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2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS SKI TEAM: State champion Dohm heads up talented squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) In terms of team success in girls skiing, only two area teams qualified for the state finals in each of the two […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Division I talents spark hardcourt elite
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) During the 2011-12 boys basketball season, it was commonplace to see recognizable Division I and Division II coaches sitting up in the […]
2012 ALL-FLINT METRO LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM
ALL-FLINT METRO LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM FIRST TEAM An asterisk denotes a unanimous selection. OUTFIELDERS — Ben Crawford, Ortonville Brandon sr.*; Dillon Nash, Linden sr.*; Joel Perry, Holly soph.; Zeke Stone, Lapeer East jr. INFIELDERS — Paul Adas, Flint Kearsley sr.*; Allan Antcliff, Clio sr.; Gary Bulzan, Lapeer East sr.; Chad Carson, Lapeer East sr.* FIRST […]
GIRLS TRACK: Adams cruised to life in the fast lane with all-time best finish
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST KENTWOOD — On a day when Grosse Pointe South put on a track and field clinic with several nationally-ranked performances, Rochester Adams also had its moment in the limelight. South defended its Division 1 girls track and field state title with 77.5 points, showcasing some […]
BOYS GOLF: Avondale raises bar on links
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BIG RAPIDS — There were only six boys golf teams that made the cut for the Division 2 state finals in both 2011 and 2012. Auburn Hills Avondale was one of them. What made it so special for the Yellowjackets was that they had never even qualified […]
BOYS GOLF: MHSAA State Finals Results 2012
Boys Golf 2012 MHSAA L.P. DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (June 15-16 at The Meadows, Grand Valley State University) TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Brother Rice, 304-298—602; 2. Battle Creek Lakeview, 296-307—603; 3. Muskegon Mona Shores, 302-306—608; 4. Traverse City West, 299-312—611; 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, 300-312—612; 6. Novi Detroit Catholic Central. […]
Four local stars selected for MHSBCA All-Star baseball game
DETROIT — One last time in a high school uniform. Four local players have been selected to play in the annual Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game. The contest will be plated for June 26 at 7 p.m. at Comerica Park in Detroit. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest’s Chad Cook, Troy Athens’ Tommy Eng, […]
PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks continue fast start with shutout of Toronto
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — After playing 12 games in a month, the one thing for certain pertaining to the Michigan Bucks is that this team again is a title contender. The Bucks moved to 10-1-1 on the year and posted their fifth shutout in its last eight games with […]
GIRLS SOCCER: New kid on the block Okemos ruins Troy’s title party
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net EASTLANSING — Most of the giants were gone. Top-ranked Northville, bye-bye. Defending state champion Novi, out of the picture. OAA Red champion Rochester Adams, departed. They were all out of the girls soccer tournament, and the only one left standing from the east side was Troy. So when eighth-ranked […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy’s Irene Young wins Miss Soccer award
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Irene Young had a secret that she had to hold onto for a few days. The recent Troy High graduate found out the day of Troy’s state semifinal on June 13 that she was to receive the highest honor of any high school soccer […]
BOYS GOLF: Lancers dip to fourth at D-4 state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — Defending Division 4 state champion Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has fallen from grace. The Lancers, who won the D-4 boys golf state title in convincing fashion last season, dropped to fourth overall at this year’s state tournament. Oakland Christian posted a two-day total […]
GIRLS SOCCER STATE FINALS: Calvin Christian drowns Lakes-Everest for D-4 crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — Seemingly, Grandville Calvin Christian had the Midas touch Saturday afternoon. Everything the Squires struck turned to gold. Fourth-ranked Calvin Christian scored six times at Michigan State University’s Old College Field the Squires struck that was more than enough to drown sixth-ranked Waterford Our […]
JAKE’S TAKE: In good hands…Troy’s Holland is one of state’s best
TROY — You had a tough decision last Sunday, Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association panel. You had to select the All-State girls soccer players for the first, second, and third teams, plus honorable mention. That’s no easy task. That’s why I’m making it easier. The best goalie in the state is Troy junior Alison […]
GIRLS SOCCER STATE FINALS: Okemos blanks Troy, leaves no doubt on state’s best team
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — Simply put, Okemos left no doubt who the best girls soccer team in the state was in 2012. The Chieftains finished up an improbably season, finishing 24-1-1, yielding six goals and pitching 20 shutouts. The final chapter came in Saturday’s Division 1 state […]
Lancers enjoying best times with depleted lineup
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Needless to say, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian is a small school power on the golf course. Check out the rankings and standings in Division 4, or the team scores at a bevy of tournaments each year, and the Lancers are located in their […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Lakes-Everest upends Bishop Foley to reach second state finals in three years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — While Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified might have one of the state’s longest names for a high school athletics program in the state of Michigan, the Lakers do have one of the shortest time periods for its girls soccer team. […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Too ‘Powers’ful: Top-ranked Chargers blank NDP in state semis
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — There are some puzzles that just can’t be solved. For Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, the Fighting Irish simply could not solve top-ranked and defending state champion Flint Powers Catholic on the soccer pitch on two separate occasions this season. After falling to Powers […]
MHSAA NEWS: Athens’ Robert Dowd named one of 2012 Bush Award recipients
EAST LANSING — Four athletics administrators who additionally have made significant contributions at the league, state and MHSAA tournament levels — Robin Dilday of Utica, Robert Dowd of Troy, Curt Ellis of Saline and Greg Lattig of Mason — have been named the recipients of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Allen W. Bush Award […]
