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BOYS BASKETBALL: Morenci holds off Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes to reach ‘D’ state finals

BOYS BASKETBALL: Morenci holds off Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes to reach ‘D’ state finals

| March 26, 2015 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFams EAST LANSING — Nick Robak was placed in a difficult predicament Thursday night. Convert three free throws with 0.6 seconds left on the clock to earn overtime or see a brilliant boys basketball season come to an end. The 6-foot-3 senior made his first two foul shots, […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Final ‘Breslin’ation: Waterford Our Lady overcomes poor shooting to reach state semifinals for first time in 22 years

BOYS BASKETBALL: Final ‘Breslin’ation: Waterford Our Lady overcomes poor shooting to reach state semifinals for first time in 22 years

| March 25, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WEST BLOOMFIELD — Thing a beauty? Far from it. In fact, it was downright ugly. But every ugly duckling can produce a swan. Ditto for Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes. The unbeaten Lakers continued their vision quest for the perfect season by downing unranked Burton Genesee […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Walled Lake Central holds off Holly for first regional title since ’93

BOYS BASKETBALL: Walled Lake Central holds off Holly for first regional title since ’93

| March 19, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Trying to find the fine line between Walled Lake Central and Holly might be found by simply looking at the final score. A contest that saw as many twists and turns of a rocky mountain road, the Vikings edged host Holly, 73-71, in a thriller […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Waterford Our Lady stuns Kingston to reach Final Four

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Waterford Our Lady stuns Kingston to reach Final Four

| March 17, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoakalndsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — If you would have asked Steve Robak six months ago if Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes would be in the Class D Final Four, the veteran coach would have thought you were crazy. Ask him that same question six weeks ago and he still […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL:  Clarkston ‘Loyer’s-up to bounce Avondale in regional semifinals

BOYS BASKETBALL:  Clarkston ‘Loyer’s-up to bounce Avondale in regional semifinals

| March 17, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — It was another day at the office Monday for Clarkston. Another opponent, another victory. The unbeaten and fifth-ranked Wolves, behind the stellar ply of 6-foot freshman point guard Foster Loyer, picked up their 23rd win of the season by bouncing Auburn Hills Avondale, 74-51, Monday […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Holly throws “Partee”, wins first district since 1982

BOYS BASKETBALL: Holly throws “Partee”, wins first district since 1982

| March 13, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @localSportsFans ORTONVILLE — Friday was the day that Paris Partee came of age. The 6-foot-2 sophomore center posted a career day in the paint, scoring 15 points with 11 rebounds, both which are career highs, to go along with a pair of assists and a blocked shot in […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Kettering sinks Stoney Creek in overtime

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Kettering sinks Stoney Creek in overtime

| March 11, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans STERLING HEIGHTS — This time the pendulum has swung Waterford Kettering’s way. Kettering, which beat Rochester Stoney Cougars in the Class A regionals in 2012 and lost to the Cougars in the regional semifinals in 2014, gained a measure of revenge on Stoney Creek in this year’s […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford pulls away from Rochester

BOYS BASKETBALL: Oxford pulls away from Rochester

| March 10, 2015 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — As statistics go, most upsets in high school state tournaments take place during the district level. Oxford made sure it was not such a victim during the opening round of the Class A boys basketball state tournament Monday. The Wildcats, after a slow start, […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL:  Finally the Victor: Troy Bethany Christian topples Rochester Hills Christian for first MACS state title

BOYS BASKETBALL:  Finally the Victor: Troy Bethany Christian topples Rochester Hills Christian for first MACS state title

| March 4, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — It took 40 years, but Troy Bethany Christian is finally a state champion in boys basketball. The Bruins, the top-seed team in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I boys basketball state tournament, captured their first-ever state championship Saturday at Clarkston Springfield Christian with […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Oxford wins first league title since 2001

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Oxford wins first league title since 2001

| February 28, 2015 | Comments (0)

OXFORD — For the first time since the fall of 2001, Oxford has been crowned a league champion in girls basketball. The Wildcats wrapped up the regular season Friday by dropping neighboring rival Lake Orion, 41-22, in an OAA White Division contest. Oxford, which carries a 16-4 overall record into Monday’s Class A districts, finished […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Patton’s 44 points leads Rochester Hills Christian into third straight MACS-I state finals; Troy Bethany edges Davison Faith

BOYS BASKETBALL: Patton’s 44 points leads Rochester Hills Christian into third straight MACS-I state finals; Troy Bethany edges Davison Faith

| February 28, 2015 | Comments (0)

CLARKSTON — After graduating nine players and four starters, Ryan Patton has taken matters into his own hands at Rochester Hills Christian. Instead of allowing the Eagles to fall into a rebuilding mode, the 6-foot-1 junior has emerged as Oakland County’s top scorer on the basketball court this season. Patton has also guided the young […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian earns berth in MACS-I state finals

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian earns berth in MACS-I state finals

| February 28, 2015 | Comments (0)

CLARKSTON — Rochester Hills Christian is back in the state finals. The Eagles ousted Lake Orion Baptist in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I state semifinals for the second straight year Friday, topping the Lions, 51-45, at Clarkston Springfield Christian. Rochester Hills Christian (15-5) will face Midland Calvary Baptist in the MACS-I state […]

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COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Oakland breezes past UIC

COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Oakland breezes past UIC

| February 25, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAVE CAMERON CORRESPONDENT North Oakland Sports ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University continues to grow into the Horizon League, after getting to the summit of the Summit League and powering through the Division II days of the 1990s. Oakland routed the University of Illinois-Chicago 81-56 Sunday afternoon at the O’rena before another large crowd of […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Experienced Athens uses offensive explosion to keep Lake Orion winless

BOYS BASKETBALL: Experienced Athens uses offensive explosion to keep Lake Orion winless

| January 31, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSposrtsFans TROY — The difference sometimes between an experience team and an inexperienced squad can often be found simply in the scorebook. That was true Friday night. Troy Athens, which plays several third- and fourth-year varsity players, showcased some offensive muscle and outplayed youthful Lake Orion in every […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Adams remains unbeaten with Orena win over Rochester

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Adams remains unbeaten with Orena win over Rochester

| January 24, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — As a player at Rochester Adams two decades ago, Shay Lewis never had the chance to play her crosstown rivals in front of a large capacity such as Oakland University’s Athletics Center Orena. Now as the Highlanders first-year coach, she witnessed her team put […]

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BOYS BOWLING: South Lyon stays consistent in winning first Oakland County title

BOYS BOWLING: South Lyon stays consistent in winning first Oakland County title

| January 18, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Rarely in the 11-year history of the Oakland County High School Boys Bowling Tournament has the top-seeded school out of the qualifying block ended up as the overall champion. Saturday, South Lyon made sure such as jinx didn’t tame the Lions. After emerging from the […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester rallies past Woods-tower for first win of the season

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester rallies past Woods-tower for first win of the season

| December 28, 2014 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester proved that it is not how you start, but how finish. After struggling from the floor in the first half, the Falcons turned up the heat on both ends of the floor in the second half to topple Warren Woods-Tower 40-30 in […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: North Branch knocks off No. 1 Notre Dame Prep in state semifinals

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: North Branch knocks off No. 1 Notre Dame Prep in state semifinals

| November 21, 2014 | Comments (0)

BATTLE CREEK — There will be a new state champion in the Class B girls volleyball ranks. Second-ranked North Branch knocked off top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, the defending state champions, in a four-game affair Thursday in the semifinals at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena, 3-1. North Branch won the first two games, 25-16 and 25-21, […]

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