CLARKSTON — Behind its tenth straight victory, Clarkston advanced into Wednesday’s Division 1 regional semifinal Saturday with a resounding 15-1 triumph over visiting Davison in boys lacrosse play. Kevin Horton led the offensive barrage with five goals for Clarkston. Kevin O’Grady and Jordan Kincaid each added hat tricks. Travis Craft drew three assists for the […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart is traditionally one of the best girls lacrosse programs in the state, with a program deep in tradition. The Gazelles reiterated that fact to Troy Athens Wednesday night. Sacred Heart rolled over host Athens 12-6 in a Division 2 regional opener to advance […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Beating a team by a substantial margin and having to play them again two weeks later can definitely leave a team in a position for letdown. Clarkston did not fall into such a trap in its Division 1 regional quarterfinal girls lacrosse match at Lake Orion […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Perhaps a string of bad weather has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Rochester Hills Christian. The Eagles, who had its state semifinal girls soccer game in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools tournament washed out Thursday and Friday, finally came back and played […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Perhaps a string of bad weather has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Rochester Hills Christian. The Eagles, who had its state semifinal girls soccer game in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools tournament washed out Thursday and Friday, finally came back and played […]
Boys Track 52ND ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 27 at Milford H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 75; 2. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 56; 3. Oxford, 44; 4. Walled Lake Central, 42; 5. Ferndale, 35; 6. West Bloomfield, 32; 7. Auburn Hills Avondale, 28; 8. Waterford Mott, 27; 9. (tie) Walled Lake […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Rochester Stoney Creek and Rochester Adams competed as Rochester United in girls lacrosse a year ago. This season, the two split up. In its wake of the breakup a friendly rivalry has been born. The new-found separation continued for the third time this in a Division 2 […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MILFORD — Auburn Hills Avondale entered the 2011 track and field season with extremely high hopes to contend for a variety of championships. Injuries to two of the Yellowjackets’ key athletes took away some of those chances. Still, Avondale turned in at least one sterling performance at Friday’s 52nd […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MILFORD — While the Oakland County Track and Championship always serves as a special meet, last season the meet gained some national attention. With Rochester’s Megan Goethals scratching out of the 3,200 relay and 1,600, the nationally-ranked distance standout went after the state and national records in the 3,200-meter […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Although Rochester Adams has been competitive in girls softball in recent years, the Highlanders have not been able to solve Troy’s pitching machine. Over the past dozen years, the Colts have had an assembly line of standout pitchers, including a pair of four-year all-staters. Now that those […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester has quietly sat in the background waiting for its moment. It came Tuesday at Katke Cousins Golf Course at Oakland University. Rochester put together another solid finish at a tournament, posting a play-six, count-four team score of 311 to win the OAA Red Division League […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Victor Allen uses each meet as a way to springboard towards the end of the season. The Southfield Christian senior won the 1,600 and 800 meters at Tuesday’s Michigan Independent Athletic Conference league meet at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, the perfect tune-up for the upcoming Oakland […]
OXFORD — Peter Gebara had the hot bat and Troy downed Oxford 11-8 in an OAA Red Division baseball game Tuesday in Oxford. Gebara went 2-for-4 with a triple and drove home three runs for the Colts (13-8-1, 8-5). Tyler Horne was 3-for-4 with three RBI, Dan Essian had two RBI and Sean O’ Brien […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAKLAND TOWNSHIP— It has been a decade, but Oxford’s boys golf program has definitely returned to the winners circle this season. The Wildcats captured their first league title since the fall 2001 season, wrapping up the overall OAA White Division championship Tuesday. Oxford posted a school-record 294 team score […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — What a difference a year makes. After venturing through some of the leanest years in program history, Rochester Hills Christian’s baseball team has made a significant turnaround this season end enter the Michigan Association of Christian Schools baseball state tournament with high hopes for the first […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com With exceptional team depth this season, the OAA Red Division race in the preseason was said to be wide open and many league coaches felt that the league race could go down to the final week. That has turned out to be the case this season. With every team […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — In baseball, winning does not always need to be pretty. Rochester Stoney Creek proved that Monday evening. In a week of showdowns where four teams — Stoney Creek, Lake Orion, Clarkston and Troy Athens — all eyeing at least a piece of the OAA Red Division […]
CLARKSTON — At the beginning of the season, few coaches mentioned that Rochester Stoney Creek would have the lasting power to contend in the OAA Red Division. The Cougars are the ones having the last laugh. Entering the week in a four-team race with Clarkston, Lake Orion and Troy Athens, the Cougars recorded two more […]
