BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— One month ago, Ann Arbor Pioneer was able to stick Troy Athens with a 7-4 defeat. On Friday night, Red Hawks were able to sack the Pioneers with a little payback — on a much bigger stage. Host Athens took an early 2-0 lead and never looked back, […]
— STAFF REPORTS MIDLAND, Mich. — Clarkston has played the last month of the girls tennis season as the No. 1-ranked team in Division 1. Now, the Wolves are in a dogfight for their first title. Clarkston finished up the day of competition Friday at the Midland community tennis Center tied atop the standings along […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Last season Kelsey Dieters experienced something at the Division 1 state finals that she hadn’t tasted all season: Defeat. Dieters, then a junior No. 1 singles star at Rochester, was upset in the state semifinals by Grand Ledge’s Hailey Barrett (1-6, 6-4, 6-4). That was her […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Brian Beecher was faced with a dilemma last summer and made a decision that few ever even consider to make. Give up football … for cross-country. Yet Beecher, now a senior at Rochester, didn’t have a problem with the choice, even with Rochester’s football program on […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Although there will not likely be a team champion from the area this weekend at the boys and girls track and field state championships, there will still be dozens of athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area that will that have set their sights on top-eight finishes in several events […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Troy Bethany Christian proved it’s not how you start, but how you finish. That was the Bruins’ motto Wednesday at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, site of the 2011 Michigan Association of Christian Schools state championship game featuring Bethany Christian and defending state champion Davison Faith Baptist. […]
DIVISION 2 DISTRICT (June 2 at Fieldstone G.C.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Auburn hills Avondale, 324; 2. South Lyon, 327; 3. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 331; 4. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 331; 5. Orchard Lake St.Mary’s, 332; 6. South Lyon East, 350; 7. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 357; 8. Detroit Renaissance, 362; 9. Redford Union, 458; 10. […]
STERLING HEIGHTS — Troy Athens escaped Utica Ford’s upset bid, picking up a 2-1 victory over the district host Falcons, 2-1, in a Division 1 district semifinal at Sterling Heights Stevenson. Athens led 1-0 at the half and 2-0 in the second half before Ford was able to net a late tally to close the […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Members of Clarkston’s girls soccer team may have shown up for the big dance Thursday a little tardy. The wolves had good reason. Clarkston had to work a little overtime before knocking out Waterford Kettering, 2-1, in a Division 1 district semifinal at Lake Orion. With […]
HOLLY — With four of the top six finishers in the field, top-ranked Auburn Hills Oakland Christian opened up the postseason by winning Thursday’s Division 4 boys golf district in convincing fashion. The Lancers had five in the top 10 in the play-five, count-four setup at Heather Highlands near Holly. Oakland Christian’s Tyler Coyne tied […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ORION TOWNSHIP — Lake Orion’s boys golf season can best be described as a roller coaster. The Dragons have been up and down all season with its fair share of thrills. One of those thrills came Thursday afternoon at Paint Creek Country Club. The Dragons, who clinched a tie […]
Boys Golf DIVISION 1 DISTRICT (At Paint Creek Country Club, par 71) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 326; 2. Oxford, 328; 3. Rochester Adams, 331; 4. Swartz Creek, 332; 5. Rochester, 335; 6. Grand Blanc, 338; 7. Rochester Stoney Creek, 340; 8. (tie) Clarkston, 346; Romeo, 346; Ortonville Brandon, 346; 11. Holly, 359; 23. […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Rochester Adams broke a season-long hex Thursday night. The Highlanders scored on a cornerkick. While finishing on set pieces has been a glaring weakness this season, the cornerkick goal was part of a four-goal explosion, as Adams ousted Rochester Stoney Creek, 4-0, in a Division 1 […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Troy Bethany Christian is back on top. The Bruins, who captured Michigan Association of Christian Schools girls soccer state titles in both 2008 and 2009 but suffered through a major rebuilding year in 2010, gained back its state crown Tuesday with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over arch-rival […]
Boys Golf ROCHESTER CITY CHAMPIONSHIP (Tuesday at (at Twin Lakes, par 36) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Adams, 164; 2. Rochester, 170; 3. Rochester Stoney Creek, 174. TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1. Michael Doyle (Rochester Stoney Creek) 37; 2. Ben Van Orman (Rochester Adams) 40; 2. Eric Vusa (Rochester Adams) 40; 2. Mike Fantavica (Rochester) 40; […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — After winning the OAA Red Division title last season, Rochester Adams felt the blow of graduating two-thirds of its team and playing in perhaps the state’s deepest league. Facing countless rivals throughout the season, the pain of rebuilding became even worse as the Highlanders were dealt […]
OXFORD — In its final dual match of the season, Lake Orion earned a narrow 171-173 victory over Rochester at Boulder Pointe Wednesday to earn a share of the OAA Red Division title. The Dragons, who won the first league tournament and finished fourth at the other, pulled into a first-place tie with Rochester Adams […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — In its season opener, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood came up on the short end of the stick with a loss to rival Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart. Now, the Cranes will have a shot at revenge on the Gazelles. Cranbrook did its part with a resounding 19-5 victory […]
