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GIRLS GOLF: Regional Scoreboard

GIRLS GOLF: Regional Scoreboard

October 12, 2012 | Comments (0)

Girls Golf   DIVISION 1 REGIONAL (Oct. 11 at Twin Lakes, par 72) TEAM SCORES — 1. Davison, 351; 2. Rochester, 359; 3. Rochester Adams, 367; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 369; 5. Port Huron Northern, 369; 6. Clarkston, 388; 7. Grand Blanc, 391; 8. Lake Orion, 399; 9. Midland, 406; 10. Oxford, 412; 11. Utica […]

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BOYS TENNIS: Regional Scoreboard

BOYS TENNIS: Regional Scoreboard

October 12, 2012 | Comments (0)

Boys Tennis   DIVISION 1 REGIONAL                                                              (Oct. 11 at Grosse Pointe South)                        TEAM SCORES — 1. Troy, 30; 2. (tie) Troy Athens, 21; Grosse Pointe South, 21; 4. Warren Cousino, 15; 5. Warren DeLaSalle, 9; 6. (tie) Fraser, 4; Utica Ford, 4; Sterling Heights Stevenson, 4; 9. […]

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STICK’S PICKS: Rivalries collide in Week 8

STICK’S PICKS: Rivalries collide in Week 8

October 12, 2012 | Comments (0)

This is Week 8 of the high school football season and it’s a week of rivalry games and league championship contests. Many local teams are also a win or two away from postseason berths. So much is on the line. The biggest game on tap is the Clarkston-Lake Orion contest, which pits two of the […]

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BOYS TENNIS: Brother Rice, Adams advance to state finals

BOYS TENNIS: Brother Rice, Adams advance to state finals

October 11, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — For any boys tennis team coming out of Oakland County, advancing to the state finals is not a right or passage but an earned merit. Birmingham Brother Rice captured its fifth straight Division 1 regional title Thursday at Rochester High, topping the nine-school […]

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COLLEGE COMMITMENTS: Check out to see who will be playing at the next level

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS: Check out to see who will be playing at the next level

October 11, 2012 | Comments (0)

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.comcoverage region? Please feel free to submit information about any local athletes. Include photos and contact information and we will compile feature stories on as […]

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BASKETBALL: Mr. Basketball favorite James Young sends oral to Kentucky

BASKETBALL: Mr. Basketball favorite James Young sends oral to Kentucky

October 11, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — James Young is about to be a part of an historic recruiting class at the University of Kentucky. The 6-foot-7 senior swingman, who recently transferred to Rochester High from Troy High for his senior year after his family moved in July, announced Thursday that […]

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MHSAA News: Prep football playoffs points through Week 7

MHSAA News: Prep football playoffs points through Week 7

October 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

Week 8 Football Playoff Listing: Schools With 4+ Wins   EAST LANSING, Mich. – Oct. 9 – Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the seventh week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order. An asterisk (*) […]

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VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP:  Rochester Hills downs Faith Christian in five games

VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester Hills downs Faith Christian in five games

October 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — It took five games, but Rochester Hills Christian was finally able to outlast Clinton Township Faith Christian in an Wolverine Christian Conference girls volleyball match Monday, 3-2. The Eagles posted wins in Game 1 (25-15, Game 4 (25-15) and Game 5 (15-11), while Faith Christian won Game 2 (25-18) and Game 3 […]

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TUESDAY’S BOYS SOCCER: Stoney Creek blanks Troy; Berkley edges Adams

TUESDAY’S BOYS SOCCER: Stoney Creek blanks Troy; Berkley edges Adams

October 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek scored a pair of second half goals to upend Troy 2-0 in an OAA Red Division boys soccer match Tuesday. The win helped the Cougars clinch third place in the OAA-Red with 12 points. Adam Anderson scored off an assist from Scott Alampi, while Alampi notched an insurance tally […]

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PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 9

PREP STATE RANKINGS — Oct. 9

October 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

  PREP STATE RANKINGS 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. East Kentwood; 2. Rockford; 3. Brighton; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek; 5. Plymouth Salem; 6. Plymouth Canton; 7. Okemos; […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Troy battles service errors to top Oxford

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Troy battles service errors to top Oxford

October 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   TROY — The first four points were quick. Olivia Parks’ kill, Nicole Hahn’s kill, Hahn again, then Marcela Sanabria. Right from the outset, it was clear there wasn’t going to be any hangover from last week’s loss to Lake Orion for the Troy volleyball team. “We were so […]

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oakland gains commitment from Carter

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oakland gains commitment from Carter

October 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Raphael Carter is the newest addition to the Oakland men’s basketball team, announced by head coach Greg Kampe. Carter, a 6-foot-9 forward from Columbus, Ohio, was rated No. 66 of all junior college players and led Diablo Community College to a Big 8 Conference title last season. “We are excited to get […]

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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Bowling Green outlasts Oakland

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Bowling Green outlasts Oakland

October 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Not quite enough. Meghan Bray earned 22 kills and 24 digs and  Taylor Humm added 13 kills and 21 digs as the Oakland volleyball team (11-9) fell to Bowling Green State in five sets Tuesday night at Stroh Center. OU fell with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 17-25, 25-23 and 7-15. […]

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Michigan puts the clamps down on Oakland

COLLEGE SOCCER: Michigan puts the clamps down on Oakland

October 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

ANN ARBOR— This round goes to the University of Michigan. Shawn Claud Lawson had three shots on goal for Oakland in a 1-0 loss at Michigan) on Tuesday at the U-M Soccer Stadium It was only the second time that the Golden Grizzlies have been shutout this season. “We’re not happy with the loss,” said […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Rochester gains revenge on Adams

BOYS SOCCER: Rochester gains revenge on Adams

October 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s hard to even fathom that a Rochester-Rochester Adams boys soccer match not having much meaning on the big scale. With the OAA Red Division title already decided last week — Troy Athens clinched the title — there was no league glory on […]

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GIRLS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results

GIRLS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results

October 8, 2012 | Comments (1)

Girls Golf   OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION I GIRLS GOLF TOURNAMENT (Sept. 19 at Pontiac Country Club) TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 326; 2. South Lyon, 343; 3. Birmingham Seaholm, 344; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek, 345; 5. Troy, 348; 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 351; 7. Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 353; 8. North Farmington-Harrison […]

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SWIMMING AND DIVING: 2012 Oakland County Championships Results

SWIMMING AND DIVING: 2012 Oakland County Championships Results

October 7, 2012 | Comments (1)

40th ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Oct. 6 at Waterford Kettering) MORE SWIMMING: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Swimming&x=11&y=14 TEAM SCORES — 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 426.5; 2. Novi, 224; 3. Birmingham Marian, 211; 4. Clarkston, 188; 5. Lake Orion, 171; 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 159; 7. South Lyon Unified, 145; Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 145; 9. […]

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FOOTBALL: Clarkston breaks loose in second half, blanks Troy

FOOTBALL: Clarkston breaks loose in second half, blanks Troy

October 7, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The Troy football team was driving. Inside Clarkston territory, the Colts had a chance to knock off the No. 1 team in the state. But then there was Ian Eriksen. “He’s got the capability to go the distance any time he touches the ball,” Clarkston coach Kurt […]

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