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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Keating, Troy romp Troy Athens in three sets
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — An overmatched but upstart Troy Athens girls volleyball team was tied with favored Troy 7-7 in the first game of their rivalry match. Troy senior Hope Keating made sure that was as close as the visiting Red Hawks would get. Keating’s 12-point serving streak helped […]
BOYS SOCCER: Short-handed Rochester scores late to hand Troy first loss
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net ROCHESTER HILLS — Troy’s boys soccer team got stung in the offseason when four players decided to play for their club team this fall instead of the Colts. Fortunately for Rochester, its star hung around. Rochester went a man down in the 60th minute of a scoreless game, […]
2012 BOYS TENNIS TEAM CAPSULES
2012 BOYS TENNIS TEAM CAPSULES Below are the 2012 boys tennis team capsules for high schools located in the coverage area for Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com and The Real Deal sports and coupons magazine. Additional information can be submitted to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Michael Kopec […]
SATURDAY’S BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Oakland Christian holds off Northwest; Athens edges Traverse City West
AUBURN HILLS — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian held its ground in the final minutes Saturday and posted a 3-2 MIAC Blue Division boys soccer victory over rival Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest. Northwest’s Kevin you headed in a cornerkick from Jeff Todd with 3:45 left but the Crusaders’ final push could not result with an equalizer. […]
FOOTBALL: Cherry twins lead attack in Troy’s win
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net ROCHESTER HILLS — Troy safety Danny Wunderlich didn’t even see his game-winning interception. “I thought Christian (Purnell) caught the interception,” Wunderlich said. “I honestly didn’t even see the ball. I’ve got to give that all to Christian.” Wunderlich snagged the game-winning pick and Terrance and Torrance Cherry […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston slowly pulls away from Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — It’s no secret that Clarkston’s bread-and-butter this season is its large and physical offensive and defensive lines. Even missing some key starters from that group Friday and losing two more to injuries during its game with visiting Rochester didn’t seem to detour the Wolves […]
FOOTBALL: Oxford upends Harrison in 2OTs, gains first win over Hawks since ‘99
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Liam Logan came through in the clutch Friday evening. The senior running back from Oxford scored on a 4-yard plunge in the second overtime session in leading Oxford to a 34-31 victory over defending OAA White Division champion Farmington Harrison. “This a total team […]
BOYS SOCCER: Lutheran Northwest, Lake Orion, Everest climb to win column
PLYMOUTH — Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest climbed above the five-hundred mark with a 2-0 MIAC Blue Division shutout of host Plymouth Christian Thursday. Ontonio McDonald scored both goals in leading the attack. Philip Rynearson made 15 saves for Lutheran Northwest (4-3, 2-0). LAKE ORION 3, ROYAL OAK 1: Lake Orion captured its second straight win […]
BOYS TENNIS: Holly blanks Swartz Creek; Adams edges Groves; Rochester rolls Liggett
HOLLY 8, SWARTZ CREEK 0 SINGLES — 1. Jeff Sophiea (H) d. Nick Photiou 6-0, 6-2; 2. Evan Vergith (H) d. Justin Hryckowian 6-1, 6-1; 3. Dillon Sink (H) d. J.D. Hopton 0-6, 6-4, 6-3; 4. Morgan Baylis (H) d. Chris Wilcox 6-1, 6-2. DOUBLES — 1. Parker Rowse-Craig Richards (H) d. Marty Birchmeier-Jacob Brownfield […]
BOYS SOCCER: Emotion-filled Adams, Stoney Creek battle to 1-1 draw
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Whenever rivals meet, there is a pause in time where emotions can sometimes get the best of athletes. Emotions were at a high point Thursday night when Rochester Adams hosted rival Rochester Stoney Creek in an OAA Red Division boys soccer match. The […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: Troy struggles at East-West tourney
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net WARREN — Troy volleyball coach Vince Muscat had five goals for his team. Be the first to 10. Make the opponent the first to call a time-out. Be the first to 20. Make the opponent the first to call a second time-out. Play well in the last five […]
BOYS SOCCER: Doepke’s PKs lift Troy over Clarkston
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Zac Doepke let Ian Fox take Troy’s penalty kick last week at Walled Lake Northern. “I wasn’t as confident as I could have been,” Doepke said. Tuesday night, he was more confident and took the first kick. And the second? Well, then he just wanted to […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lapeer Faith sweeps Eagles; Powers Catholic outlasts Holly
ROCHESTER HILLS — Lapeer Faith Home School captured three of four games Wednesday to topple host Rochester Hills Christian, 3-1, in a non-league girls volleyball match. The visiting Falcons captured Game 1 (25-14), Game 2 (25-13 and Game 4 (25-15), while RHC won Game 3 (25-20). Ashley Parker with eight kills and Jenna Porter with […]
GIRLS GOLF: Holly slips past Clio; Andover sinks Athens
GROVELAND TWP — Led by Alex Johnson’s round of 45, Holly slipped past Clio 195-201 Wednesday in a Flint Metro League girls golf match at Heather Highlands. Paige Johnson followed with a 46, while Taylor Turner also carded a 46 and Landy hill a 58 for the Bronchos (1-0, 1-0). Ayla Bogie shot a […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Sept. 5
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. Boys Soccer (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. East Kentwood; 2. Troy; 3. Warren DeLaSalle; 4. Rockford; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek; 6. Brighton; 7. Troy Athens; […]
FOOTBALL: WOLL outlasts Britton-Deerfield in defensive struggle
WATERFORD — Lucas Neme caught a 63-yard pass from Sal Mastromatteo in the second quarter and Spencer Howell’s extra point helped carry Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes to a 10-6 non-conference football victory Saturday over visiting Britton-Macon-Deerfield. Howell gave WOLL a 3-0 lead with a 28-yard field goal in the first quarter. BMD took […]
FOOTBALL: Parkway Christian takes advantage of Oakland Christian’s miscues
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FRASER — After being blown out in its season opener, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian did everything but retreat into a shell Saturday night. In fact, the Eagles were the one delivering some punishment of their own in its second football game of the 2012 campaign. Parkway […]
AOTW: Drews brings competitive nature to stardom at Lutheran Northwest
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Some athletes have a competitive nature. Then there’s Nathan Drews. Drews, a senior two-sport athlete at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, is as competitive as they come at the school. He entered Northwest in 2009 as an athlete to watch. Now he is in […]
