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ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-STATE FOOTBALL 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-STATE FOOTBALL 2010

| November 30, 2010 | Comments (2)

Players from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area are found in bold. DIVISION 1-2 The 2010 Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State football team, which is selected by Michigan sports writers and broadcasters PLAYER OF THE YEAR Gabe Dean, Lowell, 5-11, 195, Jr. QUARTERBACKS Tommy Vento, Farmington Hills Harrison, 6-1, 185, Sr. Gabe Dean, Lowell, 5-11, 195, Jr. […]

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Stick’s Picks: Classic matchups set for season’s final weekend

Stick’s Picks: Classic matchups set for season’s final weekend

| November 25, 2010 | Comments (2)

The final weekend in finally here. The final weekend of the fall sports season concludes at Ford Field with the football state finals Friday and Saturday. There are several powerhouse teams that have made the march down to Detroit once again, while some others are looking for their first shot at glory. Lake Orion is […]

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Stelpflug, Reed, Jongekrijg lead state-meet performances

Stelpflug, Reed, Jongekrijg lead state-meet performances

| November 23, 2010 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Last season Lauren Reedy finished near the bottom of the diving competition of the Division 1 state finals. This season, the Rochester junior made a quantum leap to the top 10. Reedy finished seventh in the one-meter diving out of a field of over 35 divers […]

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Swimmers ready to leave it all in the tank at state finals

Swimmers ready to leave it all in the tank at state finals

| November 19, 2010 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Sami Steplflug has a high ceiling. The Clarkston freshman has already had a memorable season, winning a pair of events at both the Oakland County meet and OAA Blue Division meet. She also swam on two winning relays at the league meet. One of the state’s top ninth-grade prospects […]

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Givens a proven winner at all levels of soccer

Givens a proven winner at all levels of soccer

| November 18, 2010 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com EAST LANSING — When Colin Givens was a freshman at Troy High School in the fall of 2003, he only scored a small handful of goals for the Colts’ soccer team. And they were memorable. “I think I only scored three goals that year,” recalled Givens. “I do remember […]

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2010 OAA GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

2010 OAA GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

| November 18, 2010 | Comments (4)

2010 OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS OAA RED DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS (Nov. 4-6 at Lake Orion) TEAM SCORES: 1. (tie) Birmginham Groves, 451; Birmingham Seaholm, 451; 3. Farmington Harrison, 309; 4. Rochester Adams, 293; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek, 189; 6. Troy, 168; 7. Lake Orion, 165. DUAL-MEET STANDINGS: 1. Birmingham Groves, (6-0); 2. […]

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COLLEGE COMMITMENTS/SIGNINGS

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS/SIGNINGS

| November 17, 2010 | Comments (5)

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS/SIGNINGS Below are the local high school athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area that have singed or committed to play collegiate athletics. For additions to this list, e-mail senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE Sarah Becker            Black Hawk        Volleyball AUBURN HILLS OAKLAND CHRISTIAN Caleb Stanko            Michigan          Soccer CLARKSTON Haley Barker            […]

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      Troy’s Cunningham signs with Michigan

Troy’s Cunningham signs with Michigan

| November 16, 2010 | Comments (2)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Troy senior Sean Cunningham has bobbed and weaved through opposing defenders on the high school and club field for years. Soon, he’ll be off to Ann Arbor to play Big Ten soccer at the University of Michigan. He signed this past week during the NCAA early signing […]

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ALL-OAA BOYS SOCCER TEAMS

ALL-OAA BOYS SOCCER TEAMS

| November 16, 2010 | Comments (5)

ALL-CONFERENCE BOYS SOCCER TEAMS Below are the final 2010 OAA boys soccer all-division teams and final conference standings: ALL-OAA RED DIVISION FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Troy; 2. Bloomfield Hills Lahser; 3. Rochester Adams; 4. Lake Orion; 5. (tie) Clarkston, Rochester; 7. Troy Athens; 8. (tie) Rochester Stoney Creek, Royal Oak. ALL-DIVISION TROY: Sean Cunningham, Jeff Bumbales, […]

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Sizzling finishes: Handler leads state-meet performances

Sizzling finishes: Handler leads state-meet performances

| November 9, 2010 | Comments (4)

BY JAY KUNDE CORRESPONDANT BROOKLYN — Something about close finishes and Brook Handler seem to go hand in hand. The last time Handler, now a senior at Rochester High, was involved in a close finish, it came in the final 100 meters of the 3,200-meter relay at Rockford High School, site of the Division 1 […]

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Laser show: Troy zaps in pair in district win over Rochester

Laser show: Troy zaps in pair in district win over Rochester

| October 20, 2010 | Comments (1)

ROCHESTER HILLS — There’s no such thing as style points on the soccer pitch. If there was, Troy would have defeated Rochester by a sizeable margin Monday.. Still, the Colts used a couple of lasers from long distance to oust host Rochester 2-0 in a Division 1 district opener.. The Colts, ranked third in the […]

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Troy lands sixth at golf finals

Troy lands sixth at golf finals

| October 17, 2010 | Comments (1)

YPSILANTI — Saturday was bittersweet for Devon Compton.. The senior golfer from Rochester Stoney Creek ended her high school career with an individual state championship, but her team came up an agonizingly three strokes shy of a state title.. Compton, a four-time state qualifier had to play an extra hole for a tiebreaker with Holt’s […]

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3-times as nice: Troy, Catholic Central run to third straight county titles

3-times as nice: Troy, Catholic Central run to third straight county titles

| October 13, 2010 | Comments (1)

FIGHT TO THE FINISH: Troy’s William Yau and Oxford’s Dylan Smith race down the final straightaway at Saturday’s 51st annual Oakland county Championships. Staff Photo | Dan Stickradt

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