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FOOTBALL: Eriksen, Clarkston barrel over Oak Park for OAA title
OAK PARK — For the first time, Clarkston will enter the postseason as the No. 1 ranked team in the state. The Wolves wrapped up their fourth unbeaten regular season in 13 years Friday, cruising past host Oak Park, 41-20, in the OAA Crossover championship game. Clarkston, which has occupied the top spot in Division […]
BOYS SOCCER: Oakland Christian rolls Everest Collegiate for district crown
CLARKSTON — For the seventh straight season, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has claimed a boys soccer district championship. The Lancers claimed the title with a 7-0 victory over host Clarkston Everest Collegiate. Daniel Smith scored three goals to lead Oakland Christian. Chris Polite followed with two goals, while David Lewis and John VanNoord also scored […]
FOOTBALL: Oxford sacks Troy to earn playoffs berth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — From a certain point of view, the prep football playoffs started a week early for both Oxford and Troy Friday evening. Entering Week 9 with identical 5-3 records, the winner was guaranteed a spot in the postseason field. The loser would be sacked with […]
AOTW: Ortonville Brandon No. 1 singles star Navarre set to finish up memorable run
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — For many that have honed high skills in the arena of sports, the key ingredient is often picking up a sport at a very early age and then going from there. Ortonville Brandon’s Spencer Navarre first picked up a tennis racquet when he was six […]
GIRLS GOLF: Driving force: Rochester’s Haque turning slice into fine career, spot at Oakland
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When Jazmin Haque began her freshman year of high school, golf was not in her blood. She was just trying to get a grip on the sport. Four years later, the Rochester High senior has emerged as one of the area’s best. Already […]
BOYS SOCCER: Shushtari’s heroics lift Adams to 1-0 upset of Eisenhower
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Shayen Shushtari was promoted to the varsity ranks seven games into the 2012 boys soccer season. The junior took the right time to score his first goal of the campaign. Shushtari, only substituted into the game moments before, found the back of the […]
BOYS SOCCER: Stoney Creek shuts down Athens to advance to district finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When it comes to two equally matched teams that know each other almost too well, a contest often goes to implementing a game plan and executing it. Rochester Stoney Creek’s game plan was to limit Troy Athens’ high-scoring Max Klitzke and make sure […]
BOYS SOCCER: Lake Orion upsets Clarkston; Grand Blanc edges Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Revenge can be sweet. It can be even better in the postseason. Lake Orion enjoyed the sweet taste of revenge Thursday in its Division 1 district semifinal at Oxford. After losing to arch-rival Clarkston 3-1 only two weeks ago, the unheralded Dragons continued their […]
BOYS TENNIS: Adams netters continue legacy
BY DAN STICKRADT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams has a very impressive track record with its boys tennis team succeeding at the league, regional and state levels. That is nothing new dating back to the 1970s. The Highlanders have won many league titles or finished in the upper echelon of their […]
BOYS SOCCER: Oakland Christian edges Lutheran Northwest
CLARKSTON — Beating a team three times in one season is never easy. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian accomplished that feat Wednesday against rival Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, edging the Crusaders 3-1 in a Division 4 boys soccer district semifinal. Daniel Smith scored all three goals for Oakland Christian. Chris Polite added two assists, while Scott […]
BOYS SOCCER: District dandy: Adams scores twice in final 10 minutes to rally past Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HIJLLS — No lead is safe. Rochester found that out the hard way Tuesday evening on the big stage. Holding a 2-1 lead with less than 10 minutes remaining, the host Falcons watched arch-rival Rochester Adams score twice down the stretch and rally for a […]
BOYS SOCCER: Eisenhower eliminates Troy from district
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net UTICA — The 2012 Division 1 state tournament could have started any worse for the Troy soccer team: Utica Eisenhower scored on the Colts in the first 18 seconds of the first game. “That’s not how you draw it up,” Troy coach Brian Zawislak said. The Troy soccer season […]
AOTW: Cincinnati-bound Dale a changed man for Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Sometimes a little change in scenery can do wonders. It sure helped Miles Dale refocus for his senior year of high school. Dale, who started his final year at Rochester High School in September, attended a military school in Tennessee last spring and […]
GIRLS GOLF: Davison holds off Rochester, Adams for regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Davison might have been at a disadvantage Thursday on the links of Twin Lakes. The course was a solid hour away from home and the Cardinals were not all that familiar with its features. That simply did not matter. Unranked Davison captured its […]
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Crump gains 200th career win in sweep of UM-Dearborn
DEARBORN —Rochester College’s women’s volleyball team found another level Saturday at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and that resulted in a 3-0 sweep of the Wolves. The win, which featured sets of 25-23, 25-11 and 25-21, snapped a seven-game losing streak against UM Dearborn As a team, the Warriors had 28 kills, 66 digs and six […]
FOOTBALL: Stoney Creek’s 28 unanswered points help Cougars sack Rochester
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek found another gar in the second half Friday.That was enough to speed past rival Rochester. Trailing 14-7 at the half, the host Cougars scored 28 unanswered points over the final two quarters to topple the Falcons, 35-14, and forge a three-way tie in third place in the OAA Red […]
VOLLEYBALL: Romeo edges Notre Dame Prep for Oxford Invitational title
OXFORD — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep advanced all the way to the finals of the Oxford Invitational Saturday before running into a roadblock in Romeo. The Bulldogs toppled the Fighting Irish in three sets (20-25, 29-27, 15-10) to claim the title. Notre Dame Prep (41-7-4) finished 4-0-1 in pool play of the 12-school tournament, sweeping […]
FOOTBALL: Clash of the Titans: Top-ranked Clarkston rallies past No. 2 Lake Orion to clinch OAA-Red title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — DJ Zezula surrendered his starting spot to Caine Watlington Friday night. The Clarkston sophomore quarterback more than made up for lost time in the fourth quarter against Lake Orion. Zezula helped the Wolves put together a 22-play drive that spanned 9:48 and that […]
