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TEAM TRYOUTS
TEAM TRYOUTS SOCCER The Rochester Select Soccer Club Boys U15 and U17 still has spots open. Anyone interested in playing club soccer this upcoming winter and spring seasons, please contact Coach Brian Fitzgerald at (248) 894-0311, or e-mail Brianfishbone@gmail.com BASKETBALL The Detroit Shock AAU girls and boys basketball program is hosting tryouts in December. Tryouts […]
Rochester’s rally falls short against North Farmington
BY JAY KUNDE STUDENT INTERN ROCHESTER HILLS — It was only a couple of years ago when Rochester and North Farmington were amongst the best teams in the state in the Class A girls basketball circles. Apparently, the Raiders have not dropped as far as the Falcons. North Farmington, behind the play of Jasmine Harris, […]
FRIDAY’S ROUNDUP: Brandon trips Oxford; Athens overcomes Yurik’s 42 in 53-52 win over Stoney Creek
OXFORD — Ortonville Brandon opened up the 2010-11 girls basketball season with a 35-29 triumph over Oxford. Jaelyn Brady led Brandon with nine points. Michelle Gilmore scored nine for Oxford (0-1), which hosts defending Class D state champion Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes next Tuesday. “We got off to a very poor start but […]
TUESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Eagles open up campaign with rout of Berean
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Hills Christian opened up the boys basketball season Tuesday with a lopsided win over Adrian Berean Baptist. The Eagles outscored the Cougars in all four quarters in the non-league rout. The halftime score Rochester Hills Christian led 42-21 at the half and everyone on the active roster reached the scoring column. […]
Watterworth’s double-double lifts Oakland past Cornell
ROCHESTER HILLS – Sophomore forward Bethany Watterworth had 16 points and 10 rebounds, while junior center Brittany Carnago scored 10 points and blocked five shots to lead the Oakland women’s basketball team (3-3) to a win over Cornell (1-5) at the Athletics Center O’Rena on Sunday. The Golden Grizzlies limited the Big Red to just […]
Wright State rallies past Oakland
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DAYTON, Ohio – Sometimes, free throws can be a life-saver or an Achilles Heel on the basketball court. It more than saved Wright State Tuesday evening. The Raiders moved to 3-1 on the year after making 21-of-21 free throws in the contest to down visiting Oakland University 82-79 at […]
Rochester College’s Pleasant gains 700th coaching win in rout of Ohio State-Marion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MARION, Ohio – In a recent cleaning spree of the basement, Garth Pleasant and his wife found an old scrapbook. Inside it were artifacts of former clippings of newspapers articles, photos and team schedules for the early years of his years with Rochester College. “It’s kind of funny, but […]
Oakland rolls over Rochester College
ROCHESTER HILLS – The difference between an NCAA Division I and a NSCAA women’s basketball team was sizable Monday night. Sophomore forward Bethany Watterworth had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Oakland University women’s basketball team (2-3) to a runaway, 86-40 victory over Rochester College (4-3) at the Athletics Center O’Rena […]
Bowling Green reigns threes on Oakland
BOWLING GREEN. OHIO – Freshman Malika Glover scored a team-high 14 points in her collegiate debut and Brittany Carnago had seven blocks, but 12 3-pointers allowed Bowling Green (3-1) to defeat the Oakland women’s basketball team (1-3) by an 80-46 margin on Saturday at Anderson Arena. The Golden Grizzlies struggled offensively, hitting just 28.1 percent […]
Nittany Lions maul Golden Grizzlies in overtime
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University and Penn State are months away from tournament time, but the two played out a game more suited for an NCAA-style atmosphere the than mid-November matchup. Penn State used a couple of furious comebacks to force overtime, and outscored the host Golden Grizzlies 9-2 […]
Defense sparks Oakland’s victory over Ohio
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ATHENS, Ohio – What a difference a couple of days can make. After giving up 95 points in a 24-point loss to West Virginia on Friday, Oakland returned to the win column for the first time since the Summit League Men’s Basketball Tournament last March with a 78-66 non-league […]
West Virginia upends Oakland in season opener
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Oakland University’s 2010-11 men’s basketball season kicked off Friday the same way the last season ended: with a lopsided loss to a team from a powerhouse conference. Senior Keith Benson recorded a double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds, senior Will Hudson had 16 points and nine rebounds and freshman Travis Bader […]
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 […]
About the Editor
Lifetime passion began as an early-childhood seed and has turned into a forest of passion By Daniel Stickradt, Senior Editor It seems like only yesterday when my dad would pick my brother and I up and drive us to either a local high school or Oakland University on a Friday and Saturday night to catch […]
Best-kept secret Troy Bethany’s Woodham quietly leads Bruins to best-ever season
TROY — Travis Woodham is not your prototypical soccer standout from Oakland County.. The talented senior, a Rochester Hills resident and senior at Troy Bethany Christian, doesn’t suit up for Vardar or the Michigan Wolves. He’s not involved in the Olympic Developmental Program and his club experience is not that extensive.. Yet, as […]
