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PREP FOOTBALL TEAM CAPSULES
PREP FOOTBALL TEAM CAPSULES Below are the team capsules for the prep football teams in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com, as compiled by Senior Editor Dan Stickradt and staff of interns. Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Steve Deutsch ASSISTANT COACHES: Dave Schulz, James Prince, Torre Robinson, Anthony Epperson, Mike Zak. LAST SEASON’S RECORD: 7-4, 6-2 […]
PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULES Below are the 2011 prep football varsity schedules for schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Contact participating schools for further details. Updates and changes can be made by e-mailing Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE Aug. 25 Warren Fitzgerald (A) Sept. 2 Hazel Park (A) Sept. 9 […]
Dream Job: Lake Orion’s Zott headed to Michigan
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Zach Zott has always been a University of Michigan fan and wondered what it would like to play sports in the Big Ten Conference. But that destination would never be in Zott’s future if he didn’t have a change of heart. “I originally signed with Butler […]
Marathon Men: Oakland Bulldogs go the distance to win CABA World Series
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Talk about redefining the terms working overtime, going the extra mile and leaving it all out on the field. The Oakland Bulldogs did just that to cap the 2011 summer baseball season. Featuring some of the state’s top graduating seniors and juniors, along with players that […]
North Oakland Sports expands to three more schools
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — NorthOaklandSports.com has expanded. Founded in December, 2009, to replace former print publications or current print publications that have severely downsized in recent times, has added the communities of Holly and Ortonville and incorporated Holly, Ortonville Brandon and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep high schools into its coverage region. Previously, NOS included public […]
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Debut of blue: Oxford finally joins the fray with new blue turf
OXFORD — Bud Rowley admits that he has had several sleepless nights in the past year. Far too many to count. “You have no idea, boss,” snarled the veteran varsity football coach at Oxford (Mich.) High School just moments after Monday’s practice kicked off. “It’s been a heckuva long year.” Rowley, who has coached some […]
Troy, Clarkston lead area’s representation on girls lacrosse All-State list
Much in a similar fashion to boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse teams have been added in droves across the state in the past decade. Even in Oakland County, the numbers have tripled since 2000 and more schools hope to add it in the near future. On the girls lacrosse All-State lists, recently released by the Michigan […]
Once again linking up: ‘Fore’th annual TRC-Matt Moscato Charity Golf & Fundraiser to step up to plate for Draper family
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com STERLING HEIGHTS — Tina Draper and her family are in a predicament few can fathom. The 43-year-old mother of four from Sterling Heights faces extreme circumstances with her family. Not only does she have four children — Rachael 24, Tiffany, 22, Taylor, 16, and Shane, 5 — but she […]
Openings still available for TRC-Moscato Golf Outing
ROCHESTER HILLS — The Thomas Richards Charity still has openings for its annual Matt Moscato Golf Outing, which will take place at 12 noon on July 29 at Twin Lakes Golf Course. The outing, a memorial golf tournament named after the late Matt Moscato, a 1989 Rochester (Mich.) High School graduate tragically killed in a […]
East uses plethora of speed to knock down West, 30-13
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MT. PLEASANT — There’s a debate on where the trophy of the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-State Game goes every summer. Regardless, it will be residing somewhere on the East side of the state this year. The East put on a fine display of speed and passing […]
Rochester’s Dieters reigns as Miss Tennis
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — After posting her second undefeated season in her stellar four-year career at Rochester, Kelsey Dieters was named Miss Tennis Saturday night by the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association. Dieters was the heavy favorite after capping her senior campaign with a No. 1 singles state championship […]
Avondale ties for 12th at D-2 golf finals
STAFF REPORTS EAST LANSING — Top-ranked DeWitt prevailed at the Lower Peninsula Division 2 state finals Friday-Saturday at Michigan State University’s Forest Akers East Golf Course, posting a two-day total of 586. DeWitt had a 292 first day effort and a 294 showing on the second day to easily outdistance the 15-school field. Bloomfield Hills […]
Unbelievable: Troy stuns No. 6 Romeo for regional crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Winning regional championships has become old hat for Troy’s softball team. But even the Colts’ latest title was a little unexpected. Despite being a third-place finisher in its league, the OAA Red Division, and losing four all-state players from last year’s team, Troy has put together one […]
Clarkston outlasts Mott, Avondale to earn regional berth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — After reaching the Division 1 regional finals a year ago, Clarkston had set its sights on making another long tournament run this season. The Wolves took their first step Saturday at home. Clarkston captured a Division 1 district crown, topping Waterford Mott, 7-6, in 10 innings in […]
Underdog Troy wins fifth straight softball district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com UTICA — Playing in the underdog role is something that Troy has not been accustomed to in recent years, but it’s a role that the Colts are playing to perfection on the softball diamond. Unlike in the past decade-plus-years, Troy wasn’t a heavy favorite at Saturday’s Division 1 softball […]
Clarkston tied atop D-1 tennis field after first day; Rochester’s Dieters back in semifinals for fourth time
— STAFF REPORTS MIDLAND, Mich. — Clarkston has played the last month of the girls tennis season as the No. 1-ranked team in Division 1. Now, the Wolves are in a dogfight for their first title. Clarkston finished up the day of competition Friday at the Midland community tennis Center tied atop the standings along […]
Top-seeded athletes look to burn up track at state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Although there will not likely be a team champion from the area this weekend at the boys and girls track and field state championships, there will still be dozens of athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area that will that have set their sights on top-eight finishes in several events […]
