Tag: "baseball"
Rochester upsets sixth-ranked Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — After a slow start, Rochester is starting to find its groove on the baseball diamond. The Falcons won for the fifth time in its last six games, pulling a 6-2 upset of Division 1 sixth-ranked Lake Orion Wednesday in OAA Red Division play. It was the […]
Up in da club: Clarkston finds the rhythm to dance past Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — There’s a few traditions that have been founded in the baseball dugouts at Clarkston: Dancing and pulling pranks. The Wolves are often found dancing to the beat, multiple players in sync, between innings to songs from a multitude of decades. Players are also getting into the act […]
TUESDAY’S BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Athens erupts for seven in sixth to topple Shrine
TROY — After dropping its season opener to Bloomfield hills Andover as part of a double header, Troy Athens has been on a tear. The Red Hanes captured their fifth straight win under unfavorable rainy conditions Tuesday, topping visiting Royal Oak Shrine Catholic, 7-3, in a none-league baseball game. Anthony Carrillo led the attack, going […]
FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Athens shuts down Clarkston
CLARKSTON — Anthony Carrillo and Sam Koelzer shut down Clarkston’s potent offensive attack and the Red Hawks gained some timely hitting in the second inning to post a 2-0 victory Friday over the host Wolves in OAA Red Division baseball play. In the second inning David Mandziara and Ira Land Followed both singles, Hayato Ando […]
TOP BASEBALL PLAYERS
TOP BASEBALL PLAYERS (Listed alphabetically) Below are the top baseball prospects for the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area for the 2011 season. NICK BRADLEY, Rochester: Bradley enters the season as one of the state’s top 25 seniors and the three-sport athlete is a fourth-year starter in baseball. Rotating between the pitcher’s mound and shortstop, Bradley become’s the […]
MONDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Ng scores five as Rochester drops University-Liggett
GROSSEPOINTE WOODS — Aly Rosenau made 17 saves and Maggie Ng scored all five of her goals in the second half to lead Rochester to a 13-11 victory at University Liggett Monday in non-league girls lacrosse action. The Falcons moved out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first five minutes, but University Liggett came […]
OAA Red Division baseball title chase wide open
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com There just might be a fine between winning or losing in the OAA Red Division baseball circle this spring. A very fine line. Always a very competitive league, there seems to be depth in the conference, which bumps up to nine schools with the addition of Oxford. The Wildcats […]
2011 PREP BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES
2011 PREP BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES Below are the baseball team capsules for high schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. If you wish to have your school’s information posted here, please submit all pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or contact senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SCHOOL: Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Tommy Kurcewski, 10th season. LAST […]
AOTW: The puck stops here: United’s Mercer has developed into one of state’s top goaltenders
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER — In the same manner that Ian Mercer goes latteral to dig a ground ball out of the dirt near second base, he goes right, he goes left and he goes wherever he needs to stop the puck from going into the net out on the ice. Such […]
