VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota used a late run to pull away Saturday afternoon and defeat Oakland University, 64-49, in a Summit League women’s basketball game in the Dakota Dome. Tempestt Wilson led the Coyotes (9-10, 4-2) with 17 points and Nicole Seekamp added 15, including three 3-pointers. Polly Harrington had 10 points and seven […]
For more on this story or on Oakland University athletics, visit http://oaklandpostonline.com/2013/01/19/sports/oakland-suffers-first-home-defeat-of-the-season-97-78-to-south-dakota/ or http://oaklandpostonline.com/ BY TIMOTHY PONTZER CORRESPNDENT trpontze@oakland.edu ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University men’s basketball team suffered its first home loss of the season on Saturday night, falling 97-78 to South Dakota in Summit League play. The 19-point margin marked the worst conference […]
NOTE: For a photo gallery of this event, please visit www.lmckeephotography.com BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — For the past couple of years, Troy has taken its lumps on the Oakland County bows bowling circuit. Now the Colts are the ones laughing. Troy rose to the top of the […]
Boys Bowling 10th ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY BOYS BOWLING TOURNAMENT (Jan. 19 at Cherry Hill Lanes-North, Clarkston) CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH — Troy d. Walled Lake Central, 381-354. THIRD-PLACE MATCH — Berkley d. Ortonville Brandon, 400-284. SEMIFINALS MATCH — Troy d. Ortonville Brandon, 395-356; Walled Lake Central d. Berkley, 337-310. QUARTERFINALS — Troy d. Oxford, 392-371; Berkley […]
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Troy’s boys basketball team knew it was in for a dogfight every night in the OAA Red Division this season. And a dogfight it got against North Farmington Friday night. North Farmington rolled into Troy and beat the Colts, 57-36, using a hot-shooting perimeter offense […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FENTON — Coming off its second league loss of the season to Clio, Fenton needed a signature win to remain in the Flint Metro League girls basketball race. The Tigers recorded such a win Friday night. Fenton held Holly to under 25 percent shooting from the […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FENTON — If last season’s gaudy 22-2 record didn’t serve notice, Fenton’s 10-0 start to the 2012-13 boys basketball season is another reminder that the Tigers are legitimate. Fenton made Holly its 68th victim in the past four seasons by recording a 66-43 Flint Metro League […]
SOUTHFIELD — Clarkston handed Southfield its first OAA Red Division loss of the season, creating a tie atop the league standings. The Wolves held off the host Bluejays 63-57, withstanding a late barrage of three pointers and a 27-16 Southfield run over the final eight minutes. Clarkston opened up a 4-2 lead by the end […]
ROCHESTER HILLS — Defense was the name of the game Thursday, except for Abe Hashwi. The junior guard from Birmingham Roeper swished a trio of 3-pointersand finished with a game-high 15 points to lead the Roughriders to a 37-34 road victory over host Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest in MIAC Blue Division boys basketball play. Jon […]
OXFORD — Behind an 17-10 second half, Oxford maintained its stranglehold on the OAA White Division race Thursday. The Wildcats pulled away from Rochester, 37-29, to keep its two-game lead on the rest of the pack. Oxford (10-1, 9-0), looking for its first league title in more than a decade, held a narrow 14-11 advantage […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Unconscious. Simply unconscious. That simply describes the shooting touch of Rochester Stoney Creek 5-foot-10 junior Lauren Voss on Thursday night. Ridiculous, eye-popping and insane also fit the bill. Voss, averaging around 10 points and outing, scored a game-high 29 points in leading the Cougars […]
Twitter @LocalSportsFans FERNDALE — Behind four players in double figures Tuesday, Troy Athens earned a 86-65 OAA crossover boys basketball victory Tuesday over Ferndale Mike Williams twined 25 points to lead Athens. Tim Shayoka added 20 points and 11 rebounds, Devin Terry added 15 points and 10 assists and John Van Hoef contributed 14 points […]
TROY — Oxford closed with a 14-10 fourth quarter to upend Troy, 45-42, in an OAA crossover girls basketball contest Tuesday. Jessica Murphy scored 18 with eight rebounds and converted 7-of-9 free throws for Oxford. Miranda Murphy added 11 points and Shelby Davis scored eight for the Wildcats (8-1). Rachael Zelmanski scored 19 points and […]
Twitter @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — This game had trap game written all over it. Coming off an emotionally-filled victory over Rochester, Rochester Adams used a 23-7 run in the third quarter to pull away from Troy and post a 70-53 OAA crossover victory, keeping its perfect season alive despite lackluster first-half performance. “This was a […]
Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — After falling to NCAA DI Oakland University recently, the Rochester College women’s basketball team (7-8) came to play in front of their home crowd and won easily Tuesday over George Brown College, 69-32. Rochester College tucked the game away by the half, building a 40-8 cushion. All 15 players saw […]
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester College’s men’s basketball team continued to dominate small-school competition, winning a pair of games last week. The Warriors enjoyed victories over George Brown College and Redeemer University College. RC defeated George Brown, 81-64, to earn their 16th win of the season. The Warriors struggled out of the gate, down 10-0 after […]
CLARKSTON — It seems that Clarkston’s rare two-game skid from December is all a distant memory. The Wolves won their third straight game in January, pulling away late for a hard-fought, 53-44 OAA Red Division boys basketball victory. Clarkston (6-2, 2-1) closed out the game with a 7-0 run, capping an 16-11 fourth quarter to […]
FOOTBALL: MHSFCA announces rosters for East-West All-Star Game The Michigan High School Football Coaches Association announced the rosters for the 33rd MHSFCA East-West All-Star Game, which will be played on June 22 at Grand Valley State University. 2013 MHSFCA EAST-WEST ALL-STAR GAME ROSTERS EAST ROSTER Pos. Name School Class Ht. Wt. C: Zach Reiger Hudson […]
