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PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 24
Digital sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com. Boys Soccer (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Warren DeLaSalle; 2.Plymouth Canton; 3. East Kentwood; 4.Novi;l 5. Grand Haven; 6. Troy; 7.Grand Rapids Forest Hils Central; 8.Plymouth Salem; 9. Grand Blanc;10. Northville. […]
Rochester College nets Corcordia tournament title
ANN ARBOR —Rochester College’s women’s volleyball team has cracked the code for winning volleyball tournaments as they went on to win their fourth tournament of the season Saturday at Concordia College. With another tournament championship title in hand, the Warriors are looking to notch the No. 1 spot in the USCAA national rankings. The Lady […]
League champion Bruins looking for continued success in MACS tourney
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— A year ago Troy Bethany Christian ventured through a rare rebuilding year on the volleyball court. The Bruins finished second in their conference — the first time since the winter 1998 they didn’t at least share a conference crown — and entered the Michigan Association of Christian Schools […]
When powers collide: Clarkston takes down Lake Orion for OAA Red Division title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — The powers that be in the OAA volleyball circles that put together the scheduling couldn’t have set the OAA Red Division table any better than this year. The division title was decided in the final week of league season featuring two state-ranked teams. Clarkston outlasted Lake […]
Oakland netters slam Bowling Green in straight sets
ROCHESTER HILLS – Three days after being swept by IPFW, Oakland University returned to the volleyball court and posted a sweep of its own. Brittany Holbrook had 12 kills and hit .500 for the match as the Oakland volleyball team posted a 3-0 non-league victory over Bowling Green State University at the Athletics Center O’rena. […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 18
Girls Volleyball (By the coaches association) Class A — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy; 2. Rockford; 3. Birmingham Marian; 4. Clarkston; 5. Lake Orion; 6. East Kentwood; 7. Temperance Bedford; 8. Novi; 9. Richland Gull Lake; 10. Mattawan. Honorable Mention — Midland Dow, Birmingham Seaholm, Plymouth Canton. Class B — 1. East Grand Rapids; 2. Plainwell; […]
IPFW sweeps Oakland in straight sets
ROCHESTER HILLS – IPFW trip to Oakland was much longer that its sweep of the Golden Grizzlies in Summit League volleyball play Saturday. Taylor Humm had nine kills and 12 digs and Ashley Nevelle had 21 assists as the Oakland volleyball fell to IPFW in straight sets on Saturday night in the Athletics Center O’rena. […]
Lake Orion sweeps Oxford to set up showdown with Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — With a showdown looming with Clarkston next week, Lake Orion made sure there was no major hiccup on the schedule like last year, when the Dragons went on a mini tailspin during October. Lake Orion, ranked third in Class A, swept rival Oxford 3-0 at home […]
Troy outlasts Harrison in five-game thriller
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The Troy volleyball team was on the verge of collapse Tuesday night, battling in a fifth set after taking the first two. Then Olivia Parks put a kill on the floor, and the momentum quickly changed. Troy stifled Farmington Hills Harrison in the fifth set Tuesday night […]
Lahser outlasts Adams in five-game marathon
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In a five-game marathon, sometimes it’s the little things that can carry a team to victory. On Tuesday for Bloomfield Hills Lahser, it was the littlest player on the court, Megan Cunningham, that made the difference. The 5-foot-4 sophomore libero was all over the volleyball court, […]
IUPUI holds of Oakland in five sets
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Taylor Humm had 18 kills and 17 digs and Meghan Bray had 13 kills and a career-high 32 digs but the Oakland volleyball team could not erase an early 2-0 deficit against IUPUI losing in five sets. Oakland fell with set scores of 21-25, 19-25, 25-23, 26-24 and 8-15. “I am proud […]
Oakland sweeps South Dakota State in straight sets
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Jenna Lange hit .500 and had 11 kills to lead the Oakland volleyball team to a straight-sets victory over South Dakota State in Summit League action on Saturday at the Athletics Center O’rena. The Golden Grizzlies won the match with scores of 25-18, 25-18 and 25-11. :Playing well tonight was important as […]
Oakland’s Holbrook wins Summit League Offensive Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland University junior Brittany Holbrook was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week announced by the league office on Monday. It is Holbrook’s first player of the week honor as she led OU to two victories over the weekend. “This was a great weekend for Brittany,” said head volleyball coach Rob […]
Split decision: Oxford divides up, still claims invite title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — To fill a spot for an eighth team, Kristi McDevitt had to split up her Oxford volleyball program into two squads Saturday for the Oxford Invitational. The Wildcats still rose to the top in the end to win the title. Oxford’s ‘A’ team finished the day with […]
Stoney Creek picks up key OAA Blue sweep of Avondale
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Depth was a problem for Rochester Stoney Creek last season on the volleyball court. This season with a more seasoned team, the Cougars have turned that deficiency into a strength. With far more players available this season before a drop off in talent, Stoney Creek continued […]
OU’s Holbrook shares Summit League honor
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland’s Brittany Holbrook and Oral Roberts’ Bruna Silva were named The Summit League’s Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week for their performances Oct. 3-9. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Brittany Holbrook, Oakland Jr., MH Westland, Mich./John Glenn Holbrook earns her first career Offensive Player of the Week honor after leading […]
Oakland falls short of Oral Roberts
ROCHESTER — A late goal by Johnny Dreshaj wasn’t enough as the Oakland men’s soccer team fell, 2-1, to Oral Roberts in both team’s Summit League opener on Friday night at the OU Soccer Field. The Golden Grizzlies outshot the Golden Eagles 17-6 “I think conference is a different animal and every game is a […]
Adams slams Rochester for first OAA-Red win
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — After winning the OAA White Division volleyball crown a year ago, Rochester Adams received its promotion to the OAA Red Division for this season. Although the Highlanders were in the OAA’s top division from 1994 through 2005, the team was dropped down to the second tier […]
