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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 […]
AOTW: In the nick of time … Ohio State-signee Jongekrijg hopes to turn heads with state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Some athletes spend a lifetime training to become the best in their sport. The goal of being a college athlete, or a state title contender, qualifying for a state meet or national event, or maybe just earning a varsity letter. Annie Jongekrijg has done all of […]
Top-seeded Wake Forest blanks Oakland in NCAA opener
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest dominated on the offensive end and the Demon Deacons were able to oust Oakland University in the first-round of the NCAA Women’s College Cup Friday. The Demon Deacons outshot the Golden Grizzlies 27-2, including 15-1 with shots directly on goal, and went on to post a 2-0 defeat of the […]
Blue-collar Avondale community stands as one on this championship day
In the movie, Hoosiers, the fictional town of Hickory, Indiana, is boasted by characters as being “not found on most state maps.” The small, rural, western Indiana town, stakes claim to notoriety when Hickory makes an improbable run to the Indiana state high school boys basketball crown in the late 1940s, thus carving its name […]
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 […]
Oakland draws No. 1 seed Wake Forest in NCAA opening round
INDIANAPOLIS – The Oakland women’s soccer team (10-10-1) will face Wake Forest (14-3-4) in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, as announced during the NCAA Selection Show on Monday. The two teams will play on Friday at 7 p.m. at the W. Dennie Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. “With the new format, the […]
Oakland blanks IUPUI to clinch Summit League tournament spot
ROCHESTER – John Timm scored the match-winner, as a pair of second-half goals propelled the Oakland men’s soccer team to a 2-0 win over IUPUI on Saturday at the OU Soccer Field. With the victory on Senior Night, the Golden Grizzlies claimed the final spot in The Summit League Championship. “The effort tonight epitomizes the […]
Reynolds’ game-winner lifts Oakland past SDSU into Summit League finals
ROCHESTER – Meghan Reynolds helped lift Oakland University one game from an NCAA berth. Reynolds scored the game-winning goal, as the fourth-seeded Oakland women’s soccer team earned a 1-0 victory over top-seeded South Dakota State in the semifinals of The Summit League Championship on Friday at the OU Soccer Field. The Golden Grizzlies (9-10-1) advance […]
Final Four Roadblock: Inter-City continues postseason mastery of Oakland Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — It’s safe to say that Allen Park Inter-City Baptist has Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s mark. Not only have the top-ranked chargers defeated the eighth-ranked Lancer three times this season, but are now 4-0 lifetime against Oakland Christian in the state semifinals round. The latest chapter in Inter-City’s […]
Grand Haven edges Troy 1-0 to advance to first state final
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLT — Scoring chances in a tight game sometimes can be few and far between. So when the rare opportunity came for Grand Haven’s Jacob VanderLaan, he made the most of it. The Jacob VanderLaan knocked in a rebound only 29 seconds into the second half Wednesday, and the […]
All the Russ: Avondale midfielder scores game-winner to lift Yellowjackets into first state title game
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — As an outside midfielder, Skyler Russ’ job is not normally scoring high volumes of goals or scoring goal at all. The junior midfielder goes about his business on the pitch, marking up other players while helping his team bring the ball in the attack, looking for […]
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 […]
The MIAC tradition: Oakland Christian, Inter-City Baptist enter familiar territory with semifinal matchup
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — It’s a safe bet to say that a school from the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference will make a run in the boys soccer Division 4 tournament each year. It’s almost a tradition. For the 17th straight campaign, at least one current member school of the MIAC […]
Troy-Grand Haven semifinals match squares off two unfamiliar foes
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Both Troy and Grand Haven have both had teams make long tournament runs in the past, and have combined for seven Final Four appearances including this season. The two together make for an interesting pairing, when they meet in the Division 1 boys soccer state semifinals Wednesday at 6 […]
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. […]
Uncharted waters: Avondale sails into first Final Four
Uncharted waters: Avondale sails into first Final Four BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FENTON — Danny Swanson had a chance to make history for Auburn Hills Avondale Thursday night. The senior midfielder delivered. Swanson drilled a free kick with 14:42 to play in leading the Yellowjackets past previously unbeaten and fourth-ranked Lapeer East, 2-1, […]
Dombrowski’s overtime goal sends Athens into regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com STERLING HEIGHTS — Matt Dombrowski has been a dangerous soccer player for Troy Athens all season. Playing the flanks, the senior uses his speed to expose the opposition’s marking backs and wide midfielders to gain crosses and through balls to his forwards. On Wednesday, Dombrowski came through with some […]
Rochester Hills upsets Juniata to reach MACS finals for first time since 1993
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — The last time Rochester Hills Christian played in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I boys soccer state finals, none of the current players on the Eagles’ roster were even alive. The Eagles lost to Davison Faith Baptist, 2-1, in the 1993 finals. That came on […]
