Category: Holly
League title matches, OAA crossover tilts highlight Week 8
The postseason is only two short weeks away, and there’s nothing like a slate of games where league championships, crossover, rivalries and state-qualifying sixth win on the line. That’s exactly what we’ll see in Week 8 and Week 9. There are so many scenarios to be played out, just at the local level, in the […]
Draw not ideal for Brandon, Holly
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ORTONVILLE — A tie at this point of the season is worse than kissing your sister. For Holly and Ortonville Brandon, Monday’s 1-1 tie sealed the fate of one in the final Flint Metro League standings and dampened the other’s fleeting hopes of a share of the FML boys […]
TUESDAY’S VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Athens outlasts Groves; Stoney Creek sweeps Royal Oak
BIRMINGHAM — Troy Athens won the first, second and fourth games to outlast host Birmingham Groves Tuesday in an OAA White Division volleyball match. The Red Hawks posted a 25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 25-17 triumph over the Falcons. Lisa Lavelanet had nine kills and three blocks to pace the Red Hawks (20-20, 5-3). Rachel Senopole added […]
MHSAA Week 8 Football Playoffs Listing
MHSAA Week 8 Football Playoff 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 […]
Associated Press Football Rankings — Oct. 11
Football (By the Associated Press NOTE: Below are the Associated Press Prep Football Rankings entering Week 8. The list included the rank, school, first-place votes, record and total points. Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central (5) (7-0) 50; 2. Rockford (6-1) 42; 3. Clarkston (5-2) 40; 4. Plymouth (7-0) 36; 5. Utica Eisenhower […]
Holly rolls by Lapeer West for fifth straight win
HOLLY— Back-to-back losses to Lapeer East and Swartz Creek may haunt Holly in the final Flint Metro League standings. But since that 0-2 start, the Bronchos have been downright scary. Holly captured its fifth straight win Friday, all league games, to move into a first place tie in the nine-school FML with Ortonville Brandon. Holly […]
CROSS COUNTRY: Oakland County Championships Results
Boys Cross Country 52nd ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 8 at Kensington Metropark) TEAM SCORES — 1. Milford, 76; 2. Waterford Mott, 110; 3. White Lake Lakeland, 110; 4. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 161; 5. Clarkston, 217; 6. Walled Lake Northern, 238; 7. Lake Orion, 239; 8. Farmington, 291; 9. Rochester Adams, 317; 10. Rochester […]
Maples stand tall in winning ninth regional in 10 years
Marian, Fenton both advance; turner, Johnson, Kurczewski all make individual cut BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — Few teams in Michigan have had more success at the regional level than Birmingham Seaholm in recent years. The Maples’ girls golf team has simply dominated in the past decade. The Maples collected a play-five, count-four […]
Girls Golf Regional Scoreboard
Girls Golf Regional Scoreboard DIVISION1 REGIONAL (Oct. 6 at Twin Lakes, par 72) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Stoney Creek, 319; 2. Utica, 331; 3. Rochester Adams, 359; 4. Rochester, 365; 5. Port Huron Northern, 385; 6. Lake Orion, 392; 7. Romeo, 398; 8. Utica Eisenhower, 409; 9. Utica Ford II, 413; 10. Macomb L’Anse […]
STICK’S PICKS: Who will cash in on a playoff berth this week?
Last week Pontiac Notre Dame Prep became the first area school to cash in on its playoff ticket. The Fighting Irish are a perfect 6-0 and now can move onto their next goal. Who will join them this week? Lake Orion and Troy Athens are both 5-1 and play each other this week for first […]
PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Oakland County Girls Swimming and Diving Championships
Below is a photo gallery of the 2011 Oakland County Girls Swimming and Diving championships from Oct. 1, as compiled by L McKee Photography. More than 300 photos of this event are now available at www.lmckeephotography.com. L McKee Photography is one of the photography companies that is a partner with digital daily sports publication, www.northoaklandsports.com, […]
Prep Football AP State Rankings
Football (By the Associated Press NOTE: Below are the Associated Press Prep Football Rankings entering Week 7. The list included the rank, school, first-place votes, record and total points. Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central (5) (6-0) 50; 2. Rockford (5-1) 42; 3. (tie) Clarkston (4-2) 37; Grand Ledge (6-0) 37; 5. Plymouth […]
Holly keeps slim FML hopes alive with 5-0 rout of Lapeer West
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY— Mathematically, Holly is still in the Flint Metro League boys soccer race. With a little help, the Bronchos could even steal a slice of the championship pie if the bounces go their way. Holly made sure it did its part Monday night at the Carl Richter Stadium. The […]
GIRLS SWIMMING: Oakland County Girls Swimming and Diving Championships
2011 OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 1 at Lake Orion High School) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 362; 2. Birmingham Marian, 227.5; 3. Clarkston, 206; 4. Farmington Harrison, 171; 5. Birmingham Seaholm, 161; 6. Novi, 160; 7. Lake Orion, 133; 8. Birmingham Groves, 126; 9. South Lyon Unified, 122; 10. […]
Mercy’s depth helps propel Marlins to record seventh straight county title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Farmington Hills Mercy might not have the star power it has had in the past two decades, but the Marlins are proving that there really is strength in numbers. Mercy again showcased why it is annually one of the state’s top girls swimming and diving team […]
FRIDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Lathrup drowns Stoney Creek for first win of the season; Groves grinds up Avondale
ROCHESTER HILLS — Southfield Lathrup scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and hung on for the 14-7 OAA White Division football triumph over Rochester Stoney Creek. Billy Moore scored on a 1-yard run and Collin Parks added a 15-yard sprint for the other score for the Chargers (1-5, 1-4). Jose Castro made both point-after-attempts […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Oxford blanks Lapeer West; Troy, Holly post 0-0 draw
OXFORD — Oxford broke open a tight game with three second half goals and posted a 4-0 shutout of visiting Lapeer West Thursday in a non-conference boys soccer team. Paul Tomaka scored in the first half and opened the second half with another goal for the Wildcats (8-3-2). Rolly Giberson and Marco Bonfiglio also scored, […]
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REPORTING SCORES Varsity coaches are urged to report varsity results in a timely fashion by e-mail to senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com, or by calling the sports nightline recording at (248) 812-1053. Deadlines are normally midnight each day. High schools and colleges in the NorthOaklandSports coverage region include Auburn Hills Avondale, Auburn […]
