Tag: "Basketball"
Blue Crew on top: Lakes smothers Mooney for another league title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — As the two-time defending Class D state champions, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes’ girls basketball team has a long list of season goals. The third-ranked Lakers put a check box next to the first one on Thursday night. Behind a gritty defensive effort that limited […]
Oakland travels to Illinois State for Bracketbuster Game
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland will face Illinois State in the ESPN Bracketbuster game, announced by ESPN on Monday night. The Golden Grizzlies and Redbirds will tip at 5:05 p.m. ET inside Redbird Arena. “Illinois State has a great basketball tradition and it’s a privilege for Oakland to play them,” said OU coach Greg Kampe, whose […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUND: Rochester Hills Christian clinches FBAC-Red title; Clarkston thumps Rochester to remain unbeaten, Clio upsets Holly
ROCHESTER HILLS — Before 2010, Rochester Hills Christian had won just one league championship in girls basketball. That came in the fall of 2000, when the Eagles shared the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division. Now, Rochester Hills Christian has captured back-to-back titles for the first time in school history. After winning the 2010-11 league […]
Rochester outlasts Lake Orion in double overtime
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — During its best start in more than two decades, Rochester has enjoyed some blowout wins and some nail-biting finishes. On Tuesday, the Falcons enjoyed the latter. Rochester outscored visiting Lake Orion 13-7 in the second overtime session to outlast the Dragons, 73-67, in a key […]
Home, sweet home: Oakland returns to O’rena to down North Dakota State
ROCHESTER HILLS – Behind another fine offensive performance form Bethany Watterworth and Sharise Calhoun, Oakland University was able to return home and record a 68-52 Summit League women’s basketball victory over North Dakota State Saturday afternoon. Watterworth finished with 24 points and Calhoun chipped in with 18 points on the offensive end, while Brittany Carnago […]
Blue Streak: Rochester rallies past Athens for 11th straight win
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — When Rochester faces adversity and seemingly is stuck in the mud, the Falcons have learned to somehow find another gear. Rochester, which has played several close games this season, rallied back from a two-point deficit in the third quarter to turn back Troy Athens, 49-42, in a […]
THURSDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Pontiac trumps West Bloomfield; Adams edges Oak Park
PONTIAC — Behind a 42-26 lead at the half, Pontiac cruised past West Bloomfield 72-55 in an OAA Red Division boys basketball contest Thursday. The Phoenix led 22-12 after the first quarter, used a 20-14 run to go up by 16 at the half and blew the door open with a 23-3 spurt in the […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Everest Collegiate, Rochester Hills, Notre Dame Prep all record cage victories
CLARKSTON — Behind a sterling defensive effort that held West Bloomfield Jewish Academy to single digits in each quarter, Clarkston Everest Collegiate rolled to a 42-21 CHSL crossover victory Thursday over the Jaguars. Everest Collegiate (8-4) led 11-4 after the first quarter and 19-13 at the half. A 9-5 edge in the third quarter and […]
Clarkston’s second-half surge bounces Lathrup
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — By his standards, Clarkston boys basketball coach Dan Fife felt his team played well below average in the first half Thursday against Southfield Lathrup. The second half was a different story. Clarkston outscored visiting Lathrup, 41-24, after halftime and turned in a 71-53 OAA Red Division […]
Goal-oriented Oxford gets defensive on Lahser
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Looking up at the banners on the gymnasium walls, Mark Hazelwood and his teammates are reminded just how long it’s been since Oxford enjoyed a league championship in boys basketball. So when Oxford entertained preseason OAA Gold Division favorite Bloomfield Hills Lahser Thursday with one league […]
Girls Basketball State Rankings
PREP STATE RANKINGS Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings in any sport each week. E-mail rankings to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Girls Basketball (By The Associated Press) The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on […]
TUESDAY’S PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Liggett holds of Lutheran Northwest; Everest, Oakland Christian prevail
GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Three players reached double figures and Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett held off Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 62-51, in a key MIAC Blue Division boys basketball contest Tuesday. University-Liggett outscored Northwest 22-15 in the third quarter and 15-8 in the fourth quarter to pull away. Lutheran Northwest led 28-25 at the […]
Ferndale’s ball movement stymies Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT TROY — Another big performance from star junior James Young was a step forward for the Troy boys basketball team. A poor defensive performance and a league loss were steps back and Ferndale was the benefactor. Troy got outrebounded against Ferndale Friday and gave up a season-high point total in […]
Signs of life: Oxford adds to building blocks with win over rival Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — A 3-18 record will take its toll on any team. Seemingly, members of Oxford’s girls basketball team couldn’t wait for last season to come to an end. With some new life, Oxford is starting to gain some ground after slipping through a major rebuilding year […]
Oakland’s second-half surge sends Grizzlies past Southern Utah, 64-60
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Bethany Watterworth was light out in the second half and Amy Carlton had a career day Monday night. The result was Oakland University recording a much-needed road victory. Watterworth finished with 20 points, including 16 in the second half, and Amy Carlton scored a career-best 12 points in aiding OU;s 64-60 […]
MONDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lake Orion rolls Lapeer East; Oxford topples Mott; Brandon falls to Swartz Creek
LAKE ORION — Due to icy roads, Lake Orion may have not had school Monday morning. Freezing rain the night before took care of that. Yet on Monday night, Lake Orion took Lapeer East to school and froze the Eagles dead in their tracks, posting a lopsided 64-36 non-conference boys basketball victory. Lake Orion opened […]
MONDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lakes blasts Shrine; Adams upends Groves
ROYAL OAK — Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes continued to terrorize other small schools in the Catholic High School League Monday and Royal Oak Shrine Catholic was the latest victim. The Lakers, ranked third in Class D, hammered the Knights 58-30, in a CHSL crossover girls basketball contest. Carlee Cottrell led three Lakers in […]
When Eagles fly: Rochester Hills Christian bands together to trip up Lake Orion Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — This contest had trap game written all over it. With Rochester Hills Christian in the midst of a league championship battle and starting sophomore guard Aaron Berry out of the lineup for another six weeks with a back injury, the Eagles did not want to […]
