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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
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RC women open with rout of Spring Arbor
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College’s women’s basketball team opened up the season in fine fashion Wednesday. The Warriors held visiting Spring Arbor to only 11 first-half points and posted a 45-29 non-league triumph at Rochester High School. Sam Tomaschko led Rochester (1-0) with a game-high 20 points. Whitney Newsome added six points for the Warriors, […]
Rochester College rolls over Madonna College
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College landed three players in double figures and the Warriors rolled over Madonna College, 73-50, Wednesday in men’s basketball action at Rochester High. Dramel Hogan led the Warriors with a game-high 29 points. Sean Mattia added 11 points, as did Stephan Henning, and Torey Throop twined nine points to aid the […]
Oakland routs Windsor in final exhibition, 98-67
ROCHESTER HILLS – This past August, the University of Windsor was able to defeat three-time NCAA qualifier Oakland University in a men’s basketball scrimmage. In Tuesday’s final exhibition, the Golden Grizzlies exacted some revenge. Reggie Hamilton scored a game-high 24 points and Laval Lucas-Perry tallied 21 points as the Oakland men’s basketball team upended Windsor, […]
Finishing on top: Avondale rallies past Spring Lake for D-2 state soccer title
Editor’s Note: To view a photo gallery from this event, please visit NOS photographer Larry McKee at www.lmckeephotography.com. Have video of this event? E-Mail Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Dave Muczynski told Danny Swanson to put some pace on his late-game free kick and the senior […]
OU’s Hamilton selected as candidate for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
ROCHESTER HILLS – Reggie Hamilton is one of 30 finalists for the 2011-12 Lowe’s Senior Class Award, given to the men’s basketball student-athlete that excels on and off the court, announced on Friday. Hamilton, a senior from Chicago, is a preseason Mid-Major All-America and All-Summit League first team selection. “It’s truly an honor to be […]
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. […]
AOTW: Clarkston’s Baenziger deals with countless acts of adversity to shine on the field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Some athletes have to face all types of adversity. Mitch Baenziger has had to face plenty of it as an athlete at Clarkston High School — and that list is long. Yet the two-sport athlete, who is a quarterback in football and plays guard in basketball, has […]
In Defense: Tiny Springfield Christian seeking third straight MACS soccer title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — It’s been a numbers game at Clarkston Springfield Christian in recent times. With an enrollment drop during the past decade, the Eagles have not had the pool of athletes it once enjoyed in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. A little more than a decade ago, the […]
Under Pressure: Yurik steps up to keep tradition alive with state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ALLENDALE — Gabby Yurik has had many memorable finishes in her high school golf career. None will compare to the one she turned in this weekend. Yurik, a senior at Rochester Stoney Creek and a Michigan State recruit, captured medalist honors at the Lower Peninsula Divisions 1 state finals […]
New-look Grizzlies hope for third straight Summit League crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — One look around at Oakland University’s men’s basketball team and veteran Greg Kampe can see one sizable difference. The Golden Grizzlies are not as big and built as they have been in the past. Gone is 6-foot-11 center Keith Benson, the two-time Summit League Player of […]
Two-time defending Oakland picked Second in Summit League preseason poll
ELMHURST, Ill. –After finishing on top and reaching the NCAA tournament the past two years, Oakland University’s men’s basketball teams isn’t expected to finish on top of the Summit League standings this season. The two-time defending Summit League champion Golden Grizzlies are picked second with four first-place votes in the Preseason Poll, announced by the […]
Oakland women picked second in Summit League poll
ELMHURST Ill. – The Oakland women’s basketball team earned two first-place votes and was picked second (356 points) in The Summit League Preseason Poll, voted on by the league’s 10 head coaches and media members and released by the league office on Wednesday. Bethany Watterworth earned Preseason All-Summit League first team honors, while Sharise Calhoun […]
Oakland’s Watterworth, Calhoun garner preseason Summit League recognition
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland’s Bethany Watterworth and Sharise Calhoun were both picked to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Summit League Team, which was announced on Thursday afternoon. Both players averaged double-figures last season, helping the OU women’s basketball team advance to The Summit League Championship game for a fourth time in six years. Watterworth, a […]
STICK’S PICKS: Who will cash in on a playoff berth this week?
Last week Pontiac Notre Dame Prep became the first area school to cash in on its playoff ticket. The Fighting Irish are a perfect 6-0 and now can move onto their next goal. Who will join them this week? Lake Orion and Troy Athens are both 5-1 and play each other this week for first […]
Turnaround Special: Fighting Irish keeping focused during nine-game win streak
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — Long losing streaks can create all sorts of problems for any team in any sport. Players can start checking out, not giving their best effort in practice. That can lead to subpar efforts on the playing surface. Bad habits can be made. Bad examples can be left […]
Coriasso, Gieseker pace Oakland on Day 1 of Wolverine Intercollegiate
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Michael Coriasso (72, 72) and Phil Gieseker (73, 71) each shot 2-over-par scores of 144 to lead the Oakland University men’s golf team on day one of the Wolverine Intercollegiate at the U-M Golf Course (Par 71, 6,687 yards) on Monday. “Whenever you have to count an 80, it really hurts […]
