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SMALL SCHOOL PREP BASEBALL: Bethany Christian looking to defend MACS state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Field renovations at Troy Bethany Christian have forced the Bruins to play all of its baseball games on the road this season. That hasn’t deterred the Bruins from enjoying another fine season. Now, Bethany Christian is turning to another path of road games in […]
PREP BOYS LACROSSE: OAA White Division champion Lake Orion reaching bench marks
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Since starting its boys lacrosse program in 2006, Lake Orion has reached many benchmarks in a short period of time. The Dragons added a couple of more to their belt in the past week. Lake Orion put the finishing touches on its second […]
BOYS LACROSSE REGIONALS: Troy doubles L’Anse Creuse
TROY — Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse had the first laugh Tuesday night. Troy had the answer to that and the last laugh. The Colts overcame a 1-0 deficit in the opening two minutes with a resounding 14-7 victory over L’Anse Creuse in a Division 1 boys lacrosse pre-regional. Troy led 3-2 after the first quarter […]
BASEBALL: Lake Orion sweeps Clarkston to claim OAA-Red title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — One of the perks of winning a conference championship is that it proves that a team can sustain a high level of play for a long period of time. Lake Orion has proven to be a model of consistency on the baseball diamond […]
PREP SOFTBALL: Adams sweeps Lamphere
ROCHESTER HILLS — Wins were hard to come by during the first half of the season for Rochester Adams’ softball team. The Highlanders have picked up the pace in recent weeks. Adams torched Madison Heights Lamphere Monday for a double-header sweep, topping the Rams by identical 12-1 scores to move to 13-17 overall. In the […]
2012 ALL-AREA BOYS BOWLING TEAM: Top competitors consistently found their groove
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans There were no boys bowling individual state champions this season and no area team finished in the top 10 at the state meet. Yet there was plenty of individual talent spread around area teams this season that actively put together impressive resumes. Led by four bowlers […]
2012 ALL-AREA BOYS SKIING: State champion Clarkston leads elite group
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans For the first time this past winter, a public school from Southeastern Michigan captured a state crown in boys skiing. Clarkston ruled the roost by winning the Division 1 state title one year after finishing second in the state. Along time state powerhouse, the 2011 and […]
PREP TRACK: Bloomfield Hills Lahser Regional Results
Boys Track DIVISION 2 REGIONAL (Friday at B.H. Lahser) TEAM SCORES — 1. Auburn Hills Avondalek 108; Livonia Clarenceville, 96; 3.Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 91; 4.Bloomfield Hills Andover ,78; 5. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 53; 6. Hazel Park, 42; 7. Clawson, 35; 8. Ferndale, 9. 33; Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 30; 10. Madison Heights […]
PREP TRACK: Waterford Lakes, Lutheran Northwest finish third, fourth at regional
Boys Track DIVISION 4 REGIONAL (Saturday at Webberville H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Flint Hamady, 130; 2. Morrice, 91; 3. Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified, 78; 4. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 75; 5. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 63; 5. Webberville, 39.5; 6.Sterling Heights Parkway Christian, 37.5; 7. Birmingham Roeper, 28; 8. […]
GIRLS TENNIS REGIONAL RESULTS: Clarkston, Adams, Holly lead five local qualifiers
Girls Tennis DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Friday at Rochester Schools) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 30; 2. Rochester Adams, 23; 3. West Bloomfield, 17; 4. Rochester, 15; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek, 8; 6. Lake Orion, 7; 7. Royal Oak, 4; 8. Waterford Mott, 2; 9. Pontiac, 2; 10. Waterford Kettering, 0. CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHTS SINGLES — 1. […]
PREP TRACK: Division 1 Ortonville Brandon Regional Results
Boys Track DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (May 18 at Ortonville Brandon) TEAM SCORES — 1. Grand Blanc, 172; 2. Lake Orion, 139; 3. Swartz Creek, 46; 4. Rochester Adams,40.75; 5. Romeo, 36; 6. Clarkston, 32.75; 7.Port Huron, 31.75; 8.Holly, 27; 9. (tie) Rochester, 22; Oxford, 22; 11. Pontiac, 18; 12. Rochester Stoney Creek, 17.75; 13. Ortonville […]
PREP TRACK: Adams, Grand Blanc prevail at loaded regional
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — It’s not every day that a team can score 139 points at a track regional and finish second — and still trail the leader by 33 points. Such was life at Friday’s marathon Division 1 regional track and field regional at Ortonville Brandon. Grand […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Fenton edges Holly for FML title
Girls Tennis FLINT METRO LEAGUE TOURNAMENT TEAM SCORES — 1. Fenton, 58; 2. Holly, 27; 3. Ortonville Brandon, 46; 4. Lapeer West, 41; 5. Lapeer East, 28; 6. Clio, 26; 7. Swartz Creek, 18; 8. Flint Kearsley, 14. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. (tie) Holly (6-0-1); Fenton (6-0-1); 3. Ortonville Brandon (5-2-0); 4. Lapeer […]
GIRLS TENNIS REGIONAL PREVIEW: Adams enjoying revival on courts, looks for state finals berth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams was once a state power in girls tennis, winning the Clas sA state title in 1987 and having several state-finals teams throughout the past three-plus decades. In recent years, the Highlanders have dropped off the map some, despite producing an individual […]
TRACK REGIONAL PREVIEW: Lake Orion, Brandon, Adams, Troy all hope to contend for titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — Lake Orion has become a model of consistency when it comes to boys track and field in recent years. Rarely in the past two decades have the Dragons suffered through a down year. This season has become one of Lake Orion’s best to date. […]
BOYS GOLF: Novi wins Oakland County D-I title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans COMPLETE STATS: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/05/16/12860/ WATERFORD — Novi is celebrating its 10-year anniversary of first and only boys golf state championship in 2012. Perhaps that celebration, along with Wednesday’s performance at the Oakland County Division I Tournament, could be a good omen for the unranked Wildcats. Behind […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Adams, Royal Oak clinch OAA titles
Girls Tennis OAA WHITE DIVISION TOURNAMENT (Saturday at Rochester Schools) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Adams, 51; 2. Troy Athens, 48; 3. North Farmington, 47; 4. Birmingham Groves, 45; 5. Berkley 28; 6. Rochester Stoney Creek, 25; 7. Farmington Harrison, 24; 8. Lake Orion, 20. DUAL MATCH STANDINGS — 1. Rochester Adams (7-0-0) … FINAL […]
PSL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks open with 6-0 rout of Jersey Shore
BY DAN DUGGAN CORRESPONDENT PONTIAC — Behind a six-goal outburst, the Michigan Bucks opened up the 2012 season Tuesday in fine fashion Tuesday. The Bucks scored early and often in a 6-0 whitewash of the Jersey Shore Boca at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac, as part of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. […]
