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SPORTS SHORTS: Rochester’s Rawling, Lake Orion’s Schrauben honored by MHSAA in Scholar-Athlete Award Scholarship program

SPORTS SHORTS: Rochester’s Rawling, Lake Orion’s Schrauben honored by MHSAA in Scholar-Athlete Award Scholarship program

| February 24, 2012 | Comments (0)

EAST LANSING — The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected 13 student-athletes from Class A member schools to receive scholarships through its Scholar-Athlete Award program. Farm Bureau Insurance, in its 22nd year of sponsoring the award, will give a $1,000 college scholarship to 32 individuals who represent their member school in at least one […]

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SIGNING DAY 2012: Oxford sends 14 athletes to the collegiate ranks

SIGNING DAY 2012: Oxford sends 14 athletes to the collegiate ranks

| February 8, 2012 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com   OXFORD —With a record number, Oxford High School has announced that 14 student-athletes from the Class of 2012 have signed letters-of-intent to play sports at the collegiate level. Each athlete signed as part of the school’s Winter Signing Period ceremony on Monday. Among the group are Cassie Edgemon […]

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SIGNING DAY 2012: Latest update of athletes heading to the collegiate level

SIGNING DAY 2012: Latest update of athletes heading to the collegiate level

| February 8, 2012 | Comments (2)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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All-Area Teams Directory

All-Area Teams Directory

| January 4, 2012 | Comments (2)

[polldaddy poll=5810775] Below are the links for the high school all-area teams from December, 2009, to January,2011. In the fall of 2011, Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com added Holly, Ortonville Brandon and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep high school. Previously in January of 2011, NOS expanded to include Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes. NorthOaklandSports was founded in […]

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YEAR IN REVIEW: It will be hard to top the magical moments of 2011?

YEAR IN REVIEW: It will be hard to top the magical moments of 2011?

| January 2, 2012 | Comments (7)

When looking back at the year gone by, it’s hard to really place a ranking order of some of the great sports moments. It truly goes down to just a matter of opinion. It could be your favorite local high school team or athlete, college team, professional team, either here or overseas, or it could […]

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HEADED TO THE NEXT LEVEL: College signings, committments

HEADED TO THE NEXT LEVEL: College signings, committments

| December 27, 2011 | Comments (3)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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Headed to the Next Level: College Signings, Committments

Headed to the Next Level: College Signings, Committments

| November 22, 2011 | Comments (5)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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AOTW: Missouri-bound Reedy looking for biggest splash to date

AOTW: Missouri-bound Reedy looking for biggest splash to date

| November 19, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Lauren Reedy had to make a decision a year ago. Walking off the grandstand of the Division 1 state swimming and diving finals, the Rochester High student hds a seventh-place medal in her hand from the diving event. She vowed right there and then that she […]

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 Lake Orion, Rockford set to battle for first-time state crown

Lake Orion, Rockford set to battle for first-time state crown

| November 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

FOR MORE VOLLEYBALL COVERAGE, visit http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=volleyball&x=10&y=12 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Nearly three hours apart, Rockford and Lake Orion are truly on opposite side of the state. But they both share some common threads being from the state’s two largest metropolitan areas. Rockford is 20 miles north of the heart of […]

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Dressed for success: Lake Orion slams Clarkston to become first OAA volleyball state finalist

Dressed for success: Lake Orion slams Clarkston to become first OAA volleyball state finalist

| November 17, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BATTLE CREEK — Bob Howey almost never dresses up. In fact, he almost never tucks in his shirt on the sidelines for volleyball and softball games. The Lake Orion volleyball coach did so Thursday evening at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena — and he liked it. Dressed for a special […]

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Avenall the right choice to lead Clarkston into volleyball history

Avenall the right choice to lead Clarkston into volleyball history

| November 17, 2011 | Comments (2)

CLARKSTON — Kelly Avenall doesn’t always speak kindly of herself as a high school student. That’s common when a teacher and coach looks back on their youth. “I was kind of a band geek in high school,” she laughed. Avenall is a 1989 graduate of Clarkston High School. She played the rare instrument Oboe, a […]

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College Committments-Letters of Intent

College Committments-Letters of Intent

| November 9, 2011 | Comments (1)

Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will do feature stories on […]

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Cross Country Regional Stats

Cross Country Regional Stats

| October 31, 2011 | Comments (1)

Girls Cross Country DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Saturday at Hess-Hathaway Park) TEAM SCORES — 1. Birmingham Seaholm, 42; 2. Waterford Mott, 69; 3. Troy, 79; 4. North Farmington, 109; 5. Farmington, 135; 6. Troy Athens, 207; 7. Birmingham Groves, 231; 8. Royal Oak, 242; 9. West Bloomfield, 247; 10. Waterford Kettering, 264; 11. Berkley, 267; 12. […]

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College Committments-Signings

College Committments-Signings

| August 18, 2011 | Comments (5)

ONTO THE NEXT LEVEL … Know of a student-athlete that has signed a letter of intent, made an oral commitment, agreed to terms for a walk-on position or is currently playing collegiate sports from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we […]

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TEAM TRYOUTS--AUGUST

TEAM TRYOUTS–AUGUST

| August 4, 2011 | Comments (0)

TEAM TRYOUTS * The Oakland Mustangs softball organization has an opening for a 14U player. Our season will be North Oakland League with Monday, Wednesday doubleheaders and four weekend tournaments. League games will be played at Bloomfield Hills Andover High School with practices in Troy. Contact oakmustangs@att.net for more details.

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AOTW: She’s legit: Northwest’s Thompson rises to stardom despite small-school tag

AOTW: She’s legit: Northwest’s Thompson rises to stardom despite small-school tag

| July 14, 2011 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — It didn’t take very long for Kirsten Thompson to prove that she belonged at the varsity level. She became one of the top players at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest early in her freshman year. That was only three short years ago. Since then, Thompson has also […]

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Back on track: Anchor Bay holds off Troy to reach Final Four

Back on track: Anchor Bay holds off Troy to reach Final Four

| June 15, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MADISON HEIGHTS — New Baltimore Anchor Bay is back at full strength. That could be the final piece of the puzzle in the softball season’s final week of the season for the Tars. Anchor Bay returned Lauren Podroski from a five-week hiatus from a wrist injury and the Tars […]

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Top-ranked USA sinks Lakers in quarterfinals

Top-ranked USA sinks Lakers in quarterfinals

| June 14, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW — Steve Troy felt his softball team had to play perfect Tuesday in order to have a chance against top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing Area — and for a moment, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes had the Patriots on ropes. In the end, Unionville-Sebewaing proved too much to overcome, as […]

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