Category: Basketball
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston pulls away from Adams to reach Sweet 16
Diton, Wasilk, Steinman shine as Wolves avenge a pair of regular-season losses to the Highlanders . BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Email: dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: North Oakland Sports: https://www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 LAKE ORION — It’s a rare occasion that Cavanaugh Diton gets to enjoy moments in the limelight. That happened in grand fashion Monday night in […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Troy squeaks out ugly win over rival Troy Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Email: dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: North Oakland Sports: https://www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 TROY — For Troy, Wednesday’s performance was far from a thing of beauty. In fact it was a performance that was downright ugly. Still, the Colts found a way to win and to survive and advance in the Division 1 boys […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Oak Park jacks up the pressure to stymie shorthanded Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Email: dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: North Oakland Sports: https://www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 CLARKSTON — Relentless pressure defense and crashing the boards has become Oak Park’s bread and butter on the court this season. Those ingredients certainly worked Tuesday night at Clarkston. The Knights collected 13 team steals, forced Clarkston into an uncharacteristic 22 […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Defensive pressure allows Adams to pull away from Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams is starting to hit its stride. After some bouts with inconsistency, the Highlanders are becoming a team no one wants to face as the second half of the season rolls around. Rochester found that out Friday in the annual Crosstown Showdown at […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Falcons soar past Adams, claim 10th straight victory
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester girls basketball is definitely back. The unranked Falcons continued their hot streak on the court Friday by rolling past rival Rochester Adams 48-25 in the annual Crosstown Showdown at Oakland University’s O’Rena. Rochester (12-2, 9-0) remained atop the OAA White Division standings and […]
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Second-half surge propels Rochester University past Northwestern Ohio
LIMA, Ohio — After trailing the University of Northwestern Ohio by two points at the half, Rochester University turned the tables in the second half in a 70-56 WHAC triumph. The Warriors (4-1, 2-0) outscored UNWO 38-22 in the second half. Diego Robinson came off the bench to lead RU with 19 points and 14 […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stoney Creek gets defensive in district title win over Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR S.M.G Wire Services and Public Relations dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Kellen James has long since come to the realization that his Rochester Stoney Creek girls basketball team is an offensive juggernaut. Far from it. The Cougars average just under 42 points a game offensively, not great numbers. This […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams cruises past Romeo, earns district date against Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT Senior Editor S.M.G. Wire Services / www.northoaklandsports.com Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — It was simply business-like for Rochester Adams Thursday night against Romeo. The Highlanders dominated all phases of the game and cruised to a 56-44 victory over Romeo in a Division 1 district semifinal at Oxford High School – even though Adams had […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston rallies past Lake Orion to reach district finals
BY DAN STICKRADT Senior Editor S.M.G. Wire Services / www.northoaklandsports.com Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Although somewhat offensively challenged unlike some of its most recent powerhouse teams, Clarkston is still finding other ways to win these days. The Wolves are laying their collective hats on stingy defense and used that defensive prowess to its advantage Thursday night […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: OAA-White champion Stoney Creek turns attention to postseason play
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — What a difference a year makes. After struggling through an 7-14 record a year ago, Rochester Stoney Creek’s girls basketball program bounced back with vengeance in 2021. The OAA White Division champion Cougars are 13-1 entering Division 1 district play and enter their district […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Burrick, Rochester Hills Christian stand tall during improbable week capped with MACS state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Standing only 5-foot-7, Deven Burrick is often one of the smallest players on the basketball court. He’s quite used to it. On Saturday, he was the one standing on top of the world. The senior guard from Rochester Hills Christian scored a game-high 21 points […]
COLLEGE NATIONAL LETTER-OF-INTENT 2020-2021
COLLEGE NATIONAL LETTER-OF-INTENT 2020-2021 Athletes that have signed or committed to play collegiate athletics in any sport from high schools located in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com. Email senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com CLASS OF 2021 AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE AUBURN HILLS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AUBURN HILLS OAKLAND CHRISTIAN CLARKSTON CLARKSTON SPRINGFIELD CHRISTIAN […]
Oakland County High Schools
OAKLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS Oakland County High Schools With Athletics Programs: Auburn Hills Avondale Yellowjackets Auburn Hills Christian Academy […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston dials long distance to ousts rival Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Without much height and inside post play, Clarkston has often relied on sharp passing and perimeter shooting to thwart opposing teams. Then there was Wednesday night. Clarkston drilled a season-high 13 three-pointers as a team and finished 13-for-32 from outside the arc in a convincing […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Holmes a rising star for Rochester Hills Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When Kaloh Holmes was a wide-eye eighth grader in a varsity world, he was far from a deer caught in headlights. Eligible under the sub-100 student rule set forth by the National Federation of State High School Associations and Michigan Association of Christian Schools, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Mims’ free throws lift Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek in Crosstown Showdown
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Justice Mims must have ice in his veins. The sophomore guard from Rochester Adams hit two free throws with two seconds left and helped lock down Rochester Stoney Creek in the waning seconds during the Highlanders’ 38-37 OAA White Division win Friday in the Crosstown […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Second-half surge, stingy defense propels Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When in doubt, Rochester Adams simply turns up the heat. The Highlanders more than turned up the defensive thermometer in the second half and outscored Rochester Stoney Creek 30-9 over the final 16 minutes of play Friday to record a convincing 43-27 OAA Crossover victory […]
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Michigan State takes advantage of Oakland, 72-49
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Greg Kampe and Tom Izzo are longtime friends. As part of their friendship, the duo get together annually through various charities to help raise money for cancer. In a recent 24-hour period, the two college basketball coaches helped raise some $160,000-plus through the Coaches Beat […]
