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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: St. Phillip outlasts gutsy Oakland Christian for 21st state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — Battle Creek St. Phillip is back up on top again. Barely. The unranked Tigers captured their MHSAA record 21st state title and first since 2014 with a thrilling and wild 3-2 victory over ninth-ranked Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in the Division 4 state finals […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Shorthanded Oakland Christian reaches Final Four for first time since 2016
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — Throw a two-month delay into the middle of the state tournament and that can easily throw a team off its momentum train. Add in a wrinkle of missing three starters from its regular rotation and that can be another landmine to sidestep. For Auburn Hills […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian clicks on all cylinders in winning regional crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Even with the type of season that Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has displayed on the volleyball court, first-year coach Brian Theut wasn’t sure if he’s had everybody on the same page at the same time this season. That changed Thursday night. The Division 4 […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian slips past Southfield Christian, advances to regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — It was far from a thing of beauty, but Auburn Hills Oakland Christian is moving on in the Division 4 state tournament. The Lancers advanced to the regional finals for the first time since 2017 and for the 14th time in 23 years with […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian wins district in most unusual way
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Winning a district championship is always one of the realistic goals for talented volleyball teams. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has captured its fair share of them over the last four-plus decades. Yet, this year’s district trophy was earned in an unusual matter. First, there were […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian advances to state finals for first time in school history
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — After several near misses, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian will finally have the chance to play on the final day of the season. The sixth-ranked Lancers earned the right by rallying for past Rogers City 3-1 Friday in the Class D state semifinal at Battle […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian cruises to regional title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MARINE CTY — After two years of walking off the volleyball court empty-handed, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s senior-laden team seemed determined to make sure the third time was truly a charm. The Class D sixth-ranked Lancers, who spent the last five school years up in Class C […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Beal City sweeps Oakland Christian in Class C state semis
NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FOR MORE VOLLEYBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Volleyball&x=0&y=9 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — No magic this time. Auburn Hills Oakland […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian posts miracle comeback to advance to state semifinals
NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WHITMORE LAKE — Amazing. If there is one word that Priscilla Larned uses to describes Tuesday’s victory and […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian slays Knights for second straight regional title
NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FOR MORE VOLLEYBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Volleyball&x=0&y=9 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — Pricilla Larned remembers the time when Auburn […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS: Notre Dame Prep sweeps Clawson; Oakland Christian ousts Lutheran Northwest
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — As one of the top girls volleyball teams in Class B, expectations are high for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep this postseason. The Fighting Irish took the first step Monday at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook. Notre Dame Prep had little problems with Clawson in a Class B pre-district, sweeping the Trojans 25-6, 25-11, […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian wins Daily Tribune Tournament
CLAWSON — For more than two decades, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has enjoyed plenty success at the Daily Tribune Volleyball Tournament. The Lancers added to that lore Saturday afternoon at Clawson Schools. Oakland Christian, a longtime state powerhouse, finished 8-1-0 on the day. The Lancers rallied past Troy Athens (20-25, 25-23, 15-8) in the […]
VOLLEYBALL: Top-ranked St. Mary CC ousts Oakland Christian in quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans YPSILANTI — If you would have told Priscilla Larned in August that Auburn Hills Oakland Christian would reach the state quarterfinals this season, she would not have agreed. “I would have told you that you were crazy,” admitted Larned, who has coached girls volleyball at Oakland […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS: Oakland Christian rallies past Liggett
MEMPHIS — Becky VanSloten made sure that a 1-0 deficit would stand up. VanSloten finished Tuesday’s Class C regional semifinal with a match-high 34 kills, helping the Lancers rally for a 3-1 victory over Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett at Memphis High School. After dropping Game 1 by a 25-21 count, Oakland Christian posted victories of […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian opens up tourney play with sweep of Shrine
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — A year ago Auburn Hills Oakland Christian was moved up to Class C after competing in Class D for nearly four decades. The Lancers’ girls volleyball team won their first two matches in the postseason last season before falling in the district finals to […]
2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Top netters made their points
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans It was an exceptional year for prep volleyball in the NorthOaklandSports.com coverage area. There were more teams that enjoyed postseason success than any other year in the past. For starters, in the MHSAA Class A state tournament, Lake Orion and Clarkston both reached the Final Four […]
Lakes claims volleyball district; Oakland Christian sweeps Shrine
WATERFORD — Behind a dominating performance, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes captured its first volleyball district crown in a decade Thursday night, sweeping past first-year program Clarkston Everest Collegiate, 3-0. The host Lakers posted scored of 25-9, 25-15, 25-20 to advance to next week’s regional round. Abbigayle Kline served up nine aces to lead […]
Oakland Christian holds off Lutheran Northwest
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROYAL OAK — Priscilla Larned never thought she’d see the day. The veteran Auburn Hills Oakland Christian volleyball coach celebrated her 37th wedding anniversary with her husband, Patrick Larned, Tuesday night. “This was a great anniversary present,” admitted Larned, whose team swept Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 3-0 in a […]
