ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College loaded up with schools much larger during the months of November and December, and that included several games against NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III schools. The Warriors have been on a roll ever since. Rochester College captured its eighth straight win Wednesday at Rochester High, rolling up […]
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College outscored Metro Detroit rival Marygrove College 30-26 in the second half Thursday, and that was enough to lift the Warriors to a 59-55 non-league women’s basketball victory at Rochester High School. The two rivals battled to a 29-29 draw at the half. Sam Tomaschko collected 17 points with nine rebounds […]
TROY — Eddie Moon seized the moment Thursday night. Moon banked in a shot with seven seconds left in overtime and that proved to be the game-winning basket in Troy Christian Leadership Academy’s 66-64 non-conference boys basketball win over Auburn Hills Christian Academy. Moon finished with 12 points and Mitch Conley scored 25 to pace […]
Boys Swimming OXFORD 98, TROY ATHENS 85 200 MEDLEY RELAY: Oxford (Blake Hibdon, Erick Vandecar, Cheyne Stresky, Jarred Butler) 1:55.54; 20 FREE: Cheyne Stresky (O) 2:03.69; 20 IM: Jarred Butler (O) 2:19.23; 50 FREE: Tyler Garling (TA) 24.95; DIVING: Corey Smith (TA) 179.10; 100 BUTTERFLY: Erick Vandecar (O) 1:07.03; 100 FREE: T.J. Petrinko )TA) […]
[polldaddy poll=5858184] BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Reaching the summit as a top program is one thing. Trying to stay near or at the top is another. That’s exactly what Lake Orion’s boys hockey team is trying to figure out this winter. The Dragons are off to a fine […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Reggie Hamilton posted a game-high 21 points, Laval Lucas-Perry scored 14 and Corey Petros finished with 13 points to lead Oakland to its third straight win, defeating Southern Utah, 72-63, on Thursday night inside Centrum Arena. The Golden Grizzlies held the nation’s 11th-best shooting team coming in to 37.9 percent […]
PONTIAC — Behind a 37-32 second half, Auburn Hills Avondale was able to hold off Pontiac for a 63-55 OAA Red Division girls basketball victory Thursday Senior forward Hannah Little powered her way for a game-high 22 points, making 11-for-14 free throws, to pace Avondale (7-3, 6-1). Carolyn Gracey added a career-high 16 points and […]
CLARKSTON — Behind a 14-8 third quarter, Clarkston Everest Collegiate created enough breathing room to upend West Bloomfield Jewish Academy 36-30 in a CHSL-Intersectional Division boys basketball victory. Blake Beauchamp scored 11 and Donnie Allen added nine points for Everest (8-2, 3-0). Omer Oppenheim scored eight for Jewish Academy. Both teams scored nine in the […]
Girls Skiing HOLLY-OXFORD UNIFIED 20, FLUSHING 71 TOP FINISHERS — 1. Rachel Harrington (Holly-Oxford) 1:10.42; 2. Jessie Felix (Holly-Oxford) 1:14.04; 3. Amy Eickholt (Flushing) 1:14.11; 4. Nicole Black (Flushing) 1:19.45; 5. Alyssa Wysocki (Holly-Oxford) 1:21.52. Boys Skiing HOLLY-OXFORD UNIFIED 26, FLUSHING 49 TOP FINISHERS — 1. Greg Schultz (Holly-Oxford) 1:03.06; 2. Lars Joergans-Kaka […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — With three starters out for the year with injuries, Lake Orion has had to make wholesale changes to its lineup to try to remain in contention in the OAA White Division girls basketball race. The patchwork lineup was just the Band-Aid the doctor ordered, […]
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TROY — Troy Athens-Avondale Unified picked up a pair of crucial wins Wednesday in gymnastics and enough to keep the Red Hawks in the lead for the Oakland Activities Association title. Athens-Avondale collected 144.0225 team points, good enough to best long-time nemesis Farmington Unified (141.300) and Troy (136.45). Avondale-Athens is now 5-0 on the year […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — In the midst of a league title chase, Clarkston knew it faced a must-win situation against Oxford Wednesday night. The Wolves built a 4-2 lead after two periods of play and exploded for six goals in the third frame to ice the Wildcats, 10-2, in an […]
OXFORD 60, AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 3 103: Bailey Kammerer (O) by void; 112: Dan Curtis (O) tech fall Parker Stillfreed 16-1; 119: Edwin Schlickenmeyer (O) by void; 125: Kyle Hill (O) p. Justin Mitchell 1:30; 130: Mike Willits (O) by void; 135: Noah Cantara (O) p. Greg Hill 2:44; 140: Rocco Borg (O) d. Grant […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— During the month of December, Troy was kind of a like a stagnant volcano. Everyone knew that this is a potent team, but was uncertain when the Colts just might erupt. Troy has done so within the last week. Playing like a hungry and explosive team, Troy […]
ROYAL OAK — Despite building a 34-17 halftime lead, Oxford had to hold off Royal Oak’s second-half comeback bid to post a 73-68 OAA Blue Division boys basketball victory over the host Ravens. Jacques Toussaint scored 22, Mark Hazelwood added 18 points and Nate Brubaker scored 10 for Oxford, which shot just 23-for-38 for the […]
CLARKSTON — Clarkston’s 9-0 start to the boys basketball season was built on stingy defense and a fine-tuned offense. The Wolves got a taste of their own medicine Tuesday night. Detroit Community, ranked second in the state in Class B by the Detroit News, marched into Clarkston’s field house and shut down the Wolves’ offense […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester continued its best start in 23 years Tuesday and at Rochester Stoney Creek’s expense. Playing each other for the first time since last March, where Stoney Creek upset Rochester in a Class A district semifinal at Oxford, the Falcons simply pounding the Cougars with […]
