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DIVISION 6 FOOTBALL: Ithaca pulls together to thwart Constantine for third straight state title
Yellowjackets win 42nd straight game BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — For the first time this postseason, Ithaca trailed in a football game. It didn’t matter. Despite losing their All-State quarterback to injury in the first quarter, the top-ranked Yellowjackets rallied for a 37-27 victory over third-ranked Constantine in the […]
FOOTBALL: A.P. Division 1-2 All-State Team
The 2012 Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State football team, which is selected by Michigan sports writers: PLAYER OF THE YEAR Steven Elmer, Midland QUARTERBACKS ALL-STATE Bart Williams, Grand Blanc, 6-5, 190, Sr. Mark Chapman, Port Huron, 6-0, 165, Sr. SPECIAL MENTION T.J. Schepperly, Traverse City Central; Tyler Palka, Saline HONORABLE MENTION Ollie Ajami, Dearborn; Nick Maher, Brownstown Woodhaven; Seth Suida, Livonia Churchill; […]
FOOTBALL: A.P. Division 7-8 All-State Team
Michigan Associated Press Division 7-8 All-State Football Team The 2012 Associated Press Division 7-8 All-State football team, which is selected by Michigan sports writers. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Malik McDowell, Detroit Loyola. QUARTERBACKS ALL-STATE Nate Gaggin, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, Sr. Mitch Myler, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy, Sr., 5-11, 170 SPECIAL MENTION Drew […]
FOOTBALL: A.P. Division 5-6 All-State Team
Michigan Associated Press Division 5-6 All-State Football Team The 2012 Associated Press Division 5-6 All-State football team, which is selected by Michigan sports writers: PLAYER OF THE YEAR Garrett Pougnet, Flint Powers Catholic QUARTERBACKS ALL-STATE Garrett Pougnet, Flint Powers Catholic, 6-3, 190, Sr. Travis Smith, Ithaca, 6-2, 200, Jr. SPECIAL MENTION Jake Cowsert, Watervliet; Jake Swander, Grayling HONORABLE MENTION Kyle Dinkins, Ecorse; […]
FOOTBALL: A.P. Division 3-4 All-State Team
Michigan Associated Press Division 3-4 All-State Football Team PLAYER OF THE YEAR Grant Niemiec, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s QUARTERBACKS ALL-STATE Ben Dreslinski, Tecumseh, 6-2, 190, Sr Alex Van De Vusse, Grand Rapids Christian, 6-3, 185, Sr. Shaye Brown, Linden, 6-4, 210, Sr. SPECIAL MENTION Nate Guitar, Croswell-Lexington, 6-2, 195, Sr. HONORABLE MENTION Michael Custer, Zeeland […]
DIVISION 2 FOOTBALL: Brother Rice emerges as repeat champion for first time
Warriors hold off Muskegon in wild affair for D-2 title BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — As many coveted state titles Birmingham Brother Rice has claimed in a wide variety of sports over five-plus decades, the Warriors’ storied football program and legendary head coach Al Fracassa had never won state […]
DIVISION 8 FOOTBALL: Harbor Beach stuffs Beal City for first state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — For more than two decades, Harbor Beach has worked hard to make a return trip to the football state finals. Now, the Pirates have finally earned their first state title. Fifth-ranked Harbor Beach downed previously-unbeaten Beal City, 35-10, Friday at Ford Field to claim the […]
FOOTBALL: Stick’s Picks Week 14: Select few honored to play on season’s final weekend
The final weekend of the 2012 prep football season is finally here and only 16 schools have earned the right to play on this special weekend, one of the best of the entire high school sports calendar. This year’s eight matchups feature a wide variety of teams from all over both peninsulas with a host […]
FOOTBALL: A.P. Final Regular Season State Rankings
Football (The top 10 teams in the Associated Press high school football final regular season poll.) Division 1 — 1. Clarkston; 2. Livonia Churchill; 3. Lake Orion; 4. Rockford; 5. Macomb Dakota; 6. Flint Carman-Ainsworth; 7. Dearborn Fordson; 8. Detroit Cass Tech; 9. (tie) Plymouth, Warren Mott. Others receiving votes — Utica Eisenhower, Novi Detroit […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion, win or lose, one team, one city, one fan base
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Lake Orion was on the road Saturday for the state semifinals, so there was no PA announcer to call out, “That’s enough for another Lake Orion first down!” So the fans did it themselves. Every single time. Thousands of fans made the half-hour trip down south, […]
FOOTBALL: Cash Tech gains revenge on Lake Orion to advance to state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Two years ago on the same field, Lake Orion held off Detroit Cass Tech in a state semifinals football game at Troy Athens. On Saturday, the Technicians gained their shot at revenge and delivered some pay back. Seventh-ranked Cass Tech posted a 34-27 victory […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion rushing attack from backup plan to centerpiece
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion was up 31-7 with 47 seconds in the first half, would receive the second-half kickoff and hadn’t been stopped all night long. So why did the Dragons need to score again? Because they could. “Let’s get one more,” senior Corey Ester told people on the sidelines. The Dragons ran the […]
GIRLS SWIMMING: Adams wins first league meet in 20 years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BIRMINGHAM — Rochester Adams came up a length shy of its goal of winning a league championship in girls swimming this season. The Highlanders did the next best thing: Win the league meet title. Adams emerged the victor at the recent five-school OAA Red Division […]
VOLLEYBALL: Lakes’ run ends in quarterfinals to Beal City
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MT. MORRIS — All good things must come to an end. For Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes’ girls volleyball team, that end came Tuesday night. Enjoying one of their best seasons in school history, the Lakers run through the state tournament ended against Beal City. […]
VOLLEYBALL: North Branch sweeps Notre Dame Prep to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — North Branch has ventured along a treacherous path so far this postseason. It has all proven to be worth it. The second-ranked Bronchos swept host Pontiac Notre Dame Prep Tuesday, 25-18, 25-14, 26-24 in a Class B state quarterfinals matchup to advance to Thursday’s […]
VOLLEYBALL: Top-ranked St. Mary CC ousts Oakland Christian in quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans YPSILANTI — If you would have told Priscilla Larned in August that Auburn Hills Oakland Christian would reach the state quarterfinals this season, she would not have agreed. “I would have told you that you were crazy,” admitted Larned, who has coached girls volleyball at Oakland […]
FOOTBALL: Harbor Beach holds off WOLL for regional crown
HARBOR BEACH — After failing to reach the postseason a year ago, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes made amends for it this season. The Lakers reached the regional finals in Division 8. That run was ended Saturday afternoon against state power Harbor Beach. The host Pirates built a 17-0 lead and held on for […]
GIRLS SWIMMING: OAA Red Division Results
OAA RED DIVISION LEAGUE MEET (At Birmingham Seaholm) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Adams, 448; 2. Birmingham Seaholm, 431.5; 3. Clarkston, 356; 4. Birmingham Groves, 344.5; 5. Farmington Harrison, 304. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. Birmingham Seaholm (3-1); 2. (tie) Rochester Adams (2-2); Clarkston (2-2); Birmingham Groves (2-2); 5. Farmington Harrison (0-4). FINAL STANDINGS — […]
