Tag: "Clarkston Football"
FOOTBALL: Clarkston stymies Troy Athens in 28-0 shutout
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Bit-by-bit Clarkston is re-tooling its lineup, as healthy players are starting to return to the fold. Instead of a team that one month ago more resembled a giant band-aid then a well-oiled machine, the Wolves won their third straight game Friday with a resounding 28-0 […]
FOOTBALL: OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION RED DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES 2015
2015 OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION TEAM CAPSULES Below are the 2015 Oakland Activities Association football team capsules, as compiled by Dan Stickradt based on information submitted by coaches. He can be reached at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans. OAA RED DIVISION SCHOOL: Bloomfield Hills NICKNAME: Blackhawks HEAD COACH: Dan Loria, third season (14th as […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston motors past Walled Lake Central to reach Final Four
Wolves advance to third semifinals in six years, fifth in 16 seasons BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — With each passing week, Clarkston becomes a more confident football program. “We are very confident, but not cocky or arrogant,” offered veteran Clarkston football coach Kurt Richardson. “This whole senior class […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston silences Lapeer in classic battle of unbeatens
Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Halloween took place one week ago. Clarkston’s biggest scare in nearly two seasons took place one week later. The host Wolves pushed their win streak to 24 straight games, holding off Lapeer, 23-20, in a Division 1 district final Friday night in front of an overflow crowd. The game featured […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston plows over Lake Orion, clinches fourth straight OAA Red Division title
Wolves’ win streak now at 21 straight BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION – Lake Orion became one of just a few teams to build an early lead on Clarkston during the past two seasons. That pre-Halloween scare lasted only for minutes. Trailing 7-0 after just 1:45 of […]
FOOTBALL: Top-ranked Clarkston rolls by Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — In the midst of an 18-game win streak, Clarkston’s DJ Zezula feels the Wolves have not fired on all cylinders just yet. That’s a scary thought. The Division 1 top-ranked Wolves took advantage of a couple of Oxford turnovers and rolled to a convincing […]
FOOTBALL: Four local players selected for Michigan-Ohio Border Classic
FINDLAY, Ohio — Four local prep football stars were chosen to play in the inaugural Michigan-Ohio Border Classic football contest, slated for June 14 at the University of Findlay. The classic will pit some of Michigan’s top senior prospects against some of the top graduating seniors from Ohio. The contest replaces the MHSFCA East-West All-Star […]
STICK’S PICKS: Richardson, Clarkston Community can finally celebrate long-awaited destiny as a football state champion
DETROIT — It’s not too often that Clarkston posts a losing record in the staple of high school sports — football. In 27 years under Kurt Richardson, the Wolves have endured only three of those painful campaigns, the last coming in 2002. Although with mostly winning seasons in the past 30 years, the Wolves’ […]
DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL STATE FINALS: Clarkston delivers first state crown with resounding victory over perennial power Catholic Central
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 FOOTBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Football&x=12&y=12 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — In its first-ever appearance in a football state title […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston finally set for big stage, will face mighty CC for D-1 state crown
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 FOOTBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Football&x=12&y=12 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — As it turns out, a season-opening loss […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston hopes to reverse trend of semifinals past
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 FOOTBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Football&x=12&y=12 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — As Clarkston enters Saturday’s Division 1 football state semifinals, the […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston avenges Adams to reach Final Four
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 FOOTBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Football&x=12&y=12 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Perhaps it was poetic justice that Clarkston […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston hangs on to thwart Oxford
CLARKSTON — Seemingly, every time Clarkston threw a punch Oxford’s way, the Wildcats returned the favor. Still, the second-ranked Wolves found enough to slip past Oxford in a Division 1 pre-district football game Friday. Clarkston built a 17-7 lead in the second quarter and held on for a 30-27 victory over the Wildcats, who were […]
FOOTBALL: 2013 MHSAA Prep Football Playoffs Pairings
Here are the pairings for the 2013 MHSAA football playoffs, which begin with pre-districts in the 11-Player playoffs and pre-regionals in the 8-Player playoffs Nov. 1-2. Qualifying teams for the playoffs were divided into eight divisions of 32 schools each. Within each division are four regions of eight teams each; and within those regions […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston dashes past Lake Orion for third straight OAA-Red title
FOR MORE FOOTBALL COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=Football&x=12&y=12 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Regardless of sport, it has been proven over time to be an extremely difficult task for a school to win three straight league titles in the OAA Red Division. Clarkston’s football team finished off the rare hat trick […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston sacks previously unbeaten Stoney Creek
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FRIDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Shorthanded Clarkston rolls over Rochester; Lake Orion sinks Lakers; Southfield Christian clobbers Northwest
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 ROCHESTER HILLS — Clarkston didn’t have the services of All-State running back Ian Eriksen Friday […]
FOOTBALL: OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION RED DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES 2013
OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION RED DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES 2013 Team Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Email dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or follow on twitter @LocalSportsFans School: Clarkston Nickname: Wolves Coach: Kurt Richardson, 28th season (190-77). Assistant Coaches: Tom Hurley, Ryan Kaul, Jeff Long, Tony Miller, Rich Porritt, Steve Pearson, Phil Price, Brian Zezula, Pete Gallagher. 2012 Record: […]
