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COLLEGE COMMITMENTS/SIGNINGS
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS/SIGNINGS Below are the local high school athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area that have signed or committed to play collegiate athletics. For additions to this list, e-mail senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com with all pertinent information. AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE Sarah Becker Black Hawk College Volleyball AUBURN HILLS OAKLAND CHRISTIAN Caleb Stanko […]
Blue turf given green light at Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Finally, turf will be arriving in Oxford. The Oxford Community Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to except a financial gift donation, plus money already raised by the public, to allow installation of a blue turf inside the track at the high school athletics stadium. […]
2010 All-Area Football: Weapons on both sides of the ball spark postseason accolades
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com For the first time since 2003, an area football team captured a state title. That’s why there is no great surprise that this year’s all-area team has a Lake Orion flavor to it. The Dragons have multiple first-team and second-team honorees, but by no means occupy the whole squad. […]
FLASHBACK–2009 All-Area Volleyball: Players hit their points in the right places
Smack down: All-Area Volleyball players hit their points in the right places BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The perception of volleyball in this area of the state has definitely changed in recent years. With more than one school in Oakland County winning state titles in the past couple of seasons, teams around here are […]
2010 All-Area Girls Volleyball: This team brings it all to the floor
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com (EDITOR’S NOTE: Several area coaches did not nominate athletes for all-area volleyball after nearly two months of trying to contact them.) Several area volleyball teams shined this season. To make it one of the more memorable seasons in recent memory for schools in the coverage region of www.northoaklandsports.com. Consider: […]
Prep State Rankings-Dec. 19
PREP STATE RANKINGS Sports newspaper www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Wrestling Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 2. Oxford; 3. Holt; 4. Hartland; 5. Rockford; 6. Temperance Bedford; 7. Romeo; 8. Davison; 9. Roseville; 10. New Baltimore Anchor Bay. Division 2 — 1. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011
BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2010-2011 Below are the 2010 boys basketball team capsules for schools in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com. To submit additional information, e-mail senior editor Dan Stickradt at www.northoaklandsports.com. Auburn Hills Avondale COACH: Jeff Borja, first season. LAST SEASON’S RECORD: 8-13, 4-8 OAA Red Division (sixth). STATE TOURNAMENT: Lost in Class A […]
Cunningham, Stanko earn Dream Team status
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Sean Cunningham and Caleb Stanko entered the 2010 boys soccer season as two of the state’s best. The Oakland county duo were acknowledged for just that recently by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association. Both were named to the 11-member All-State Dream Team by the MHSSCA earlier this […]
Back on a mission: U-M senior, Rochester grad Tennant comes back to aid Wolverines in NCAA tourney
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ANN ARBOR — There was a time where Chase Tennant had little contact with the outside world. No cell phone. No Facebook. No TV or E-mail. No Soccer, or at least not much time to work on the game he loves. Tennant, who part of the Church of Jesus […]
Michigan State ousts Oakland in NCAA opener
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com EAST LANSING — In 2007, Oakland University gained its first NCAA tournament win with a 2-1 victory over Michigan State in the Men’s Soccer College Cup. On Thursday, Michigan State gained its shot at a postseason rematch and delivered a knockout punch. Domenic Barone scored both goals and the […]
Big MACS attack: Troy Bethany Christian wins first MACS state title since 1986
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Travis Woodham’s 37th and final goal of his senior season is his biggest. Not only did the center midfielder tie the single-season school record, but it proved to be the game-winner Saturday in Troy Bethany Christian’s 2-0 victory over Davison Faith Baptist at Clarkston Springfield Christian. The […]
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS/SIGNINGS
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS/SIGNINGS Below are the local high school athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area that have singed or committed to play collegiate athletics. For additions to this list, e-mail senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE Sarah Becker Black Hawk Volleyball AUBURN HILLS OAKLAND CHRISTIAN Caleb Stanko Michigan Soccer CLARKSTON Haley Barker […]
Key ingredient: Heins has helped stir up recipe for success at Lutheran Northwest
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — When Joe Heins first entered Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, he was just hoping to make the Crusaders’ soccer team. Now, he has been a key cog in the revival of the Northwest program. Heins, a versatile senior who has played multiple positions in his career, is […]
Troy’s Cunningham signs with Michigan
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Troy senior Sean Cunningham has bobbed and weaved through opposing defenders on the high school and club field for years. Soon, he’ll be off to Ann Arbor to play Big Ten soccer at the University of Michigan. He signed this past week during the NCAA early signing […]
That championship feeling … Oakland wins Summit League tournament to reach NCAA field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University has had a history of hosting the Summit League men’s soccer tournament. Winning it has been a different story. The previous two years the Golden Grizzlies have watched other schools take home the championship trophy and the league’s automatic NCAA bid on OU;s home […]
Tall and Proud: Yellowjackets enjoying first district title despite season of mishaps
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Looking over the balcony at her volleyball team, Valerie Blanchette shouts the phrase “T.P.” The encouraging words stand for Tall and Proud, and are reminder to shrug off the play, stand back up and try again. That’s what the volleyball team at Auburn Hills Avondale has […]