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GIRLS SOCCER: Adams blanks Grand Blanc to reach regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — There’s a lot to be said about experience in the state tournament. Rochester Adams has plenty of such experience on the soccer pitch — and that experience has been a much-needed commodity for the injury-plagued Highlanders, who may have to change their nickname […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy frustrates Anchor Bay in regional, 2-0
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net FRASER — As a freshman, Troy midfielder Sarah Troccoli is playing in her first state tournament. That fact didn’t seem to bother her Tuesday when a cornerkick came to her. “Sometimes, I get really nervous,” Troccoli admitted, adding that she usually feels better after her first solid touch. […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy blanks Royal Oak district crown
TROY — Behind a goal and each half and some stingy defense, Troy put the finishing touches on its third straight girls soccer district Saturday. The Colts stymied Royal Oak, 2-0, which capped a week which the state-ranked Colts outscored their three opponents by a 6-1 margin. Troy will play New Baltimore Anchor Bay Tuesday […]
GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS: Troy, Oakland Christian, Notre Dame Prep, Clarkston all advance to district finals
TROY — Behind a goal in each half, Troy advanced to the district finals with a 2-0 shutout of visiting Utica Ford Thursday. The Colts, who will face Royal Oak Saturday at 1 p.m. picked up a first-half goal from Phylisha Drayton and a second-half marker from Sarah Troccoli in recording the win. Madison Hirsch […]
GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS: Iaderosa’s late goal lifts Adams past Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans UTICA — As far as the Rochester-Rochester Adams rivalry goes, the two have played out many classic games on the soccer pitch spanning some 30 years. That continued Thursday night in a Division 1 girls soccer district semifinal at Utica’s Swinehart Stadium. Lara Iaderosa scored in […]
GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS: Stoney Creek perseveres to oust Utica
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans UTICA — This match had trap game written all over it. Coming off a 3-2, double-overtime victory over third-ranked Utica Eisenhower on Tuesday, Rochester Stoney Creek found the terrain a little rough Thursday night in a Division 1 girls soccer district semifinal at Utica’s Swinehart Field. […]
GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS: Troy ousts rival Troy Athens
TROY — Troy High opened the girls soccer season the same way the Colts opened the postseason Tuesday — with a 2-0 shutout of rival Troy Athens. Host Troy scored a goal in each half to advance to Thursday’s 5 p.m. district semifinal against Utica Ford II. Irene Young opened the scoring in the first […]
GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS: WOLL shuts out Lutheran Northwest; Adams blanks Romeo
CLARKSTON — The unbeaten season continues. Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified’s advanced to the second round of the Division 4 girls soccer state tournament with an 8-0 shutout of visiting Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest. WOLL scored six times in the first half and tackled on two more goals after halftime. Anna […]
GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICTS: Stoney Creek upsets Eisenhower
UTICA — Two top 10 teams facing off can usually provided for a memorable postseason opener. Rochester Stoney Creek and Utica Eisenhower did not disappoint Tuesday in their Division 1 girls soccer pre-district contest. Hannah Darin scored what proved to be the game-winner with three seconds left in the first overtime session to lift 10th-ranked […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Clarkston takes first step with district win over Carman-Ainsworth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FLINT — Clarkston has never captured a district crown in girls soccer. The Wolves would love nothing more than to change that this season. Clarkston took the first step in that direction Tuesday in its Division 1 district opener at Flint Carman-Ainsworth. The Wolves rallied back […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy blanks Berkley; Groves edges Oxford
BERKLEY — Troy scored a first-half goal and tacked on two more in the second half to down Berkley 3-0 Friday in an OAA crossover girls soccer match. Madison Hirsch scored the first two goals and Irene young added the other to pace the Colts (13-2-3). Hirsch also drew an assist and both Sarah Troccolli […]
PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks stun Pittsburgh in U.S. Open Cup
BY DAN DUGGAN CORRESPONDENT PITTSBURGH — Another one bites the dust. The Michigan Bucks of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League (PDL) upset yet another professional team in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on Tuesday. The oldest tournament in American sports is celebrating its 99th year and the Bucks are enjoying every […]
PSL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks open with 6-0 rout of Jersey Shore
BY DAN DUGGAN CORRESPONDENT PONTIAC — Behind a six-goal outburst, the Michigan Bucks opened up the 2012 season Tuesday in fine fashion Tuesday. The Bucks scored early and often in a 6-0 whitewash of the Jersey Shore Boca at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac, as part of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Adams, Troy can’t gain ground in 0-0 draw
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — On the surface, nothing was settled on the soccer pitch Tuesday. Rochester Adams and Troy battled to a 0-0 tie in an OAA Red Division match. Neither team gained ground on the other in the league race, which is in its final week, […]
SATURDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: Troy blanks Grosse Pointe South; Stoney Creek rolls past Oxford
GROSSE POINTE WOODS — After a scoreless first half, Troy punched in a pair of second-half goals to help post a 2-0, non-league girls soccer triumph over Grosse Pointe South. Sarah Troccoli scored both goals for Troy, with Phylisha Drayton and Rachel Shamoun garnering assists. Alison Holland recorded her eighth shutout on nine saves for […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester upsets Troy; WOLL remains unbeaten
ROCHESTER HILLS — Aubrey Konal scored the goal and Rochester’s defense made it stand in a 1-0 OAA Red Division girls soccer upset of Troy Tuesday. Konal’s goal was unassisted in the 36th minute for Rochester (5-4-2, 3-2-1). Stephanie Hebner made 11 saves for Rochester, while Alison Holland registered four saves for Troy (9-2-0, 5-2-0) […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy pounds Lake Orion, 6-0
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net LAKE ORION — Relentless. That pretty much sums up Troy’s effort in a 6-0 drubbing of Lake Orion in an OAA Red Division girls soccer match Friday. Troy junior Madison Hirsch scored twice and senior Irene Young added a goal and three assists in the victory that was […]
SATURDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep blanks Divine Child to clinch title share
DEARBORN — With three games against state-ranked teams looking on the horizon this week, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep made sure it didn’t look too far ahead by blanking Dearborn Divine Child, 2-0, Saturday. The win clinched at least a tie for the CHSL-AA Division title and secures a spot in the CHSL playoffs later this […]
