Tag: "Clarkston Football"
2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA FOOTBALL TEAM: Explosive athletes, seasoned veterans anchor grid-iron squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com It was another banner year for area football teams and players in 2011. The list of accomplishments was long and so is the recruiting list, as many athletes from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region are being sought after by colleges of all sizes. There were nine area schools that made […]
Walled Lake Central cruises past Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Walled Lake Central made a run to the Final Four in Division 2 last season. The Vikings are now trying to do the same in Division 1 and they took another step in that direction Friday night. Walled Lake Central pulled another road upset for the district […]
STICK’S PICKS: Three area football teams eye district titles
The field has narrowed and now only three football teams with local ties are still alive. Most area football teams found a quick exit last week in the opening rounds of the MHSAA postseason, as seven of 10 local teams were ousted in the pre-district rounds. Clarkston, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep and Rochester Adams all […]
Clarkston rolls past Pontiac
CLARKSTON — A couple of misfortunes don’t appear to be deterring Clarkston on the football field in the postseason. The Wolves, coming off a come-from-behind victory over Lake Orion in Week 9 of the regular season to clinch a playoff berth and a share of the OAA Red Division title, broke open a tight game […]
AOTW: Clarkston’s Baenziger deals with countless acts of adversity to shine on the field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Some athletes have to face all types of adversity. Mitch Baenziger has had to face plenty of it as an athlete at Clarkston High School — and that list is long. Yet the two-sport athlete, who is a quarterback in football and plays guard in basketball, has […]
Second season: Holly, eight other local schools celebrate playoffs invite
Adams, Athens, Avondale, Brandon, Clarkston, Lake Orion, Notre Dame Prep Oxford also prepping for postseason games BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — It has been said in sports that all good things must come to an end. In Holly, the good things are only just beginning. Now that the Bronchos have broken their […]
Wolves down Lake Orion to gain OAA-Red title share
BY TIM PONTZER STUDENT CORRESPONDENT CLARKSTON — With their backs against the wall, the Clarkston Wolves stepped up and rallied in a major way Friday night. Clarkston, needing a sixth win to reach the postseason, came back from a 31-21 deficit in the fourth quarter with a 17-0 spurt to take down arch-rival Lake Orion, […]
Stick’s Picks: League titles, final playoff spots on the line in Week 9
It was two months ago when football teams at nearly 700 schools around the state entered the 2011 season with high hopes. For most, those hopes have dwindled. For a few, league championships have been won and playoff spots have been clinched. For a few others, there is still Week 9 to grab that final […]
Oxford pushes the ‘Line’ past Clarkston to clinch playoff spot
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLAKRSTON — With blood on his torn and tattered jersey, Prescott Line could only wear a smile late Friday night. The Oxford two-way starter literally carried more than another All-American performance on his shoulders. With several teammates involved in a car accident Thursday night, including one still in the […]
Harrison-Lake Orion matchup highlights OAA Crossover Showcase
The Oakland Activities Association has announced its Week 8 pairings for the second annual OAA Red-White Crossover football games. The teams will face off by order of current standing in their respective division, except for special cases involving the Rochester schools. Rochester High faces either Rochester Adams or Rochester Stoney Creek each year, based on […]
Beanziger, Wolves thump Royal Oak
ROYAL OAK — With its back against the wall, Clarkston continues to win on the football field. The Wolves made it five straight Friday after having to forfeit the first two games of the season by topping Royal Oak, 45-7, in OAA Red Division play. Clarkston, which is now in second place in the division, […]
Lake Orion, Notre Dame Prep crack top-10 in AP football polls
Both Lake Orion and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep cracked the top-10 this week and Clarkston held steady in the top five in the Associated Press Prep Football polls, released Tuesday morning. The polls are conducted by vote by an 11-member panel of sportswriters around the state for each division. Lake Orion, the defending state champions […]
Clarkston sharp in sliding past Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester honored some of its all-time great athletes Friday night with its annual Hall of Fame induction. It was Clarkston that more than stole the limelight. Playing in the driving rain and near-freezing temperatures, the Wolves ran roughshod over the injury-riddled Falcons. Clarkston won its third […]
Clarkston rebounds to control Troy
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Having to forfeit two of its first three games could have sent Clarkston into a downward spiral. It had the opposite effect on the Wolves. Behind a solid running game and stingy defense, Clarkston bounced back with a resounding 28-13 OAA Red Division victory Friday over host […]
Clarkston all over Troy Athens in 40-20 rout
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — A year ago, Clarkston won by defense. While the Wolves’ defense has still been stifling at times this season, Clarkston’s offense is starting to make a statement as well. The Wolves continued to impress Friday night, as Clarkston raced out to a 33-0 lead and cruised to […]
Clarkston holds off Adams’ late rally
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLAKRSTON — Clarkston and Rochester Adams have played several close battles on the grid-iron since the inception of the Oakland Activities Association in 1994. In typical fashion, Friday was no exception. The Wolves scored a touchdown in each quarter and had to hold off a late rally by to […]
CLARKSTON PREVIEW: Wolves setting sights on grand season
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Kurt Richardson feels he never got a chance to see how good Clarkston football could have been last autumn. Entering that campaign off a Final Four berth in 2009, the Wolves were hit by a massive injury bug in 2010. The veteran Richardson and his staff felt […]
