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District dandy: Oxford pins down Adams, Lake Orion for eighth straight district crown

District dandy: Oxford pins down Adams, Lake Orion for eighth straight district crown

| February 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   LAKE ORION — The way Kyle Hill sees it, the Oxford senior and his teammates received a wake-up call last month. The Wildcats, the defending Division 1 state champions in wrestling, were upset by then unranked Rochester, 37-29, in an OAA Red Division dual meet. Oxford has been […]

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Holly pins down Avondale for district championship

Holly pins down Avondale for district championship

| February 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   ORCHARD LAKE — Shawn Scott was in an unfamiliar situation Wednesday. The Holly senior was wrestling in a different weight class to help. As it turned out, Scott won both of his matches and the sixth-ranked Bronchos had little resistance in winning their third straight Division 3 district […]

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WEDNESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Rochester rolls by Notre Dame Prep; Irish seventh at CHSL Finals

WEDNESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Rochester rolls by Notre Dame Prep; Irish seventh at CHSL Finals

| February 9, 2012 | Comments (1)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester surpassed last season’s win total by rolling past Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 46-30, Wednesday night in a  non-league girls basketball game Anne Tucker poured in a game-high 17 points to pace the Falcons (5-10). Zhana Randolph added 13 points, Lindsey Larivee scored eight and Aubrey Konal had seven points for Rochester. […]

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Oxford wins OAA Super Meet title, shares OAA-Red trophy with Rochester

Oxford wins OAA Super Meet title, shares OAA-Red trophy with Rochester

| February 8, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   ROCHESTER HILLS — Sometimes a loss can bring out the best in any team. It sure has motivated Oxford’s wrestling team.   After losing to Rochester, 37-29, on Jan. 11, the Wildcats exacted a small measure of revenge by finishing first at the OAA Red-White Super Meet Saturday […]

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Zube the new face in charge of Stoney Creek football

Zube the new face in charge of Stoney Creek football

| February 3, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   ROCHESTER HILLS — Brad Zube considers himself old school. His philosophies are of old school, smashmouth football and the days of multi-sport athletes suiting up on Friday nights still fits well into his system. It is that system that is headed over to Rochester Stoney Creek. Zube was […]

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Holly matmen gunning for second straight Flint Metro League title

Holly matmen gunning for second straight Flint Metro League title

| February 3, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   HOLLY — Behind a balanced lineup, Holly is trying to accomplish something on the wrestling mats that has never happened before in program history: The Bronchos are in position to win back-to-back Flint Metro League championships. Last season Holly finished 8-0 in league duals before winning the FML […]

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MAT UP: Rochester pins down defending state champion Oxford

MAT UP: Rochester pins down defending state champion Oxford

| January 12, 2012 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Justin Kim felt a little bit of pressure Wednesday night. Who wouldn’t, given his position? The Rochester junior 103-pounder needed a win in his weight class and he delivered. Kim stuck Oxford’s Collin Campbell to the mat in 48 seconds, lifting the home-standing Falcons to a […]

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Top-ranked Shamrocks slam Oxford

Top-ranked Shamrocks slam Oxford

| January 10, 2012 | Comments (2)

OXFORD — Ten months after falling to Oxford, 26-25, in the Division 1 state championship, Novi Detroit Catholic Central gained some payback Wednesday on the wrestling mats. The top-ranked Shamrocks, who cruised to the Oakland County Championships three weeks ago, dealt third-ranked Oxford a huge blow with a 49-13 pounding. The Shamrocks won seven of […]

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PREP STATE RANKINGS — Jan. 9

PREP STATE RANKINGS — Jan. 9

| January 10, 2012 | Comments (1)

PREP STATE RANKINGS Digital daily 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. Boys Hockey (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 2. Brighton; 3. Livonia Churchill; 4. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; 5. Livonia Stevenson; 6. Howell; 7. Lake Orion; 8. […]

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All-Area Teams Directory

All-Area Teams Directory

| January 4, 2012 | Comments (2)

[polldaddy poll=5810775] Below are the links for the high school all-area teams from December, 2009, to January,2011. In the fall of 2011, Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com added Holly, Ortonville Brandon and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep high school. Previously in January of 2011, NOS expanded to include Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes. NorthOaklandSports was founded in […]

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2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA FOOTBALL TEAM: Explosive athletes, seasoned veterans anchor grid-iron squad

2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA FOOTBALL TEAM: Explosive athletes, seasoned veterans anchor grid-iron squad

| January 3, 2012 | Comments (8)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com It was another banner year for area football teams and players in 2011. The list of accomplishments was long and so is the recruiting list, as many athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region are being sought after by colleges of all sizes. There were nine area schools that made […]

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YEAR IN REVIEW: It will be hard to top the magical moments of 2011?

YEAR IN REVIEW: It will be hard to top the magical moments of 2011?

| January 2, 2012 | Comments (7)

When looking back at the year gone by, it’s hard to really place a ranking order of some of the great sports moments. It truly goes down to just a matter of opinion. It could be your favorite local high school team or athlete, college team, professional team, either here or overseas, or it could […]

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Atonement satisfied: Catholic Central rebounds for third straight county title

Atonement satisfied: Catholic Central rebounds for third straight county title

| December 18, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR OXFORD TWP. — Last March, Novi Detroit Catholic Central fell from grace by losing the Division 1 state championship on the final weight class to Oakland County rival Oxford. When the Shamrocks returned to face Oxford and the rest of all of its county foes Friday-Saturday on the wrestling mats […]

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Simply the best: Oxford’s Prescott Line wins 2011 MetroPCS Mr. Football Award

Simply the best: Oxford’s Prescott Line wins 2011 MetroPCS Mr. Football Award

| December 16, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Four months ago, Prescott Line vowed to bring Oxford’s football program back to prominence. The Oxford senior accomplished that and much more during the 2011 season. Line, a three-sport athlete, was announced as the 2011 recipient of the State Champs / MetroPCS Mr. Football Award, given annually […]

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NDP wrestlers gain five medals at Lincoln tourney

NDP wrestlers gain five medals at Lincoln tourney

| December 15, 2011 | Comments (1)

WARREN — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s wrestling team had a productive day Saturday by earning five medals at the Warren Lincoln tournament. Senior Captain James Yanik (171) finished third with two pins to lead the Fighting Irish. David Carroll (140) was fourth and pulled an upset pinning the fourth-seeded wrestler in the quarterfinals. Second-seeded freshman […]

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Avenall the right choice to lead Clarkston into volleyball history

Avenall the right choice to lead Clarkston into volleyball history

| November 17, 2011 | Comments (2)

CLARKSTON — Kelly Avenall doesn’t always speak kindly of herself as a high school student. That’s common when a teacher and coach looks back on their youth. “I was kind of a band geek in high school,” she laughed. Avenall is a 1989 graduate of Clarkston High School. She played the rare instrument Oboe, a […]

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Cross Country Regional Stats

Cross Country Regional Stats

| October 31, 2011 | Comments (1)

Girls Cross Country DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Saturday at Hess-Hathaway Park) TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Seaholm, 42; 2. Waterford Mott, 69; 3. Troy, 79; 4. North Farmington, 109; 5. Farmington, 135; 6. Troy Athens, 207; 7. Birmingham Groves, 231; 8. Royal Oak, 242; 9. West Bloomfield, 247; 10. Waterford Kettering, 264; 11. Berkley, 267; 12. […]

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HOLLY PREVIEW: Bronchos aiming for first league crown since 1952

HOLLY PREVIEW: Bronchos aiming for first league crown since 1952

| August 24, 2011 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — For decades Holly bolstered a football program that every team in the Flint Metro League looked forward to on its schedule. The Bronchos were a doormat program, a team that was considered an easy win, a pushover, a laughing stock. Over the past 60 years Holly has […]

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