BATTLE CREEK — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep built a two-goal lead at the half Saturday and held on for an 11-9 victory over Battle Creek Pennfield in a Division 2 boys lacrosse regional quarterfinal. Senior Jake Jeszke scored two goals with four assists to lead the Fighting Irish (12-5-0). Mark Thierbacker added two goals for […]
CLARKSTON — Upsets in high school state tournaments usually occur in the early rounds. Clarkston made sure that it would not be such an upset victim in the boys lacrosse regionals Friday — not even close. The Wolves made quick work of Utica Ford, walloping the Falcons 25-3 in the Division 1 regional quarterfinals. […]
Boys Track 55TH ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 23 at Waterford Mott H.S). TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi, 63; 2. Lake Orion, 50.5; 3. Oak Park, 50; 4. Auburn Hills Avondale, 36; 5. Waterford Mott, 34; 6. Clarkston, 30; 7. (tie) Rochester Adams, 29; Birmingham Brother Rice, 29; 9. Walled Lake Central, […]
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Lake Orion boys, Oak Park girls tabbed favorites BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Stan Ford has a dilemma. Does he load up his troops in their usual events, or does he tweak his lineup and experiment and hope for the best. Either way, Ford expects Lake Orion’s boys […]
Boys Golf DIVISION 1 DISTRICT (May 22 at Cherry Creek G.C.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Utica Eisenhower, 310; 2. Troy Athens, 321; 3. (tie) Troy, 325; 4. Utica Ford II, 325; 5. (tie) New Baltimore Anchor Bay, 327; Macomb Dakota, 327; 7. Port Huron Northern, 328; 8. Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse, 330; 9. […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — Holly had to overcome plenty of adversity this season around the grand oval. The Bronchos’ veteran head coach resigned mid-season and Holly competed without a couple of key athletes due to injuries. That didn’t seem to deter Holly all that much. The Bronchos captured […]
Boys Golf DIVISION 2 DISTRICT (May 22 at Heather Highlands G.C.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 325; 2. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 326; 3. Holly, 326; 4. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 335; 5. Auburn Hills Avondale, 341; 6. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 350*; 7. South Lyon East, 350; 8. Ortonville […]
Boys Golf DIVISION 2 DISTRICT (May 21 at Heather Highlands G.C.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett, 333; 2. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 334; 3. Clarkston Everest Collegiate-Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Unified, 336; 4. West Bloomfield Jewish Academy, 361; 5. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest,. 379; 6. Sterling Heights Parkway […]
ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s hard enough to draw a state powerhouse program in a pre-regional. Do it and have to play without the services of your all-time leading goal scorer and your top two goalies. Such is life for Rochester’s girls lacrosse program. The Falcons had to face Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart in a Division […]
Boys Track FLINT METRO LEAGUE MEET (May 21 at Ortonville Brandon) TEAM SCORES — 1. Holly, 153; 2. Flint Kearsley, 97; 3. Linden, 93; 4. Swartz Creek, 92.5; 5. Clio, 84; 6. Fenton, 47; 7. Lapeer East, 43; 8. Ortonville Brandon, 42; 9. Lapeer West, 11.5. DUAL MEET STANDINGS — 1. Holly (8-0-0); 2. […]
Rochester Adams’ Barrows fires 68 to earn medalist honors BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORION TWP. — Despite winning a couple of tournaments, Oxford boys golf coach Terry Kelley has felt his team has flown under the radar. So Wednesday’s impressive performance at Bald Mountain Golf Course didn’t surprise the […]
Boys Golf DIVISION 1 DISTRICT (May 21 at Bald Mountain G.C.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Oxford, 302 (won on fifth-man tiebreaker); 2. Rochester, 302; 3. Clarkston, 302; 4. Grand Blanc, 304; 5. Fenton, 312; 6. Bloomfield Hills, 314; 7. Rochester Adams, 317; 8. Lake Orion, 324; 9. Waterford Kettering, 326; 10. Rochester Stoney Creek, […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — After finishing each distance race, Jenna Wisner hovered near the finish line, quickly shaking the hands of each competitor and sending a congratulatory message their way. A classy act by to say the least. Her school, Lutheran Westland, was a class act on […]
Girls Track MIAC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 20 at RH Lutheran Northwest) TEAM SCORES — 1. Westland Lutheran, 98; 2. Birmingham Roeper, 65; 3. Plymouth Christian, 64; 4. Southfield Christian, 54; 5. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 52; 6. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 50; 7. Novi Franklin Road Christian, 44; 8. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 39; […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Brian Kaminskas sat down with some of his fellow coaches in Clarkston’s boys lacrosse program four years ago and talked about the future. At the time, the horizon looked quite promising with several young players in the high school and middle school levels. […]
Boys Track DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (May 16 at Bloomfield Hills) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 120; 2. Waterford Mott, 70; 3. (tie) Clarkston, 60; Rochester Adams, 60; Waterford Kettering, 60; 6. Oxford, 56; 7. Holly, 53; 8. Bloomfield Hills, 52; 9. West Bloomfield, 39; 10. Romeo, 30; 11. Rochester Stoney Creek, […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BLOOMFIELD HILLS — In all reality, Nick Stration never gave much thought to his Bloomfield Hills girls track and field team claiming some championship hardware Friday night. “I never gave it any thought, really. I just placed the girls in the events where I though they […]
