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Cage dominance: Clarkston claims 13th OAA-Red title in 18 seasons
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Since the inception of the Oakland Activities Association in 1994-95, Clarkston has posted one fine record in boys basketball. In fact, no team has won more league titles in the 18-year history of the mega conference than the Wolves. Clarkston added another league championship to its [...]
AREA MHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT DRAWS
AREA MHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT DRAWS Below are the 2011-12 MHSAA girls basketball district draws involving schools from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Contact host school for further information. For state-wide brackets, visit the MHSAA’s website at www.mhsaa.com.  CLASS A  DISTRICT NO. 8 HOSTED BY HOLLY Monday, Feb. 27 Game 1 — Clarkston vs. [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston clinches OAA-Red title outright
TROY — Last season Clarkston made an abrupt turnaround to finish as the runner-up in the OAA Girls basketball standings. This season the Wolves are league champions of the outright fashion. Needing a win on the final night of the regular season, the Wolves hounded Troy, 61-38, to finish 12-2 overall in the league and [...]
Track icon Ambrose passes at 101
Michigan high school track and field icon Kermit Ambrose, who coached and was an track and field and cross country official for over 60 years in Michigan, has died. He was 101 years old. Ambrose died of natural causes in his Bloomfield Hills residence. Funeral arrangements include the viewing: Friday, March 2, from 4-8 p.m.; [...]
FRIDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Pontiac rallies past North Farmington; Cranbrook downs Everest
PONTIAC — Behind a 30-20 second half, Pontiac wrapped up the regular season Friday with a 52-43 victory over North Farmington in OAA Red Division girls basketball play. Pontiac led 12-8 after the first quarter, only to see North Farmington grab a 23-22 lead at the half thanks to a 15-10 run in the second [...]
BOWLING REGIONAL RESULTS
PREP BOWLING REGIONAL RESULTS Boys Bowling DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (at Drakeshire Lanes, Farmington Hills) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 3,863; 2. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 3,841; 3. Farmington/Harrison Unified, 3,660; 4. Lake Orion, 3,657; 5. Waterford Mott, 3,637; 6. White Lake Lakeland, 3,505; 7. Walled Lake Northern, 3,455; 8. Waterford Kettering, 3,426; 9. Walled Lake [...]
Adams remains in title chase with rout of Berkley
ROCHESTER HILLS — John Hall made an executive decision Saturday morning: Move sophomore Akhemji Williams from shooting guard to the point guard spot. The Highlanders more than responded, thumping Berkley, 69-30, to remain in the OAA White Division boys basketball title hunt. Tied at 9-9 midway through the first quarter, Adams closed with a 6-0 [...]
Rochester Hills Christian shuts off the ‘Watter’worth, ousts Lake Orion Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Earlier in the week, Rochester Hills Christian girls basketball coach Paula Bronsing scouted a game featuring Lake Orion and Midland Calvary Baptist, a pair of teams that will be in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I State tournament. In the game, won [...]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Bethany Christian Rochester Hills in MACS tourney; Stateline Christian trumps Lake Orion Baptist, Berean halts Springfield Christian
CLARKSTON — Troy Bethany Christian and Rochester Hills Christian split during the regular season en route to sharing the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division boys basketball title. The rubber match Saturday was not even close. Troy Bethany rolled past Rochester Hills Christian, 52-35, in a Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I section game. [...]
Lake Orion downs Clarkston for second straight OAA hockey tournament title
BIRMINGHAM — Three weeks ago, Lake Orion thought it clinched the regular season title of the Oakland Activities Association Red Division hockey race. The Dragons defeated Clarkston, 2-1, in overtime, in front of a packed house at the Detroit Skate club. Due to league by-laws, the game was switched to a tie as teams are [...]
Stoney Creek rallies past Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net ROCHESTER HILLS — Though it toted a three-game losing streak into a top team’s home gym Tuesday, things looked okay for a while for the Troy girls’ basketball team. Rochester Stoney Creek made sure they didn’t end up that way. Troy took three key daggers in the second [...]
COMPETITVE CHEER ROUNDUP: Ortonville Brandon, Notre Dame Prep qualify for state finals
MORE COMPETITIVE CHEER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Competitive+Cheer&x=6&y=10 GIBRALTAR — Gibraltar Carlson owned the top spot in the Division 2 rankings and continued to hold the fort in that lofty slot with a regional win on its home floor Saturday. Gibraltar Carlson scored 803.9816 points to become the only school to best the 800-points mark. Allen Park [...]
MHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE FINALS BOX SCORES
DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 47, OXFORD 9 (At Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek) 130: Malik Amine (NDCC) d. Mike Willits 3-0; 135: Andrew Thompson (NDCC) 8-4; 140: Rocco Borg (O) d. Riley Hanson 2-1; 145: Logan Marcicki (NDCC) maj. dec. Wesley Maskill 9-0; 152: Alec Mooridian (NDCC) p. Zeb Throne 2:32; 160: [...]
Then there were two: Oxford hammers previously unbeaten Brighton, earns date with No. 1 CC in state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Oxford’s Matt Anger missed virtually the whole wrestling season. In fact, a severe knee injury in Week 3 of the prep football season has caused the Oxford senior most of his senior year of athletics. Anger, however, returned to the Wildcats’ wrestling lineup recently and has [...]
WRESTLING: MHSAA DIVISION 1 STATE SEMIFINALS BOX SCORES
DIVISION 1 STATE SEMIFINALS OXFORD 52, BRIGHTON 13 (At Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek) 125: Kyle Hill (O) maj. dec. Jackson Pizzo 11-2; 130: CJ Brish (B) d. Mike Wilits 5-3 (plus penalty point); 135: Noah Cantera (O) d. Evan Hoshaw disqualification; 140: Rocco Borg (O) maj. dec. Ryan Foley 15-3; 145: Wes Maskill (O) [...]
TEAM WRESTLING STATE QUARTERFINALS BOX SCORES
DIVISION 1 STATE QUARTERFINALS OXFORD 28, DAVISON 27 (At Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek) 171: Jordan Crooks (D) d. Matt Anger 5-2; 189: Liam Logan (O) d. Trevor Thomas 7-5; 215: Prescott Line (O) p. Jake Ellis 0:45; 285: Zach Wood (O) p. Dakota Powers 3:40; 103: Lincoln Olson (D) maj. dec. Daniel Curtis 17-6; 112: [...]
Flair for the dramatic: Oxford rallies past Davison for fifth straight Final Four appearance
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — When it comes to the postseason, Oxford’s wrestling program sure has a flair for the dramatic. The Wildcats, the defending state champions in Division 1, have made a living off a late-night rallies, and did so again on the big stage Friday night. Oxford, which [...]
THURSDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Young’s heroics lift Troy past Oak Park in overtime; Seaholm edges Stoney Creek, North Farmington tips Pontiac in OT
TROY — James young was back it again Thursday night. The junior guard form Troy converted a three-points play with 16 seconds left in overtime, then made the game-clinching steal inside 10 seconds in overtime to help lift the Colts to a 68-65, OAA white Division boys basketball victory over Oak Park. The win kept [...]
