BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — A year ago Rochester Hills Christian made a run to the state championship game of the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I tournament with a sophomore-laden team. The Eagles are making a return trip this year as well — with far more experience. […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek has put together one of its best girls volleyball seasons to date this fall. The Cougars added another chapter totheir success story Tuesday evening. Stoney Creek captured the Rochester City Cup for the second straight season — the first time […]
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Seven seniors played their final league game on the Troy High floor on Thursday night. There was no way they were going to lose. “We had to win,” senior captain Nicole Hahn said. “It just came down to that.” Troy wiped out Rochester on Wednesday night […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans For the past two decades, whenever Clarkston and Lake Orion were in the postseason at the same time, they were often lumped into the same district or region. Proximity-wise, this made sense, considering the two schools are only around 10 miles apart. This season, the two […]
Below are the pairings for the 2012 MHSAA Football Playoffs, which begin with Pre-Districts in the 11-Player Playoffs and Pre-Regionals in the 8-Player Playoffs Oct. 26-27. Qualifying teams for the Playoffs were divided into eight Divisions of 32 schools each. Within each Division are four Regions of eight teams each; and within those regions are […]
DETROIT — The streak is over. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard ended Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s streak of consecutive regular season wins at 21 games Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit. Gabriel Richard revenged NDP for a regular season loss this season and a loss in last year’s Prep Bowl Wild Card, turning the tables with […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — A shootout is a guessing game. For Rochester Stoney Creek’s Matt Houghton, he guessed right on the money. The senior goalkeeper dove to his left to stop Rochester Adams’ fifth shooter of a shootout Saturday afternoon, helping the Cougars register a 2-1 victory […]
ROCHESTER HILLS — Despite missing four starters for various reasons, Rochester hills Christian will be making a return trip to the Michigan Association of Christian Schools boys soccer state semifinals. The third-ranked Eagles upended visiting Clinton Township Faith Christian, 2-1, Jesse Montgomery set up Aaron Berry for a first-half goal, while Berry assisted on Montgomery’s […]
OAK PARK — For the first time, Clarkston will enter the postseason as the No. 1 ranked team in the state. The Wolves wrapped up their fourth unbeaten regular season in 13 years Friday, cruising past host Oak Park, 41-20, in the OAA Crossover championship game. Clarkston, which has occupied the top spot in Division […]
CLARKSTON — For the seventh straight season, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has claimed a boys soccer district championship. The Lancers claimed the title with a 7-0 victory over host Clarkston Everest Collegiate. Daniel Smith scored three goals to lead Oakland Christian. Chris Polite followed with two goals, while David Lewis and John VanNoord also scored […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — From a certain point of view, the prep football playoffs started a week early for both Oxford and Troy Friday evening. Entering Week 9 with identical 5-3 records, the winner was guaranteed a spot in the postseason field. The loser would be sacked with […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — For many that have honed high skills in the arena of sports, the key ingredient is often picking up a sport at a very early age and then going from there. Ortonville Brandon’s Spencer Navarre first picked up a tennis racquet when he was six […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When Jazmin Haque began her freshman year of high school, golf was not in her blood. She was just trying to get a grip on the sport. Four years later, the Rochester High senior has emerged as one of the area’s best. Already […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Shayen Shushtari was promoted to the varsity ranks seven games into the 2012 boys soccer season. The junior took the right time to score his first goal of the campaign. Shushtari, only substituted into the game moments before, found the back of the […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When it comes to two equally matched teams that know each other almost too well, a contest often goes to implementing a game plan and executing it. Rochester Stoney Creek’s game plan was to limit Troy Athens’ high-scoring Max Klitzke and make sure […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Revenge can be sweet. It can be even better in the postseason. Lake Orion enjoyed the sweet taste of revenge Thursday in its Division 1 district semifinal at Oxford. After losing to arch-rival Clarkston 3-1 only two weeks ago, the unheralded Dragons continued their […]
BY DAN STICKRADT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams has a very impressive track record with its boys tennis team succeeding at the league, regional and state levels. That is nothing new dating back to the 1970s. The Highlanders have won many league titles or finished in the upper echelon of their […]
CLARKSTON — Beating a team three times in one season is never easy. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian accomplished that feat Wednesday against rival Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, edging the Crusaders 3-1 in a Division 4 boys soccer district semifinal. Daniel Smith scored all three goals for Oakland Christian. Chris Polite added two assists, while Scott […]
