Category: Troy
MHSAA Boys Soccer State Semifinals Pairings
MHSAA Boys Soccer State Semifinals Pairings Below are the 2011 MHSAA Boys Soccer state semifinals pairings. All games are set for Nov. 2. DIVISION 1 Semifinal 1 at Holt, 6 p.m. Grand Haven vs. Troy Semifinal 2 at Farmington, 6 p.m. Plymouth Canton vs. Warren DeLaSalle DIVISION 2 Semifinal 3 at Plainwell, 6 p.m. Mattawan vs. Spring […]
Troy-Grand Haven semifinals match squares off two unfamiliar foes
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Both Troy and Grand Haven have both had teams make long tournament runs in the past, and have combined for seven Final Four appearances including this season. The two together make for an interesting pairing, when they meet in the Division 1 boys soccer state semifinals Wednesday at 6 […]
VOLLEYBALL: Troy gains its revenge on Avondale
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Members of Troy’s volleyball team lived with the pain of losing in the first round of the Class A volleyball districts last season to Auburn Hills Avondale for an entire year. It took just an hour Monday night to erase those memories. The Colts posted a 3-0 […]
MHSAA VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS DRAWS
Below are the 2011 MHSAA girls volleyball district pairings involving schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Call host school for further details. CLASS A DISTRICT NO. 8 HOSTED BY CLARKSTON Monday, Oct. 31 Game 1 — Clarkston vs. Holly, 5:30 p.m.; Game 2 — Swartz Creek vs. Fenton, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 Game 3 […]
Cross Country Regional Stats
Girls Cross Country DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Saturday at Hess-Hathaway Park) TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Seaholm, 42; 2. Waterford Mott, 69; 3. Troy, 79; 4. North Farmington, 109; 5. Farmington, 135; 6. Troy Athens, 207; 7. Birmingham Groves, 231; 8. Royal Oak, 242; 9. West Bloomfield, 247; 10. Waterford Kettering, 264; 11. Berkley, 267; 12. […]
Troy wins first regional soccer crown since 2003
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net LAKE ORION — After Saturday’s regional title game, Troy senior A.J. Kalina and the team’s coaches were joking about Kalina’s loss of being the team’s leading scorer. Fellow senior Jason Leslie now owns that distinction with 11 goals. Kalina will just have to be satisfied with Troy’s first regional […]
STICK’S PICKS: The second season has arrived for high school football
The second season has finally arrived. The five-week march to Ford Field begins Friday and Saturday for 256 football teams in the MHSAA prep football playoffs. There are nine local schools that are in the hunt for district, regional and possibly a state championship and only two play each other in the first round. There […]
MHSAA Prep Football Playoff Pairings
Below are the 2011 MHSAA Prep Football Playoff Pairings. All first-round games are set Oct.28-29. Games times and locations are all official. R = Region D = District All Games Times Eastern Division 1 R1-D1: Holland West Ottawa (6-3) 67.444 at Rockford (8-1) 103.444 – F 7:00 PM R1-D1: Grand Ledge (7-2) 82.778 at Grand […]
Troy advances with double-overtime victory over Midland Dow
LAKE ORION — It took 100 minutes, but Troy will have another shot at a regional championship. Failing to win in the regional finals in 2004, 2008 and 2010, the Colts worked some extra time Tuesday to post a 1-0, double-overtime victory over Midland Dow in a Division 1 regional semifinal at Lake Orion High […]
Six soccer teams still alive in hunt for state crowns
Six local teams are still alive in the boys soccer state tournament and hope to continue their run towards a state championship this week. Troy, which is in the regionals for the fourth time in five years, will take on Midland Dow at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lake Orion in a Division 1 regional semifinal. […]
MHSAA BOYS SOCCER REGIONAL DRAWS
Below are the 2011 MHSAA boys soccer regional draws involving schools from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. DIVISION 1 REGION NO. 3 AT STERLING HEIGHTS STEVENSON Wednesday, Oct. 26 Game 1 — Troy Athens vs. Livonia Stevenson, 5 p.m.; Game 2 — Warren DeLaSalle vs. Utica Eisenhower, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 Game 3 — Finals, […]
Athens downs Troy to shift rivalry Red Hawks’ way
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Midway through the annual Troy-Troy Athens game on Friday, Athens quarterback Ben Bartnowak missed a screen throw to his running back, who promptly took the poor throw off the bounce in the backfield and took it upfield for a first down. A fitting play amidst a rough […]
Fox nets game-winner as Troy clips Brother Rice
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Midway through the second half of a district final Friday, Birmingham Brother Rice floated a ball downfield for an attack, and a group of fairly antsy fans rose with anticipation. But for the last 46 minutes, Brother Rice rarely threatened. Junior Ian Fox scored near the end […]
CROSS COUNTRY: OAA Red Division Championships Results
Boys Cross Country OAA RED DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 21 at Bloomer Park, Rochester) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 50; 2.Clarkston, 70;3. Troy, 106; 4. Rochester Adams, 117; 5. Oxford, 119; 6. Rochester Stoney Creek, 123; 7. Birmingham Seaholm, 142; 8. Rochester, 179. FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS — 1. Lake Orion, 31; 2.Clarkston, 28; 3. Oxford, […]
Lake Orion, Seaholm slosh past field to claim OAA-Red titles
Carey, Morrissey race to individual crowns BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER — Jamie Morrissey’s expertise is the 800 meters. With her long legs and foot speed, she is trained to use her strong kick down the stretch to chase down the opposition. It worked perfectly Thursday for the Rochester Adams junior. Running on […]
Cross Country State Rankings Oct. 19
Girls Cross Country (By MichiganCrossCountry.com) Division 1 — 1. Saline; 2. Grosse Pointe South; 3. Birmingham Seaholm; 4. Brighton; 5. Northville; 6. Grand Haven; 7. Hudsonville; 8. Traverse City Central; 9. Rockford; 10. Grandville. Honorable Mention — Oxford, Livonia Churchill. Division 2 — 1. DeWitt; 2. Cedar Springs; 3. East Grand Rapids; 4. Grand Rapids […]
WEDNESDAY’S DISTRICT ROUNDUP: Davison outs Clarkston in shootout; Grand Blanc blanks Lake Orion; Troy rolls Mott
GRAND BLANC — A steady downpour is the most lethal equalizer in a soccer game. It worked perfect for Davison Wednesday night. The Cardinals, enjoying one of its best seasons to date, were outshot by a sizable margin by Clarkston during Wednesday’s Division 1 district semifinal at Grand Blanc. Davison fended off the Wolves for […]
Stick’s Picks: League titles, final playoff spots on the line in Week 9
It was two months ago when football teams at nearly 700 schools around the state entered the 2011 season with high hopes. For most, those hopes have dwindled. For a few, league championships have been won and playoff spots have been clinched. For a few others, there is still Week 9 to grab that final […]
