Category: Sport
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 […]
WRESTLING: Oxford holds off Eisenhower for eighth regional title in nine years
End of the road for Clarkston, Rochester Adams BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Wyatt Hardin made a promise to his Oxford teammates Wednesday evening. He delivered on the promise as well. The senior 215-pounder pinned his opponent in just 20 seconds to clinch the deal, as Oxford led from […]
BOYS SWIMMING: 2016 Oakland County Boys Swimming & Diving Championships Results
2016 OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP (Feb. 6 at Lake Orion H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Brother Rice, 369; 2. Novi, 228; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 212; 4. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, 211.5; 5. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 200; 6. Rochester Adams, 176; 7. Birmingham Groves, 159; 8. South Lyon Unified, 119.5; 9. Bloomfield Hills, 84; 10. Walled […]
WRESTLING: Individual District No. 2 Results
MHSAA DIVISION 1 INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT NO. 2 (Feb. 13 at Troy H.S.) 189 POUNDS — 1. Joe Mets (Utica Eisenhower) d. Byron Schlickenmeyer (Oxford) 3-0; 3. Bryan Carie (Romeo) maj. dec. Denny Mathews (Lake Orion) 8-0. 215 POUNDS — 1. Wyatt Harden (Oxford) tech. fall Percy Fowler (Clarkston) 15-0 (4:15); 3. Ben Petersmark (Rochester Adams) […]
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Oakland rebounds to dunk Green Bay
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — A true test of a team’s character can often be witnessed after a loss. Oakland University bounded back from a gut-wrenching 93-85 home loss to Milwaukee on Thursday to topple Wisconsin-Green Bay, 111-93, Saturday in Horizon League play at the O’rena, keeping the Golden […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lutheran Northwest stays in MIAC title chase by chopping down Inter-City Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — It has been far from a thing a beauty at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest this season, but the Crusaders are getting the right type of results on the hardcourt. Host Lutheran Northwest continued one of its best starts in school history Tuesday despite […]
WRESTLING: Clarkston wins OAA-Red tourney to garner co-championship with Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Clarkston gained some long-awaited revenge on Oxford Friday evening. The Wolves, who lost to Oxford in a dual match last month and have repeatedly finished behind the Wildcats in recent years at the league level, won the team title at the OAA Red Division […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Oakland Christian digs deep to pull away from Pontiac Academy For Excellence
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Perhaps Auburn Hills Oakland Christian is starting to come of age. Despite a playing rotation that features five sophomores in the 10-man rotation and the fact the Lancers were missing two key post players Friday — 6-foot-7 junior Brad Miller and 6-2 sophomore Hunter […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian remains perfect in bouncing Lake Orion Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Baptist had a simple plan Tuesday: Put a box-and-one on Rochester Hills Christian senior standout Ryan Patton and make other players beat the Lions. The problem is that Rochester Hills Christian is far from a one-man show and the Eagles displayed a […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Youthful Lake Orion Baptist pulls away from Rochester Hills Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — As young teams go, Lake Orion Baptist might be a work-in-progress. But for a team that starts three freshmen and a sophomore and boasts just one senior in its starting five, the Lions are coming along despite its youth movement. Lake Orion Baptist outworked […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holly puts the clamps down on Brando
n BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Kaitlyn Smith, Paige Reid and Jenna Pepper made sure that nothing would go wrong in their house Friday night. Every time Ortonville Brandon made a run in the first half, the Holly trio responded with clutch play. The Bronchos ended up posting a convincing […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Brandon snaps Holly’s FML unbeaten streak at 22
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — By his own observations, Ross Gauthier felt his team has not played very good defense this season. Consider this week’s practices sessions a wake up call to the members of Ortonville Brandon’s boys basketball team — and the rest of the Flint Metro League. Defense […]
HOCKEY: Stoney Creek’s late goals puts the freeze on Rochester United
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER — Evan Lazarevich said there’s no particular drill his team runs in practice simulating if a game is tied late in a period. It’s just instincts of putting the puck towards the net and see what happens. Larzarevich came through in the clutch in such […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Adams remains perfect in downing pesky Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — As part of its 8-0 start, Rochester Adams has found different ways to win ball games this winter. On Friday against arch-rival Rochester, the Highlanders went to its inside-outside game to tame the Falcons, 57-45, in the 10th annual Crosstown Showdown at Oakland University’s […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Defensive minded Adams swarms Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Sometimes one team just has another’s number. Such as the case for Rochester Adams in its girls basketball rivalry with Rochester. The Highlanders continued their recent dominance over the Falcons, posting a 58-27 OAA crossover victory Friday over shorthanded Rochester in […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Adams outlasts Stoney Creek in battle of unbeatens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams and Rochester Stoney Creek draw several parallels. The two schools reside five miles apart and the two rivals currently sport boys basketball teams off to very fast starts in the 2015-16 season. They both also have high hopes of contending for league […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: WOLL clobbers Plymouth Christian; Lake Orion singes Avondale; Stoney Creek remains perfect
PLYMOUTH — Alex Troy led a blanced attack with 13 points to lead Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes to a 52-25 non-conference road triumph Tuesday Tiffany Senerius added 12 for WOLL (5-1). Paige Perkey scored 12 points for Plymouth Christian. LAKE ORION 55, AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 29: Maddie Novak scored 14 points to […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester Hills, Stoney Creek roll to convincing wins; Adams’ Littleson records triple-double
AUBURN HILLS — Rochester Hills remained unbeaten on the year with a 57-38 victory Tuesday over host Auburn Hills Christian in FBAC crossover play. Ryan Patton totaled 19 points, 18 rebounds and five steals to pace the Eagels (8-0). Jerem Byers added 13 points and seven rebounds and Noah Bossnier contributed nine points and eight […]
