Tag: "Clarkston Softball"
SOFTBALL: Top-ranked Clarkston downs Athens, Stoney Creek to repeat as regional champion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt LAKE ORION — After losing in the state semifinals last season and Clarkston appears to be a team on a mission to make it back to the final weekend of the season. The top-ranked Wolves captured their second straight regional title and third […]
SOFTBALL: 2014 MHSSCA All-State Softball Teams
Below are the 2014 MHSSCA All-State Softball Teams, as selected by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association panel members: TOP HONORS Miss Softball Pitcher — Taylor Weaver, Romeo. Miss Softball Position Player — Sara Hansen, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart. DIVISION 1 FIRST TEAM Outfielders — Lea Forester, Portage Central; Sydney Heath, Troy; Lexi Agers, […]
SOFTBALL: Clarkston gains split with Lake Orion, snaps Dragons’ streak at 17
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Clarkston figured out a mystery on Thursday evening that no one has been able to solve since May of 2012: Beat Lake Orion on the softball diamond. The Wolves, honorable mention in this week’s Division 1 polls, bounced back for an 8-6 […]
SOFTBALL: Clarkston rolls to sweep of Oxford
CLARKSTON — Behind a 14-hit attack, Clarkston scored 12 runs in the first four innings to down Oxford 12-0 in an OAA crossover softball contest. The Wolves also won the nightcap, 7-1. Candace Kitchen had two hits, scored three times and drove home two more runs to lead Clarkston. Mariah Hood had two hits […]
2014 SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES
2014 SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES Below are the 2014 softball team capsules for teams located in the coverage region for www.northoaklandsports.com and The Real Deal Sports Magazine. Profiles compiled by Senior Editor Daniel Stickradt based on surveys emailed to coaches. Email updates, scores and other information to Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or Results@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans or on […]
SOFTBALL: Lake Orion stages late rally, soars past Clarkston for district title
Oxford, Kettering ousted in semis LAKE ORION — Perhaps Lake Orion added another chapter to the book of late inning comebacks Saturday afternoon. The state-ranked Dragons scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally past arch-rival Clarkston, 3-2, in the Division 1 softball district finals. The win gave Lake Orion (32-4) its […]
SOFTBALL: Clarkston splits with Swartz Creek
CLARKSTON — Clarkston won the opener and Swartz Creek gained some revenge in the nightcap, as the Wolves and Dragons split a non-league double-header Thursday. Clarkston won the opener, 9-3, while Swartz Creek took the nightcap, 6-3. The Wolves blew the first game open with a seven-run fourth. Sydney Hasselbach finished 3-for-3, including an RBI […]
2013 SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES
2013 SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES Below are the 2013 softball team capsules for schools located in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com. To submit information on your team, email Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Lisa Allain, returning after one-year hiatus. LAST SEASON’S RECORD: 2-21, 1-9 OAA White Division […]
PREP SOFTBALL: Lakeland the one left standing at all-star regional
Romeo stuns No. 2 Clarkston; Athens eliminated BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HARTLAND — There is one thing that Joe Alsup really enjoys about winning regional championships. “It never gets old,” smiled Alsup, White Lake Lakeland’s veteran softball coach. Sixth-ranked Lakeland downed Romeo, 3-0, Saturday in a Division 1 regional […]
SOFTBALL: Clarkston trips up Lake Orion, Kettering for district crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — After suffering the pain of being an upset victim the past two seasons, Clarkston’s softball team more than made up for it at Monday’s Division 1 district. The second-ranked Wolves blanked Lake Orion 8-0 in the semifinals and avenged Waterford Kettering, the same […]
SOFTBALL: OAA-Red champion Wolves turn attention to state tournament
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — As a state powerhouse program, Clarkston always has high expectations on the softball diamond. The Wolves are frequent visitors to the Division 1 top 20 and play a loaded schedule year-in and year-out. That still hasn’t translated tin o tremendous success in the postseason […]
SOFTBALL: Clarkston finishes as runner-up at Stars Tournament
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GRAND BLANC — As it turned out, Clarkston wasn’t so much of a gracious host at the annual Michigan Stars Softball Tournament after all. The Wolves, ranked third in Division 1, advanced all the way to the finals of the championship flight Sunday before falling to […]
SOFTBALL: Lake Orion earns split with rival Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — After a tough spurt to open the season, Lake Orion is beginning to establish itself as one of the area’s top softball teams. The Dragons posted a split with arch-rival Clarkston Wednesday on the softball diamond, remaining in which is now just a […]
SOFTBALL: Clarkston wins Pink Classic
CLARKSTON — Behind three impressive wins, Clarkston captured the title at its own Clarkston Pink Classic softball tournament Saturday. The Wolves defeated Warren Regina (11-5), Sterling Heights Stevenson (1-0) and Fenton (3-1) to move to 8-1 overall on the season. Megan Hastings supplied five hits on the day, and drove in three runs for Clarkston. […]
WEDNESDAY’S SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester, Lake Orion post twinbill split; Clarkston, Troy post sweeps
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester and Lake Orion failed to gain the upper edge on one another, as the two split their OAA crossover softball twinbill Wednesday. Rochester won the opener, 8-2, with Lake Orion taking the nightcap, 9-2. In Game 1, Rochester collected 11 hits and scored five runs in the fourth and three more […]
