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OXFORD PREVIEW: Wildcats look to rebound, return to upper echelon
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Bud Rowley is not one to blame others, at least not last year, when he watched Oxford’s football program venture through a rare rebuilding season. In fact, after 28 straight winnings seasons, the longest in Oakland County, the Wildcats limped to a 3-6 overall record, including 2-6 […]
TOP PREP FOOTBALL PLAYERS
TOP PREP FOOTBALL PLAYERS Senior Editor Dan Stickradt scouts the top prep football players in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area for 2011. 1. ZACH COLLINS, Clarkston sr. LB (6-2, 210): Just the third, fourth-year starter under veteran coach Kurt Richardson, who is in his 25th season with the Wolves, Collins is like flies on ribroast when […]
Lake Orion’s Schaenzer headed for Valparaiso
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Cole Schaenzer might be more remembered around the community of Lake Orion for his heroics on the gird iron. But it is his baseball talents that will allow him to keep playing sports at the next level. Schaenzer, a recent 2011 graduate of Lake Orion High […]
Optimism overload: Prep football teams reconvene to begin their hopes of march to postseason field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Unlike any other year, Lake Orion kicked off football training camp for the first time as the defending state champions. After years of near-misses, the Dragons finished the year 2010 on top of the charts. Lake Orion captured its first D-1 crown last November behind a talented senior class. […]
AOTW: Oxford star to toe the ‘Line’ at SMU
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Being a three-sport athlete, choices are plentiful in terms of colleges for Prescott Line. The senior-to-be at Oxford High school knows only one school he would like to attend in the future. Line will be taking his talents to the heart of Texas. The 6-foot, 220-pound running […]
STUDENT VIEW: KUHN’S CORNER — Year to remember at Rochester
ROCHESTER HILLS — While this is definitely a time for celebrating things like graduation or advancing to next grade, this is also a perfect time to reflect and remember the past athletic year at Rochester High. And, while some years in the past were wanted to be completely forgotten, not remembered, the 2010-2011 school year […]
Winter Sports All-Area Teams Directory
Below is the directory for the All-Area Teams for the winter season 2010-11: 2011 All-Area teams – Winter Sports – www.northoaklandsports.com Below are the links for the 2011 All-Area teams for the winter sports for the 2010-11 season BOYS BASKETBALL: http://northoaklandsports.com/2011/04/18/2011-all-area-boys-basketball-coachable-players-help-yield-great-success/ GIRLS BASKETBALL: http://northoaklandsports.com/2011/04/15/2524/ BOYS-GIRLS SKIING: http://northoaklandsports.com/2011/04/18/2011-all-area-ski-team-clarkston-lake-orion-head-up-talented-cast-of-ski-racers/ BOYS GIRLS BOWLING: http://northoaklandsports.com/2011/04/17/2011-all-area-bowling-this-group-knocks-them-down-with-precision/ WRESTLING: http://northoaklandsports.com/2011/03/31/2011-all-area-wrestling-state-champions-head-up-deep-and-talented-group-of-matmen/ BOYS HOCKEY: […]
Standing on top: Frisch, Ralston, Line, Vandermeer all earn state titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Matt Frisch was the heart-broken victim in the state finals a year ago. This year he walked off the wrestling mats a state champion. The Oxford senior won his final high school match Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills, taming Hudsonville’s Jared Zimmerman 8-3 in […]
AOTW: Reversing history: Fisher savoring the moment as first-time state qualifier
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Sometimes the agony of defeat can light a tremendous fire in the belly of an athlete. It sure did for Rochester Adams wrestler Mac Fisher. A senior and four-year varsity veteran for the Highlanders, one off day during his junior year has done nothing but drive […]
AOTW: Made for gold: Vettese aiming to pin down third state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — When Victor Vettese was growing up, he had a wrestling mat in his basement. Along with his two brothers, there were numerous sibling rivalries inside that family arena. It must have paid off. Vettese, now a senior at Auburn Hills Avondale, is making his fourth appearance […]
From rags to riches: Oxford slowly builds program to reach ultimate goal
BATTLE CREEK — When a program is at an all-time low, it’s hard to imagine being up on top. That’s the way Paul McDevitt viewed it in the mid-1990s when he took over Oxford’s wrestling program. The program couldn’t even compete with a full lineup. “They didn’t win a match the year before I took […]
Now that’s storybook: Oxford shocks No. 1 Shamrocks on last match to win D-1 state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — The last name Smith is one of the most common last names in all of North America. In Oxford, that name now has some new meaning. And it will have a very special ring to it. Oxford senior Dylan Smith is the reason for that. With […]
No sweat: Oxford pounds Southgate Anderson to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Matt Frisch was quick to point to fingers to the sky following his 200th career individual win Friday afternoon. But that’s only another stepping stone in the grand scheme for Frisch and Oxford’s wrestling program. The senior helped the Wildcats win 12 of 14 matches Friday […]
Final step: Oxford prepped for state title run
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — When Ben Ralston and Matt Frisch were freshman, they dreamed about what it would be like to win a wrestling state championship. Now as seniors, they have helped put together quite a legacy and are now three wins away from such a goal. The Wildcats, ranked […]
Still standing O: Oxford pounds opposition for fourth straight regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW — Oxford made sure there would be no suspense at Wednesday’s Division 1 wrestling regional. The second-ranked Wildcats rolled to their fourth straight regional crown and sixth in 13 seasons Wednesday at the Saginaw Heritage regional. Oxford cruised past host Heritage in the semifinal, while the Wildcats hammered […]
Hartland dispatches Adams, Clarkston for 10th straight regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HARTLAND — It may almost seem like a right of passage, but Hartland is making a return trip to the Division 1 state quarterfinals. The fourth-ranked Eagles, slated for a rebuilding year, took down a pair of OAA Red Division schools Wednesday on their home mats, topping Rochester Adams […]
Prep State Rankings-Week of Feb. 14
PREP STATE RANKINGS Sports newspaper www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Wrestling (By the MWA)a Division 1 — 1.Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 2. Oxford; 3. Davison; 4. Harltand; 5.Temperance Bedford; 6. Brighton; 7. Holt; 8. Plymouth Canton; 9. Grand Ledge; 10. Hudsonville. Division 2 — 1. […]
Adams matmen top Lake Orion to end 10-year district drought
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — The last time Rochester Adams won a district title in wrestling, Mike Holtz was a freshman in college. The current Highlanders head coach was part of some of Adams’ all-star teams in the late 90s and graduated from Adams in 2000. The Highlanders won a district […]
