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Category: Soccer

BOYS SOCCER: Renaud’s late goal helps No. 2 Athens slip by ninth-ranked Troy

BOYS SOCCER: Renaud’s late goal helps No. 2 Athens slip by ninth-ranked Troy

| October 15, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt BERKLEY — Scoring chances were at a premium Tuesday night. Troy Athens made sure its best opportunity resulted in a game-winning goal. Junior sniper TJ Renaud, who recently returned from an injury, scored the game’s sole goal in the 74th minute and second-ranked […]

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COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland rebounds to rout IUPUI

COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland rebounds to rout IUPUI

| October 13, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt   ROCHESTER HILLS — Quite a reversal act. Just three days after an embarrassing first half against Western Michigan University where Oakland University allowed three first-half goals in a 3-2 loss, the Golden Grizzlies rebounded in a major way Saturday. Hosting IUPUI in […]

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COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Western Michigan holds off Oakland

COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Western Michigan holds off Oakland

| October 12, 2019 | Comments (0)

— STAFF REPORTS  ROCHESTER HILLS — Three different players scored first-half goals and Western Michigan University held on for a 3-2 non-conference victory Wednesday over host and inter-state rival Oakland University at the OU Soccer Complex. It was the third straight win for the Bronchos (7-4-0), while Oakland slipped to 5-4-2. It also marked the third […]

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COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland trips up Cleveland State in Horizon League opener

COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland trips up Cleveland State in Horizon League opener

| September 18, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt   ROCHESTER HILLS — Eric Pogue believes the Horizon League is void of a dominant side this season and that from top-to-bottom there’s not much difference between the nine teams in the conference. Oakland University was witness to that Saturday night in their […]

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COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland looking to climb back to summit of Horizon League

COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland looking to climb back to summit of Horizon League

| August 27, 2019 | Comments (0)

    BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt   ROCHESTER HILLS — For a program that boasts a lot of history, the recipe for success hasn’t changed over the years when it comes to the men’s soccer program at Oakland University. “It hasn’t changed, and I think the two goals […]

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USL SOCCER: Flint City Bucks overcome odds to win fourth national championship

USL SOCCER: Flint City Bucks overcome odds to win fourth national championship

| August 5, 2019 | Comments (0)

Tambe’s OT blast sends FCB to glory BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan   FLINT – A storied franchise with a resume rivaled by few in its league, the Flint City Bucks captured their fourth national crown Saturday under rare circumstances. Forced to go 2-0-1 in their final three regular season […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Plymouth ends Troy’s season in state semifinals shootout

GIRLS SOCCER: Plymouth ends Troy’s season in state semifinals shootout

| June 12, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — Anything can happen once a soccer match reaches a shootout. Plymouth made sure the ‘anything’ was an appearance in the Division1 state finals. The fifth-ranked Wildcats used a 4-1 advantage in a shootout Wednesday night at Troy Athens, and that was […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Adams skips by Chippewa Valley to earn berth in regional finals, earns date with Troy

GIRLS SOCCER: Adams skips by Chippewa Valley to earn berth in regional finals, earns date with Troy

| June 4, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — Far from a thing of beauty, Rochester Adams is still alive in the Division 1 state tournament. The Highlanders, who defeated state-ranked Utica Eisenhower, 2-1, in a shootout in last Thursday’s district title match, overcame a less-than-stellar effort to oust upstart Clinton […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pulls away from Berkley to reach regional finals

GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pulls away from Berkley to reach regional finals

| June 4, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — It was only a matter of time. After being held in check by Berkley through 40 minute, 13th-ranked Troy erupted for four second half goals in ousting the upstart Bears, 4-0 in a Division 1 regional semifinal at Troy. Troy (11-5-2) will […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pushes Athens to the corner to claim district title

GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pushes Athens to the corner to claim district title

| May 31, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — An early goal can make a huge difference in how a soccer team approaches the rest of the game. Such a scenario worked well in Troy’s favor Friday night. Troy scored just 53 seconds into the game and never relinquished the lead, […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian wins third MACS state championship

BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian wins third MACS state championship

| March 5, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SAGINAW — Rochester Hills Christian is back on top. The second-seeded Eagles toppled No. 4-seeded Midland Calvary Baptist, 64-58, in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I state championship game Saturday at Saginaw Swan Valley High School. “We have been to the state championship game seven […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Emotional Rochester Hills Christian goes to shootout to capture seventh MACS state title

BOYS SOCCER: Emotional Rochester Hills Christian goes to shootout to capture seventh MACS state title

| October 27, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan DAVISON — Adam Patton had a feeling Saturday afternoon in the final soccer game of his high school career. The Rochester Hills Christian senior guessed right and stopped Midland Calvary Baptist’s sixth shooter in a penalty kick shootout, while classmate Alec Spiegel buried his heroic […]

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BOYS SOCCER:  Waterford Oakdale Christian earns 3-peat, topples Vassar Juanita for third straight MACS-II state title

BOYS SOCCER: Waterford Oakdale Christian earns 3-peat, topples Vassar Juanita for third straight MACS-II state title

| October 27, 2018 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan DAVISON — Mason Walsh doesn’t really have a designated position on the soccer field in terms of where he might be the entire game. The sophomore is literally all over the field.  Walsh scored two goals the first 12 minutes Saturday as a midfielder […]

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BOYS SOCCER:  Berkley rallies back to oust Troy in pre-district

BOYS SOCCER:  Berkley rallies back to oust Troy in pre-district

| October 15, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instgram: stickradtdan TROY — Berkley has enjoyed its best season in school history this fall. The Bears don’t plan on it ending just yet. Fifth-ranked Berkley rallied back from a 1-0 halftime deficit Monday to defeat host Troy, 2-1, in a Division 1 pre-district. “We don’t want this to […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Youthful Rochester Adams shines on pitch, wins OAA-Red and reaches regional finals

GIRLS SOCCER: Youthful Rochester Adams shines on pitch, wins OAA-Red and reaches regional finals

| June 13, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Sometimes a young team has nothing to lose when playing a challenging schedule. It can learn on the fly and simply get better at its craft by routinely facing high quality opponents. Rochester Adams did just that on the soccer […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Troy reaches Final Four for first time since 2013, blanks Grosse Pointe North for regional title

GIRLS SOCCER: Troy reaches Final Four for first time since 2013, blanks Grosse Pointe North for regional title

| June 7, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — Apparently, Troy truly is a different team this postseason. The Colts, who finished just 4-6-6 in the regular season and in third place in the loaded OAA Red Division, moved to 9-6-6 overall and advanced to the state semifinals for the […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Adams edges Waterford Mott, Grand Blanc ousts Heartland to advance to regional finals

GIRLS SOCCER: Adams edges Waterford Mott, Grand Blanc ousts Heartland to advance to regional finals

| June 5, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Maddie Dolenga might only be a freshman, but she’s playing beyond her age. The Rochester Adams goalkeeper made three clutch saves in 75 minutes of action Tuesday, and 18th-ranked Rochester Adams withstood Waterford Mott, 2-1, in a Division 1 regional […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester Adams explodes in second half to oust Stoney Creek

GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester Adams explodes in second half to oust Stoney Creek

| May 31, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Josh Hickey gave an inspirational speech at halftime Thursday to his Rochester Adams girls soccer team. Apparently, the Highlanders were listening — especially Hailey Wentzloff. The Grand Valley State-bound senior midfielder scored two second-half goals and 18th-ranked Adams withstood Rochester […]

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