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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Adams staves off Rochester to remain unbeaten

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Adams staves off Rochester to remain unbeaten

| January 18, 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 FOR MORE BASKETBALL COVERAGE:  http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Basketball&x=13&y=12   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams continued one of its best starts […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian blasts defending state champion Troy Bethany

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian blasts defending state champion Troy Bethany

| January 18, 2014 | Comments (0)

  TROY — Rochester Hills Christian made a statement sent around the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Friday night. The undefeated Eagles rolled over visiting Troy Bethany Christian, 59-22, in a key FBAC Red Division girls basketball contest. Bethany Christian is the defending MACS Division I state champion. Junior Ashley Parker led the Eagles (8-0, […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston hands North Farmington first loss

BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston hands North Farmington first loss

| January 18, 2014 | Comments (0)

CLARKSTON — Trying to avoid a second loss in less than a month, Clarkston tightened down the grips Friday night. The Wolves held visiting North Farmington to sub 40-percent shooting and to under 40 points with a 42-36 OAA Red Division victory over the Raiders. The win also moved Clarkston into sole possession of first […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Adams outlasts Oxford in overtime

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Adams outlasts Oxford in overtime

| January 15, 2014 | Comments (0)

OXFORD — Rochester Adams outscored Oxford 4-2 in overtime Tuesday and pulled out a thrilling 35-33 OAA White Division girls basketball victory over host Oxford Tuesday. Adams outscored Oxford 9-6 in the fourth quarter, but Oxford’s Samantha Medici drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer that tied the game at 31-31 and forced overtime. Oxford led […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles remain perfect by bouncing Lapeer Faith

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles remain perfect by bouncing Lapeer Faith

| January 15, 2014 | Comments (0)

  ROCHESTER HILLS — Behind a scoring edge in three of the four quarters Monday, Rochester Hills Christian returned to the hard c ourt with another win Monday to keep its perfect season in tact. The Eagles, playing for the first time in nearly three weeks, upended Lapeer Faith Home School, 52-41, in a non-conference […]

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BOYS HOCKEY: State Rankings Jan. 14

BOYS HOCKEY: State Rankings Jan. 14

| January 14, 2014 | Comments (0)

BOYS HOCKEY: State Rankings Jan. 14   (By MiHockeyHub) Division 1 — 1. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; 2. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 3. Rochester United; 4. Brighton; 5. Birmingham Brother Rice; 6. Bay City Central; 7. Detroit U-D Jesuit; 8. Lake Orion; 9. Northville; 10. Clarkston. Next 10: Plymouth, Macomb Dakota, Plymouth Salem, Utica Eisenhower, […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: A.P. State Rankings Jan. 14

BOYS BASKETBALL: A.P. State Rankings Jan. 14

| January 14, 2014 | Comments (0)

BOYS BASKETBALL: A.P. State Rankings Jan. 14 The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second,etc.: Class A (School, Record, Total Points) — 1. Detroit Pershing (3) (5-1) 73; 2. Muskegon (2) (5-0) 69; […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: A.P. State Rankings Jan. 14

GIRLS BASKETBALL: A.P. State Rankings Jan. 14

| January 14, 2014 | Comments (0)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: A.P. State Rankings Jan. 14   The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second, etc. Class A (School, Record, Total Points) — 1. Birmingham Marian (3) (9-0) 72; 2. Detroit King […]

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Dead-eye ringer: Oakland’s Bader is one of NCAA’s best from downtown

Dead-eye ringer: Oakland’s Bader is one of NCAA’s best from downtown

| January 6, 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 FOR MORE BASKETBALL COVERAGE:  http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Basketball&x=13&y=12   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Travis Bader has developed quite a reputation […]

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GIRLS GOLF: 2013 All-Flint Metro League Team

GIRLS GOLF: 2013 All-Flint Metro League Team

| January 6, 2014 | Comments (0)

  2013 ALL-FLINT METRO LEAGUE TEAM FIRST TEAM — Mackenzie Chappell, Flint Kearsley jr.; Kelsey Edwards, Ortonville Brandon jr.; *Paige Johnson, Holly soph.; *Abby Kanasty, Lapeer East jr.; *Samantha Moss, Fenton sr.; Tailer Przybylowicz, Fenton sr.; Caycee Turczyn, Lapeer West jr.; Sierra Woodcum, Lapeer East sr. SECOND TEAM — Madison Brown, Fenton sr.; Sara Cummings, […]

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GIRLS GOLF: 2013 All-OAA Team

GIRLS GOLF: 2013 All-OAA Team

| January 6, 2014 | Comments (0)

2013 ALL-OAA GIRLS GOLF TEAM ALL-OAA RED DIVISION TEAM DUAL STANDINGS — 1. Birmingham Seaholm (6-0); 2. Troy (5-1); 3 Lake Orion (4-2); 4. Rochester Stoney Creek (3-3); 5. Rochester (2-4); 6. Rochester Adams (1-5); 7. Clarkston (0-6). LEAGUE TOURNAMENT NO. 1 — 1. Rochester Stoney Creek 7 points; 2. Birmingham Seaholm 6; 3. Troy […]

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2013 ALL-AREA GIRLS GOLF: Youth movement drives postseason squad

2013 ALL-AREA GIRLS GOLF: Youth movement drives postseason squad

| January 6, 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 In terms of individual and team success in 2013, the talent pool of girls golf gained plenty […]

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COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Oakland rolls over Rochester College

COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Oakland rolls over Rochester College

| January 5, 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 FOR MORE BASKETBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Basketball&x=13&y=12 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Bethany Watterworth and Victoria Lipscomb have both suffered […]

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COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Late threes help Oakland rally past Valparaiso

COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Late threes help Oakland rally past Valparaiso

| January 5, 2014 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Leave it to Travis Bader. The senior guard, one of the nation’s all-time great three-point shooters, twined a pair of late triples in helping Oakland University rally back from down 15 points in the second half and topple visiting Valparaiso, 75-70, in […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Notre Dame Prep edges Lake Shore

BOYS BASKETBALL: Notre Dame Prep edges Lake Shore

| January 4, 2014 | Comments (0)

  PONTIAC — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep built a 32-20 lead at the half Friday, then hung on in the end for a 57-56 non-league boys basketball win over St. Clair Shores Lake Shore. Lake Shore used a 16-8 surge in the third quarter and a 20-17 edge in the fourth stanza to climb within […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Athens holds off Howell

BOYS BASKETBALL: Athens holds off Howell

| January 4, 2014 | Comments (0)

TROY — Three players finished in double figures and Troy Athens held off Howell, 68-62, Friday in a non-conference boys basketball clash. Nick Santoni scored 16, Tim Shayoka added 14 points John Van Hoef added 12 points and Corvin Brij tallied 11 points for the Red Hawks (5-2). Athens trailed Howell 33-29 at the break, […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: St. Mary’s staves off Clarkston

BOYS BASKETBALL: St. Mary’s staves off Clarkston

| January 4, 2014 | Comments (0)

  ORCHARD LAKE — Tied with Clarkston at 45-45 midway through the fourth quarter, Orchard Lake St., Mary’s handed the Wolves their first loss of the season with a 59-51 boys basketball victory at Dombrowski Field House. St. Mary’s outscored Clarkston 14-6 over the final three-plus minutes to earn the non-conference win. St. Mary’s led […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holly remains unbeaten with win over Brandon

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holly remains unbeaten with win over Brandon

| January 4, 2014 | Comments (0)

ORTONVILLE — Holly received a scare Friday night — for about eight minutes. In the end, the Bronchos girls basketball team continued one of its best starts by blowing past host Ortonville Brandon, 54-26, in a Flint Metro League rivalry contest. Holding just an 8-7 lead tie at the end of the first quarter, Holly […]

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