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FOOTBALL: Lake Orion’s early fire burns Troy up

FOOTBALL: Lake Orion’s early fire burns Troy up

| September 11, 2015 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Lake Orion made quick work out of Troy Friday evening. The Dragons came out firing on all cylinders for a 23-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and coasted to a 37-3 OAA Red Division victory over the winless Colts. Three touchdowns and […]

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CHARITIES: TRC going all out for Izzy

CHARITIES: TRC going all out for Izzy

| July 31, 2015 | Comments (0)

Matt Moscato Golf Outing on deck for desperate candidate   LINKING UP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1582620081999214/ http://trcares.com/matt-moscato-charity-golf-2015-friday-july-31-2015/ www.trcares.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Izzy Smith endured a lingering, six-week battle with bronchitis and sinus infection in the fall of 2012. Once those unpleasantries conceded, the then-12-year-old was still left with a […]

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PDL SOCCER: Michigan gives Thunder Bay the chills by rallying for overtime win

PDL SOCCER: Michigan gives Thunder Bay the chills by rallying for overtime win

| July 24, 2015 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Although Michigan has had to play from behind in a couple of games this season, the Bucks have not been placed in a similar predicament as they were Friday. Michigan bounced back from a 2-0 second-half deficit with two goals in the final 12 […]

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WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS BAR?: Pre-game, during-game and post-game ...

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS BAR?: Pre-game, during-game and post-game …

| June 16, 2015 | Comments (1)

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS BAR? Pre-game, during-game and post-game for coaches, athletes, parents and sports fans from around the area … where do you like to congregate.   [polldaddy poll=6414054]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Grand Blanc edges Troy Athens to reach D-1 state finals

GIRLS SOCCER: Grand Blanc edges Troy Athens to reach D-1 state finals

| June 10, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER — Grand Blanc’s upset train continued to roll through the Division 1 postseason and its final destination is the end of the line: the state championship match. The Bobcats, honorable mention in polls, tripped up it heir third straight top 10 team Wednesday, this time coming […]

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BASEBALL: Hartland downs Troy Athens to reach first Final Four since 2000

BASEBALL: Hartland downs Troy Athens to reach first Final Four since 2000

| June 10, 2015 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans NOVI — At first you don’t succeed, dust yourself and try again. After losing in the state quarterfinals three times in the past six years, Hartland finally broke the quarterfinal hex Tuesday with a 4-1 victory over Troy Athens in a Division 1 state quarterfinals at Novi […]

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BASEBALL: Athens wins first regional title in school history

BASEBALL: Athens wins first regional title in school history

| June 6, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Not too many in attendance gave Troy Athens or Utica Eisenhower much of a chance entering Saturday’s Division 1 regional at Rochester High. Still, the two unheralded ball clubs advanced to the regional finals with Athens claiming its first regional title in school history […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Athens withstands Eisenhower’s pressure to claim first regional since 2000

GIRLS SOCCER: Athens withstands Eisenhower’s pressure to claim first regional since 2000

| June 5, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Every time Elyse Merbach walks into Troy Athens’ gymnasium, she and her teammates are constantly reminded of multiple great teams in the school’s soccer history. This year’s Red Hawks are trying to live up to that lore — and are doing a pretty good job […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: WOLL rolls into regional finals

GIRLS SOCCER: WOLL rolls into regional finals

| June 3, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SAGINAW — Despite splintering off into a solo program this season, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes apparently has enough talent to make another deep run in the Division 4 postseason. The Lakers advanced to the Elite Eight for sixth straight time, tripping up Harbor Beach 3-1 […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Liggett shuts out Oakland Christian in regional semifinal upset

GIRLS SOCCER: Liggett shuts out Oakland Christian in regional semifinal upset

| June 3, 2015 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — The game plan for Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett Tuesday night was simple. Shut down Auburn Hills Oakland Christian high scoring sophomore Victoria Lucido and make someone else step up and beat the Knights. Liggett bottled up Lucido for much of Tuesday’s contest and […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Waterford Lakes edges Clarkston Everest for district title

GIRLS SOCCER: Waterford Lakes edges Clarkston Everest for district title

| June 2, 2015 | Comments (0)

  BURTON — A year ago the unified girls soccer team of Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes and  Clarkston Everest Collegiate made a run to the Division 4 state finals. This school year the two neighboring Catholic high schools ended their cooperative agreement in multiple sports, forcing the two into separate programs. It was […]

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BASEBALL: Everest Collegiate downs rival Waterford Lakes for district title

BASEBALL: Everest Collegiate downs rival Waterford Lakes for district title

| June 2, 2015 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DRYDEN — For the past six years, Clarkston Everest Collegiate’s baseball players competed on the same unified program with Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes. Now that the Mountaineers have split off from the Lakers, Everest climbed past its former teammates in a 3-2 victory Monday […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Athens slips past Berkley to reach district finals

GIRLS SOCCER: Athens slips past Berkley to reach district finals

| May 29, 2015 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Survive and advance. That’s the name of the game this time of year as the state tournament takes place on the soccer pitch. Troy Athens is still alive and well in the postseason, as the fifth-ranked Red Hawks continued to advance through the state […]

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TRACK: Oak Park puts on clinic to sweep Oakland County titles

TRACK: Oak Park puts on clinic to sweep Oakland County titles

| May 23, 2015 | Comments (0)

Clarkston girls, St. Mary’s boys earn runner-up slots BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Behind a mission to be one of the best track and field teams every assembled in Michigan history, Oak Park put on a clinic Friday night at the 56th Annual Oakland County Championships. The Knights easily defended […]

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TRACK: Mott, Clarkston track down regional titles

TRACK: Mott, Clarkston track down regional titles

| May 15, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Finally, the stars aligned just right Friday for Waterford Mott. The Corsairs put on a display of speed and endurance to round up 88 points to win its first Division 1 boys track and field regional title in school history. Waterford Kettering had its […]

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TRACK: OAA White Division Championships Results

TRACK: OAA White Division Championships Results

| May 9, 2015 | Comments (0)

Boys Track OAA WHITE DIVISON CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 7 at Bloomfield Hills H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Groves, 118; 2. Auburn Hills Avondale, 112; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 90; 4. West Bloomfield, 74; 5. Farmington, 64; 6. Bloomfield Hills, 62; 7. Royal Oak, 56; 8. Pontiac, 39. NORTH POD DUAL MEETS — 1. Auburn Hills Avondale […]

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TRACK: OAA Red Division Championships Results

TRACK: OAA Red Division Championships Results

| May 9, 2015 | Comments (0)

Boys Track OAA RED DIVISON CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 8 at Oxford H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 122; 2. Oxford, 106; 3. Rochester Stoney Creek, 84; 4. Rochester Adams, 81; 5. Clarkston, 71; 6. Rochester, 54; 7. Troy Athens, 50; 8. Troy, 15. NORTH POD DUAL MEETS — 1. Lake Orion (3-0-0); 2. Clarkston (2-1-0); […]

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SOFTBALL STATE RANKINGS — May 4

SOFTBALL STATE RANKINGS — May 4

| May 6, 2015 | Comments (0)

Softball (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Portage Central; 2. Farmington Hills Mercy; 3. Caledonia; 4. Hudsonville; 5. Clarkston; 6. Romeo; 7. Lake Orion; 8. Lakeland; 9. Monroe; 10. Utica Ford Honorable mention — Bay City Western, Belleville, Flint Kearsley, Grosse Pointe South, Hartland, Holt, Howell, Macomb Dakota, Marquette, Mattawan, Midland, Plymouth, Southgate […]

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