Category: Volleyball
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep advances to district finals for 21st straight season
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Showcasing another dominating performance Thursday, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep advanced to the Class B district finals for the 21st straight season with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Clawson at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood. The Irish posted a 21-11, 25-10, 25-8 victory over the Trojans to earn a district finals date with Macomb Lutheran […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Eisenhower delivers sharp dagger in district sweep of Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — With a potential district rematch with Rochester Stoney Creek looming, Utica Eisenhower did not want to get caught looking ahead, especially considering the Eagles had to defeat a league champion to earn a date in the district finals. No worries for Ike coach Caitlin […]
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 […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion claims league title, hits postseason in stride
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — With a perfect record, Lake Orion has retained the OAA Red Division championship. And this time the Dragons are not in a sharing mood. A year ago after finishing in a three-way tie for the league title with Rochester Stoney Creek and Birmingham Seaholm at […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: OAA Blue champion Rochester peaking at the right time
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — There’s no secret that a team hopes to peak in the final weeks of the season. That’s the case for Rochester’s girls volleyball team in the during the final month of the 2016 campaign. The Falcons are living that success. Rochester entered the postseason […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep sweeps Country Day in pre-district
PONTIAC — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep opend up Class B state tournament play Tuesday in recording its 50th win of the campaign in its 3-0 sweep of Birmingham Detroit Country Day. The Fighting Irish recorded a 25-13, 25-17 and 25-10 triumph to advance to Thursday’s district semifinals against Clawson. For the Irish Audrey Damman served […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion climbing back to top 10 territory, eyes OAA Red Division title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Over the past decade, Lake Orion has consistently fielded a girls volleyball team ranked inside the Class A top 20. That trend has more than continued this season. The Dragons, who finished as the runner-up to state powerhouse North Branch at the Mt. Morris […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Romeo outlasts Lake Orion in five-game whirlwind thriller
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROMEO — Lake Orion knew the eye of the storm was coming. The Dragons found out just what it feels like to be in the path of the tornado. The funnel cloud came in the shape of Romeo’s Gia Milana. The 6-foot-2 senior outside hitter recorded a […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion enacts district revenge on Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Over the past decade-plus, Clarkston has held an upper hand on Lake Orion when it comes to district success and championships. In fact, the only time in recent memory that Lake Orion did not lose to Clarkston in a district contest was when the […]
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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: North Branch knocks off No. 1 Notre Dame Prep in state semifinals
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, […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep’s Kathleen Carlson wins Miss Volleyball
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @Local SportsFans PONTIAC — When she entered Pontiac Notre Dame Prep as a freshman, Kathleen Carlson had big dreams of success on the volleyball court. She never dreamed that it would culminate with such a storybook of awards. Carlson, a 5-foot-11 senior outside hitter, added to her […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep overpowers Divine Child to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLAWSON — Three years ago, Betty Wroubel had a feeling about some promising newcomers within Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s volleyball program. The veteran coach decided to take a gamble and keep four of those freshman on the Fighting Irish varsity. Fast forward to this year and […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: WOLL marches back into regional finals
CANTON — For years, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes struggled to get past the district round of the Class D state tournament. Now, the Lakers are going after their third straight regional crown. WOLL put itself in such a position Tuesday with a 25-13, 25-14, 25-10 sweep of Novi Franklin Road Christian in a […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Top-ranked Notre Dame Prep cruises into regional finals
MARYSVILLE —Top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep advanced to Sweet 16 round of the Class B state tournament for the fourth straight year by virtue of a 25-9, 25-4, 25-5 sweep Tuesday over Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy in the regional semifinals at Marysville. The Fighting Irish served up a season-best 32 aces, as they kept […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Troy, Notre Dame Prep, Oakland Christian win district crowns
TROY — After a three-year hiatus, Troy is back in the regional round of the Class A postseason. The Colts outlasted arch-rival Troy Athens, 3-2, in the Class A district finals Friday, posting a five-game, 22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 15-10 victory. Hannah Moeller was an all-around threat to lead a blanched attack for Troy (25-25-2), […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Back from recess, Clarkston sweeps Lake Orion for 11th district title in 13 seasons
Wolves advance to regional finals for fourth time in six years BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — After falling into a little bit of a lull during the final two weeks of the regular season, Clarkston’s girls volleyball program made quite a statement Friday that the Wolves are […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep advances to 17th straight district finals
PONTIAC — For the 17th straight season, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep will play for a district championship. The fighting Irish earned that right Wednesday night y topping Birmingham Detroit Country Day 25-7, 24-26, 25-9, 25-6 in the Class B semifinals. NDP (53-5-0) will face Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in the finals Friday. The Irish […]
