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Category: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Oakland County Girls Swimming and Diving Championships

PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Oakland County Girls Swimming and Diving Championships

| October 5, 2011 | Comments (3)

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, […]

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BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Avondale stuns 10th-ranked Rochester Adams

BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Avondale stuns 10th-ranked Rochester Adams

| October 5, 2011 | Comments (0)

AUBURN HILLS — Auburn Hills Avondale is a member of the OAA White Division. The Yellowjackets are still playing some bigger schools with tremendous success this season. Behind two goals in the first half and another in the second half, Avondale turned back Division 1 10th-ranked Rochester Adams, 3-1, Tuesday in an OAA boys soccer […]

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Lake Orion, Notre Dame Prep crack top-10 in AP football polls

Lake Orion, Notre Dame Prep crack top-10 in AP football polls

| October 4, 2011 | Comments (1)

Both Lake Orion and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep cracked the top-10 this week and Clarkston held steady in the top five in the Associated Press Prep Football polls, released Tuesday morning. The polls are conducted by vote by an 11-member panel of sportswriters around the state for each division. Lake Orion, the defending state champions […]

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Prep Football AP State Rankings

Prep Football AP State Rankings

| October 4, 2011 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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GIRLS SWIMMING: Oakland County Girls Swimming and Diving Championships

GIRLS SWIMMING: Oakland County Girls Swimming and Diving Championships

| October 2, 2011 | Comments (4)

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. […]

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Mercy’s depth helps propel Marlins to record seventh straight county title

Mercy’s depth helps propel Marlins to record seventh straight county title

| October 1, 2011 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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Fighting Irish clinch Prep Bowl berth with 14-0 shutout of Divine Child

Fighting Irish clinch Prep Bowl berth with 14-0 shutout of Divine Child

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DEARBORN — Friday’s playing conditions were far from perfect, with a steady rain and temperatures and wind chill in the upper 30s. The end result for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep might as well been a utopian paradise in a distant tropical land. The Fighting Irish captured their 10th straight […]

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Turnaround Special: Fighting Irish keeping focused during nine-game win streak

Turnaround Special: Fighting Irish keeping focused during nine-game win streak

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — Long losing streaks can create all sorts of problems for any team in any sport. Players can start checking out, not giving their best effort in practice. That can lead to subpar efforts on the playing surface. Bad habits can be made. Bad examples can be left […]

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FAST FACTS ABOUT NORTH OAKLAND SPORTS.COM

FAST FACTS ABOUT NORTH OAKLAND SPORTS.COM

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (3)

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 […]

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STICK’S PICKS: Prep football season finally reaching playoff qualifiers stage

STICK’S PICKS: Prep football season finally reaching playoff qualifiers stage

| September 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

This is Week 6 around the Michigan prep football scene and this is the first week that schools can officially celebrate a postseason berth. While there are several area teams that are on collision course with postseason destiny, only one, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, is undefeated at this point. A win Friday night will jettison […]

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Cross Country State Rankings

Cross Country State Rankings

| September 29, 2011 | Comments (3)

Girls Cross Country (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Saline; 2. Grosse Pointe South; 3. Northville; 4. Grand Haven; 5. Hudsonville; 6. Brighton; 7. Birmingham Seaholm; 8. Rockford; 9. Traverse City Central; 10. Livonia Churchill. Honorable Mention — Troy, Rochester Adams, Dexter. Division 2 — 1. East Grand Rapids; 2. Dearborn Divine Child; […]

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CROSS COUNTRY: Holly-Nike Invitational Results

CROSS COUNTRY: Holly-Nike Invitational Results

| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Girls Cross Country HOLLY INVITATIONAL (Sept. 14 at Springfield Oaks Metropark) DIVISION I TEAM SCORES — 1. Hudsonville, 32; 2. White Lake Lakeland, 103; 3. Lake Orion, 115; 4. Midland, 138; 5. Toledo (Ohio) Whitmer, 156; 6. Ann Arbor Skyline, 167; 7. Flushing, 168; 8. Romeo, 193; 9. Milford, 209; 10. Berkley, 215; 11. Clinton […]

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MHSAA NEWS: Week 6 Playoffs Listing

MHSAA NEWS: Week 6 Playoffs Listing

| September 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

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 fifth 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 […]

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BOYS SOCCER CONFERENCE STANDINGS

BOYS SOCCER CONFERENCE STANDINGS

| September 28, 2011 | Comments (1)

BOYS SOCCER CONFERENCE STANDINGS              CON                       ALL Below are the area’s boys soccer conference standings for 2011. Representatives from each league who wish to update these rankings each week can do so by e-mailing results@northoaklandsports.com or e-mail Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MIAC BLUE DIVISION                                                     CON                       ALL Auburn Hills Oakland Christian                                   7-1-0                      10-1-1 Birmingham Roeper                                                        […]

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CROSS COUNTRY: CHSL Division II Jamboree No.2

CROSS COUNTRY: CHSL Division II Jamboree No.2

| September 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

Boys Cross Country CHSL DIVISION II JAMBOREE NO. 2 (Huron Meadows Metropark) TEAM SCORES — 1. Dearborn Divine Child, 38; 2. Macomb Lutheran North, 67; 3. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, 98; 4. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 99; 5. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 100. TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS — 1. Nicholas Soter (Dearborn Divine Child) 15:52; 2. […]

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Notre Dame Prep topples Foley for ninth straight win

Notre Dame Prep topples Foley for ninth straight win

| September 24, 2011 | Comments (1)

PONTIAC — After opening the 2010 season with five straight losses, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep is redefining the term turning the tables. The Fighting Irish captured their ninth straight win Friday at home, throttling Madison Heights Bishop Foley, 45-6, in a CHSL crossover football game. Notre Dame Prep, which closed last season with four straight […]

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GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM CAPSULES

GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM CAPSULES

| September 23, 2011 | Comments (2)

Below are the 2011 girls swimming and diving team capsules for the high schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region. Capsules compiled by NOS staff. Coaches wishing to submit additional information can do so by e-mailing senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com THE 2010 ALL-AREA GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM: http://northoaklandsports.com/2010/12/30/2010-all-area-girls-swimming-diving-youth-is-served-in-area-pools/ Swimming Links: […]

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CAPSULES

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CAPSULES

| September 23, 2011 | Comments (1)

Below are the 2011 boys cross country team capsules for the high schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region. Capsules compiled by NOS staff. Coaches wishing to submit additional information can do so by e-mailing senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com SCHOOL: Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Kim Kutchmann, second season. LEAGUE: Fifth […]

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