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Clarkston feasts on Troy to hand Colts first loss

Clarkston feasts on Troy to hand Colts first loss

| January 11, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Clarkston smelled blood on Monday night and the Wolves had themselves a feast. With visiting Troy suspending junior point guard Karin Moss for the first half, the Wolves opened the game with an 11-3 run over the game’s first four minutes and never looked back and simply […]

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Prep Skiing Results Jan. 9

Prep Skiing Results Jan. 9

| January 11, 2011 | Comments (1)

Boys Skiing BLOOMFIELD HILLS ANDOVER 32, ROCHESTER ADAMS 41 SLALOM — 1. Thomas (BHA) 45.61; 2. Kavanagh (BHA) 48.67; 3. Stanton (RA) 49.37; 4. Arid (RA) 49.82 GIANT SLALOM — Thomas (BHA) 37.56; 2. Eschels (BHA) 37.84; 3. Ward (RA) 38.09; 4. Aird (BHA) 38.30. LAKE ORION 28, BLOOMFIELD HILLS LAHSER 50 LAKE ORION 36, […]

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Drews’ bombs helps Northwest defeat Clarenceville; Szydlowski helps Rochester Hills topple West Highland

Drews’ bombs helps Northwest defeat Clarenceville; Szydlowski helps Rochester Hills topple West Highland

| January 7, 2011 | Comments (2)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Nathan Drews hit six three-pointers Thursday, including one as time expired, in leading Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest’s boys basketball team to a 64-62 non-league victory over Livonia Clarenceville. Drews, a sophomore, finished with a game-high 22 points for the Crusaders. Gursher Rathore added 14 points and Mike Miller contributed 10 points for […]

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Boys Swimming Results Jan. 6

Boys Swimming Results Jan. 6

| January 7, 2011 | Comments (0)

Boys Swimming ROCHESTER 103, WEST BLOOMFIELD 83 200 MEDLEY RELAY: West Bloomfield (John Yurich, Alex Robichaud, Andrew Jacob, Grant Yarber) 1:50.28; 200 FREESTYLE: Jacob Carl (R) 1:53.61; 200 IM: Brien Moffitt (R) 2:11.34; 50 FREESTYLE: Jacob (WB) 24.14; DIVING: Shameek Mohile (WB) 196.50; 100 BUTTERFLY: Jai Singh (R) 59.86; 100 FREESTYLE: Jacob (WB) 53.50; 500 […]

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TUESDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Troy downs Ferndale to move into first-place tie; Avondale drops Athens

TUESDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Troy downs Ferndale to move into first-place tie; Avondale drops Athens

| January 5, 2011 | Comments (1)

FERNDALE — The race in the OAA White Division is about to get very interesting. With Troy’s 60-53 victory Tuesday, all of the nine schools in the league now have at least one loss. Troy, Auburn Hills Avondale, Ferndale, Berkley and Rochester Adams all have one loss. Sophomore forward James Young picked up a game-high […]

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FLASHBACK: 2009 All-Area Girls Swimming Team

FLASHBACK: 2009 All-Area Girls Swimming Team

| December 30, 2010 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Inside Oakland County, swimming and diving talent is never at a shortage. Schools in all four corners of the county have pools nowadays and routinely boast swimmers and divers that qualify and place at one of the state meets. Some of that can be overshadowed sometimes by the depth […]

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2010 ALL-AREA GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING: Youth is served in area pools

2010 ALL-AREA GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING: Youth is served in area pools

| December 30, 2010 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Girls swimming and diving in the area is going to have a bright future. With all of the schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area competing in 2010 with very few seniors, most the talent will return in 20111. Looking at the state-meet, OAA conference meets and Oakland County Championships, […]

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BOYS HOCKEY TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011

BOYS HOCKEY TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011

| December 26, 2010 | Comments (2)

BOYS HOCKEY TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011 AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE COACH: Karl Daiek, first season. 2009-2010 RECORD: 7-17-3, 1-9-2 sixth in OAA White Division. STATE TOURNAMENT: Lost in Division 2 regional finals to Flint Kearsley (3-2, overtime). KEY RETURNEES: Jon Fritts, Derek Piercy, Andy Stein, Blake Blomberg, Steven Carter, Sal Munaco, Kris Stein, Shane Swinburnson. KEY NEWCOMERS: […]

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2010 ALL-OAA VOLEYBALL TEAM

2010 ALL-OAA VOLEYBALL TEAM

| December 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

ALL-OAA RED DIVISION Bloomfield Hills Lahser: Kristen Okuniewski; Birmingham Seaholm: Paige Neuenfeldt, Sara Olivova, Alex Gothard; Clarkston: Allison Reis, Alexis Egler, Stephanie Marani, Maddie Lightfoot; Farmington: Kelli Young, Natalie Petrella; Lake Orion: Shannon Murdock, Maddie Hutchinson; North Farmington: Kaitlyn Krause, Kaitlyn Shoepner; Rochester: Erin Leppek; Troy: Monique Nuguyen; Troy Athens: Maggie Leone; ALL-OAA WHITE DIVISION […]

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Troy is quite offensive in rout of Hamtramck

Troy is quite offensive in rout of Hamtramck

| December 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net HAMTRAMCK  — A few easy shots early, a few steals early, and the game was over in the first quarter. But James Young wasn’t quite done with his show. Young turned in another electrifying performance Tuesday at Hamtramck, helping Troy crush the host Cosmos, 82-41, in a non-league boys […]

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BOYS SWIMMING TEAM CAPSULES

BOYS SWIMMING TEAM CAPSULES

| December 23, 2010 | Comments (1)

Below are the boys swimming and diving team capsules for schools in the coverage area for ww.northoaklandsports.com. Teams wishing to have their capsules published in this space can forward information to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY ATHENS HEAD COACH: Beth Klinger, first season. 2009-10 RECORD: 6-4, 4-3 OAA White Division. LEAGUE MEET: Sixth. COUNTY: Ninth. STATE: 26th at […]

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TUESDAY'S PREP ROUNDUP: Troy doubles up Hamtramck; Cougars down Saginaw Arts & Sciences

TUESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Troy doubles up Hamtramck; Cougars down Saginaw Arts & Sciences

| December 22, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HAMTRAMCK — The bad news for Troy is that sophomore James Young was held to under 20 points Tuesday night. The good news for the Colts is that Young only had to play one half of basketball. Troy raced out to a 33-17 lead on host Hamtramck and never […]

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Prep Scoreboard: Oakland County Wrestling Championships Results

Prep Scoreboard: Oakland County Wrestling Championships Results

| December 19, 2010 | Comments (7)

51ST OAKLAND COUNTY WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Dec. 17-18 At the Pontiac Silverdome) TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 343.5; 2. Oxford, 329; 3. Holly, 220;4. Clarkston, 216; 5. Rochester, 195; 6. Rochester Adams, 158; 7. Auburn Hills Avondale, 137; 8. South Lyon, 124; 9. West Bloomfield, 122.5; 10. Rochester Stoney Creek, 114; 11. Farmington […]

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FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Athens cruises past Lake Orion; Troy drops Rochester; Oxford gains first win

FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Athens cruises past Lake Orion; Troy drops Rochester; Oxford gains first win

| December 18, 2010 | Comments (3)

TROY — Troy Athens used a 10-2 run to open the game and never relinquished the advantage in earning a 45-31 OAA Red Division girls basketball triumph over visiting Lake Orion. Athens (4-1, 4-0) led 24-12 at the half and broke the game open with an 18-10 surge in the third quarter to build a […]

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Only the Young … Troy sophomore helps colts rally past Athens

Only the Young … Troy sophomore helps colts rally past Athens

| December 18, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Coming off a loss to Auburn Hills Avondale, veteran Troy basketball coach Gary Fralick was uncertain how his team would react in its next game. With that next game being against arch-rival Troy Athens, he found out exactly how his team would handle its first defeat. After […]

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Farmington skates past Rochester; Stoney Creek ices Athens

Farmington skates past Rochester; Stoney Creek ices Athens

| December 17, 2010 | Comments (2)

Farmington scored the first four goals and held on for a 4-1 OAA Red Division boys hockey win over Rochester United at The Onyx Thursday. Alex Schmitt scored bookend goals and Nick Elliott added a goal and an assist and Evan Movaghar also scored for the Falcons, who led 4-0 after two periods of play. […]

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PREP ROUNDUP: Avondale takes control of OAA-White by holding off West Bloomfield

PREP ROUNDUP: Avondale takes control of OAA-White by holding off West Bloomfield

| December 17, 2010 | Comments (2)

AUBURN HILLS — Auburn Hills Avondale and West Bloomfield were tagged as the favorites in the OAA White Division girls basketball in the preseason. Avondale gained an inside track in the first meeting between the two posting a 66-58 triumph over the Lakers Thursday. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday but postponed due to […]

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Avondale uses big run to pull away from Troy

Avondale uses big run to pull away from Troy

| December 16, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — A year ago, Auburn Hills Avondale relied mostly on its guards to remain competitive on the basketball court. While the Yellowjackets still have one of Oakland County’s top backcourts, they have added some punch to its front court as well. Avondale’s speedy backcourt proved to much […]

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