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SOFTBALL: Troy sweeps Rochester Adams

SOFTBALL: Troy sweeps Rochester Adams

| January 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — A year ago Rochester Adams swept Troy off the softball field. The Colts returned the favor Tuesday. Troy posted a double-header OAA crossover sweep, winning Game by a 7-2 count before taking the nightcap, 9-3. Kamryn LaCarter finished a perfect 4-fior-4 and scored a pair of runs in the opener, while Jessie […]

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SPORTS SHORTS

SPORTS SHORTS

| January 13, 2012 | Comments (0)

SPORTS SHORTS Birmingham Brother Rice baseball program will be hosting a w hitting and pitching camps at the school on Jan. 21 and Jan. 28 for boys in grades 5-8. The clinic will be conducted by Rice coaches Bob Riker and Brian Kalczynski. The camps for those in grades 5-7 will take place from 9 […]

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Oakland softball earns spots on College Sports Madness Preseason All-League teams

Oakland softball earns spots on College Sports Madness Preseason All-League teams

| January 11, 2012 | Comments (2)

ROCHESTER HILLS – Shelby Gott, Erika Polidori, Erin Galloway and Kelsey Krych were named to the College Sports Madness 2012 Summit League Preseason All-Conference Teams as announced on Wednesday. Gott and Polidori were selected to the first team while Galloway and Krych were selected to the second team. Gott, a native of Bloomfield, Ind., earned the honor as an outfielder […]

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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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2011 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES

2011 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES

| December 30, 2011 | Comments (7)

BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES Below are the boys basketball team capsules for teams in the AdaVan Media Group’s www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Additional information can be sent to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans 2010-11 CAPSULES: http://northoaklandsports.com/2010/12/15/boys-basketball-team-capsules-2010-2011/ MORE BASKETBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Basketball&x=13&y=12 Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Jeff Borja, second season. LAST SEASON’S […]

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HEADED TO THE NEXT LEVEL: College signings, committments

HEADED TO THE NEXT LEVEL: College signings, committments

| December 27, 2011 | Comments (3)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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Stoney Creek's Northrup signs with Hillsdale College

Stoney Creek’s Northrup signs with Hillsdale College

| December 6, 2011 | Comments (1)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Zak Northup, who led Rochester Stoney Creek to its first OAA Red Division baseball championship last June, has signed with Division II Hillsdale College. Northrup, now a senior right-handed pitcher, was all-conference and all-district as a junior for the cougars, was 7-1 on the mound last season. He posted a 1.31 ERA […]

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Final destination check-in: Football finalists ready to clash for coveted titles

Final destination check-in: Football finalists ready to clash for coveted titles

| November 24, 2011 | Comments (3)

Nearly four months ago, close to 700 schools across the state began preparation to play on the prep football season’s final weekend. Only eight of those schools have reached the plateau. The MHAA football state finals are set for Ford Field in Detroit Nov.25-26 with several intriguing matchups. There are eight schools that carry perfect […]

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Headed to the Next Level: College Signings, Committments

Headed to the Next Level: College Signings, Committments

| November 22, 2011 | Comments (5)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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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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Blue-collar Avondale community stands as one on this championship day

Blue-collar Avondale community stands as one on this championship day

| November 10, 2011 | Comments (5)

In the movie, Hoosiers, the fictional town of Hickory, Indiana, is boasted by characters as being “not found on most state maps.” The small, rural, western Indiana town, stakes claim to notoriety when Hickory makes an improbable run to the Indiana state high school boys basketball crown in the late 1940s, thus carving its name […]

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College Committments-Letters of Intent

College Committments-Letters of Intent

| November 9, 2011 | Comments (1)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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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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AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE PREVIEW: Yellowjackets hope to reload the cannon

AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE PREVIEW: Yellowjackets hope to reload the cannon

| August 24, 2011 | Comments (3)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — In all reality, Auburn Hills Avondale won’t be as well-oiled of an offensive machine as it was a year ago on the football field. The Yellowjackets could be a better defensive team to compensate. That is the ingredient that coach Steve Deutsch is hoping for in […]

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OXFORD PREVIEW: Wildcats look to rebound, return to upper echelon

OXFORD PREVIEW: Wildcats look to rebound, return to upper echelon

| August 24, 2011 | Comments (2)

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 […]

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ROCHESTER PREVIEW: Falcons working to build on last year’s momentum

ROCHESTER PREVIEW: Falcons working to build on last year’s momentum

| August 24, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — For 10 miserable years, Rochester’s football team crawled through the doldrums of a dark cave with little daylight. Finally in 2010, the Falcons maneuvered from the depths and resurfaced. Not only did the Falcons record their first winning season since 1999, they reached the Division 1 […]

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