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SATURDAY’S LACROSSE: Rochester downs rival Adams; Heritage ends Oxford
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester grabbed bragging rights from rival Rochester Adams Saturday with a 9-4 OAA White Division girls lacrosse victory. Freshman Jessica Leininger’s 4 goals led the Falcons (5-1, 2-0), who led 5-3 at halftime before holding Adams (4-3) scoreless in the final 22 minutes. Rochester’s scoring was rounded out by Kylie Gray with [...]
SATURDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Avondale sweeps Stoney Creek; Notre Dame Prep, Lutheran Northwest both win pair
ROCHESTER HILLS — Two of the best baseball teams in the four-division Oakland Activities Association hooked up for a OAA crossover twinbill Saturday and visiting Avondale pulled off the sweep. Avondale won Game 1 by a 5-4 count, then erupted for a 13-5 victory in Game 2. Mitch Robinson pitched three relief innings with three [...]
SATURDAY’S TENNIS ROUNDUP: Clarkston doubles up Troy
CLARKSTON 6, TROY 3 SINGLES — 1. Katie Brozovich (C) d. Amanda Guo 6-1, 6-0; 2. Lexi Baylis (C) d. Lillian Liang 6-0, 6-1; 3. Paige Olsen (C) d. Abbey Rice 6-0, 6-0; 4. Brittany Friesen (T) d. Amy Wozniak 7-6, 6-0. .
SATURDAY GIRLS TENNIS TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: Port Huron Northern wins Rochester Invitational; Adams third at North Farmington
ROCHESTER INVITATIONAL (April 21 at Rochester Municipal Courts) TEAM SCORES — 1. Port Huron Northern, 23; 2. Midland Dow, 15; 3. Grand Blanc, 10; 4. Rochester, 6. CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHTS SINGLES — 1. McKenna Root (Midland Dow) d. Taylor Sweeney (Port Huron Northern) 6-3, 6-1; 2. Allie Sweeney (Port Huron Northern) d. Kelli Close [...]
SATURDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Oxford drops Kearsley; Ladywood edges Notre Dame Prep
OXFORD — It took two different dates, but Oxford finally tamed Flint Kearsley 5-1 in a non-league girls soccer contest on Saturday afternoon. Oxford led 1-0 when the game was postponed on March 22 due to weather. Brianna Johnson scored off a cross from Chelsea Johnson for the Wildcats. Oxford resumed play Saturday and outscored [...]
FRIDAY’S TENNIS ROUNDUP: Clarkston blanks West Bloomfield; Notre Dame Prep downs Avondale
CLARKSTON 9, WEST BLOOMFIELD 0 SINGLES — 1. Katie Brozovich (C) d. Sara Cahn 6-1, 6-1; 2. Lexi Baylis (C) d. Samantha Dean 6-0, 6-1; 3. Paige Olsen (C) d. Gillian Meyers 7-5, 6-1; 4. Amy Wozniak (C) d. Sara Nirenberg (C) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. DOUBLES — 1. Dana Olsen/Olivia Dunn (C) d. Anjuns Nair-Meghana Subramanian 6-0, 6-0; [...]
THURSDAY’S SOFTBALL: Athens sweeps Groves in OAA-White opener
TROY — Haley Zemmer pitched a pair of wins from the circle and the Troy Athens lineup provided nine runs in an OAA White Division softball sweep of Birmingham Groves. Athens took the opener, 5-2, before coming back to complete the sweep with a 4-2 victory in the nightcap. Zemmer struck out 13 and allowed [...]
GIRLS SOCCER: Stoney Creek blanks Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Rochester Stoney Creek has benefited this season from a highly-touted freshman class. Yet it is the seniors that have led the way. Two of those seniors contributed points Thursday in the Cougars’ 3-0 OAA Red Division road win over Lake Orion, while two [...]
THURSDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Notre Dame Prep doubles up Clarkston; Royal Oak downs Oxford
PONTIAC — State-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep handed Clarkston just its second loss of the season Thursday, downing ihe Wolves, 62, in a non-league boys lacrosse match. Notre Dame Prep led 2-1 after the first q2uarter, then outscored Clarkston, 4-1 in the third quarter for the victory. For Clarkston Kevin O’Grady had a goal and [...]
WEDNESDAY’S TENNIS ROUNDUP: Avondale blanks Hazel Park
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) [...]
Prep Baseball State Rankings
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. [...]
TUESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Oxford, Andover battle to draw
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 [...]
TUESDAY’S TRACK BOX SCORES
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; [...]
HEADED TO THE NEXT LEVEL: College Signings, Oral Commitments
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 [...]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS TENNIS RESULTS: Clarkston dusts away Rochester; Holly blanks Swartz Creel
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, [...]
MONDAY’S LACROSSE ROUNDUP: Clarkston holds off Seaholm; Oxford thumps Walled Lake Unified
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 [...]
BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012
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 [...]
MONDAY’S GIRLS TENNIS: Notre Dame Prep swats Liggett to remain perfect
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 [...]
