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TRACK REGIONAL PREVIEW: Lake Orion, Brandon, Adams, Troy all hope to contend for titles

TRACK REGIONAL PREVIEW: Lake Orion, Brandon, Adams, Troy all hope to contend for titles

May 17, 2012 | Comments (0)

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. […]

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BOYS GOLF: Novi wins Oakland County D-I title

BOYS GOLF: Novi wins Oakland County D-I title

May 16, 2012 | Comments (3)

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 […]

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GIRLS TENNIS: Adams, Royal Oak clinch OAA titles

GIRLS TENNIS: Adams, Royal Oak clinch OAA titles

May 16, 2012 | Comments (3)

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 […]

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PSL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks open with 6-0 rout of Jersey Shore

PSL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks open with 6-0 rout of Jersey Shore

May 16, 2012 | Comments (4)

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.   […]

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PREP STATE RANKINGS --  May 16

PREP STATE RANKINGS — May 16

May 16, 2012 | Comments (3)

PREP STATE RANKINGS Boys Golf (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; 2. Muskegon Mona Shores; 3. Birmingham Brother Rice; 4. Traverse City West; 5. Battle Creek Lakeview; 6. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 7. Plymouth; 8. Grand Blanc; 9. Pinckney; 10. North Farmington; 11. Grosse Pointe South; 12. Rochester Adams. […]

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BOYS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results

BOYS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results

May 16, 2012 | Comments (2)

Boys Golf   OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION I TOURNAMENT (May 16 at Pontiac Country Club) TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi, 309; 2. Birmingham Brother Rice, 311; 3. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 312; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 318; 5. Lake Orion, 319; 6. Birmingham Groves, 320; 7. North Farmington, 321; 8. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 322; 9. […]

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BASEBALL: Back in familiar position, Lake Orion leading charge in OAA Red Division

BASEBALL: Back in familiar position, Lake Orion leading charge in OAA Red Division

May 16, 2012 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   LAKE ORION — It almost seems that it is a right of passage for Lake Orion to at least compete for a league championship in baseball. The Dragons are back in their usual spot in mid-May — in the heat of the OAA Red Division race. […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Adams, Troy can’t gain ground in 0-0 draw

GIRLS SOCCER: Adams, Troy can’t gain ground in 0-0 draw

May 16, 2012 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — On the surface, nothing was settled on the soccer pitch Tuesday. Rochester Adams and Troy battled to a 0-0 tie in an OAA Red Division match. Neither team gained ground on the other in the league race, which is in its final week, […]

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SOFTBALL: Athens sweeps West Bloomfield

SOFTBALL: Athens sweeps West Bloomfield

May 15, 2012 | Comments (3)

TROY— Behind a sweep, Troy Athens remained in the hunt for the OAA White Division softball title with a pair of victories over West Bloomfield. The Red Hawks claimed the opener, 4-3, and came back to win the nightcap, 3-1. In the opener, Athens scored twice in the third and had single runs in the […]

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SATURDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: Troy blanks Grosse Pointe South; Stoney Creek rolls past Oxford

SATURDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: Troy blanks Grosse Pointe South; Stoney Creek rolls past Oxford

May 14, 2012 | Comments (2)

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — After a scoreless first half, Troy punched in a pair of second-half goals to help post a 2-0, non-league girls soccer triumph over Grosse Pointe South. Sarah Troccoli scored both goals for Troy, with Phylisha Drayton and Rachel Shamoun garnering assists. Alison Holland recorded her eighth shutout on nine saves for […]

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Lakeland blanks Regina for Pieper Tournament title; Lake Orion, Athens fall in bracket play

Lakeland blanks Regina for Pieper Tournament title; Lake Orion, Athens fall in bracket play

May 14, 2012 | Comments (3)

ROYAL OAK  — White Lake Lakeland won its fourth consecutive Fred Pieper Softball Tournament Championship Sunday and fifth in the past six years by topping Warren Regina 10-0 in five innings in the 34 Annual event. Lakeland opened the scoring in the top of the second when Morgan Craft hit a leadoff single. She took […]

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BOYS LACROSSE: Clarkston soars past rival Lake Orion

BOYS LACROSSE: Clarkston soars past rival Lake Orion

May 14, 2012 | Comments (4)

CLARKSTON — There is a sizable difference between the OAA Red Division and the OAA White Division leaders in boys lacrosse. Clarkston, which has already clinched the OAA –Red title, soared past Lake Orion Saturday night with a 16-2 OAA crossover victory. Lake Orion is currently in the OAA-White lead. Clarkston (12-2-0) raced out to […]

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GIRLS TENNIS: Ann Arbor Huron, Grosse Pointe South share Holly Swingabout title

GIRLS TENNIS: Ann Arbor Huron, Grosse Pointe South share Holly Swingabout title

May 13, 2012 | Comments (3)

Girls Tennis HOLLY VOLLEY SWINGABOUT (Saturday at Holly H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. (tie) Ann Arbor Huron, 17; Grosse Pointe South, 17, 3. Traverse City Central, 15; 4. St. Clair, 11; 5. Williamston, 10; 6. Holly, 2.’ CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHTS SINGLES — 1. Abby Shonk (St. Clair) d. Paige Cooley (Traverse City Central) 8-4; 2. Lucy […]

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PREP TRACK: OAA Red Division League Meet Results

PREP TRACK: OAA Red Division League Meet Results

May 12, 2012 | Comments (2)

Boys Track   OAA RED DIVISION LEAGUE MEET (May 11 at Rochester H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 179.33; 2. Clarkston, 97.33; 3. Rochester, 70; 4. Rochester Adams, 63; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek, 52; 6. Oxford, 32. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. Lake Orion (5-0-0); 2. Clarkston (4-1-0); 3. Rochester Adams (3-2-0); 4. Oxford […]

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PREP STATE RANKINGS — May 12

PREP STATE RANKINGS — May 12

May 12, 2012 | Comments (0)

PREP STATE RANKINGS Baseball (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Birmingham Brother Rice; 2. Midland; 3. Macomb Dakota; 4. Northville; 5. Hudsonville; 6. Bay City Western; 7. Rockford; 8. Saline; 9. Howell; 10. Plymouth. Division 2 — 1. Richland Gull Lake; 2. Grand Rapids Christian; 3. Monroe Jefferson; 4. Bay City John Glenn; […]

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SOFTBALL: Revived Athens hoping to escape rival’s shadows

SOFTBALL: Revived Athens hoping to escape rival’s shadows

May 12, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   TROY— It’s hard enough not be all that successful on a consistent basis. Try living in the shadows of a highly-successful competitor who also happens to be your crosstown rival. Such is life for Troy Athens’ softball program, which is enjoying quite a revival in 2012. […]

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: Oakland edges ND State, clinches Summit League tourney berth

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Oakland edges ND State, clinches Summit League tourney berth

May 12, 2012 | Comments (1)

FARGO, N.D. – Oakland proved that it’s not how you start, but how you finish a season. The golden Grizzlies overcame a disastrous 3-15 start on the baseball diamond to reach the Summit League tournament for the second straight season. Jeff Gorecki and Russell Luxton did not allow an earned run, as Oakland edged, 2-1, […]

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Oakland softball lands pair on All-Summit League team

Oakland softball lands pair on All-Summit League team

May 12, 2012 | Comments (1)

ELMHURST, Ill. – The Oakland softball team earned two spots on the All-Summit League teams as Erika Polidori was named All-Summit League first team and Erin Galloway was named All-Summit League second team, as voted on by the league’s nine head coaches.  This is the second consecutive season that both Polidori and Galloway have named […]

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