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West Bloomfield grounds Falcons to repeat as Rochester Holiday Classic champs
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Having a star player can work for or against any basketball team. With West Bloomfield following the lead of junior point guard Sydni Davis, the Lakers won a pair of games convincingly this week, including topping Rochester, 44-27, in the finals Friday of the Rochester Holiday […]
Unbeaten Sacred Heart upends defending Class D champion Lakes
MT. PLEASANT— It’s become a rarity the past three years, but Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes dropped a decision to another Class D girls basketball porgram. Fellow state power Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart downed the Lakers, 45-36, in a non-conference games Thursday. Sacred Heart, which improved to 7-0 on the season, led 11-4 after […]
Rochester College avenges Huntington
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Playing a schedule that features five NCAA Division I schools, Klint Pleasant still expects and demands effort when his Rochester College men’s basketball team takes the floor against any opponent, regardless of affiliation and governing body. That effort was not there when the Warriors visited Huntington […]
Falcons shut down Mt. Clemens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Simply put, points were hard to come by for Rochester last season. And while the Falcons are far from an offensive juggernaut this season, Rochester is starting to lay its hat on defense and overall improvement. The Falcons, who finished just 4-17 last season, recorded their […]
North Dakota State hands Oakland first league loss
FARGO, N.D. – Losses on the road or at home have been rare for Oakland University during the past couple of seasons. Blowout losses have been even a rarer feat. The Golden Grizzlies, who were a combined 34-2 the past two seasons in Summit League play, suffered both Wednesday night on the road. North Dakota State […]
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Seniors lead Rochester’s victory over Detroit Cody
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BEVERLY HILLS — Experience can carry a team long ways in sports. It has been a major factor for Rochester this winter on the basketball court. After a horrendous first-half Monday, where Rochester shot a dismal 3-for-20 from the floor, the Falcons regrouped to down Detroit Cody, 48-44, in […]
17th ANNUAL MOTOR CITY ROUNDBALL CLASSIC SCHEDULE
2011 SCHEDULE BOYS BASKETBALL 17th ANNUAL MOTOR CITY ROUNDBALL CLASSIC DETROIT COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLS MONDAY, DEC. 26 MAIN GYM: 11 a.m.: Windsor (Ont.) Herman vs. Detroit Frederick Douglass (H) 12:40 p.m.: Detroit Midtown Academy vs. Pontiac (H) 2:20 p.m.: Goodrich vs. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (H) 4 p.m.: Rochester vs. Detroit Cody (H) 5:40 p.m.: River Rouge vs. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley (H) 7:20 p.m.: Toronto (Ont.) […]
Western Michigan plays the Grinch, steals rare win inside Oakland’s O’rena
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — The Grinch arrived in Rochester Hills Friday night and stole Christmas. And he was disguised as a bronco. Western Michigan came into the Athletics Center O’rena and stymied the Golden Grizzlies by a 91-76 count in a non-league men’s basketball holiday hoops showdown between intra-state rivals. […]
Clarkston avenges Athens in battle of unbeatens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — A year ago, Clarkston had a unfavorable and uncharacteristic start on the basketball, court heading into the holiday break with a disastrous 1-4 record. One of those losses was a 41-40 setback to Troy Athens, which defeated the Wolves for the first time in school history last […]
Buffalo stymies Golden Grizzlies in overtime
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Oakland’s road woes continued Wednesday night. Bethany Watterworth scored 28 points to lead the Oakland women’s basketball team (5-6) in a 69-65 overtime loss at Buffalo (4-8) on at Alumni Arena. Brittany Carnago added 11 points, nine rebounds and six blocks for the Golden Grizzlies. “This was a tough one for us,” said Oakland […]
Hamilton’s 41 points lift Oakland past rival Valparaiso
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Throughout the years, Oakland and Valparaiso have put together a memorable series on the hard court, either as members of the same conference or in parallel leagues. The two put together another classic Saturday inside Valpo’s Athletics-Recreation Center. Down 17 points early in the second half, Oakland’s Reggie Hamilton scored a career-high […]
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 […]
Cross’ jumper helps Everest scale Westside Christian
CLARKSTON — Richie Cross nailed a jumper at the buzzer, as Clarkston Everest Collegiate claimed its first marquee win of the season with a 57-55 non-conference boys basketball victory over Detroit Westside Christian. Westside Christian reached the Class D Final Four last season. Cross’ game-winning bucket capped a 19-14 fourth-quarter run for Everest Collegiate (2-1), […]
Wolves bite down defensively to halt Lathrup
CLARKSTON — Time and time again, it has been said in the arena of sports, offense sells tickets but defense wins championships. Clarkston will take the latter if it has to choose. The Wolves finished second to Southfield Lathrup in the OAA Red Division girls basketball standings last winter, but showcased their defensive prowess to […]
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 […]
Oakland’s Carnago named Summit League Player of the Week
ROCHESTER HILLS – Brittany Carnago was named The Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday. The OU center posted 17 blocks and helped lead the Golden Grizzlies to wins over Clemson and UIC during the week. “Brittany did a great job this week,” said Oakland head coach Beckie Francis. […]
PREP ROUNDUP: Oxford skates past Fraser; Rochester Hills mauls Lions
FRASER — Connor Novack lead the charge and Adam Pardonoff was the backstop in Oxford’s 7-5non-league boys hockey win Wednesday over host Fraser at the Fraser Ice Arena. Novack led the scoring with one goal and three assists for Oxford. Pardonoff stopped 30 of 35 shots on net for the win. GIRLS BASKETBALL ROCHESTER HILLS […]
