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WEDNESDAY’S TENNIS ROUNDUP: Avondale blanks Hazel Park

WEDNESDAY’S TENNIS ROUNDUP: Avondale blanks Hazel Park

| April 19, 2012 | Comments (0)

AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 8, HAZEL PARK 0 (At Hazel Park) SINGLES — 1. Fallon Richie (AHA) d. Christina Pauls 6-0, 6-0; 2. Nitha Abraham (AHA) d. Stephanie Toma 6-1, 6-4; 3. Amy Swanson (AHA) d. Ashley Smith 6-0, 6-0; 4. Cristina Sonu (AHA) d. Courtney Combs 6-2, 6-4 DOUBLES — 1. Nicole Hermiz-Sara Mulders (AHA) […]

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Prep Baseball State Rankings

Prep Baseball State Rankings

| April 18, 2012 | Comments (0)

PREP STATE RANKINGS Digital sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com. MORE RANKINGS:   http://northoaklandsports.com/category/high-school/state-rankings/   Baseball (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Macomb Dakota; 2. Birmingham Brother Rice; 3. Bay City Western; 4. Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse; 5. Rockford; 6. […]

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TUESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Oxford, Andover battle to draw

TUESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Oxford, Andover battle to draw

| April 18, 2012 | Comments (0)

OXFORD — Bloomfield Hills Andover and Oxford settled very little Tuesday in a match featuring two OAA White Division girls soccer teams. The Barons and Wildcats settled for a 2-2 draw, which left Oxford with a 4-6-1 overa record and 1-3-1 ledger in league play. Oxford’s Chelsea Johnson scored off an assist by Sara Ruch […]

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TUESDAY'S TRACK BOX SCORES

TUESDAY’S TRACK BOX SCORES

| April 17, 2012 | Comments (0)

Boys Track ROCHESTER ADAMS 76, ROCHESTER STONEY CREEK 52   SHOT PUT: Michael Eldridge (SC) 48-7; DISCUS: Jack Wesley (SC) 118-9; HIGH JUMP: Charlie Ruiz (SC) 5-10; LONG JUMP: Charlie Ruiz (SC) 18-9.75; 3200 RELAY: Adams (Adam Boike, Stevons, Dylan Oppenheiser, Stephen Biebelhausen) 8:23.5; 110 HURDLES: Charlie Ruiz (SC) 16.7; 100: Avery Taylor (A) 11.4; […]

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HEADED TO THE NEXT LEVEL: College Signings, Oral Commitments

HEADED TO THE NEXT LEVEL: College Signings, Oral Commitments

| April 17, 2012 | Comments (3)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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TUESDAY’S GIRLS TENNIS RESULTS: Clarkston dusts away Rochester; Holly blanks Swartz Creel

TUESDAY’S GIRLS TENNIS RESULTS: Clarkston dusts away Rochester; Holly blanks Swartz Creel

| April 17, 2012 | Comments (0)

  CLARKSTON 7, ROCHESTER 2  SINGLES — 1. Katie Brozovich (C) d. Rachel Parker 6-1, 6-0; 2. Paige Olsen (C) d. Stephanie Handley 6-1, 6-2; 3. Stephanie VonBehren (R) d. Amy Wozniak 6-1, 6-0; 4. Claudia Gage (R) d. Kendra Mantz 6-3, 6-1. DOUBLES — 1. Dana Olsen-Olivia Dunn (C) d. Kirstin Byszkowski-Ashley Jacobs 6-1, […]

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MONDAY’S LACROSSE ROUNDUP: Clarkston holds off Seaholm; Oxford thumps Walled Lake Unified

MONDAY’S LACROSSE ROUNDUP: Clarkston holds off Seaholm; Oxford thumps Walled Lake Unified

| April 17, 2012 | Comments (1)

BIRMINGHAM — Clarkston opened the game open with a 6-3 scoring edge in the second period, then held on Monday for a 12-10 OAA Red Division road win over Birmingham Unified. Sam Moore and Kevin O’Grady scored three goals each for the Wolves. Kevin Horton added two goals and two assists, Travis Craft had two […]

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BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012

BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012

| April 17, 2012 | Comments (8)

BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep baseball team capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Tommy Kurzewski, 11th season. 2011 RECORD: 16-11, 8-8 […]

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MONDAY’S GIRLS TENNIS: Notre Dame Prep swats Liggett to remain perfect

MONDAY’S GIRLS TENNIS: Notre Dame Prep swats Liggett to remain perfect

| April 17, 2012 | Comments (0)

PONTIAC NOTRE DAME PREP 6, G.P.W. UNIVERSITY-LIGGET 2 (At Wimbledon Racquet Club) SINGLES —  1. Lisa Savagian (NDP) d. Wesley DeJoie 6-3, 7-5; 2 Annie Boniface (NDP) d. Clarissa Dixon 6-2, 6-2; 3. Kayle Stencel (NDP) d .Victoria Chochla 6-2, 6-2; 4. Erin Moncrief (NDP) d. Alexa Yates 2-6, 6-3, 10-2. DOUBLES — 1. Danielle […]

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MONDAY’S SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Troy edged rival Troy Athens; Rochester rolls over Stoney Creek

MONDAY’S SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Troy edged rival Troy Athens; Rochester rolls over Stoney Creek

| April 17, 2012 | Comments (1)

TROY — Katie Krajenta outdueled Haley Zemmer from the circle and Krajenta provided the game-winning RBI to lift Troy past Troy Athens, 5-4, in an OAA crossover softball victory Monday. Camryn LaCarter was 2-for-4 w2ith two RBI and Laney Hart added two hits and another RBI for host Troy (3-0), which plated three runs in […]

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PREP BASEBALL: Stoney Creek outduels Adams; Oakland Christian tames Lutheran North

PREP BASEBALL: Stoney Creek outduels Adams; Oakland Christian tames Lutheran North

| April 17, 2012 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Zak Northrup pitched seven scoreless innings and Rochester Stoney Creek remained atop of the OAA Red Division standings with a 1-0 shutout of Rochester Adams Monday. The Cougars (9-3, 3-0) scored their sole run in fourth inning when Jake Kruk provided an RBI single to back Northrup’s fine pitching performance. Niko Gonzales […]

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Boys Golf Scoreboard -- April 16

Boys Golf Scoreboard — April 16

| April 17, 2012 | Comments (0)

Boys Golf   OAA RED DIVISION TOURNAMENT NO. 1 (Twin Lakes Golf Club, par 71) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Adams, 317;2.Rochester Stoney Creek, 328; 3. Lake Orion, 330; 4.Rochester, 334; 5. Troy, 336; 6.Clarkston, 339. TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1. Mason Gorris (Lake Orion) 75; 2. Eric Busa (Rochester Adams) 76; 3. Mike Doyle (Rochester […]

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BOYS GOLF: Adams golfers brave elements to win first OAA-Red tourney

BOYS GOLF: Adams golfers brave elements to win first OAA-Red tourney

| April 17, 2012 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Monday’s blustery conditions were not ideal for a typical round of golf. In fact, the elements were far from favorable. “I don’t think I’ve taken kids out on the course before with it this windy,” admitted Rochester Adams boys golf coach Dan […]

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COLLEGE SIGNINGS-ORAL COMMITMENTS

COLLEGE SIGNINGS-ORAL COMMITMENTS

| April 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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COLLEGE SIGNINGS: Northwest’s Sheehan to Olivet College; Bethany Christian’s Tomkowiak chooses Spring Arbor

COLLEGE SIGNINGS: Northwest’s Sheehan to Olivet College; Bethany Christian’s Tomkowiak chooses Spring Arbor

| April 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Colin Sheehan of Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest has committed to play football for Olivet College in 2012. A senior wide-receiver/defensive back, Sheehan is hoping to help Olivet college turn its football season around after it has posted just a 2-38 record the past four seasons. Sheehan was an All-MAC First Team and […]

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PREP BASEBALL: Guitar paces offense, Thomas logs complete game in Troy’s win over Athens

PREP BASEBALL: Guitar paces offense, Thomas logs complete game in Troy’s win over Athens

| April 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   TROY — It took Troy only four batters in the first inning to score four runs. That was all they needed for the game. Senior slugger Nick Guitar belted a grand slam and junior pitcher Michael Thomas pitched all seven innings to pace Troy to a 4-2 victory […]

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PREP BASEBALL: Walled Lake Northern silences Troy bats

PREP BASEBALL: Walled Lake Northern silences Troy bats

| April 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   TROY — The weather warmed up for the Troy baseball team Thursday. The Colts’ bats did not. The Troy bats were silenced in a 6-1, non-league baseball loss to visiting Walled Lake Northern in which the colts managed only three hits in the first five innings. “We were […]

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SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012

SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012

| April 15, 2012 | Comments (3)

SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep softball team capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Gary Harlan, first season. 2011 RECORD: 15-15, 4-6 OAA […]

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