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Flint City Bucks find right ‘Channell’ to sail past Inter Detroit FC

Flint City Bucks find right ‘Channell’ to sail past Inter Detroit FC

September 6, 2020 | Comments (0)

DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FLINT — Apparently, Tyler Channell still has his touch. His scoring touch that is. Channell, a 2011 Troy Athens graduate and 2016 Saginaw Valley State University grad, was back to his old ways Sunday afternoon at Flint’s Atwood Stadium. Channell scored what proved to be the game-winner in […]

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Flint City Bucks get defensive on Carpathia in 2-1 win

Flint City Bucks get defensive on Carpathia in 2-1 win

August 30, 2020 | Comments (0)

DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FLINT — A team is only as good as its defense. For the Flint City Bucks, that defense has been pretty sterling after two weeks of exhibition play. The defending US Soccer-League 2 North American champions have only yielded only 14 shots on frame after two matches and […]

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Flint City Bucks regain form on the pitch with shutout of Midwest United

Flint City Bucks regain form on the pitch with shutout of Midwest United

August 23, 2020 | Comments (0)

DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FLINT — Sunday’s soccer match didn’t mean anything towards any type of standings, cup or tournament. But for the players, coaches and management, it meant the world to be back out on the pitch again. The Flint City Bucks, the 2019 U.S. Soccer League II North American champions, […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston dials long distance to ousts rival Lake Orion

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston dials long distance to ousts rival Lake Orion

March 6, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Without much height and inside post play, Clarkston has often relied on sharp passing and perimeter shooting to thwart opposing teams. Then there was Wednesday night. Clarkston drilled a season-high 13 three-pointers as a team and finished 13-for-32 from outside the arc in a convincing […]

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WRESTLING: Nationally-ranked Davison ends Clarkston’s season in state quarterfinals

WRESTLING: Nationally-ranked Davison ends Clarkston’s season in state quarterfinals

February 28, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans KALAMAZOO — Call it the luck of the draw, or shall we say seed in this case. For the second straight campaign, seventh-seeded Clarkston saw its team season come to an end against a highly-touted opponent in a 54-3 setback against No. 2 Davison in the Division […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Holmes a rising star for Rochester Hills Christian

BOYS BASKETBALL: Holmes a rising star for Rochester Hills Christian

February 28, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When Kaloh Holmes was a wide-eye eighth grader in a varsity world, he was far from a deer caught in headlights. Eligible under the sub-100 student rule set forth by the National Federation of State High School Associations and Michigan Association of Christian Schools, […]

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WRESTLING: Adams storms past Stoney Creek with comeback for the ages

WRESTLING: Adams storms past Stoney Creek with comeback for the ages

February 18, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Perhaps this was one for the ages. In wrestling terms, faced with what seemed like an insurmountable disadvantage in a 36-0 deficit following seven weight classes, the Highlanders dug deep and accomplished the unthinkable. Adams captured wins in the final seven matches — six […]

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Mims’ free throws lift Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek in Crosstown Showdown

BOYS BASKETBALL: Mims’ free throws lift Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek in Crosstown Showdown

January 25, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Justice Mims must have ice in his veins. The sophomore guard from Rochester Adams hit two free throws with two seconds left and helped lock down Rochester Stoney Creek in the waning seconds during the Highlanders’ 38-37 OAA White Division win Friday in the Crosstown […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Second-half surge, stingy defense propels Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Second-half surge, stingy defense propels Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek

January 25, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When in doubt, Rochester Adams simply turns up the heat. The Highlanders more than turned up the defensive thermometer in the second half and outscored Rochester Stoney Creek 30-9 over the final 16 minutes of play Friday to record a convincing 43-27 OAA Crossover victory […]

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COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Michigan State takes advantage of Oakland, 72-49

COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Michigan State takes advantage of Oakland, 72-49

December 16, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Greg Kampe and Tom Izzo are longtime friends. As part of their friendship, the duo get together annually through various charities to help raise money for cancer. In a recent 24-hour period, the two college basketball coaches helped raise some $160,000-plus through the Coaches Beat […]

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DIVISION 7 FOOTBALL: Pewamo-Westphalia shuts down Lumen Christi to end Titans’ 35-game win streak

DIVISION 7 FOOTBALL: Pewamo-Westphalia shuts down Lumen Christi to end Titans’ 35-game win streak

November 30, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Pewamo-Westphalia did something Saturday that no other football team could figure out this season. That is to slow down Jackson Lumen Christi. The unbeaten Pirates did so in a major way. Pewamo-Westphalia captured its third state title in four years and moved to 3-2 in state title […]

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DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL: Davison takes down Brighton for first state championship

DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL: Davison takes down Brighton for first state championship

November 30, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Last Saturday night, Brendan Sullivan sent a text to his football coach to discuss the upcoming state finals. It was a simple proposal by the Davison junior quarterback. “I told him that I wanted the ball,” said Sullivan, who had more than 3,000 passing yards this […]

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DIVISION 6 FOOTBALL: Monroe St. Mary’s CC shuts down Maple City Glen Lake

DIVISION 6 FOOTBALL: Monroe St. Mary’s CC shuts down Maple City Glen Lake

November 30, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Although a football field is 100 yards long, sometimes the game of football can be measured in inches. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central proved that Friday at Ford Field. The Falcons went for first down on a fourth-and-two situation, gained the first down by mere […]

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DIVISION 2 FOOTBALL: Mona Shores ends string of upset with first state tittle, topping favored Detroit King

DIVISION 2 FOOTBALL: Mona Shores ends string of upset with first state tittle, topping favored Detroit King

November 30, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — With so much attention going to Division 3 top-ranked Muskegon this season, perhaps Muskegon Mona Shores’ accomplishments have sat under the radar. After all, Muskegon, which sits inside the USA Today Super 25 national poll, downed Mona Shores 53-0 on Oct. 18, and is making their […]

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DIVISION 8 FOOTBALL: Top-ranked Reading firmly on map as repeat champions

DIVISION 8 FOOTBALL: Top-ranked Reading firmly on map as repeat champions

November 30, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Ask most people outside of south central Michigan where exactly Reading is located, and one might receive some blank stares. Regardless of its remote location in the farm fields less than 20 miles from the Ohio and Indiana borders, those who follow prep sports in […]

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COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Oakland finds another way to win, topples Hartford

COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Oakland finds another way to win, topples Hartford

November 25, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — With 10 new players, it’s quite understandable that each game for Oakland University will be considered a dose of baptism under fire. Due to graduation and transfer defections, Oakland has a point guard that has never played the position anymore and steam with seven […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep advances fifth Final Four

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep advances fifth Final Four

November 20, 2019 | Comments (0)

ST. CLAIR — Perhaps Pontiac Notre Dame Prep doesn’t rebuild. The Fighting Irish simply reload. After losing eight regular players off the 2017 state championship and 2018 state runner-up squads, including most oil its offensive firepower, Notre Dame Prep is heading into the final weekend of the season once again on fire. The fifth-ranked team […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lutheran Northwest falls in state quarterfinals to Valley Lutheran

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lutheran Northwest falls in state quarterfinals to Valley Lutheran

November 20, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BURTON — Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest’s journey has ended in the state quarterfinals. And it was Lutheran school rival earning its first Final Four bid in the process. Saginaw Valley Lutheran advanced to the Division 3 Final Four for the first time by sweeping unranked Lutheran Northwest […]

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