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Category: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

All-Area Teams Directory

All-Area Teams Directory

| July 11, 2012 | Comments (2)

  SPRING SPORTS 2012 ALL-AREA TEAM 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BASEBALL: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA SOFTBALL: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS SOCCER: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS TRACK: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS TRACK: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS LACROSSE: […]

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS — Class of 2013

COLLEGE FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS — Class of 2013

| July 11, 2012 | Comments (1)

Know of a local prep football player 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 will compile feature stories on as many of these […]

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2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Top netters made their points

2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Top netters made their points

| July 11, 2012 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   It was an exceptional year for prep volleyball in the NorthOaklandSports.com coverage area. There were more teams that enjoyed postseason success than any other year in the past. For starters, in the MHSAA Class A state tournament, Lake Orion and Clarkston both reached the Final Four […]

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2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SOCCER TEAM: Gifted players deliver on the pitch

2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SOCCER TEAM: Gifted players deliver on the pitch

| July 10, 2012 | Comments (3)

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.)   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   One state championship team. One state runner-up squad. Three more teams in the Final Four. One additional team in the Elite Eight. That […]

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2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS HOCKEY TEAM: The puck drops right here with this talented bunch

2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS HOCKEY TEAM: The puck drops right here with this talented bunch

| July 9, 2012 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) For the 10th straight season, at least one area boys hockey team advanced to the state quarterfinals in one of the three divisions. […]

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AOTW: On Cloud 9, Vanderbilt-bound Barron caps prep career with All-America honors

AOTW: On Cloud 9, Vanderbilt-bound Barron caps prep career with All-America honors

| July 2, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   PONTIAC — It’s one thing to set your goals up in the clouds and actually have a chance to reach them. For Oakland Township resident Sara Barron, she is residing on Cloud 9 these days. The recent Pontiac Notre Dame Prep grad recently put together quite […]

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2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SWIMMING TEAM: Talented swimmers left it all in the tank

2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SWIMMING TEAM: Talented swimmers left it all in the tank

| July 2, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) Although there were no state champions this season, there were still several top-level performers in area pools this past winter. In fact, at […]

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2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS SKI TEAM: State champion Dohm heads up talented squad

2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS SKI TEAM: State champion Dohm heads up talented squad

| June 28, 2012 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) In terms of team success in girls skiing, only two area teams qualified for the state finals in each of the two […]

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2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Division I talents spark hardcourt elite

2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Division I talents spark hardcourt elite

| June 26, 2012 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) During the 2011-12 boys basketball season, it was commonplace to see recognizable Division I and Division II coaches sitting up in the […]

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BOYS GOLF: MHSAA State Finals Results 2012

BOYS GOLF: MHSAA State Finals Results 2012

| June 24, 2012 | Comments (1)

Boys Golf     2012  MHSAA L.P. DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (June 15-16 at The Meadows, Grand Valley State University)  TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Brother Rice, 304-298­—602; 2. Battle Creek Lakeview, 296-307—603; 3. Muskegon Mona Shores, 302-306—608; 4. Traverse City West, 299-312—611; 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, 300-312—612; 6. Novi Detroit Catholic Central. […]

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Notre Dame Prep’s Sara Barron earns All-America status

Notre Dame Prep’s Sara Barron earns All-America status

| June 24, 2012 | Comments (1)

GREENBORO, S.C. — Recent Pontiac Notre Dame Prep grad Sara Barron capped her high school track and field career with high honors. Barron earned All-America status in the 800 meters with a top-six finish at the New Balance Outdoor Track and Field Nationals at North Carolina-Greensborough. Barron, the state champ in Division 2 in both […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Too ‘Powers’ful: Top-ranked Chargers blank NDP in state semis

GIRLS SOCCER: Too ‘Powers’ful: Top-ranked Chargers blank NDP in state semis

| June 14, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   LAKE ORION — There are some puzzles that just can’t be solved. For Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, the Fighting Irish simply could not solve top-ranked and defending state champion Flint Powers Catholic on the soccer pitch on two separate occasions this season. After falling to Powers […]

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DAILY POLL: Which team from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area has the best chance of winning a girls soccer state championship?

DAILY POLL: Which team from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area has the best chance of winning a girls soccer state championship?

| June 11, 2012 | Comments (1)

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GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep wins first regional since 2000

GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep wins first regional since 2000

| June 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   BEVERLY HILLS — It wasn’t a matter of when Pontiac Notre Dame Prep would score on Grosse Ile Friday night. It was more of a matter of how often. The Fighting Irish pelted Grosse Ile for most of 80 minutes and ousted the Red Devils, 4-1, […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep edges Gabriel Richard, advances to regional finals

GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep edges Gabriel Richard, advances to regional finals

| June 7, 2012 | Comments (1)

  BEVERLY HILLS — Taylor Timko notched the game winner in the second half, and that proved to be the game-winner in Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s 2-1 victory over Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard in a Division 3 girls soccer regional semifinal at Birmingham Detroit Country Day. Timko scored in the 52nd minute off a free […]

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GIRLS TRACK: Adams, Notre Dame Prep crack top 10 at state finals

GIRLS TRACK: Adams, Notre Dame Prep crack top 10 at state finals

| June 2, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   EAST KENTWOOD — On a day when Grosse Pointe South put on a track and field clinic, area girls track teams still had their moment in the limelight. South defended its state title with 77.5 points, showcasing some of the nation’s top distance events competitors. Four […]

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PREP TRACK: Avondale motors to D-2 crowning moment

PREP TRACK: Avondale motors to D-2 crowning moment

| June 2, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   GRAND RAPIDS — At the conclusion of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, there is the one shining moment — a brief recap of the three weeks of madness. For Auburn Hills Avondale, its one shining moment finally came Saturday afternoon on the grand oval. Or more […]

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GIRLS TENNIS: Notre Dame Prep slowly making a racquet

GIRLS TENNIS: Notre Dame Prep slowly making a racquet

| June 1, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   PONTIAC — If there is a surprise in the tennis ranks in tradition-rich Oakland County in recent years, it does not hail from one of the power communities such as Birmingham or Bloomfield Hills. It does not hail from Rochester or Troy or Clarkston or even […]

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