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Oakland Christian grabs lead at state golf finals
Oxford, Troy, Avondale way off pace ALLENDALE — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian grabbed a seven-stroke lead after the first day of competition at the Lower Peninsula Division 4 boys golf state finals at The Meadows Golf Course. The top-ranked Lancers collected a play-five, count-four team score of 319, ahead of Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic (316), Ann […]
Oakland Christian grabs lead at state golf finals
Oxford, Troy, Avondale all way off pace ALLENDALE — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian grabbed a seven-stroke lead after the first day of competition at the Lower Peninsula Division 4 boys golf state finals at The Meadows Golf Course. The top-ranked Lancers collected a play-five, count-four team score of 319, ahead of Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic (316), […]
Oakland Christian grabs lead at state golf finals
ALLENDALE — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian grabbed a seven-stroke lead after the first day of competition at the Lower Peninsula Division 4 boys golf state finals at The Meadows Golf Course. The top-ranked Lancers collected a play-five, count-four team score of 319, ahead of Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic (316), Ann Arbor Greenhills (317) and Saginaw Nouvel […]
STATE GOLF PREVIEW — ON COURSE: Top-ranked Lancers eyeing state supremacy
Oakland Christian, Troy, Oxford, Avondale all seeking grand success BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Over the years, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has had its fair of many near misses. The Lancers have fielded multiple state ranked teams in boys golf without a state title. In fact, this has been commonplace in a lot of […]
Controversy hits high school golf community
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Controversy has swirled over the sport of high school boys golf and its epicenter sits right in one of the communities in this area of the state. Oxford finished third at Thursday’s Division 1 regional at Flushing Valley Golf Course, but several other schools in the Wildcats’ district, regional […]
Oakland Christian wins first golf regional since 1993
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Everything has been nothing short of a perfect storm for Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s boys golf team this season. The championship strong continued. The Lancers, the top-ranked team in Division 4, moved yet another step close to its ultimate goal of a state title by claiming […]
Oxford, Lake Orion’s Waelchli make cut for D-1 golf finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FLUSHING — A collective bad round of golf more than fueled a fire for members of Oxford’s boys golf team. Finishing in the bottom of the pack at last year’s Division 1 regional at Flushing Valley, the performance served as motivation for this year. The Wildcats continued one of […]
Peak performance: Troy golfers post season low to win regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — As any coach will tell you, the goal is to always peak during the final weeks of the season. Troy’s boys golf team is doing just that. One week after winning a district championship with a season-low score of 307, Troy posted a play-five, count-four team […]
Avondale links up for first regional golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — One week after winning its first-ever district, Auburn Hills Avondale made another huge chip shot. The unranked Yellowjackets captured their first-ever Division 2 boys golf regional title, and with that, are making their first-ever trip to the state finals. Avondale put together a play-five, count-four team score […]
BOYS GOLF: Troy golfers win first district golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SELFRIDGE, Mich. — Troy has picked the right time to peak out on the golf course. The Colts posted their season-low score by nine strokes Saturday in winning a Division 1 boys golf district at Selfridge golf Course near New Baltimore. Troy out together a play-five, count-four team score […]
BOYS GOLF: Division 2 Fieldstone District Results
DIVISION 2 DISTRICT (June 2 at Fieldstone G.C.) TEAM SCORES — 1. Auburn hills Avondale, 324; 2. South Lyon, 327; 3. Bloomfield Hills Andover, 331; 4. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 331; 5. Orchard Lake St.Mary’s, 332; 6. South Lyon East, 350; 7. Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 357; 8. Detroit Renaissance, 362; 9. Redford Union, 458; 10. […]
Top-ranked Oakland Christian cruises to district golf title
HOLLY — With four of the top six finishers in the field, top-ranked Auburn Hills Oakland Christian opened up the postseason by winning Thursday’s Division 4 boys golf district in convincing fashion. The Lancers had five in the top 10 in the play-five, count-four setup at Heather Highlands near Holly. Oakland Christian’s Tyler Coyne tied […]
Lake Orion leads tight pack at golf district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ORION TOWNSHIP — Lake Orion’s boys golf season can best be described as a roller coaster. The Dragons have been up and down all season with its fair share of thrills. One of those thrills came Thursday afternoon at Paint Creek Country Club. The Dragons, who clinched a tie […]
BOYS GOLF: Division 1 Paint Creek District Results
Boys Golf DIVISION 1 DISTRICT (At Paint Creek Country Club, par 71) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 326; 2. Oxford, 328; 3. Rochester Adams, 331; 4. Swartz Creek, 332; 5. Rochester, 335; 6. Grand Blanc, 338; 7. Rochester Stoney Creek, 340; 8. (tie) Clarkston, 346; Romeo, 346; Ortonville Brandon, 346; 11. Holly, 359; 23. […]
Adams wins City Golf Championship
Boys Golf ROCHESTER CITY CHAMPIONSHIP (Tuesday at (at Twin Lakes, par 36) TEAM SCORES — 1. Rochester Adams, 164; 2. Rochester, 170; 3. Rochester Stoney Creek, 174. TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1. Michael Doyle (Rochester Stoney Creek) 37; 2. Ben Van Orman (Rochester Adams) 40; 2. Eric Vusa (Rochester Adams) 40; 2. Mike Fantavica (Rochester) 40; […]
AOTW: Long shot Peisko finding his groove on golf course
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Last summer Doug Piesko spent plenty of time on the golf course, playing in a variety of summer tournaments. The goal was to turn himself from an average high school gofer into one of the tops in the state. So far this season, he has done that. […]
Oxford shoots 294 in clinching OAA-White golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OAKLAND TOWNSHIP— It has been a decade, but Oxford’s boys golf program has definitely returned to the winners circle this season. The Wildcats captured their first league title since the fall 2001 season, wrapping up the overall OAA White Division championship Tuesday. Oxford posted a school-record 294 team score […]
BOYS GOLF: Oxford tees off on Athens to remain undefeated
Boys Golf OXFORD 146, TROY ATHENS 152 (at SANCTUARY, par 36) OXFORD — Doug Piesko, 35; J. J. Lewis, 36; Justen Crouse, 37; Josh Hosking, 38. TROY ATHENS — Jamie Cattran, 37; James VanNoord, 37; Jason Wang, 39; Steven Pawlak, 39. RECORDS — Oxford 9-0, 5-0 OAA White Division; Troy Athens 7-2.
