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2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL: Queens of the court have all the assets
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans It was another banner year for girls basketball in the NorthOaklandSports.com coverage area this winter. Did we say banner year? Waterford Our Lady […]
All-Area Teams Directory
SPRING SPORTS 2012 ALL-AREA TEAM 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BASEBALL: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA SOFTBALL: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS SOCCER: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS TRACK: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS TRACK: Coming July 18-31 2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS LACROSSE: […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS — Class of 2013
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2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Top netters made their points
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans It was an exceptional year for prep volleyball in the NorthOaklandSports.com coverage area. There were more teams that enjoyed postseason success than any other year in the past. For starters, in the MHSAA Class A state tournament, Lake Orion and Clarkston both reached the Final Four […]
2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SOCCER TEAM: Gifted players deliver on the pitch
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com One state championship team. One state runner-up squad. Three more teams in the Final Four. One additional team in the Elite Eight. That […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS HOCKEY TEAM: The puck drops right here with this talented bunch
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) For the 10th straight season, at least one area boys hockey team advanced to the state quarterfinals in one of the three divisions. […]
PDL Soccer: Bucks clinch Great Lakes Division title with rout on Cincinnati
BY DAN DUGGAN CORRESPONDENT dduggan@buckssoccer.com PONTIAC — The Michigan Bucks clinched their PDL record 10th Great Lakes Division title with a 5-1 win over the Cincinnati Kings at Ultimate Soccer Arenas on Saturday night. The Bucks displayed their trademark attacking style of soccer from the outset and were on a mission from the opening […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS BOWLING TEAM: This group had the right touch
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Bowling talent state wide has increased drastically since the MHSAA adopted the sport in 2004. The number of individual players and the number of schools sponsoring continue to grow, according to the MHSAA. That’s why it’s quite understandable that postseason honors are more difficult to earn […]
AOTW: On Cloud 9, Vanderbilt-bound Barron caps prep career with All-America honors
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — It’s one thing to set your goals up in the clouds and actually have a chance to reach them. For Oakland Township resident Sara Barron, she is residing on Cloud 9 these days. The recent Pontiac Notre Dame Prep grad recently put together quite […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SWIMMING TEAM: Talented swimmers left it all in the tank
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) Although there were no state champions this season, there were still several top-level performers in area pools this past winter. In fact, at […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GYMNASTICS: Talented athletes flip for postseason honors
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans With the Olympics coming in the summer of 2012, the sport of gymnastics might just receive a little bit of a jolt, at least at the youth, club and high school levels in the near future. Numbers overall have dropped in the past decade, especially at […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS SKI TEAM: State champion Dohm heads up talented squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) In terms of team success in girls skiing, only two area teams qualified for the state finals in each of the two […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Division I talents spark hardcourt elite
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) During the 2011-12 boys basketball season, it was commonplace to see recognizable Division I and Division II coaches sitting up in the […]
2012 ALL-FLINT METRO LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM
ALL-FLINT METRO LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM FIRST TEAM An asterisk denotes a unanimous selection. OUTFIELDERS — Ben Crawford, Ortonville Brandon sr.*; Dillon Nash, Linden sr.*; Joel Perry, Holly soph.; Zeke Stone, Lapeer East jr. INFIELDERS — Paul Adas, Flint Kearsley sr.*; Allan Antcliff, Clio sr.; Gary Bulzan, Lapeer East sr.; Chad Carson, Lapeer East sr.* FIRST […]
GIRLS TRACK: Adams cruised to life in the fast lane with all-time best finish
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST KENTWOOD — On a day when Grosse Pointe South put on a track and field clinic with several nationally-ranked performances, Rochester Adams also had its moment in the limelight. South defended its Division 1 girls track and field state title with 77.5 points, showcasing some […]
BOYS GOLF: Avondale raises bar on links
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BIG RAPIDS — There were only six boys golf teams that made the cut for the Division 2 state finals in both 2011 and 2012. Auburn Hills Avondale was one of them. What made it so special for the Yellowjackets was that they had never even qualified […]
BOYS GOLF: MHSAA State Finals Results 2012
Boys Golf 2012 MHSAA L.P. DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (June 15-16 at The Meadows, Grand Valley State University) TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Brother Rice, 304-298—602; 2. Battle Creek Lakeview, 296-307—603; 3. Muskegon Mona Shores, 302-306—608; 4. Traverse City West, 299-312—611; 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, 300-312—612; 6. Novi Detroit Catholic Central. […]
Four local stars selected for MHSBCA All-Star baseball game
DETROIT — One last time in a high school uniform. Four local players have been selected to play in the annual Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game. The contest will be plated for June 26 at 7 p.m. at Comerica Park in Detroit. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest’s Chad Cook, Troy Athens’ Tommy Eng, […]
