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PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 24
Digital sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com. Boys Soccer (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Warren DeLaSalle; 2.Plymouth Canton; 3. East Kentwood; 4.Novi;l 5. Grand Haven; 6. Troy; 7.Grand Rapids Forest Hils Central; 8.Plymouth Salem; 9. Grand Blanc;10. Northville. […]
Wall, Hutton lead Oakland at ISU Pre-Nationals Meet
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- Kenny Wall paced the men with a time of 25:49 for the 8K and Brittni Hutton led the women placing 58th at 22:02 for their first 6K of the season at the Indiana State Pre-National Invitational. Both teams finished 31st overall on Saturday. “This was not a great day for us,” said […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Sept. 27
Digital sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com. Girls Volleyball (By the coaches association) Class A — 1. Rockford; 2. Farmington Hills Mercy; 3. Lake Orion; 4. Birmingham Marian; 5. Clarkston; 6. Plymouth Canton; 7. East Kentwood; 8. Grand Haven; 9. Richland […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Sept. 20
Digital sports publication www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com. Girls Swimming (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy; 2. Saline; 3. Holland West Ottawa; 4. Hudsonville; 5.Birmingham Marian; 6. Ann Arbor Huron; 7. Ann Arbor Skyline;8. Rockford; 9. South […]
Driver’s seat: Lake Orion, Seaholm grab first OAA red Jamboree wins
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER — Only four months ago, TJ Carey sat out the sidelines as many of his talented colleagues reaped in awards at the end of track and field season. Carey had a bout with mononucleosis and missed the regional, county and state finals. Now a junior, Carey is back […]
Rochester runs third at Algonac Classic
GOODELS, Mich. — Grosse Pointe South had four of the top five finishers and validated itself as one of the girls cross country top teams in the state by winning the Algonac Muskrats Classic Saturday at Goodels Park near Port Huron. The Blue Devils had the top three finishers, the fifth-place finisher and the 12th-place […]
MHSAA NEWS: 2010-11 MHSAA tournament attendance hits five-year high
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Attendance at Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournaments during the 2010-11 school year hit its highest point in the last five years, powered by an upward surge in football playoffs spectatorship. Total attendance for 2010-11 was 1,522,468 with 1,090,040 fans at boys tournaments; and 432,368 spectators at girls tournaments. Attendance is […]
OU’s Jones runs to title at Golden Grizzlies Open
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Lia Jones clocked a time of 14:09.4 to finish first in the women’s 4K race, while Kenny Wall finished second in the men’s 6K race with a time of 19:15.2 (6K) to lead the Oakland University men’s and women’s cross country teams at the Golden Grizzly Open on Friday. “It’s a good […]
College Committments-Signings
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2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS TRACK & FIELD TEAM: All-State athletes burnt up the grand oval
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Sometimes years of greatness are very hard to reproduce. The girls track and field season of 2010 in the area was hard to match in 2011. After all, a team state champion and five individual state champions last season was a rarity and several of those athletes departed last […]
STUDENT VIEW: KUHN’S CORNER — Year to remember at Rochester
ROCHESTER HILLS — While this is definitely a time for celebrating things like graduation or advancing to next grade, this is also a perfect time to reflect and remember the past athletic year at Rochester High. And, while some years in the past were wanted to be completely forgotten, not remembered, the 2010-2011 school year […]
Rochester’s Dieters reigns as Miss Tennis
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — After posting her second undefeated season in her stellar four-year career at Rochester, Kelsey Dieters was named Miss Tennis Saturday night by the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association. Dieters was the heavy favorite after capping her senior campaign with a No. 1 singles state championship […]
Scorching feat: Peak performances spark D-1 girls field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCKFORD — Linnea Berriman felt a little left out last season, placing ninth in the discus. This year the Lake Orion senior was bound and determined to reach the medals stands. She did. Berriman finished fourth in her event with a career-best 123-9, becoming one of many athletes from […]
AOTW: Simply dominant: Dieters hope to close prep status with another tennis title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Last season Kelsey Dieters experienced something at the Division 1 state finals that she hadn’t tasted all season: Defeat. Dieters, then a junior No. 1 singles star at Rochester, was upset in the state semifinals by Grand Ledge’s Hailey Barrett (1-6, 6-4, 6-4). That was her […]
AOTW: Out of Nowhere: Rochester’s Beecher is an unlikely equation in the distance races
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Brian Beecher was faced with a dilemma last summer and made a decision that few ever even consider to make. Give up football … for cross-country. Yet Beecher, now a senior at Rochester, didn’t have a problem with the choice, even with Rochester’s football program on […]
Barrier down, can Falcons remain relevant in track picture
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — It may seem kind of odd, but Rochester accomplished a feat last season in girls track and field that had never been done before. The Falcons became the first Class A /Division 1 girls track and field team from talent-laden Oakland County to win a state […]
2011 BOYS TRACK TEAM CAPSULES
Coaches may submit information to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com. Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Chris Rennels, fourth season. LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 4-1, 4-1 OAA Gold Division (tied-first overall). LEAGUE: Won OAA Gold Division league meet (171 points). REGIONAL: Second at Division 2 Bloomfield Hills Lahser (99 points). COUNTY: Sixth at county (30 points). STATE: Tied for […]
2011 All-Area Wrestling: State champions head up deep and talented group of matmen
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Simply put, this was one of the greatest seasons for wrestling in the area. Oxford captured the state championship on the final match, which was one of the highlights of the 2010-11 campaign. The Wildcats reached the Final Four for the fourth straight time but finally came out on […]
