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Category: Ortonville Brandon

CROSS-COUNTRY: Lake Orion, Oxford track down Oakland County titles

CROSS-COUNTRY: Lake Orion, Oxford track down Oakland County titles

| October 9, 2021 | Comments (0)

Rochester’s Cook, Farmington’s Baracco impressive in individual wins BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP.  — Every time Peter Baracco steps onto a cross-country course or track, he expects to compete. The Farmington senior was his usual self Saturday afternoon on the picturesque but difficult 3.1-mile course at Kensington Metropark. Baracco cruised […]

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FOOTBALL: Brandon opens up season with rout of Bay City Central

FOOTBALL: Brandon opens up season with rout of Bay City Central

| August 27, 2021 | Comments (0)

ORTONVILLE — Behind 579 total yards of offense, Ortonville Brandon displayed some firepower Friday in opening up the 2021 season with a 65-30 non-league victory over Bay City Central. The Blackhawks collected 308 yards on the ground and 271 in the air, all while racking up 42 points in the first half alone. Gino Tribuzio, […]

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FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP: Top-seeded Clarkston takes down Oxford; Grand Blanc topples Lake Orion; Troy continues grand turnaround

FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP: Top-seeded Clarkston takes down Oxford; Grand Blanc topples Lake Orion; Troy continues grand turnaround

| October 31, 2020 | Comments (0)

CLARKSTON — It didn’t come easy, but Clarkston’s first playoff game since losing in the 2018 Division 1 state finals finally arrived Friday night and the Wolves prevailed with a 21-7 victory over visiting Oxford. Clarkston defeated Oxford 35-14 during Week 2 of the regular season. The unbeaten Wolves (7-0) tied the game on Davis […]

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FOOTBALL — 2020 Area District Pairings

FOOTBALL — 2020 Area District Pairings

| October 25, 2020 | Comments (0)

Prep Football 2020 Area District Pairings Below are the 2020 MHSAA 11-player football district pairings involving schools in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com DIVISION 1 REGION 2 — DISTRICT 2 R2-D2 Oxford (2-4) 31.367 at Clarkston (6-0) 75.333, Friday 7 p.m. R2-D2 Lake Orion (3-2) 45.000 at Grand Blanc (5-1) 60.667 R2-D2 Rochester Adams (2-4) 36.167 at Rochester (6-0) 70.000, Friday 7 p.m. R2-D2 Lapeer (3-3) 40.000 at Davison (6-0) 64.667 at Davison Cardinals Stadium REGION 4 — DISTRICT 1 R4-D1 Farmington (0-6) 15.400 […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Red-hot Ortonville Brandon reaches district finals after winning 12 of 13 games down the stretch

BOYS SOCCER: Red-hot Ortonville Brandon reaches district finals after winning 12 of 13 games down the stretch

| October 20, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — It’s not how you start, but how you finish. Ortonville Brandon is living proof of that theory on the soccer pitch. After starting the season 1-3-0 and being outscored 13-6 in that stretch right after Labor Day weekend, the Blackhawks are now one of the […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Brandon avenges Goodrich; St. Mary’s upends Pontiac in shootout

BOYS SOCCER: Brandon avenges Goodrich; St. Mary’s upends Pontiac in shootout

| October 19, 2020 | Comments (0)

LINDEN — Ortonville Brandon gained some measure of revenge Monday on one of the four teams that defeated the Blackhawks in the regular season. After losing to Flint Metro League ti-champion Goodrich 4-1 back on Sept. 16, Brandon turned the tables and blanked rival Goodrich 3-0 in a Division 2 district semifinals match at Linden. […]

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GIRLS GOLF: Adams chips way to state runner-up finish

GIRLS GOLF: Adams chips way to state runner-up finish

| October 17, 2020 | Comments (0)

Troy lands 11th, Troy Athens 13th, Stoney Creek 15th at D-1 finals BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — One of the most successful girls golf seasons in Rochester Adams history ended Friday. The Highlanders walked away with some much-expected hardware. Top-ranked Adams finished in the runner-up slot at 322. Northville […]

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FOOTBALL: Ortonville Brandon clinches FML-Stars title with rout of Clio

FOOTBALL: Ortonville Brandon clinches FML-Stars title with rout of Clio

| October 17, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — Nothing was going to keep Ortonville Brandon from clinching the Flint Metro League Stars Division title Friday night. Absolutely nothing. The unbeaten Blackhawks captured their second league title in three years with a resounding 56-6 victory over visiting Clio, dominating all phases of the game. […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Romeo ousts Oxford; Brandon blanks Lake Fenton; Goodrich downs Avondale

BOYS SOCCER: Romeo ousts Oxford; Brandon blanks Lake Fenton; Goodrich downs Avondale

| October 16, 2020 | Comments (0)

ROMEO — Host Romeo picked up a two-goal lead at the half and was able to squeak past OAA White Division champion Oxford Thursday night in a Division 1 pre-district contest. Austin Taseski and Ranier Lopez both had goals and Taseski also drew an assist for Romeo (8-4-2), which reached the district semifinals for the second […]

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Oakland County High Schools

Oakland County High Schools

| October 12, 2020 | Comments (0)

OAKLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS Oakland County High Schools With Athletics Programs: Auburn Hills Avondale                                                                Yellowjackets Auburn Hills Christian Academy            […]

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GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE: Oakland County Championships Results 2020

GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE: Oakland County Championships Results 2020

| October 12, 2020 | Comments (0)

45TH ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIM & DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 8-9 at eight locations) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 285; 2. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, 266; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 210; 4. Novi, 193; 5. Birmingham Marian, 173; 6. Rochester Adams, 145; 7. Farmington, 144; 8. Lake Orion, 129; 9. Birmingham Groves, 109; 10. Milford, […]

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CROSS-COUNTRY: Milford, Clarkston earn Oakland County titles under unique circumstances

CROSS-COUNTRY: Milford, Clarkston earn Oakland County titles under unique circumstances

| October 11, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MILFORD TWP. — It took two days and eight flights of runners, not to mention some unique circumstances, techniques, course planning and precautions to crown this year’s Oakland County champions in cross-country. Once everything was combined together, Milford’s boys and Clarkston’s girls emerged from the heap with […]

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BOYS SOCCER STANDINGS 2020

BOYS SOCCER STANDINGS 2020

| October 6, 2020 | Comments (0)

Coaches and team statisticians can submit overall and league records for varsity sports for conferences that involve schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region. Email information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAA RED DIVISION                                CON              […]

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TOP BOYS SOCCER TEAMS: Who will run the gauntlet in this shortened season?

TOP BOYS SOCCER TEAMS: Who will run the gauntlet in this shortened season?

| September 18, 2020 | Comments (0)

Traverse City West, Salem, Brighton, Mattawan, Anchor Bay are Michigan’s top prep teams — Sept. 18, 2020 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans A simple task you say? Cram as many games as possible into six short weeks — eight weeks for teams in northern Michigan — in order to try to win […]

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FLINT METRO LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2020

FLINT METRO LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2020

| September 18, 2020 | Comments (0)

Below are the area’s prep football conferences and area teams within these leagues. Capsules compiled by veteran sports writer Dan Stickradt based on research and information gathered from coaches’ preseason surveys. Corrections and changes can be made by emailing to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans and on several social media platforms.   FLINT METRO LEAGUE—DIVISION […]

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GIRLS SWIM & DIVE: Mercy wins 16th straight Oakland County crown

GIRLS SWIM & DIVE: Mercy wins 16th straight Oakland County crown

| October 8, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Dominant. In the eight sports that there is an official Oakland County Championships tournament, no school has a stranglehold in its respective sport than Farmington Hills Mercy does with girls swim and dive. The Marlins captured their unprecedented 16th straight Oakland County title Saturday […]

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TRACK: Oak Park sweeps Oakland County titles

TRACK: Oak Park sweeps Oakland County titles

| May 25, 2019 | Comments (0)

State’s best prepare for state finals with fine performances; Clarkston girls nab runner-up, Lake Orion boys fourth BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — On a day where Oak Park was nearly perfect, the Knights collectively are still searching for ways of improvement. “We have a lot of things to work on,” said freshman […]

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WRESTLING: Clarkston rules Oakland County with first title since 2006

WRESTLING: Clarkston rules Oakland County with first title since 2006

| December 22, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalsportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan   LAKE ORION — During the previous decade, Clarkston was the most dominant wrestling program inside Oakland County. The Wolves won six straight county titles in that stretch (2001-2006) and have maintained a top-10 presence at the prestigious tournament for more than three decades. Clarkston […]

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