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GIRLS TENNIS: Clarkston captures fourth straight regional

GIRLS TENNIS: Clarkston captures fourth straight regional

| May 28, 2014 | Comments (0)

Bloomfield Hills, West Bloomfield also advance out of state’s deepest regional     NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — […]

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GIRLS TENNIS: Regional Scoreboard

GIRLS TENNIS: Regional Scoreboard

| May 28, 2014 | Comments (0)

Girls Tennis   MORE TENNIS LINKS:  http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Tennis&x=13&y=4   DIVISION 2 REGIONAL (At Holly H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Fenton, 25; 2. Holly, 22; 3. Lapeer West, 15; 4. Flushing, 14; 5. Lapeer East, 12; 6. (tie) Ortonville Brandon, 5;Alpena, 5; 8. Bay City Central, 4; 9. Flint Kearsley, 3; 10. (tie) Bay City Western, 2; […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Buda’s PK lifts Brandon over Holly

GIRLS SOCCER: Buda’s PK lifts Brandon over Holly

| May 28, 2014 | Comments (0)

MORE SOCCER LINKS: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 ORTONVILLE — Sarah Buda had a grand opportunity Tuesday night and she seized it. Buda converted a penalty kick with just over 22 minutes remaining in lifting Ortonville Brandon to a 1-0 shutout of neighboring rival Holly in a Division 2 girls soccer pre-district contest. Logan Owen notched four saves for […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Timko, Klei pace NDP past Richmond; Avondale edges Farmington; Stoney Creek, Rochester roll

GIRLS SOCCER: Timko, Klei pace NDP past Richmond; Avondale edges Farmington; Stoney Creek, Rochester roll

| May 28, 2014 | Comments (0)

  PONTIAC — Taylor Timko scored three goals and added three assists and Lindsey Klei added two goals and two more assists, as Division 3 top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep opened up the postseason with an 8-0 shutout of Richmond. Bella Galloway added two goals, Haley Hershey scored a goal with two assists and Megan […]

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BASEBALL: Davison Faith blanks Troy Bethany in MACS semifinals

BASEBALL: Davison Faith blanks Troy Bethany in MACS semifinals

| May 27, 2014 | Comments (0)

  DAVISON —Davison Faith Baptist returned to the diamond Saturday and whisked away Troy Bethany Christian in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools state semifinals, 4-0. Junior Parker Barnett went the distance and carried a no-hitter until there were two outs in the seventh. He finished the day with single-game school record 19 strikeouts, one […]

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PREP STATE RANKINGS — May 27

PREP STATE RANKINGS — May 27

| May 27, 2014 | Comments (0)

PREP STATE RANKINGS   Girls Soccer (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Northville; 2. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; 3. Rochester Stoney Creek; 4. Utica Eisenhower; 5. East Kentwood; 6. Novi; 7. Grandville; 8. Rochester Adams; 9. Saline; 10. Walled Lake Western Honorable mention — Plymouth Canton, Grand Blanc, Rockford, Ann Arbor Pioneer, […]

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BASEBALL: Kettering’s Dudek pitches 1-0 district gem in upset of Lake Orion

BASEBALL: Kettering’s Dudek pitches 1-0 district gem in upset of Lake Orion

| May 27, 2014 | Comments (0)

  NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   LAKE ORION — Avery Dudek openly admits he was a little nervous Tuesday evening. With […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Area District Pairings

GIRLS SOCCER: Area District Pairings

| May 27, 2014 | Comments (0)

  DIVISION 1 DISTRICT NO. 9 HOSTED BY BLOOMFIELD HILLS  Tuesday’s pre-district games: Troy at Royal Oak, 6 p.m.; Birmingham Groves at Troy Athens, 7 p.m. Thursday’s district semifinals: Troy/Royal Oak winner at Bloomfield Hills, 5 p.m.; Birmingham Seaholm vs. Athens/Groves winner, 7 p.m. District Finals: Saturday, 12 p.m. DISTRICT NO. 13 HOSTED BY UTICA […]

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BOYS LACROSSE: Notre Dame Prep nips Pennfield

BOYS LACROSSE: Notre Dame Prep nips Pennfield

| May 27, 2014 | Comments (0)

BATTLE CREEK — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep built a two-goal lead at the half Saturday and held on for an 11-9 victory over Battle Creek Pennfield in a Division 2 boys lacrosse regional quarterfinal. Senior Jake Jeszke scored two goals with four assists to lead the Fighting Irish (12-5-0). Mark Thierbacker added two goals for […]

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BOYS LACROSSE: Clarkston wallops Utica Ford

BOYS LACROSSE: Clarkston wallops Utica Ford

| May 27, 2014 | Comments (0)

  CLARKSTON — Upsets in high school state tournaments usually occur in the early rounds. Clarkston made sure that it would not be such an upset victim in the boys lacrosse regionals Friday — not even close. The Wolves made quick work of Utica Ford, walloping the Falcons 25-3 in the Division 1 regional quarterfinals. […]

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TRACK: 55th Annual Oakland County Championships Results

TRACK: 55th Annual Oakland County Championships Results

| May 25, 2014 | Comments (0)

  Boys Track   55TH ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 23 at Waterford Mott H.S).   TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi, 63; 2. Lake Orion, 50.5; 3. Oak Park, 50; 4. Auburn Hills Avondale, 36; 5. Waterford Mott, 34; 6. Clarkston, 30; 7. (tie) Rochester Adams, 29; Birmingham Brother Rice, 29; 9. Walled Lake Central, […]

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TRACK: Oak Park girls, Novi boys emerge as Oakland County champs

TRACK: Oak Park girls, Novi boys emerge as Oakland County champs

| May 24, 2014 | Comments (0)

  NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com? Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   WATERFORD — As one of the best girls track teams in the state, Oak […]

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TRACK: Powerhouse programs to collide for Oakland County titles

TRACK: Powerhouse programs to collide for Oakland County titles

| May 23, 2014 | Comments (0)

Lake Orion boys, Oak Park girls tabbed favorites   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   WATERFORD — Stan Ford has a dilemma. Does he load up his troops in their usual events, or does he tweak his lineup and experiment and hope for the best. Either way, Ford expects Lake Orion’s boys […]

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BOYS GOLF: Division 1 Cherry Creek District Results

BOYS GOLF: Division 1 Cherry Creek District Results

| May 23, 2014 | Comments (0)

  Boys Golf   DIVISION 1 DISTRICT (May 22 at Cherry Creek G.C.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Utica Eisenhower, 310; 2. Troy Athens, 321; 3. (tie) Troy, 325; 4. Utica Ford II, 325; 5. (tie) New Baltimore Anchor Bay, 327; Macomb Dakota, 327; 7. Port Huron Northern, 328; 8. Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse, 330; 9. […]

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TRACK: Holly repeats as FML champion; Fenton girls win first title in 10 years

TRACK: Holly repeats as FML champion; Fenton girls win first title in 10 years

| May 23, 2014 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — Holly had to overcome plenty of adversity this season around the grand oval. The Bronchos’ veteran head coach resigned mid-season and Holly competed without a couple of key athletes due to injuries. That didn’t seem to deter Holly all that much. The Bronchos captured […]

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BOYS GOLF: Division 2 Heather Highlands District Results

BOYS GOLF: Division 2 Heather Highlands District Results

| May 23, 2014 | Comments (0)

  Boys Golf   DIVISION 2 DISTRICT (May 22 at Heather Highlands G.C.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 325; 2. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 326; 3. Holly, 326; 4. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 335; 5. Auburn Hills Avondale, 341; 6. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 350*; 7. South Lyon East, 350; 8. Ortonville […]

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BOYS GOLF: Division 4 Heather Highlands District Results

BOYS GOLF: Division 4 Heather Highlands District Results

| May 23, 2014 | Comments (0)

  Boys Golf   DIVISION 2 DISTRICT (May 21 at Heather Highlands G.C.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett, 333; 2. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 334; 3. Clarkston Everest Collegiate-Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Unified, 336; 4. West Bloomfield Jewish Academy, 361; 5. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest,. 379; 6. Sterling Heights Parkway […]

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GIRLS LACROSSE: Sacred Heart bounces Rochester from D-2 tourney

GIRLS LACROSSE: Sacred Heart bounces Rochester from D-2 tourney

| May 23, 2014 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s hard enough to draw a state powerhouse program in a pre-regional. Do it and have to play without the services of your all-time leading goal scorer and your top two goalies. Such is life for Rochester’s girls lacrosse program. The Falcons had to face Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart in a Division […]

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