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HEADED TO THE NEXT LEVEL: College Signings, Oral Commitments
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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 […]
MONDAY’S SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Troy edged rival Troy Athens; Rochester rolls over Stoney Creek
TROY — Katie Krajenta outdueled Haley Zemmer from the circle and Krajenta provided the game-winning RBI to lift Troy past Troy Athens, 5-4, in an OAA crossover softball victory Monday. Camryn LaCarter was 2-for-4 w2ith two RBI and Laney Hart added two hits and another RBI for host Troy (3-0), which plated three runs in […]
PREP BASEBALL: Stoney Creek outduels Adams; Oakland Christian tames Lutheran North
ROCHESTER HILLS — Zak Northrup pitched seven scoreless innings and Rochester Stoney Creek remained atop of the OAA Red Division standings with a 1-0 shutout of Rochester Adams Monday. The Cougars (9-3, 3-0) scored their sole run in fourth inning when Jake Kruk provided an RBI single to back Northrup’s fine pitching performance. Niko Gonzales […]
Boys Golf Scoreboard — April 16
Boys Golf OAA RED DIVISION TOURNAMENT NO. 1 (Twin Lakes Golf Club, par 71) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Adams, 317;2.Rochester Stoney Creek, 328; 3. Lake Orion, 330; 4.Rochester, 334; 5. Troy, 336; 6.Clarkston, 339. TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1. Mason Gorris (Lake Orion) 75; 2. Eric Busa (Rochester Adams) 76; 3. Mike Doyle (Rochester […]
BOYS GOLF: Adams golfers brave elements to win first OAA-Red tourney
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Monday’s blustery conditions were not ideal for a typical round of golf. In fact, the elements were far from favorable. “I don’t think I’ve taken kids out on the course before with it this windy,” admitted Rochester Adams boys golf coach Dan […]
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 […]
COLLEGE SIGNINGS: Northwest’s Sheehan to Olivet College; Bethany Christian’s Tomkowiak chooses Spring Arbor
ROCHESTER HILLS — Colin Sheehan of Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest has committed to play football for Olivet College in 2012. A senior wide-receiver/defensive back, Sheehan is hoping to help Olivet college turn its football season around after it has posted just a 2-38 record the past four seasons. Sheehan was an All-MAC First Team and […]
PREP BASEBALL: Guitar paces offense, Thomas logs complete game in Troy’s win over Athens
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — It took Troy only four batters in the first inning to score four runs. That was all they needed for the game. Senior slugger Nick Guitar belted a grand slam and junior pitcher Michael Thomas pitched all seven innings to pace Troy to a 4-2 victory […]
PREP BASEBALL: Walled Lake Northern silences Troy bats
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The weather warmed up for the Troy baseball team Thursday. The Colts’ bats did not. The Troy bats were silenced in a 6-1, non-league baseball loss to visiting Walled Lake Northern in which the colts managed only three hits in the first five innings. “We were […]
SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012
SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep softball 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: Gary Harlan, first season. 2011 RECORD: 15-15, 4-6 OAA […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Softball, Girls Soccer, Baseball
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/ Softball (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Mattawan; 2. Romeo; 3. Grandville; 4. Sterling Heights Stevenson; 5. Hartland; 6. Farmington Hills Mercy; 7. Hudsonville 8. New […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Top-ranked Troy stymies No. 2 Marian
TROY — Irene Young has been slowed in the early stages of the 2012 prep girls soccer campaign, as she has become the No.1 target by opposing defenses. The senior from Troy showed signs of returning to form Saturday afternoon in a game featuring state powers. Young converted a penalty kick in the 12th minute […]
SATURDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Troy sweeps Rochester; Avondale splits with Fenton
TROY — Behind a 21-run explosion, Troy swept Rochester in a OAA crossover baseball doubleheader 7-4 and 14-11. David Eicher gained the win on the mound in the opener for Troy (6-2). He struck out just one batter, but gave up just four hits and three earned runs. Tyler Horne gained the save by punching […]
FRIDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Troy doubles up rival Athens; Lake Orion blanks Adams
TROY — Troy grabbed bragging rights from rival Troy Athens Friday, posting a 4-2 OAA White Division baseball triumph over the visiting Red Hawks. Nick Guitar drilled a grand slam in the first inning and Mike Thomas back up the performance with seven strong innings on the mound. Thomas stuck out five and scattered six […]
