Category: Troy
GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS: Troy ousts rival Troy Athens
TROY — Troy High opened the girls soccer season the same way the Colts opened the postseason Tuesday — with a 2-0 shutout of rival Troy Athens. Host Troy scored a goal in each half to advance to Thursday’s 5 p.m. district semifinal against Utica Ford II. Irene Young opened the scoring in the first […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy blanks Berkley; Groves edges Oxford
BERKLEY — Troy scored a first-half goal and tacked on two more in the second half to down Berkley 3-0 Friday in an OAA crossover girls soccer match. Madison Hirsch scored the first two goals and Irene young added the other to pace the Colts (13-2-3). Hirsch also drew an assist and both Sarah Troccolli […]
PREP TRACK: Oakland County Championships Results
Boys Track 53RD ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 25 at Holly H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 102; 2. Southfield, 47; 3. Auburn Hills Avondale, 46; 4. Birmingham Groves, 42; 5. (tie) Waterford Mott, 32; Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 32; 7. Walled Lake Western, 29; 8. West Bloomfield, 26; 9. Walled Lake Central, 25; […]
PREP TRACK: Dragons singe Oakland County field, Novi girls repeat
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FOR PHOTO GALLERIES, please visit www.lmckeephotography.com and www.runmichigan.com HOLLY TWP. — A week ago, Lake Orion scored an impressive 139 points at its Division 1 track regional. The effort wasn‘t even enough to keep the Dragons’ unbeaten season intact. Lake Orion had a chance at […]
AOTW: Troy’s Wassel on the mend from last year’s injury
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — There he was, Troy pitcher John Wassel, on the mound at Comerica Park last season. He was on the same mound as Major League Baseball MVP Justin Verlander, with 40,000-plus seats around him, soaking in the experience of a lifetime. And Wassel’s arm popped. “I’ve never […]
PREP BOYS GOLF: Adams, Lake Orion’s Gorris shine at OAA-Red golf jamboree
Boys Golf OAA RED DIVISION JAMBOREE NO. 5 (May 22 at Twin Lakes) TEAM SCORES (nine holes) — 1. Rochester Adams, 143; 2. Lake Orion, 146; 3. Troy, 151; 4. Rochester, 153; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek, 154 3; 6. Clarkston, 159. CURRENT LEAGUE STANDINGS — 1. Rochester Adams, 34; 2. Lake Orion, 28; 3. Rochester […]
BOYS LACROSSE REGIONALS: Troy doubles L’Anse Creuse
TROY — Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse had the first laugh Tuesday night. Troy had the answer to that and the last laugh. The Colts overcame a 1-0 deficit in the opening two minutes with a resounding 14-7 victory over L’Anse Creuse in a Division 1 boys lacrosse pre-regional. Troy led 3-2 after the first quarter […]
2012 ALL-AREA BOYS BOWLING TEAM: Top competitors consistently found their groove
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans There were no boys bowling individual state champions this season and no area team finished in the top 10 at the state meet. Yet there was plenty of individual talent spread around area teams this season that actively put together impressive resumes. Led by four bowlers […]
GIRLS TENNIS REGIONAL RESULTS: Clarkston, Adams, Holly lead five local qualifiers
Girls Tennis DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Friday at Rochester Schools) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 30; 2. Rochester Adams, 23; 3. West Bloomfield, 17; 4. Rochester, 15; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek, 8; 6. Lake Orion, 7; 7. Royal Oak, 4; 8. Waterford Mott, 2; 9. Pontiac, 2; 10. Waterford Kettering, 0. CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHTS SINGLES — 1. […]
PREP TRACK: Adams, Grand Blanc prevail at loaded regional
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — It’s not every day that a team can score 139 points at a track regional and finish second — and still trail the leader by 33 points. Such was life at Friday’s marathon Division 1 regional track and field regional at Ortonville Brandon. Grand […]
GIRLS TENNIS REGIONAL PREVIEW: Adams enjoying revival on courts, looks for state finals berth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams was once a state power in girls tennis, winning the Clas sA state title in 1987 and having several state-finals teams throughout the past three-plus decades. In recent years, the Highlanders have dropped off the map some, despite producing an individual […]
TRACK REGIONAL PREVIEW: Lake Orion, Brandon, Adams, Troy all hope to contend for titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — Lake Orion has become a model of consistency when it comes to boys track and field in recent years. Rarely in the past two decades have the Dragons suffered through a down year. This season has become one of Lake Orion’s best to date. […]
BOYS GOLF: Novi wins Oakland County D-I title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans COMPLETE STATS: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/05/16/12860/ WATERFORD — Novi is celebrating its 10-year anniversary of first and only boys golf state championship in 2012. Perhaps that celebration, along with Wednesday’s performance at the Oakland County Division I Tournament, could be a good omen for the unranked Wildcats. Behind […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Adams, Royal Oak clinch OAA titles
Girls Tennis OAA WHITE DIVISION TOURNAMENT (Saturday at Rochester Schools) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Adams, 51; 2. Troy Athens, 48; 3. North Farmington, 47; 4. Birmingham Groves, 45; 5. Berkley 28; 6. Rochester Stoney Creek, 25; 7. Farmington Harrison, 24; 8. Lake Orion, 20. DUAL MATCH STANDINGS — 1. Rochester Adams (7-0-0) … FINAL […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — May 16
PREP STATE RANKINGS Boys Golf (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; 2. Muskegon Mona Shores; 3. Birmingham Brother Rice; 4. Traverse City West; 5. Battle Creek Lakeview; 6. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 7. Plymouth; 8. Grand Blanc; 9. Pinckney; 10. North Farmington; 11. Grosse Pointe South; 12. Rochester Adams. […]
BOYS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results
Boys Golf OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION I TOURNAMENT (May 16 at Pontiac Country Club) TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi, 309; 2. Birmingham Brother Rice, 311; 3. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 312; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 318; 5. Lake Orion, 319; 6. Birmingham Groves, 320; 7. North Farmington, 321; 8. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 322; 9. […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Adams, Troy can’t gain ground in 0-0 draw
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — On the surface, nothing was settled on the soccer pitch Tuesday. Rochester Adams and Troy battled to a 0-0 tie in an OAA Red Division match. Neither team gained ground on the other in the league race, which is in its final week, […]
SATURDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: Troy blanks Grosse Pointe South; Stoney Creek rolls past Oxford
GROSSE POINTE WOODS — After a scoreless first half, Troy punched in a pair of second-half goals to help post a 2-0, non-league girls soccer triumph over Grosse Pointe South. Sarah Troccoli scored both goals for Troy, with Phylisha Drayton and Rachel Shamoun garnering assists. Alison Holland recorded her eighth shutout on nine saves for […]
