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FOOTBALL: Adams uses ball-control offense on Rochester to roll in D-1 pre-district
Highlanders defeat Falcons for 23rd straight time BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Ball control offense proved to be a lethal injection for Rochester Adams against rival Rochester Friday night. The result was the Highlanders defeating Rochester for the 23rd straight time in a surprising 39-7 rout of the previously-unbeaten […]
BOYS SOCCER: Everest shocks Liggett for second straight regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — Sometimes soccer can come down to finishing opportunities. That couldn’t be any more true than for Clarkston Everest Collegiate on the soccer pitch Thursday at Madison Heights Bishop Foley Catholic. The Mountaineers only had three shots on frame against perennial state powerhouse Grosse Pointe […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Athens escapes Anchor Bay in shootout to win 11th regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com @LocalSportsFans TROY — Quinn LeBay may have looked like a man of steal out on soccer pitch in the freezing cold. Inside, he was all butterflies. He also was the difference maker in the end for host Troy Athens. The senior midfielder calmly tucked his penalty shot into the […]
BOYS SOCCER: Everest Collegiate peaking at right time, advances to second straight regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — It’s not how you start, but how you finish. Clarkston Everest Collegiate is living proof to that theory. After graduating two key defensemen and starting goalkeeper from a team that finished 15-4-1 last year, the Mountaineers had to do some quick retooling of their […]
BOYS SOCCER: Athens hold off Eisenhower to advance to regional finals; Anchor Bay edges Walled Lake Central in shootout
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Troy Athens may not be scoring in the same ways as it did during last year’s Division 1 state championship run. The Red Hawks, nevertheless, are still scoring regardless of method and are very much alive in the 2020 postseason. Host Athens built a 2-0 […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston regains OAA-Red title to enter postseason on a roll
Wolves draw familiar foe Oxford in pre-district contest BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — After a trying, injury-plagued season in 2019 where Clarkston finished 3-6 and missed the postseason for the first time since 2002, the Wolves are finally back near the top of the pile in terms of Division […]
FOOTBALL — 2020 Area District Pairings
Prep Football 2020 Area District Pairings Below are the 2020 MHSAA 11-player football district pairings involving schools in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com DIVISION 1 REGION 2 — DISTRICT 2 R2-D2 Oxford (2-4) 31.367 at Clarkston (6-0) 75.333, Friday 7 p.m. R2-D2 Lake Orion (3-2) 45.000 at Grand Blanc (5-1) 60.667 R2-D2 Rochester Adams (2-4) 36.167 at Rochester (6-0) 70.000, Friday 7 p.m. R2-D2 Lapeer (3-3) 40.000 at Davison (6-0) 64.667 at Davison Cardinals Stadium REGION 4 — DISTRICT 1 R4-D1 Farmington (0-6) 15.400 […]
FOOTBALL: Unbeaten Everest Collegiate shuts down Gabriel Richard for CHSL Cardinal title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans NOVI — In relative terms, Clarkston Everest Collegiate has quite a track record. Not only have the Mountaineers enjoyed tremendous success on the gridiron, they have done so only having a football program for eight seasons at the school. Everest Collegiate added another chapter to its stellar […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester downs Berkley to claim first league title in 27 years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BERKLEY — It’s only fitting that rain showers moved across the Metro Detroit area on Friday afternoon. By Friday evening, Rochester had ended one seriously long drought. The Falcons clinched their first league title in 27 years by topping host Berkley, 33-7, at Hurley Stadium. Rochester captured […]
BOYS SOCCER: First-half outburst leads Troy Athens past Troy for 19th district crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Defending Troy Athens on the soccer pitch is kind of like a game of pick your poison. Who do you man mark? Who do you try to shut down? Troy Athens again displayed its array of offensive weapons Thursday and the Red Hawks walked off […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy Athens rolls by Sterling Heights Stevenson to reach district finals for third straight year
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Simply put, Troy Athens played like a defending state champion Tuesday. The Red Hawks dominated Sterling Heights Stevenson in all facets of the game and rolled to a convincing 6-2 triumph in the Division 1 district semifinals at Waterford Mott. After slipping past Utica Ford […]
BOYS SOCCER: Red-hot Ortonville Brandon reaches district finals after winning 12 of 13 games down the stretch
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — It’s not how you start, but how you finish. Ortonville Brandon is living proof of that theory on the soccer pitch. After starting the season 1-3-0 and being outscored 13-6 in that stretch right after Labor Day weekend, the Blackhawks are now one of the […]
BOYS SOCCER: Melakuqi’s overtime game-winner sends Eisenhower past Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROMEO — Scoring chances were at a premium Monday night Gjon Melakuqi made sure he made the most of his opportunity. The junior forward from Utica Eisenhower scored on a breakaway in overtime, as the Eagles defeated Rochester Stoney Creek, 1-0, in a Division 1 district semifinal […]
BOYS SOCCER: Brandon avenges Goodrich; St. Mary’s upends Pontiac in shootout
LINDEN — Ortonville Brandon gained some measure of revenge Monday on one of the four teams that defeated the Blackhawks in the regular season. After losing to Flint Metro League ti-champion Goodrich 4-1 back on Sept. 16, Brandon turned the tables and blanked rival Goodrich 3-0 in a Division 2 district semifinals match at Linden. […]
BOYS SOCCER: Efficient Lutheran Northwest holds on to oust rival Oakland Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest proved Monday you don’t have to dominate in the postseason to advance. You just have to be efficient. The Crusaders only put four shots on frame in their Division 4 district semifinal at host Auburn Hills Oakland Christian but still […]
MEN’S SOCCER: Flint City Bucks post encore shutout to complete unbeaten exhibition schedule with 3-0 shutout of Inter Detroit FC
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FLINT — After going unbeaten in August and September during its exhibition schedule, the Flint City Bucks came back on stage Saturday for an encore performance. The Bucks controlled play at Flint Atwood Stadium and walked away with a resounding 3-0 shutout of Inter Detroit FC. Different […]
GIRLS GOLF: Adams chips way to state runner-up finish
Troy lands 11th, Troy Athens 13th, Stoney Creek 15th at D-1 finals BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — One of the most successful girls golf seasons in Rochester Adams history ended Friday. The Highlanders walked away with some much-expected hardware. Top-ranked Adams finished in the runner-up slot at 322. Northville […]
FOOTBALL: Ortonville Brandon clinches FML-Stars title with rout of Clio
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — Nothing was going to keep Ortonville Brandon from clinching the Flint Metro League Stars Division title Friday night. Absolutely nothing. The unbeaten Blackhawks captured their second league title in three years with a resounding 56-6 victory over visiting Clio, dominating all phases of the game. […]
