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Clarkston’s Viazanko is clutch in Wolves’ icing of Lake Orion
BLOOMFIELD HILLS – Inconsistent goaltending has been an Achilles’’ Heel for Clarkston’s hockey team the past couple of seasons. Enter Jack Viazanko. The freshman got a rare start Saturday night against arch-rival Lake Orion Saturday night and he stopped 36 of 38 shots in a 5-2 win over the Dragons in an OAA Red Division […]
Farmington remains unbeaten by icing Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— Great teams find ways to win. Even without its best effort, Farmington found a way to remain unbeaten out on the ice Wednesday. The Falcons, ranked seventh in the state, scored three times in the latter part of the first period then added a third-period goal in recording […]
Oxford skates away from Avondale to keep OAA-White lead
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— Oxford hockey coach Dave Hague had a few choice words for his team following the second period Wednesday. The Wildcats were sitting uncomfortably with a 5-4 lead over Auburn Hills Avondale and playing anything but inspired hockey. Message received. The Wildcats, coming off a 0-1-1 streak, hounded Avondale […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS
PREP STATE RANKINGS Sports newspaper www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Competitive Cheer Division 1 — 1. Rochester; 2. Sterling Heights Stevenson; 3. Grandville; 4. Rochester Stoney Creek; 5. Hudsonville; 6. Hartland; 7. Holland West Ottawa; 8. Southgate Anderson; 9. East Kentwood; 10. Lake Orion. Division […]
Oxford icers lead OAA-White in debut season in league
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Oxford’s hockey team enjoyed its best season to date last winter. Still, the Wildcats came up agonizingly short in their quest for a first league championship. The Wildcats finished a fine 20-6-0 before a second-round loss to Davison in the Division 2 regionals ended that season. Inside the Flint […]
St. Clair Shores ices Troy
Five different players scored goals in pacing St. Clair Shores Unified to a 5-1 non-league boys hockey win over Trot at the Troy Sports Center. Tommy Guzzardo, Joe Vitale, Steven Soloway, Austin Buchholz and Dakota Lucas all scored for St. Clair Shores. Brett St. Cyr scored for Troy.
Lake Orion doubles up Hartland
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Lake Orion came out of the holiday break with an eight-goal outburst Thursday, skating past Hartland 8-4 in a none-league boys hockey game at the Detroit Skate Club. Lake Orion scored four in the first, one in the second period and three more in the final frame. The Dragons led 5-4 heading […]
Rochester United withstands Birmingham’s late fury
BY DAVE BOIKE Courtesy Story ROCHESTER — Ian Mercer stood up to the challenge when it counted most. The senior goaltender from Rochester United halted Birmingham United’s third-period charge, as Rochester held on Wednesday for a 2-1 OAA Red Division win over the guests at The Onyx. Mercer faced multiple shots late in the third […]
Eagles soar past Rochester United in Holiday Classic semifinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER – Not too many teams can graduate 16 players from a team that made a deep run in the postseason and still be a very successful hockey team. Utica Eisenhower is bucking that trend this season. The Eagles moved to 9-1 on the young season Tuesday, downing host […]
Prep State Rankings-Dec. 19
PREP STATE RANKINGS Sports newspaper www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Wrestling Division 1 — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central; 2. Oxford; 3. Holt; 4. Hartland; 5. Rockford; 6. Temperance Bedford; 7. Romeo; 8. Davison; 9. Roseville; 10. New Baltimore Anchor Bay. Division 2 — 1. […]
Farmington skates past Rochester; Stoney Creek ices Athens
Farmington scored the first four goals and held on for a 4-1 OAA Red Division boys hockey win over Rochester United at The Onyx Thursday. Alex Schmitt scored bookend goals and Nick Elliott added a goal and an assist and Evan Movaghar also scored for the Falcons, who led 4-0 after two periods of play. […]
TUESDAY’S ROUNDUP: Stoney Creek skates past Birmingham; Avondale, Rochester Hills Christian record statement cage wins
BIRMINGHAM — Brian Gill scored a pair of goals as Rochester Stoney Creek skated past Birmingham United in an OAA Red Division boys hockey game at the Birmingham Ice Arena. Joe Costello also scored twice and Matt Zuelch had a goal and two assists for the Cougars (1-1-0). Jake Landuyt picked up 34 saves in […]
