Category: Competitive Cheer
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Legendary Rochester coach Susan Wood retires
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Email: dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: North Oakland Sports: https://www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 ROCHESTER HILLS — Susan Wood, the legendary competitive cheer coach from Rochester High School, announced her retirement Wednesday night, sending shock waves through the Michigan cheer community. Wood notified some colleagues who sent out a text message to fellow coaches around […]
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 […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Dominating effort: Stoney Creek, Rochester Adams finish 1-2 at Division 1 state finals
BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GRAND RAPIDS — A season of dreams came to a thrilling end for Rochester Stoney Creek Friday night. The top-ranked Cougars put the finishing touches on a brilliant campaign by winning all three rounds and capturing their second state title in a decade at the Grand Rapids […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Another giant leap for Highlanders-kind: Rochester Adams pulls stunner, wins first district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — In recent years, Rochester Adams has taken a quantum leap in the sport of competitive cheer. On Saturday, the Highlanders took another giant leap. Adams captured its first district crown in school, topping the 13-school field at Rochester Stoney Creek […]
COLLEGE RECRUITING: College Signings List 2017
Below is a list of athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area who have signed or committed to play collegiate sports. Additions to this list can be made by emailing dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com CLASS OF 2017 ABURUN HILLS AVONDALE Irvin Castro Soccer Lawrence Tech University Kassidy Embrey Soccer Northwood Griffin Kubert Soccer Northwood Katelyn Mather Soccer […]
GIRLS COMPETITIVE CHEER: Top of the pyramid: Defending Rochester looks to reload, contend for another state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS – There’s no secret that Rochester is perhaps the state of Michigan’s premier, signature competitive cheer program. Few programs have qualified for the state finals in Class A or Division 1 in 32 of the previous 35 seasons like the Falcons. The proof is in […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Lake Orion aiming high for top flight finish
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Perhaps this program is long overdue. Lake Orion’s competitive cheer team has emerged as a true state powerhouse in the sport over the past two decades. Yet unlike many of the other state’s most dominant Class A/Division 1 programs, the Dragons have yet to […]
The New Face of Addiction: F.A.N. Unleashes Attack To Run Drugs Out Of Town
. . . . BY DAN STICKRADT GREENINGDETROIT.COM dan@greeningdetroit.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans — Courtesy Story from www.greeningdetroit.com FRASER, Mich. — Mark Rudolph remembers the day he received the call. It was a moment that parents — all parents — fear will never come. Rudolph’s son, Ryan, had died of a drug overdose. Heroin was the deadly […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: State Finals Scoreboard
MHSAA DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (March 4, DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester, 792.40; 2. Grandville, 790.66; 3. Sterling Heights Stevenson, 788.10; 4. East Kentwood, 784.84; 5. Southgate Anderson, 783.40; 6. Lake Orion, 781.36; 7. Hudsonville, 780.78; 8. Troy Athens, 777.44. ROUND I — 1. Rochester, 237.90; 2. Grandville, 237.70; 3. East Kentwood, […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Rochester remains perfect in winning district crown
Stoney Creek, Troy Athens, Rochester Adams also advance to regional round BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — In the midst of a perfect season, the pressure on top-ranked Rochester is starting to mount. And while the Falcons were not perfect Saturday afternoon at Troy Athens, site of a Division 1 district […]
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS BAR?: Pre-game, during-game and post-game …
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COLLEGE ATHLETICS: Oakland University names Jeffrey Konya as new AD
ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University interim President Betty J. Youngblood is pleased to announce that Jeffrey F. Konya has been appointed director of athletics effective August 11, 2014. Konya is currently the athletics director of the California State University Bakersfield (CSUB) athletics department, where he has worked since 2010. Konya replaces Robby Stewart, who […]
Tribute to our moms: The real MVPs of our lives
It was kind of fitting that when Kevin Durant was named the National Basketball Association MVP for 2013-14 this past week, he spent plenty of time on record thanking his mom, Wanda Pratt, for helping, teaching and guiding him to where his is today. The Oklahoma City Thunder star wasn’t glorifying himself and putting his […]
Competitive Cheer: State Rankings Feb.17
Competitive Cheer (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Rochester; 2. Lake Orion; 3. Grandville; . Rochester Stoney Creek ;5. Southgate Anderson; 6. Macomb Dakota; 7. Holland West Ottawa; 8. Jenison; 9. Hudsonville; 10. East Kentwood. Division 2 — 1. Gibraltar Carlson; 2. DeWitt; 3. Allen Park; 4. Dearborn Divine Child; 5. St. Joseph; […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Athens shocks three ranked teams, continues climb with first district crown; Lake Orion, Brandon also win titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Troy Athens ventured through a perfect storm last weekend and came out unscathed with many firsts in the school’s competitive cheer history. “It was a perfect day for us,” admitted veteran Athens coach Stephanie Brosky. “Together, everything came together for us.” Host Athens won its […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: District Scoreboard
Competitive Cheer DIVISION 1 DISTRICT (Feb. 15 at Troy Athens) TEAM SCORES — 1.Troy Athens, 780.38; 2. Rochester Stoney Creek, 778.18; 3. Rochester, 776.14; 4. Livonia Stevenson, 776.08; 5. Utica Eisenhower, 771.28; 6. Rochester Adams, 760.30; 7. Troy, 751.22; 8. Livonia Franklin, 725.72; 9. West Bloomfield, 698.20; 10. Utica, 647.89; 11. North Farmington, 618.50; […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: Lake Orion, Clarkston win OAA titles
Competitive Cheer OAA RED DIVISION LEAGUE MEET (Feb. 1 at Troy Athens) TOTAL TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 777.46; 2. Rochester Stoney Creek, 776.82; 3. Rochester, 776.78; 4. Troy Athens, 766.34; 5. Troy, 730.86; 6. Oxford, 702.08; 7. Rochester Adams, 701.74. ROUND I — 1. Lake Orion, 234.0; 2. Rochester Stoney Creek, 233.3; […]
