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GIRLS SOCCER: Hirsch’s hat trick powers Troy to third straight regional crown

GIRLS SOCCER: Hirsch’s hat trick powers Troy to third straight regional crown

| June 10, 2013 | Comments (0)

  FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0   BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   GROSSE POINTE — The Troy girls soccer coaching staff had been waiting for senior forward Madison Hirsch to burst onto the stage in the state tournament. They had been waiting and waiting and waiting … but they’re not anymore. Hirsch is […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep repeats as regional champion

GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep repeats as regional champion

| June 10, 2013 | Comments (0)

  FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ANN ARBOR — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s girls soccer team […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester wins first regional crown since 2007

GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester wins first regional crown since 2007

| June 10, 2013 | Comments (0)

  FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   WEST BLOOMFIELD — Since finishing as the state runner-up in […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Return offender: WOLL gains third Final Four trip in four years

GIRLS SOCCER: Return offender: WOLL gains third Final Four trip in four years

| June 7, 2013 | Comments (0)

FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0  NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — Some programs and athletes can only dream of ever […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Halftime lineup switch sparks Troy past North Farmington for regional semifinal win

GIRLS SOCCER: Halftime lineup switch sparks Troy past North Farmington for regional semifinal win

| June 6, 2013 | Comments (0)

  MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0   BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   GROSSE POINTE — Through one half, OAA White foe North Farmington provided Troy a stiff challenge, stopping four shots and holding the Colts scoreless. But halftime provided Troy coach Brian Zawislak to make some quick adjustments, and this time they gave him […]

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PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks leapfrog past Toronto, into first place

PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks leapfrog past Toronto, into first place

| June 6, 2013 | Comments (3)

  TORONTO, Ont. — The Michigan Bucks leapfrogged from third to first place on Wednesday afternoon with a matinee shutout win in Toronto over the Lynx, 1-0. The Bucks (3-1-0, nine points) used a fresh lineup to attack the young Canadian side from the opening whistle, while goal keeper Adam Grinwis registered his second shutout […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester blanks Grand Blanc to reach regional finals

GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester blanks Grand Blanc to reach regional finals

| June 5, 2013 | Comments (1)

  NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   WEST BLOOMFIELD — Maddie Moote has chosen the opportune time […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: NDP roughs up Jackson Lumen Christi to reach Elite Eight

GIRLS SOCCER: NDP roughs up Jackson Lumen Christi to reach Elite Eight

| June 4, 2013 | Comments (0)

  MORE GIRLS SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ANN ARBOR — It took more than a decade for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep to even escape the district level of the girls soccer state tournament. The Fighting Irish finally did so last spring and enjoyed it so much, they […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: WOLL moves onto regional finals with shutout of Riverview Richard

GIRLS SOCCER: WOLL moves onto regional finals with shutout of Riverview Richard

| June 4, 2013 | Comments (0)

  MORE GIRLS SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 MADISON HEIGHTS — Only a half decade ago, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified kickstarted its own girls soccer program. The Lakers have enjoyed tremendous success in the postseason since those inaugural days. Top-ranked WOLL-CEC captured its sixth straight district this season and continued its pace […]

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PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks burn Inferno

PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks burn Inferno

| June 4, 2013 | Comments (0)

WHEATON, Ill. — New season, same winning habits. The Michigan Bucks picked up in 2013 where they left off last season when they opened the campaign with a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Inferno Friday night at Wheaton College. The defending Premier Development League (PDL) regular season champions dominated the season opener from the beginning and applied continuous […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester delivers unbelievable comeback to thwart Adams in district finals

GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester delivers unbelievable comeback to thwart Adams in district finals

| June 4, 2013 | Comments (0)

FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Comebacks are common in all level of sports. Rochester’s miraculous comeback Saturday on the soccer pitch was one for the ages. The seventh-ranked Falcons staged a late rally, scoring twice in the final 1:57 of regulation to force […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep dominates Clawson for district crown

GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep dominates Clawson for district crown

| June 4, 2013 | Comments (0)

BIRMINGHAM — It took Pontiac Notre Dame Prep double overtime to down second-ranked Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 1-0, in a Division 3 girls soccer district semifinal. The fighting Irish did not have work extra long Saturday. Notre Dame Prep captured its second straight district crown Saturday at Country Day, topping Clawson, 8-1, to advance to […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Troy tops Athens for fifth straight district title, sixth straight rivalry win

GIRLS SOCCER: Troy tops Athens for fifth straight district title, sixth straight rivalry win

| June 4, 2013 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   TROY — The Troy baseball team had hammered Troy Athens that morning, 13-5. The Troy softball team started its 8-0 dominance of Athens just before the start of the Troy girls soccer team’s game against Athens. And the soccer team completed the clean sweep Saturday. Troy won its […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: WOLL remains unbeaten with district triumph

GIRLS SOCCER: WOLL remains unbeaten with district triumph

| June 3, 2013 | Comments (0)

CLARKSTON — Behind a goal in the first half and two more in the second half, top-ranked Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified remained perfect on the girls soccer season with a 3-1 victory over Royal Oak Shrine Catholic Saturday. The Lakers (18-0-0) advanced to Tuesday’s regional semifinals for the fifth straight […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Surging Troy continues streak with 3-0 rout of Utica

GIRLS SOCCER: Surging Troy continues streak with 3-0 rout of Utica

| June 1, 2013 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net STERLING HEIGHTS — The Troy girls soccer team arrived at Sterling Heights Stevenson Friday night just in time to see its crosstown rival Troy Athens advance to the district final. It was only fair the Colts held up their end of the bargain. Powered by two more set-piece goals […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Mazur’s OT heroics lift No. 3 Notre Dame Prep past No. 2 Country Day

GIRLS SOCCER: Mazur’s OT heroics lift No. 3 Notre Dame Prep past No. 2 Country Day

| May 31, 2013 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BEVERLY HILLS — Timing is everything. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep forward Sarah Mazur couldn’t have picked a better time to score her first goal of the season. Mazur knocked in the game’s only goal in the first overtime, as Division 3 third-ranked Notre Dame Prep stymied No. […]

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GIRLS SOCCER:  The Gatekeepers: Rochester’s Heber, Troy’s Holland are two of state’s best between the pipes

GIRLS SOCCER: The Gatekeepers: Rochester’s Heber, Troy’s Holland are two of state’s best between the pipes

| May 30, 2013 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans When Stephanie Heber was in elementary school, she was usually the one that would stand in goal during soccer practice. She hasn’t left. Either has Alison Holland, who began in a similar way many years ago.. The two felt quite comfortable between the pipes — and now […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Adams bumps off No. 3 Stoney Creek

GIRLS SOCCER: Adams bumps off No. 3 Stoney Creek

| May 29, 2013 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams proved once again that it has Rochester Stoney Creek’s number in the postseason. The Highlanders, who recently fell from the Division 1 state rankings, opened up the girls soccer postseason Tuesday night with one of the state’s bigger upsets, shocking the […]

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