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COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland trips up Cleveland State in Horizon League opener
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Eric Pogue believes the Horizon League is void of a dominant side this season and that from top-to-bottom there’s not much difference between the nine teams in the conference. Oakland University was witness to that Saturday night in their […]
FOOTBALL: Fast start jettisons Stoney Creek past Troy Athens
Ryan Eckhout pass to Zach Denha…TOUCHDOWN COUGARS!!! Posted by Stoney Creek Football on Friday, September 13, 2019 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — For everything that went right for Rochester Stoney Creek Friday night, everything went wrong for Troy Athens. The result was […]
FOOTBALL: Adams rolls over Rochester for 23rd straight time
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams still has Rochester’s number. The Highlanders scored early, often and in a variety of ways in downing arch-rival Rochester, 60-24, in an OAA crossover contest Friday night — the season opener for both teams. Adams, which defeated the […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion grounds Lightning with 17-7 victory
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt LAPEER — It took two days, but Lake Orion finally broke the hex of winning season openers. The Dragons captured a Week 1 victory Friday afternoon for the first time since 2013 with a 17-7 road victory over Lapeer — an Elite Eight […]
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Oakland looking to climb back to summit of Horizon League
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — For a program that boasts a lot of history, the recipe for success hasn’t changed over the years when it comes to the men’s soccer program at Oakland University. “It hasn’t changed, and I think the two goals […]
SOFTBALL: Rochester Adams’ Curran, Nash wrap up prep careers with All-Star nods
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861/ ROCHESTER HILLS – When Emma Curran and Mary Nash made the varsity cut back in 2016, the Rochester Adams softball program was going through some lean years. The duo and recent 2019 Adams grads helped change that. The duo, part of a six-senior class […]
SOFTBALL: Oxford’s Chloe Allen exits stage left in style
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861/ OXFORD – Before Chloe Allen’s arrival at Oxford, the Wildcats softball program didn’t have a ton of history in terms of success. She and her teammates helped put the program back on the map. Allen, a 2019 Oxford grad, capped a fine four-year career […]
BASEBALL: Lake Orion’s Josh Slayton caps fine prep career with Dream Team honors
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861/ LAKE ORION – It seems like only yesterday to Josh Slayton when got the call up to the varsity ranks. He now departs high school with one of the highest honors for a prep baseball player in Michigan. Slayton, a recent graduate of Lake […]
SOFTBALL Lake Orion’s diamond gem Tessa Nuss breaks record, bows out one of school’s all-time greats
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861/ LAKE ORION – Ever since she was little, Tessa Nuss has been known as fast on the softball diamond. She more than lived up to that during her prep career. A recent Lake Orion grad, Nuss was recently honored as the 2019 Lake Orion […]
USL SOCCER: Flint City Bucks overcome odds to win fourth national championship
Tambe’s OT blast sends FCB to glory BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan FLINT – A storied franchise with a resume rivaled by few in its league, the Flint City Bucks captured their fourth national crown Saturday under rare circumstances. Forced to go 2-0-1 in their final three regular season […]
BASEBALL: Rochester Hills Christian ends banner year with first MACS diamond state title
Eagles fly high to capture fourth boys sports state crown during 2018-19 school year BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861/ LAKE ORION – An unforgettable school year ended with another banner and trophy celebration at Rochester Hills Christian. And it was a first. The Eagles recently captured their first Michigan […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Plymouth ends Troy’s season in state semifinals shootout
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — Anything can happen once a soccer match reaches a shootout. Plymouth made sure the ‘anything’ was an appearance in the Division1 state finals. The fifth-ranked Wildcats used a 4-1 advantage in a shootout Wednesday night at Troy Athens, and that was […]
BOYS GOLF: Lake Orion puts its all together for first state title
Orion’s Sui earns medalist honors; Clarkston lands sixth BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FRANKENMUTH — Monty Gallaher didn’t want to break away from routine this season. So regardless if a road tournament was one or two days of competition — nearby or far away — he always had his players drive home after […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Adams skips by Chippewa Valley to earn berth in regional finals, earns date with Troy
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — Far from a thing of beauty, Rochester Adams is still alive in the Division 1 state tournament. The Highlanders, who defeated state-ranked Utica Eisenhower, 2-1, in a shootout in last Thursday’s district title match, overcame a less-than-stellar effort to oust upstart Clinton […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pulls away from Berkley to reach regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — It was only a matter of time. After being held in check by Berkley through 40 minute, 13th-ranked Troy erupted for four second half goals in ousting the upstart Bears, 4-0 in a Division 1 regional semifinal at Troy. Troy (11-5-2) will […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pushes Athens to the corner to claim district title
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — An early goal can make a huge difference in how a soccer team approaches the rest of the game. Such a scenario worked well in Troy’s favor Friday night. Troy scored just 53 seconds into the game and never relinquished the lead, […]
TRACK: Oak Park sweeps Oakland County titles
State’s best prepare for state finals with fine performances; Clarkston girls nab runner-up, Lake Orion boys fourth BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — On a day where Oak Park was nearly perfect, the Knights collectively are still searching for ways of improvement. “We have a lot of things to work on,” said freshman […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Howell rallies past cold-shooting Oxford for regional crown
BY DAN STICKRDT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOWELL — Nick Simon suffered through an emergency root canal Thursday morning. His Howell basketball team delivered some much needed novocaine come the evening hours. After scoring a season-low in points in the first half, falling behind 23-13, host Howell rallied with a 29-14 second half in […]
