ROMEO — For nine seasons, Rochester Stoney Creek suffered the same feat in the Division 1 baseball districts. The Cougars lost in the semifinals or finals each time, including blowing a late lead in the 2011 district finals. In 2012, Stoney Creek finally claimed its first district crown and validated it with another district trophy […]
PONTIAC — Winning softball championships is old hat for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep. The Fighting Irish added another trophy to the case Saturday afternoon, topping Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 11-0, in the semifinals, and Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 4-3, in the finals. Carly Joseph pitched a perfect game in Game 1 for NDP with six […]
CLARKSTON — Behind a goal in the first half and two more in the second half, top-ranked Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified remained perfect on the girls soccer season with a 3-1 victory over Royal Oak Shrine Catholic Saturday. The Lakers (18-0-0) advanced to Tuesday’s regional semifinals for the fifth straight […]
ROCHESTER HILLS — Welcome to Division 3. After always competing in Class D/Division 4 for 25 years, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest was promoted to Division 3 for this year’s softball state tournament, thanks to a small enrollment hike. The Crusaders still captured a district title for the second straight season/ Lutheran Northwest downed Madison Heights […]
TROY — Rochester Adams jumped on Troy for five runs in the first inning Saturday and used the lead to propel itself to a Division 1 baseball district championship with a 5-2 victory over Troy. Adams, which will face Rochester Stoney Creek in a regional semifinal Saturday at Rochester High, only had five hits on […]
PONTIAC — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep was gunning for its third straight appearance in the boys lacrosse Division 2 Final Four. Longtime state powerhouse Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood had other ideas. Cranbrook held off Notre Dame Prep, 13-10, Saturday afternoon, to win a regional crown and advance to next Wednesday’s state semifinals. Matt Gamperoni led […]
Boys Track MHSAA DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS (June 1 at East Kentwood H.S.) TEAM SCORES — 1. East Kentwood 43; 2. Grand Blanc 32; 3. Lake Orion 29; 4. Walled Lake Central 27; 5. (tie) Davison 24; Grand Ledge 24; 7. (tie) Utica 23; Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 23; 9. (tie) Birmingham Brother Rice […]
Orion’s T.J.Carey wins first elusive individual title; Avondale’s Hollomon wins state title in 100 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST KENTWOOD — Twelve men. Ten events. One goal. Defending a ttle. That was Lake Orion’s theme this boys track and field season, as the Dragons were unbeaten heading into Saturday’s Division […]
LAKE ORION — After losing the state tournament opener to Oxford two years ago, Lake Orion gained some postseason revenge on the neighboring Wildcats. The state-ranked Dragons knocked out Oxford in a Division 1 district final Saturday, topping Oxford, 6-1. Lake Orion (30-7) captured its second straight district title and advance to the Rochester regional […]
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net STERLING HEIGHTS — The Troy girls soccer team arrived at Sterling Heights Stevenson Friday night just in time to see its crosstown rival Troy Athens advance to the district final. It was only fair the Colts held up their end of the bargain. Powered by two more set-piece goals […]
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Pontiac’s baseball team wouldn’t normally come to mind as a strong program, but it rolled into Troy on Friday with junior pitcher Dazon Cole and his mid-80s fastball. As it turned out, it would take more than just one player to beat Troy. The Colts picked up […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Brian Kaminskas wasn’t in shape for a Gatorade shower Friday evening. Some heavy rain blanketed eastern Oakland County off and on during the early evening hours, leaving all in attendance at Troy Athens a little damp. It was worth it. Kaminskas, Clarkston’s veteran boys […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BEVERLY HILLS — Timing is everything. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep forward Sarah Mazur couldn’t have picked a better time to score her first goal of the season. Mazur knocked in the game’s only goal in the first overtime, as Division 3 third-ranked Notre Dame Prep stymied No. […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Sitting in a one-goal deficit after the first period turned out to be a good thing Wednesday for Clarkston’s boys lacrosse team. The Wolves, ranked second in the state in the LaxPower Super 25, quickly responded with a three-goal outburst in the second frame and […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Throughout his running career at Rochester Adams, Stephen Biebelhausen has always been one of the Highlanders’ best. As a senior, he is trying to make sure that he is also one of the state’s best distance runners. Biebelhausen will run his final race in […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans When Stephanie Heber was in elementary school, she was usually the one that would stand in goal during soccer practice. She hasn’t left. Either has Alison Holland, who began in a similar way many years ago.. The two felt quite comfortable between the pipes — and now […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Jessica Howell had to make a change when she was 14 years old. She transferred from Oxford to Rochester Adams after her freshman school year. Her father was already a teacher in the district but she had to sit out a semester. Like […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams proved once again that it has Rochester Stoney Creek’s number in the postseason. The Highlanders, who recently fell from the Division 1 state rankings, opened up the girls soccer postseason Tuesday night with one of the state’s bigger upsets, shocking the […]
