BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Ending weeks of speculation, Tim Storch, the only head soccer coach that Troy Athens has never known, has announced that the 2011 girls season will be his last. Storch, who came to Athens in 1981 and began the varsity boys soccer program there that fall, and the […]
LAKE ORION — Alyssa Wesley and Maddie Hutchison both scored second half goals and Lake Orion returned to the win column with a 3-2 non-league girls soccer win Thursday over Waterford Mott. Hutchinson scored off a pass from Katy Wagner for the game-winner. Wagner had two assists, while Sarah Quattrochi had a goal and Shannon […]
LAKE ORION — Jessica Smude exploded for five goals and four assists and her career night led Lake Orion to a 17-9 OAA White Division win over first-year program Rochester Adams. Paige Hammerl had three goals and five assists for the Dragons (3-2-0), while Carly Brooks and Ronnie Booth also scored three times each. Jordan […]
LAKE ORION — Oxford ended Lake Orion’s season last June with a walk-off home run in a Division 1 pre-district. On Thursday, the Dragons remembered. Lake Orion picked up a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth-inning from senior Zach Zott to lift the Dragons to a 7-5 OAA Red Division victory over […]
Boys Golf ROCHESTER ADAMS 150, CLARKSTON 159 (At Oakhurst CC) CLARKSTON — Andrew Lange, 36; Jimmy Delnick, 41; Dan Corazza, 41; Chad Wotton, 41; Jack Alli, 44; Mac McClelland, 44. ROCHESTER ADAMS — Jamie Stanton, 36; Eric Hund, 37; Ben Van Orman, 38; Eric Busa, 39; Marcus Robinson, 40; Drew White, 41. RECORDS — Adams […]
Team information can be submitted to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Stephanie Wilder, second season. LAST SEASON’S RECORD: 3-1-1, 3-1-1 OAA Gold Division (third). LEAGUE: Third at OAA Gold Division meet (85 points). REGIONAL: Sixth at D-2 Bloomfield Hills Lahser regional (52.5points). COUNTY: 26th (seven points). […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Being beat up by a sibling can become quite frustrating when its happens routinely. That type an experience ignited a fire inside the players of Rochester United. Much like Ralphie confronts his bully in A Christmas Story, United, which had dropped three straight to rival Rochester […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Having just completed his sixth and most successful season as head coach of the IPFW men’s basketball team, Dane Fife has resigned to become an assistant coach on the staff of Tom Izzo at Michigan State. Fife leaves the school as IPFW second all-time winningest coach with an overall record of […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Troy may have had to face some unfavorable weather conditions Wednesday night, as temperatures were down to the upper 30s. But it was the Colts who left visiting Rochester Stoney Creek with the chills. Troy scored on two of its first three scoring chances of the night, […]
CLARKSTON — Clarkston proved you can down, but not out on the lacrosse field Tuesday. The Wolves trailed visiting Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 10-2 at the half but exploded for 12 goals in the second half to post a 14-12 non-league triumph. Alexander Dziewit led the way with five goals and two assists for Clarkston. […]
Below are the 2011 girls softball team capsules, as compiled by NorthOaklandSports staff. All information sent in by coaches. Is your team’s information missing from the season preview? Please forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 24-12, 13-1 OAA White Division (first). STATE TOURNAMENT: Lost in Division 1 district […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Nearly a year after applying for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Rochester College learned Tuesday that it was accepted to the governing body, which athletics programs at nearly 300 colleges and universities, as a new member institution. Rochester College Athletics Director Klint Pleasant said the […]
TROY — After dropping its season opener to Bloomfield hills Andover as part of a double header, Troy Athens has been on a tear. The Red Hanes captured their fifth straight win under unfavorable rainy conditions Tuesday, topping visiting Royal Oak Shrine Catholic, 7-3, in a none-league baseball game. Anthony Carrillo led the attack, going […]
Girls Tennis CLARKSTON 7, TROY 1 SINGLES — 1. Gabriella Spindler (C) d. Kelly Forman 6-0, 6-1; 2. Lexi Baylis (C) d. Courtney Fietsam 6-0, 6-0; 3. Katie Brozovich (C) d. Sruthi Chandra 6-1, 6-0; 4. Kristina Lucas (C) d. Lillian Liang 6-0, 6-1. DOUBLES — 1. Paige Olsen-Dana Olsen (C) d. Amanda Gao-Allison Li […]
AUBURN HILLS — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian made sure that it would claim a rivalry win Tuesday night. The Lancers never trailed, scoring three goals in each half to upend rival Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 6-1 in a MIAC Blue Division soccer game. Tori Johns scored twice in the first half and Cheyenne Witt added […]
CLARKSTON — Clarkston may be a division lower than Troy Athens when it comes to OAA girls lacrosse. On Monday, the Wolves were definitely in a league of their own. Sophomore Lauren Sharkey led an onslaught of scoring, tallying five goals in a 19-7 OAA crossover win Monday over the visiting Red Hawks. Quinn Dabrowski […]
LAKE ORION — Since moving to the OAA Red Division four years ago, Auburn Hills Avondale could not seem to find the winning recipe against Lake Orion. The Yellowjackets finally tamed the beast Monday night. Avondale scored one goal in the first half and added two more goals after halftime for good measure to douse […]
On-line-only daily sports newspaper 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 Tennis (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Midland Dow; 2. Clarkston; 3. Ann Arbor Pioneer; 4. Saline; 5. Northville; 6. Hudsonville; 7. Port Huron Northern; 8. Grosse Pointe South; 9. […]
