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BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston finds unsung heroes in win over St. Mary’s
EDITOR’S NOTE: For a photo gallery of this event, please visit www.lmckeephotography.com CLARKSTON — Without its top two returning players from last season, Clarkston is learning a little about itself on the basketball court in the opening weeks of the boys basketball season. The Wolves, the defending OAA Red Division champions, are finding an array […]
FOOTBALL: Cash Tech gains revenge on Lake Orion to advance to state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Two years ago on the same field, Lake Orion held off Detroit Cass Tech in a state semifinals football game at Troy Athens. On Saturday, the Technicians gained their shot at revenge and delivered some pay back. Seventh-ranked Cass Tech posted a 34-27 victory […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion rushing attack from backup plan to centerpiece
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion was up 31-7 with 47 seconds in the first half, would receive the second-half kickoff and hadn’t been stopped all night long. So why did the Dragons need to score again? Because they could. “Let’s get one more,” senior Corey Ester told people on the sidelines. The Dragons ran the […]
GIRLS SWIMMING: Adams wins first league meet in 20 years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BIRMINGHAM — Rochester Adams came up a length shy of its goal of winning a league championship in girls swimming this season. The Highlanders did the next best thing: Win the league meet title. Adams emerged the victor at the recent five-school OAA Red Division […]
VOLLEYBALL: Top-ranked St. Mary CC ousts Oakland Christian in quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans YPSILANTI — If you would have told Priscilla Larned in August that Auburn Hills Oakland Christian would reach the state quarterfinals this season, she would not have agreed. “I would have told you that you were crazy,” admitted Larned, who has coached girls volleyball at Oakland […]
FOOTBALL: Rockford stuns top-ranked Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Rockford’s storied football program added another big chapter to its text Saturday afternoon. The seventh-ranked Rams made the trek across state to face top-ranked Clarkston in a Division 1 regional final. Rockford took advantage of multiple Clarkston miscues and held on for a 25-14 […]
FOOTBALL: Dragons singe Dakota to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Three times in the last decade, Macomb Dakota ushered Lake Orion from the Division 1 football state tournament. Finally on Friday, the Dragons gained some measure of revenge. Check that, major measure of revenge. Lake Orion burned up visiting Dakota with a lopsided […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS: Clarkston hammers Eisenhower to advance to Sweet 16
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER — Good teams find weaknesses in the opponent and simply try to expose them. Clarkston did just that Tuesday in its Class A girls volleyball regional semifinal at Rochester High — in just a mere 41 minutes. Like a fine-tuned machine, the second-ranked Wolves went […]
DIVISION 1 CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Milford defends crown; Seaholm girls finally have moment in the sun
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BROOKLYN, Mich. — Please excuse Jeff Devantier if he was a little bit edgy, almost nervous to an extreme point at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Less than a half an hour following of the completion of the Lower Peninsula Division 1 cross country state finals, Devantier […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion uses trickery to rally past Eisenhower for district crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Championship-caliber teams often find ways to win when things aren’t necessarily going their way. Lake Orion faced a gut-check Friday night and were able to find another gear against the odds. The Dragons used some patience and trickery and rallied back with a […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian opens up tourney play with sweep of Shrine
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — A year ago Auburn Hills Oakland Christian was moved up to Class C after competing in Class D for nearly four decades. The Lancers’ girls volleyball team won their first two matches in the postseason last season before falling in the district finals to […]
BOYS SOCCER: Rochester Hills Christian’s shootout win gives Eagles first MACS state title since 1992
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Marques Hatcher hasn’t spent much time between the pipes this season. The junior from Rochester Hills Christian got his chance to play goalkeeper Saturday afternoon and delivered on the big stage. Inserted into net for his team’s shootout against Davison Faith Baptist, Hatcher turned […]
FOOTBALL: Avondale’s Williams saves day in 21-19 win over Lahser
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Forget All-State. Auburn Hills Avondale is now in better hands and Mitchel Williams is the new agent in town. The junior two-way lineman came through in the clutch Friday, blocking both a third-quarter extra point attempt to go along with batting down a […]
BOYS SOCCER: Grand Blanc’s late rally helps Bobcats upset Stoney Creek
C.J.ROLAK CORRESPONDENT TROY — What a difference six weeks can make. After being blanked by fourth-ranked Rochester Stoney Creek, 4-0, back in early-September, Grand Blanc had the last laugh in Tuesday’s Division 1 boys soccer regional semifinal at Troy High School. The unranked Bobcats rallied back from a late, 3-1 deficit to upset Stoney Creek, […]
BOYS SOCCER: Rochester Hills Christian holds off rival Troy Bethany to advance to MACS state finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — A year ago Rochester Hills Christian made a run to the state championship game of the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I tournament with a sophomore-laden team. The Eagles are making a return trip this year as well — with far more experience. […]
BOYS SOCCER: Stoney Creek prevails in shootout over Adams to win ‘District of Death’
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — A shootout is a guessing game. For Rochester Stoney Creek’s Matt Houghton, he guessed right on the money. The senior goalkeeper dove to his left to stop Rochester Adams’ fifth shooter of a shootout Saturday afternoon, helping the Cougars register a 2-1 victory […]
FOOTBALL: Oxford sacks Troy to earn playoffs berth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — From a certain point of view, the prep football playoffs started a week early for both Oxford and Troy Friday evening. Entering Week 9 with identical 5-3 records, the winner was guaranteed a spot in the postseason field. The loser would be sacked with […]
AOTW: Ortonville Brandon No. 1 singles star Navarre set to finish up memorable run
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — For many that have honed high skills in the arena of sports, the key ingredient is often picking up a sport at a very early age and then going from there. Ortonville Brandon’s Spencer Navarre first picked up a tennis racquet when he was six […]
