BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — It’s not that Tim Pizzala doesn’t know the names of his football players in the program at Ortonville Brandon. He’s now in his sixth season with the Blackhawks. But there will be some unfamiliarity this season, unfortunately, for Brandon. The Blackhawks were one of six […]
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BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Perhaps new Pontiac football coach Damian Redmond has his work cut out for him. During the opening week of training camp, only around 50 players showed up. There is no freshman team at Pontiac. The bench will be thin. The facilities don’t match up to […]
Here’s a little bit of an unusual question. What was the furthest that any local football team advanced in the postseason in 2011? In terms of schools across the northern half of Oakland County, the answer would be the district finals. A total of 10 area teams — Auburn Hills Avondale, Clarkston, Holly, Lake Orion, […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Troy Athens is more like a train turning around on the wye. It takes a little while to get the engines reversed to another direction, but once that project is completed, the engine can begin its trek down its new path. The Red Hawks […]
(Editor’s Note: The Training Table is a series of editorials and columns from certified athletic trainers in the area regarding sports training, fitness and nutrition. Certified athletic trainers who wish to get involved and submit columns, photos and videos on a weekly or monthly rotation may contact Senior Editor Dan Stickradt by email at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com) […]
ELMHURST, Ill. — The new “Inside The Summit League” television show premiers Wednesday night, Aug. 22, and airs before a national audience on Thursday evening, Aug. 23. Throughout the academics year, viewers can see the 30-minute show on Midco Sports Network at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fox College Sports (Central) at 6:30 p.m. ET […]
BY MATT MACKINDER CORRESPONDENT mackindermedia@yahoo.com OXFORD — Oxford’s boys hockey program continues to provide opportunities to its student-athletes. After completing a successful 2011-12 season, the Wildcats will have at least one high-profile game during the 2012-13 campaign and it is shaping up to be an exciting event — outdoors. On Tuesday, Dec. 18, as […]
LAKE ORION — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep finished 2-1 Tuesday at a non-league quad at Lake Orion. The fighting Irish defeated Grand Blanc (23-25, 25-19, 25-18) and Oxford (25-17, 25-21)and lost to Lake Orion (19-25, 25-19, 25-16). Leading the attack for the 7-1-1 Irish was Katherine Carlson, who went 77-for-84 attacking including 43 kills. The […]
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The Troy girls volleyball team comes into this season with its third coach in four years. This time, though, athletics director Jim Johnson didn’t go far to find his new coach. Vince Muscat replaces Ed Ruhl at the helm of the program. Ruhl and Muscat […]
2012 PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS — NORTH OAKLAND TEAM CAPSULES (Below are the 2012 prep football team capsules for schools located in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com. Team capsules are compiled by senior editor Dan Stickradt and staff. Follow us on Twitter @LocalSportsFans.) Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Steve Deutsch, 11th season at Avondale (50-46); […]
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PREP FOOTBALL 2012 FLINT METRO LEAGUE TEAM CAPSULES (Team capsules compiled by Senior Editor Dan Stickradt. He can be reached by email at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans) Clio HEAD COACH: Nate Taylor, third season (0-18). 2011 RECORD: 0-9, 0-8 Flint Metro League (ninth); did not qualify. NICKNAME: POSTSEASON APPEARANCES: 1, 1994. RETURNING […]
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — When an infant football program gets its start, the reality of winning state championships, and in many cases just gaining wins, is far from reality. It sometimes makes several years to till the soil and plant the seeds. Rarely does a new team […]
ROCHESTER — For the first time since the mid-2000s, Rochester has entered the boys soccer season with high expectations. The Falcons proved just why on Tuesday night in their season opener with Waterford Kettering. Rochester scored five goals in the first half and added two second-half markers in recording a 7-0 shutout of the visiting […]
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BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Two trips to Ford Field within a three-year period is just part of the growing expectations surrounding Lake Orion’s football program. The Dragons expect to contend for championships — whether that be league, district, regional or state titles. Lake Orion and its legion-sized […]
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. Girls Golf (By the coaches association) DIVISION 1 — 1. Grosse Pointe South; 2. Plymouth; 3. Saline; 4. Troy; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek; 6. Utica; 7. Brighton; 8. Holt; 9. Davison; […]
