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Category: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes

PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

| August 22, 2011 | Comments (2)

PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULES Below are the 2011 prep football varsity schedules for schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Contact participating schools for further details. Updates and changes can be made by e-mailing Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE Aug. 25   Warren Fitzgerald (A) Sept. 2   Hazel Park (A) Sept. 9 […]

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College Committments-Signings

College Committments-Signings

| August 18, 2011 | Comments (5)

ONTO THE NEXT LEVEL … Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we […]

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Avondale leads the way with seven all-state track athletes

Avondale leads the way with seven all-state track athletes

| August 15, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Fresh off its best-ever finish at the boys track & field state finals, Auburn Hills Avondale is reaping the benefits. The Yellowjackets boys, third at the Division 2 state finals in June, led the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area with seven all-state athletes, six boys and one girl, as announced recently […]

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North Oakland Sports expands to three more schools

North Oakland Sports expands to three more schools

| August 15, 2011 | Comments (2)

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — NorthOaklandSports.com has expanded. Founded in December, 2009, to replace former print publications or current print publications that have severely downsized in recent times, has added the communities of Holly and Ortonville and incorporated Holly, Ortonville Brandon and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep high schools into its coverage region. Previously, NOS included public […]

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Follow us on Social Media

Follow us on Social Media

| August 13, 2011 | Comments (4)

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New beginnings: First day always brings forth changes, challenges

New beginnings: First day always brings forth changes, challenges

| August 12, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com There’s never been much change when it comes to soccer at Troy Athens. Since launching the program 30 years ago, Tim Storch was always the man in charge. Storch retired from teaching and coaching at Athens at the end of June, leaving the door open for a “second coach […]

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SPORTS BRIEFS--Scrimmage Openings

SPORTS BRIEFS–Scrimmage Openings

| August 10, 2011 | Comments (0)

SCRIMMMAGE OPENINGS The Rochester Community Schools has openings for two schools at its varsity-only boys soccer scrimmages, which will be played at all three of the district’s high schools on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Games will be 25-minute halves with up to three games per team. Games will take place from 4-9 p.m. Interested schools can […]

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Dieters, Spindler lead area netters on All-State tennis list

Dieters, Spindler lead area netters on All-State tennis list

| August 5, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Kelsey Dieters had one of the more successful careers of any female high school tennis player in recent years in Michigan and the recent graduate of Rochester High School continued that by heading up the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association All-State Teams. Dieters, the 2011 Miss Tennis, headed […]

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Brannon, Young pace 26 local all-state soccer players

Brannon, Young pace 26 local all-state soccer players

| August 4, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com As expected, Troy Athens senior Olivia Brannon was named the 2011 Miss Soccer by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association, leading 26 all-state players from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Brannon is on the 11-member all-state Dream Team, which also includes 10 other standout players from around the state, […]

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WOLL’s Robak to play in All-Star Basketball Festival at the Palace

WOLL’s Robak to play in All-Star Basketball Festival at the Palace

| August 2, 2011 | Comments (0)

AUBURN HILLS — The 32nd annual All-Star Basketball Festival will be contested at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Aug. 6. The game will feature some of the best high school basketball players in the state from the Class of 2011. Tickets are available at $10, $15 and $20 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster […]

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2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS SOCCER: Highly-touted players showcased on postseason squad

2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS SOCCER: Highly-touted players showcased on postseason squad

| July 20, 2011 | Comments (4)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com It has been said time and time again that in the sport of prep soccer, sometimes it’s harder to make the All-Area First Team or even the All-County team in Oakland County that it is to reach the all-state lists in one of the four divisions. That didn’t change […]

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2011 ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: All-around talents heat up the diamond

2011 ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: All-around talents heat up the diamond

| July 15, 2011 | Comments (6)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The 2011 softball season was definitely a year of transition for teams across the state of Michigan. With the pitcher’s circle being pushed back three feet to be the same distance as college, offensive numbers were up significantly while pitching numbers dropped at many schools as those pitchers adapted […]

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2011 ALL-AREA BASEBALL: Diamond squad is armed and lethally dangerous

2011 ALL-AREA BASEBALL: Diamond squad is armed and lethally dangerous

| July 12, 2011 | Comments (4)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The senior class of baseball players in Michigan was known to be as deep of a group since the Class of 1998, where nine in-state prep players were drafted. The state this season again had nine prep players selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft and had an […]

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2011 ALL-AREA BOYS GOLF: State champion Oakland Christian headlines top linkers

2011 ALL-AREA BOYS GOLF: State champion Oakland Christian headlines top linkers

| July 11, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Another exceptional boys golf season is in the bag and the postseason honors have been flowing forth for many individuals with local ties. Multiple athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area earned all types of postseason success in recent weeks by making the all-league or all-county teams with three others […]

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2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS TENNIS: These players made quite the racquet

2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS TENNIS: These players made quite the racquet

| July 10, 2011 | Comments (10)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Another exceptional season of girls tennis in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area finished with four teams playing at the Division 1 state finals, three finishing in the top 10 and another winning its first-ever state championship. Clarkston rang the bell as the state’s premier team this season, beginning the campaign […]

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2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS TRACK & FIELD TEAM: All-State athletes burnt up the grand oval

2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS TRACK & FIELD TEAM: All-State athletes burnt up the grand oval

| July 8, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Sometimes years of greatness are very hard to reproduce. The girls track and field season of 2010 in the area was hard to match in 2011. After all, a team state champion and five individual state champions last season was a rarity and several of those athletes departed last […]

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ALL-AREA BOYS TRACK & FIELD: Power, speed highlight postseason squad

ALL-AREA BOYS TRACK & FIELD: Power, speed highlight postseason squad

| July 6, 2011 | Comments (17)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com In a bizarre spring, track and field athletes generally had slow starts due to consistent bad weather, but were still able to pull off some fine finishes in the final weeks of the season. That is all evidenced on the 2011 All-Area Boys Track and Field Team. Across the […]

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Top-ranked USA sinks Lakers in quarterfinals

Top-ranked USA sinks Lakers in quarterfinals

| June 14, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW — Steve Troy felt his softball team had to play perfect Tuesday in order to have a chance against top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing Area — and for a moment, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes had the Patriots on ropes. In the end, Unionville-Sebewaing proved too much to overcome, as […]

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