director at Rochester High, confirmed that Young and his family officially enrolled him at Rochester High […]

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FRIDAY NIGHTS 2012: Area teams slated for big years

FRIDAY NIGHTS 2012: Area teams slated for big years

| August 27, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — Even with a tradition rich pool of prep football programs in the region, last season was an anomaly in terms of postseason success. Although 10 local schools — Auburn Hills Avondale, Clarkston, Holly, Lake Orion, Ortonville Brandon, Oxford, Pontiac, Pontiac Notre Dame […]

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THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX

THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX

| August 27, 2012 | Comments (0)

THROUGH THE CAMARA EYE — SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX / www.northoaklandsports.com   Below is a list of local independent photographers and videographers from the area that will be taking digital action photos or video of sports events and that have donated courtesy photos and video clips to digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com.   Please visit their websites or […]

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FOOTBALL: Losey, Wunderlich lead Troy past Romeo

FOOTBALL: Losey, Wunderlich lead Troy past Romeo

| August 24, 2012 | Comments (0)

  BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   TROY — Romeo had scored on two straight drives and was moving at will toward a game-winning touchdown. Someone had to make a play for Troy. Out of nowhere, it was junior safety Danny Wunderlich, who jumped into the dark August sky and plucked the ball out […]

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