ROCHESTER HILLS — Three weeks ago, Rochester’s Jenny Goethals tripped over the ball while trying to slow down in a game against Rochester Stoney Creek. The result was a sprained ankle which kept her from seven games as well as the championship season of the track and field season, including the league, regional, Oakland County […]
PONTIAC — Behind two first half goals and five second-half tallies, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep opened up the Division 3 girls soccer state tournament Tuesday with a 7-0 shutout of Livonia Clarenceville in a pre-district contest . Taylor Timko scored the first goal and finished with three goals for the Fighting Irish. Bella Galloway, Rosella […]
BY DAN DUGGAN CORRESPONDENT CANTON — What started out to be a glorious day at the 31st annual Canton Cup Memorial Weekend Soccer Tournament ended in disaster for the Michigan Bucks on Saturday as they gave up two goals in the game’s final minutes to give the River City Rovers their first win of the season, […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — One thing that eluded Rochester Adams’ best girls track and field team during their best season last spring was an Oakland County championship. The Highlanders gained that distinction this season. Adams won its fourth county title in school history Friday on the grand oval of […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS Baseball (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Bay City Western; 2. Brighton; 3. Portage Central; 4. Sterling Heights Stevenson; 5. Howell; 6. Birmingham Brother Rice; 7. Macomb Dakota; 8. Temperance Bedford; 9. Clarkston; 10. Saline; 11. Lake Orion; 12. Mattawan. Division 2 — 1. Bay City John Glenn; 2. […]
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek kept its dream season alive Thursday with a13-3 and 10-8 sweep of Birminghm Seaholm in OAA blue Division play. Sara Beyer pitched a two hitter in Game 1 to pace the Cougars (22-10, 12-0). Carly Cribbs belted a three-run home run in the nightcap and finished with five RBI, […]
Boys Track 54TH ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 23 at Holly High School) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 63; 2. Walled Lake Central, 51.33; 3. Southfield, 48; 4. Novi, 37; 5. Clarkston, 35; 6. Oak Park, 33; 7. Auburn Hills Avondale, 32; 8. (tie) Walled Lake Northern, 31; Birmingham Brother Rice 31; 10. […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Five years ago, Rochester Hills Christian was struggling to gain wins on the baseball diamond. Competing with a team of virtually all underclassmen, the Eagles were annual cellar dwellers in the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference and normally a team that suffered a first-round exit […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — There was some discrepancy earlier this week regarding how long it had actually been since Holly won a league championship in baseball. The banners on the gymnasium wall read 1971. The Flint Metro League record books claim 1970. Regardless, there will be a new addition to […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — It was only a half decade ago when Troy Bethany Christian turned the corner after a couple of lean seasons on the baseball season. The Bruins have now reached the state semifinals each of the past five seasons of the Michigan Association of Christian […]
Girls Tennis DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (May 17 at Rochester) TEAM SCORES — 1. Clarkston, 28; 2. Farmington Hills Mercy, 24; 3. West Bloomfield 19; 4. Rochester Adams, 10; 5. Rochester, 9; 6. Lake Orion, 8; 7. Rochester Stoney Creek, 7; 8. Oxford, 3; 9. (tie) Royal Oak, 1; Waterford Kettering, 1; Waterford Mott, 0. […]
Boys Track DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (May 17 at Ortonville Brandon) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 104.5; 2. Grand Blanc, 93; 3. Auburn Hills Avondale, 61; 4. Clarkston, 53; 5. Rochester Adams, 52.5; 6. Port Huron, 48; 7. Port Huron Northern, 47; 8. Holly, 39; 9. Romeo, 38; 10. Oxford, 32; 11. Ortonville Brandon, […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — During its state championship run last season, Lake Orion’s boys track and field team lost just one meet and that came at the Division 1 Ortonville Brandon regional. The Dragons remedied that situation Friday afternoon. Lake Orion captured its fourth regional championship in school history […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 TROY — A season of misfortune finally took the right turn Thursday night for Troy’s girls soccer team. The Colts, sacked by countless injuries this season, finally had their full lineup and that equation helped brew up a 2-0 victory over arch-rival […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FOR MORE TENNIS COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Tennis&x=13&y=4 FENTON — It was a year ago when Holly’s girls tennis team was left looking in a somewhat awkward position: Looking up. The Bronchos lost their first league tournament title in three decades, finishing second behind Fenton in the flint Metro League standings, […]
Boys Golf OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION II TOURNAMENT (At Pontiac Municipal, par 70) TEAM SCORES — 1. Berkley, 303; 2. (tie) Clarkston Everest Collegiate, 304; South Lyon East, 304; 4. Milford, 306; 5. Waterford Kettering, 309; 6. Walled Lake Western, 311; 7. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 312; 8. Troy Athens, 314; 9. Bloomfield Hills […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD TWP. — In what could be Lake Orion’s most memorable boys golf season to date, the Dragons added another exciting chapter Wednesday. Nine days after shooting a school record 288, state-ranked Lake Orion captured its first Oakland County Division I Tournament title at Pontiac Country Club. The […]
Boys Golf OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION I TOURNAMENT (May 15 at Pontiac country Club, par 72) TEAM SCORES: 1. Lake Orion, 303; 2. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 315; 3. Farmington, 316; 4. Rochester Adams, 316; 5.Rochester Stoney Creek, 318; 6. (tie) Birmingham Brother Rice, 320; Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, 320; Clarkston, 320; Novi 320; 10. Rochester, […]
