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FOOTBALL: Rockford stuns top-ranked Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Rockford’s storied football program added another big chapter to its text Saturday afternoon. The seventh-ranked Rams made the trek across state to face top-ranked Clarkston in a Division 1 regional final. Rockford took advantage of multiple Clarkston miscues and held on for a 25-14 […]
FOOTBALL: Dragons singe Dakota to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Three times in the last decade, Macomb Dakota ushered Lake Orion from the Division 1 football state tournament. Finally on Friday, the Dragons gained some measure of revenge. Check that, major measure of revenge. Lake Orion burned up visiting Dakota with a lopsided […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS: Clarkston hammers Eisenhower to advance to Sweet 16
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER — Good teams find weaknesses in the opponent and simply try to expose them. Clarkston did just that Tuesday in its Class A girls volleyball regional semifinal at Rochester High — in just a mere 41 minutes. Like a fine-tuned machine, the second-ranked Wolves went […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: NMC ousts Troy Bethany in MACS state semifinals
Bruins make 14th straight Final Four appearance BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MIDLAND — Troy Bethany Christian made its usual stop in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I tournament Tuesday at Midland Calvary Baptist. The Bruins ran into a buzz saw. Top-ranked Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian halted plans […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS: WOLL rolls past Cardinal Mooney
BIRMINGHAM — Many hands make light work. Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes’ girls volleyball team spread the wealth around Tuesday and that led to a 25-23, 25-11 and 25-21 sweep of Marine City Cardinal Mooney. Senior setter Haley Howell set up an array of attackers and finished with 29 assists to, six digs, three […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS: Oakland Christian rallies past Liggett
MEMPHIS — Becky VanSloten made sure that a 1-0 deficit would stand up. VanSloten finished Tuesday’s Class C regional semifinal with a match-high 34 kills, helping the Lancers rally for a 3-1 victory over Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett at Memphis High School. After dropping Game 1 by a 25-21 count, Oakland Christian posted victories of […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS: Notre Dame Prep cruises into regional finals
PONTIAC — For the ninth time, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep will play for a regional championship in girls volleyball. The state-ranked Fighting Irish rolled past Macomb Lutheran North, 3-0, Tuesday in a Class B regional semifinal on its home court to set up a date Thursday in the regional finals. NDP posted scores of 25-18, […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Clarkston rallies past Lake Orion in five games for sixth straight district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROMEO — Mission accomplished. With its bar set high every season, Clarkston’s volleyball team passed its first postseason test Saturday, topping arch-rival Lake Orion, 3-2, in a Class A district finals at Romeo High school to complete a 3-0 week. The second-ranked Wolves posted a 21-25, […]
FOOTBALL: St. Mary’s runs by Avondale
ORCHARD LAKE — It’s not as decisive as 2010’s 71-49 decision over Auburn Hills Avondale. Yet Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 49-14 victory over the Yellowjackets Saturday was still in the lopsided fashion. Defending Division 3 state champion St. Mary’s took another step closer to defending its crown, using a 280-7 third quarter to pull away. […]
FOOTBALL: Waterford Our Lady burns Melvindale ABT
WATERFORD — After failing to make the postseason cut in 2011, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes is making up for lost time in 2012. The Lakers motored into the Division 8 regional finals with a resounding 34-12 victory Saturday over visiting Melvindale Academy of Business & Tech in a Division 8 district final in […]
FOOTBALL: Country Day holds off Notre Dame Prep
PONTIAC — Cotter Lamb prevented Birmingham Detroit Country Day from having to work some overtime on the line Saturday evening. DCD’s senior lineman stopped Pontiac Notre Dame Prep quarterback Brenden Newvine’s two-point conversion attempt with 1:19 to play, as the Yellowjackets hung on for a 14-12 victory over the Fighting Irish in a Division 4 […]
FOOTBALL: Brother Rice shuts down Oxford
PHOTO GALLERY: http://lmckeephotography.photoshelter.com/gallery/Oxford-vs-Birmingham-Brother-Rice-at-Berkleys-Hurley-Field-11-3-12/G0000kbsc_mjMQP8/C0000LbVKTbRz2gM BERKLEY — In some circumstances, the numbers don’t lie. Birmingham Brother Rice proved that on the football field Saturday against Oxford. The defending Division 2 state champion Warriors outgained Oxford 313-49 on the ground and cruised to a 38-6 victory over the Wildcats at Berkley’s Hurley Field. Brian Walker finished with […]
DIVISION 1 CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Milford defends crown; Seaholm girls finally have moment in the sun
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BROOKLYN, Mich. — Please excuse Jeff Devantier if he was a little bit edgy, almost nervous to an extreme point at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Less than a half an hour following of the completion of the Lower Peninsula Division 1 cross country state finals, Devantier […]
DIVISION 2 CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Cedar Springs’ Mora makes mark as Mr. Cross-Country favorite
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BROOKLYN, Mich. — Conor Mora entered the 2012 cross country season as a Mr. Cross Country finalist. The cedar Springs senior cemented that fact Saturday afternoon at Michigan Speedway. Mora ran a blistering 15:04.2 to win not only the Lower Peninsula Division 3 state title, but […]
DIVISION 3 CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Erie Mason’s Raymond, Lutheran North’s Patterson emerge as champions; Jackson Lumen Christi sweeps titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BROOKLYN, Mich. — Erie Mason’s Nick Raymond learned a valuable lesson last season at Michigan Speedway: It’s not how you start, but how you finish. Raymond led for part of the Lower Peninsula Division 3 cross-country state finals in 2011 only to fade back and finish […]
DIVISION 4 CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Breckenridge’s Olling runs to third state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BROOKLYN, Mich. — As a two-time state champ, even Kirsten Olling was a bit worried about Saturday. The Breckenridge junior had been fighting an illness in recent weeks and wasn’t sure she could keep up her normal pace. No worries. Olling blazed a trail to her […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston advances to Elite Eight with rout of Grand Blanc
CLARKSTON — There is no secret of Clarkston’s bread-and butter on the grid-iron this season: Manuerver behind a daunting offensive line and rack up points. The Division 1 top-ranked Wolves continued to thrive, rolling past visiting Grand Blanc, 35-19, Friday to advance to the Elite Eight for the second time in four seasons. Clarkston (11-0) […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion uses trickery to rally past Eisenhower for district crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Championship-caliber teams often find ways to win when things aren’t necessarily going their way. Lake Orion faced a gut-check Friday night and were able to find another gear against the odds. The Dragons used some patience and trickery and rallied back with a […]
