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HEADED TO THE NEXT LEVEL: College signings, committments
Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]
Quick start helps Athens cruise past Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — It’s one thing for a team to have high expectations and another thing for that team to actually live up to top those expectations. Troy Athens’ is living up to such expectations out on the basketball court so far this season. The Red Hawks are off to […]
All-Area Boys Cross Country 2011: Lead runners step up to lead pack
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com There’s rarely a year where an area runner doesn’t shine on the state level. This year was no exception to the rule. As again several area athletes performed at a high level. There were five local runners that finished at the top 30 at the state finals to earn […]
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 […]
DIVISION 3 BONUS COVERAGE: St. Mary’s uses experience, speed to win first title since 2000
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Playing at Ford Field is a case of been there, done that for the players on Orchard Lake St. Mary’s football team. Walking off the field with a state championship and that’s a different story. The fourth-ranked Eaglets have played in numerous Catholic High School League games […]
DIVISION 5 BONUS COVERAGE: Flint Powers stuns top-ranked Lansing CC for state crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Six hours after watching Saginaw Nouvel Catholic score a state finals state record 56 points, Flint Powers Catholic got into the same act. In a weekend of high-octane offenses and wild upsets, Flint Powers shocked top-ranked and previously unbeaten Lansing Catholic Central, 56-26, in the Division 5 […]
DIVISION 7 BONUS COVERAGE: Saginaw Nouvel devastates Pewamo-Westphalia
FOR MORE COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Football&x=12&y=12 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Pewamo-Westphalia was in the path of a tornado Friday morning. It came straight out of Saginaw and was simply devastating. Saginaw Nouvel Catholic was such a F5 funnel cloud, wrecking the Pirates’ state title dreams in a flash by recording a lopsided 56-26 […]
DIVISION 4 BONUS COVERAGE: No. 2 Zeeland West runs roughshod over top-ranked Marine City
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — On this day, No. 2 was truly better than No. 1. Zeeland West, ranked second in the state in Division 4 all season, put the finishing touches on a perfect season Friday night, topping top-ranked and previously-unbeaten Marine City, 44-7, at Ford Field in the D-4 state […]
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 […]
DIVISION 2 BONUS COVERAGE: Brother Rice goes to ‘Church’ to win seventh state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Records can be deceiving. Birmingham Brother Rice proved that on the football field once again this season. The seventh-ranked Warriors, who entered the postseason at just 5-4 after playing a brutally tough schedule — those four losses were by a combined 12 points — captured their seventh […]
DIVISION 8 BONUS COVERAGE: Top-ranked Mendon earns title No. 11 with shutout of Fowler
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Like many rural, agricultural small towns across Michigan, Mendon does not have a massive budget, nor does it have the large student body population to sponsor dozens of sports. So when the Hornets do make a long tournament run, it is understandably a big deal in the […]
Headed to the Next Level: College Signings, Committments
Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]
College Committments-Letters of Intent
Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]
Port Huron rallies past Adams for district crown
PORT HURON — Behind two second-half touchdown runs, Port Huron is going to a place no other Big Reds football squad has ever gone — to the Division 2 regional finals. Port Huron scored a touchdown in both the third and fourth quarter, kept visiting Rochester Adams scoreless in the second half and staved off […]
Walled Lake Central cruises past Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Walled Lake Central made a run to the Final Four in Division 2 last season. The Vikings are now trying to do the same in Division 1 and they took another step in that direction Friday night. Walled Lake Central pulled another road upset for the district […]
Cross Country Regional Stats
Girls Cross Country DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Saturday at Hess-Hathaway Park) TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Seaholm, 42; 2. Waterford Mott, 69; 3. Troy, 79; 4. North Farmington, 109; 5. Farmington, 135; 6. Troy Athens, 207; 7. Birmingham Groves, 231; 8. Royal Oak, 242; 9. West Bloomfield, 247; 10. Waterford Kettering, 264; 11. Berkley, 267; 12. […]
Notre Dame grinds up Marysville to gain date with top-ranked Marine City
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — The perfect season will continue and waiting in the wings is another perfect team. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep opened up the Division 4 postseason with a resounding 47-13 victory Saturday night over visiting Marysville. The Fighting Irish set up a date with fellow state-ranked Marine City next […]
Early strikes propel South Lyon past Holly
HOLLY — With a piece of its first football league championship in 59 years on its resume, Holly was seeking its first-ever postseason win Friday. South Lyon had other plans. The Lions, making their first postseason appearance since 2007, rolled to a 33-14 victory over the host Bronchos Friday in a Division 2 pre-district contest. […]
