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PREP STATE RANKINGS — Jan. 9
PREP STATE RANKINGS Digital daily 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. Boys Hockey (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 2. Brighton; 3. Livonia Churchill; 4. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; 5. Livonia Stevenson; 6. Howell; 7. Lake Orion; 8. […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Oakland Christian holds off Franklin Road; Hartland pulls away from Holly
[polldaddy poll=5810775] AUBURN HILLS — Behind a 24-14 first half, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian was able to build enough cushion to earn a 46-40 MIAC crossover girls basketball victory Novi Franklin Road Christian Tuesday. Amber Harrison led Oakland Christian (2-3) with 12 points. Becky Vansloten added 10 points and Rachel TerMarsch scored seven for the […]
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[polldaddy poll=5810775] Digital Daily sports website www.northoaklandsports.com, operated by the Stickradt Media Group and AdaVan Media Group, and serving several northern suburbs of the Detroit Metropolitan area, including Auburn Hills, Clarkston, Lake Orion, Holly, Ortonville, Oxford, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Troy and surrounding townships, was founded in December, 2009, to help fill a void vacated by former […]
All-Area Teams Directory
[polldaddy poll=5810775] Below are the links for the high school all-area teams from December, 2009, to January,2011. In the fall of 2011, Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com added Holly, Ortonville Brandon and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep high school. Previously in January of 2011, NOS expanded to include Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes. NorthOaklandSports was founded in […]
Clarkston shakes off rust, rival Lake Orion for 58-40 triumph
[polldaddy poll=5810775] BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — If there was ever such a thing as an ugly win, then Clarkston recorded one Tuesday night. Coming back from a 14-day layoff, the Wolves were everything but a fine-tuned, undefeated, state-ranked team, but had enough to down arch-rival Lake Orion, 58-40, in an OAA […]
YEAR IN REVIEW: It will be hard to top the magical moments of 2011?
When looking back at the year gone by, it’s hard to really place a ranking order of some of the great sports moments. It truly goes down to just a matter of opinion. It could be your favorite local high school team or athlete, college team, professional team, either here or overseas, or it could […]
Band of brothers: Renel, Wayne State playing for D-II national title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FLORENCE, Alabama — When Josh Renel was a senior in high school, he and his teammates fell one game short of playing for a state championship. An all-state all-purpose running back, Renel and Rochester Adams were upset in the Division 2 state semifinals by Detroit King in the state […]
Seniors pave way as Rochester pulls away from Adams
[polldaddy poll=5768718]BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — As freshman, Rochester’s Taylor Perry and Paris Pereira took their lumps. The Falcons finished under five-hundred those two years but began to turn the corner last year with a league championship, the school’s first in 11 seasons. Rochester gained another marquee win Friday at home […]
Simply the best: Oxford’s Prescott Line wins 2011 MetroPCS Mr. Football Award
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Four months ago, Prescott Line vowed to bring Oxford’s football program back to prominence. The Oxford senior accomplished that and much more during the 2011 season. Line, a three-sport athlete, was announced as the 2011 recipient of the State Champs / MetroPCS Mr. Football Award, given annually […]
St. Clair Shores ices Rochester United, 6-2
BY DAVID BOIKE CORRESPONDENT ROCHESTER — St. Clair Shores Unified rode a strong, four-goal opening period to defeat Rochester United in front of their home fans, 6-2, in a non-league boys hockey game at The Onyx. The Lakers’ special teams were the difference in the game. Three power-play goals, a short-handed goal, and solid penalty kill […]
DIVISION 6 BONUS COVERAGE: Ithaca defends state title with another perfect season
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Sometimes the pieces of the puzzle can come together and fit just right. For Ithaca, those pieces came together three years ago have stayed joined together — perfectly. The Yellowajckets have become a state powerhouse in the making on the football field, making three straight runs to […]
Final destination check-in: Football finalists ready to clash for coveted titles
Nearly four months ago, close to 700 schools across the state began preparation to play on the prep football season’s final weekend. Only eight of those schools have reached the plateau. The MHAA football state finals are set for Ford Field in Detroit Nov.25-26 with several intriguing matchups. There are eight schools that carry perfect […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Renel, Davis help Wayne State advance to second round of NCAA-II tournament
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Wayne State University’s Toney Davis and Josh Renel and a little snow proved too much for St. Cloud State University to overcome Saturday. Davis, a sophomore running back from Muskegon, and Renel, a senior all-purpose back from Rochester Adams, formed a dynamite duo on the ground for Wayne State to lead […]
Avondale-Andover semifinal match has an all-OAA feel
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — This season there will truly be a new state champion in the Division 2 boys soccer tournament. Three of the four schools that are in the Final Four have never reached this point, having captured their first-ever regional crowns last weekend. A fourth member of the […]
Oakland Christian wins seventh soccer regional
AUBURN HILLS — After the scoreless first half, Auburn Hills Christian tucked away two goals in the final 40 minutes of play Saturday and defeated unranked Lansing Christian, 2-0, for a Division 4 boys soccer regional championship. The eighth-ranked Lancers, who moved to 18-5-1 on the season, will play MIAC Blue Division league rival Allen […]
Associated Press Football Rankings — Oct. 11
Football (By the Associated Press NOTE: Below are the Associated Press Prep Football Rankings entering Week 8. The list included the rank, school, first-place votes, record and total points. Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central (5) (7-0) 50; 2. Rockford (6-1) 42; 3. Clarkston (5-2) 40; 4. Plymouth (7-0) 36; 5. Utica Eisenhower […]
SUNDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Shrine cruises past Our Lady of the Lakes
ROYAL OAK — Top-ranked Royal Oak Shrine Catholic is still perfect. The Knights, which hold the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press’ Division 7 polls, rolled over rival Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, 25-7, in a CHSL crossover contest Sunday afternoon. The win snapped a two-year losing streak to WOLL. Raymond Brown chalked […]
Holly rolls by Lapeer West for fifth straight win
HOLLY— Back-to-back losses to Lapeer East and Swartz Creek may haunt Holly in the final Flint Metro League standings. But since that 0-2 start, the Bronchos have been downright scary. Holly captured its fifth straight win Friday, all league games, to move into a first place tie in the nine-school FML with Ortonville Brandon. Holly […]
