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Parks, Colts prey on Falcons
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net BIRMINGHAM — Olivia Parks rebounded from a one-game slump in a big way, hammering kill after kill. The result was a sweep for her Troy volleyball team. The victim was Birmingham Groves. Parks, a sophomore, had 14 kills to lead the Colts to a 25-16, 25-19, 25-12 OAA White […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Sept. 27
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. Girls Volleyball (By the coaches association) Class A — 1. Rockford; 2. Farmington Hills Mercy; 3. Lake Orion; 4. Birmingham Marian; 5. Clarkston; 6. Plymouth Canton; 7. East Kentwood; 8. Grand Haven; 9. Richland […]
Lake Orion finishes second at Portage Central tourney
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PORTAGE — Lake Orion made a push to climb the girls volleyball rankings in Class A this week. The Dragons, who are ranked ninth, finished second at Saturday’s Portage Central Invitational, going 6-1-0 on the day. In that stretch, Lake Orion finished 5-1 against other state-ranked teams. The Dragons, […]
Troy Athens drubs Ferndale; Avondale sweeps Hazel Park
FERNDALE — Troy Athens remained in the upper echelon of the OAA White Division by posting a three-game sweep Thursday of host Ferndale. The Red Hawks dropped the Eagles 25-19, 25-23, 25-16 to move to 3-1 in conference play and into second place. Lisa Lavelanet had 22 assists, six kills and five service points to […]
State-ranked Wolves rally to bite Farmington; Oakland Christian sweeps Inter-City
CLARKSTON — The first loss of the season came Saturday for Clarkston. But the seventh-ranked Wolves are still perfect in OAA Red Division play. The three-time defending conference champs found themselves in a deficit for the first time in conference play this season but still found time to upend visiting Farmington, 3-1, in girls volleyball […]
Level Headed: Ninth-ranked Dragons keeping state ranking in stride
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Rankings are a huge part of sports. They often don’t measure up to an exact science, but they exist in just about every sport and at just about every level. So when Lake Orion’s volleyball team learned Monday that the Dragons were ranked in the state […]
Troy demolishes lowly Southfield
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net SOUTHFIELD — On the first point of the game, Southfield received a Troy serve, set the ball up, and put down a kill. There wasn’t a whole lot that went right for the Bluejays the rest of the night. The Colts trampled the woeful Blue Jays on their home […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Sept. 20
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. Girls Swimming (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy; 2. Saline; 3. Holland West Ottawa; 4. Hudsonville; 5.Birmingham Marian; 6. Ann Arbor Huron; 7. Ann Arbor Skyline;8. Rockford; 9. South […]
Instant syrup: Wolves make quick meal of Maples
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BIRMINGHAM — The question that most around the OAA volleyball circles wondered this year was will Clarkston rebuild or reload? So far the question has definitely been reload. The Wolves, who had six players off last year’s team find their way onto a college roster this season and two […]
Holly finishes 1-2-1 at the Birch Run tournament
BIRCH RUN — Holly finished 1-2-1 at Saturday’s Holly tournament, falling to the hosts in the first round of bracket play after going 1-1-1 in pool play. Holly lost to Laingsburg (25-17, 25-13), split with Montrose (24-26, 25-19) and swept Bay City John Glenn (25-14, 26-24). In the playoffs, the Bronchos dropped a 25-19, 25-12 […]
THURSDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Wolves sweep Adams; Lapeer East outlasts Holly
ROCHESTER HILLS — Clarkston opened up the OAA Red Division volleyball season Thursday with a three-game sweep of host Rochester Adams. The Wolves posted wins of 25-22, 25-12 and 25-16 to remain unbeaten on the year. Kaley Konjarevich had nine kills and Stephanie Marani added seven kills for Clarkston. Brianna Frakes chipped in with 20 […]
MHSAA NEWS: 2010-11 MHSAA tournament attendance hits five-year high
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Attendance at Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournaments during the 2010-11 school year hit its highest point in the last five years, powered by an upward surge in football playoffs spectatorship. Total attendance for 2010-11 was 1,522,468 with 1,090,040 fans at boys tournaments; and 432,368 spectators at girls tournaments. Attendance is […]
Title Defense: Clarkston volleying for another league championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Successful programs often pay the price of entering each season with a large target on its back. That is what Clarkston expects again this season in volleyball. Coming off three straight seasons of 40-plus wins, the Wolves open up their title defense in the OAA Red Division […]
SPORTS BRIEFS — AUGUST
SPORTS BRIEFS — AUGUST COACHES NEEDED TEAM Basketball, Together Everyone Achieves More, is commencing its 10th year of travel basketball. The club currently has boys teams beginning 3rd grade through U-17 and girls teams in many of the same age groups. TEAM Basketball administration is looking for coaches in several age groups and players of […]
College Committments-Signings
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New beginnings: First day always brings forth changes, challenges
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com There’s never been much change when it comes to soccer at Troy Athens. Since launching the program 30 years ago, Tim Storch was always the man in charge. Storch retired from teaching and coaching at Athens at the end of June, leaving the door open for a “second coach […]
Zimmerman the new face in charge of Rochester College softball
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College’s search for a new softball coach was shot-lived. Rochester College Athletics Director Klint Pleasant announced the hiring of head women’s softball coach Jane Zimmerman, who replaced Mike Ogg. The veteran Ogg stepped down in June due to work conflicts despite leading the Warriors to the USCAA national title in May. […]
AOTW: Oakland Christian’s Johnston signs with Grace College
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com As a three-sport athlete, Darcy Johnston has been around the block playing at both the high school and club circuit. It has paid off for the Auburn Hills Oakland Christian senior. Johnston, of Rochester Hills, signed a letter-of-intent this month to play soccer at NAIA member Grace College in […]
