Category: Holly
Early strikes propel South Lyon past Holly
HOLLY — With a piece of its first football league championship in 59 years on its resume, Holly was seeking its first-ever postseason win Friday. South Lyon had other plans. The Lions, making their first postseason appearance since 2007, rolled to a 33-14 victory over the host Bronchos Friday in a Division 2 pre-district contest. […]
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 […]
Second season: Holly, eight other local schools celebrate playoffs invite
Adams, Athens, Avondale, Brandon, Clarkston, Lake Orion, Notre Dame Prep Oxford also prepping for postseason games BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — It has been said in sports that all good things must come to an end. In Holly, the good things are only just beginning. Now that the Bronchos have broken their […]
MHSAA PREP FOOTBALL POSTSEASON PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
Below are the 2011 MHSAA Prep Football Playoffs pairings, as released Sunday night. All dates, locations and start times will be announced by Monday evening. Call host school for details. R denotes region D denotes district All Games Times Eastern Division 1 R1-D1: Holland West Ottawa (6-3) 67.444 at Rockford (8-1) 103.444 R1-D1: Grand Ledge […]
The drought has ended: Holly stymies Brandon to earn first league championship since 1952
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — The last time that Holly won a conference championship in football, Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the United State and rock era hadn’t even begun on the airways. Davey Crockett hats were more common than cell phones today and television — if you were lucky enough […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lahser upends Holly 1-0 in district opener
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills Lahser may have finished in the bottom third of the OAA Red Division this season after finishing second a year ago, when the Knights eventually reached the Division 2 state finals. Lahser still found its strength of schedule enough to carry them in its Division 2 district opener this time […]
AOTW: Halt right there: Holly netminder Ryan St. John emerging as one of state’s best
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — Standing between goalposts, Ryan St. John receives a great view of the soccer pitch. He can see the plays unfolding all over the field. When the ball is played down in his direction, the Holly senior is quick to get into the right position to make the […]
MHSAA News: Week 9 football playoffs points listing
EAST LANSING – Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the seventh week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order. An asterisk (*) beside a record indicates that a team has 8 or fewer games scheduled. A […]
District battles provide first step in long tournament run
The MHSAA boys soccer districts will commence across the state Monday and several area teams have plans for an extensive stay in the postseason. The dreams of the Final Four and a state championship are reserved for only a couple of area teams lucky enough to advance very tough districts and regionals. But a team […]
MHSAA BOYS SOCCER DISTRICT DRAWS
MHSAA BOYS SOCCER DISTRICT DRAWS Below are the 2011 MHSAA boys soccer district draws involving schools from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Please call host school for additional details. DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 9 HOSTED BY TROY Monday, Oct. 17 Game 1 — Pontiac at Birmingham Seaholm, 7 p.m.; Game 2 — Waterford Kettering at Birmingham […]
Holly ties for 17th at D-2 tennis finals
KALAMAZOO — Midland Dow racked up 31 points Saturday and easily outdistanced the field to win the Lower Peninsula Division 2 boys tennis state title at Kalamazoo College. The Chargers won by 12 points, with Grand Rapids Hills Forest Hills Central earning second with 19 points. Bloomfield Hills Andover and Portage Central tied for third […]
MHSAA Boys Tennis State Finals Results
Boys Tennis MHSAA L.P. DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (Oct.14-15 at Midland Community Tennis Center) TEAM SCORES — 1. Ann Arbor Huron, 30; 2. Birmingham Brother Rice, 26; 3. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 24; 4. Novi, 20; 5. Northville, 13; 6. (tie) West Bloomfield, 12; Ann Arbor Pioneer, 12; 8. (tie) Rochester Adams, 11; Port Huron […]
Top-ranked Mona Shores cruises past Seaholm for D-2 golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Being ranked No. 1 in the state all season long is one thing. Prevailing on top during the final weekend of the season is another. Muskegon Mona Shores completed that feat at Oakland University’s Katke Cousins Golf Course Friday and Saturday. The Sailors put together team […]
Holly clinches playoff spot with win over Lansing Waverly
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — Lansing Waverly has averaged over 300 yards rushing a game this season. Holly limited that ground assault to 30 attempts for 71 yards. The result was the host Bronchos chalking up a 37-25 non-conference football victory Friday over Waverly, which clinched Holly’s second straight postseason berth and […]
Friday’s Roundup: Rochester downs Stoney Creek; Athens stymies Southfield
ROCHESTER HILLS — For the first time in 41 years, Rochester will not face rival Rochester Adams on the grid-iron. The Falcons had the next best thing Friday night, drawing Rochester Stoney Creek in the OAA Crossover Showcase at home. Rochester did not disappoint, rolling to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter and cruising […]
