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GIRLS SOCCER: Troy’s Irene Young wins Miss Soccer award
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Irene Young had a secret that she had to hold onto for a few days. The recent Troy High graduate found out the day of Troy’s state semifinal on June 13 that she was to receive the highest honor of any high school soccer […]
GIRLS SOCCER STATE FINALS: Calvin Christian drowns Lakes-Everest for D-4 crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — Seemingly, Grandville Calvin Christian had the Midas touch Saturday afternoon. Everything the Squires struck turned to gold. Fourth-ranked Calvin Christian scored six times at Michigan State University’s Old College Field the Squires struck that was more than enough to drown sixth-ranked Waterford Our […]
GIRLS SOCCER STATE FINALS: Okemos blanks Troy, leaves no doubt on state’s best team
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — Simply put, Okemos left no doubt who the best girls soccer team in the state was in 2012. The Chieftains finished up an improbably season, finishing 24-1-1, yielding six goals and pitching 20 shutouts. The final chapter came in Saturday’s Division 1 state […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Lakes-Everest upends Bishop Foley to reach second state finals in three years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — While Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified might have one of the state’s longest names for a high school athletics program in the state of Michigan, the Lakers do have one of the shortest time periods for its girls soccer team. […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Okemos cashes in overtime goal to oust Adams in state semifinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLT — Sometimes soccer can come down to one big play. Okemos had a grand opportunity in overtime Wednesday and seized the moment. The second-ranked Chiefs picked up a goal in the first overtime period and the defense made it stand in a 1-0 victory over […]
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 […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep wins first regional since 2000
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BEVERLY HILLS — It wasn’t a matter of when Pontiac Notre Dame Prep would score on Grosse Ile Friday night. It was more of a matter of how often. The Fighting Irish pelted Grosse Ile for most of 80 minutes and ousted the Red Devils, 4-1, […]
BOYS GOLF: Oakland Christian wins fourth straight regional crown
Lutheran Northwest, Everest’s Smith also make the cut BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OAKLAND TWP. — By his estimates, Randy Johnson feels that Auburn Hills Oakland Christian took its mulligan Thursday on the golf course. The Lancers “didn’t have their best round of golf,” according to the veteran boys golf […]
BASEBALL: Stoney Creek topples Eisenhower for first district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SHELBY TWP. — A decade can be a long time to suffer through the disease of frustration. That’s been the postseason fever for Rochester Stoney Creek’s baseball team. Beginning in its inaugural 2003 season, the Cougars did not win a postseason game through 2010 and in […]
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 […]
AOTW: Chapman is Avondale’s Mr. Versatility
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — If there is any question about Nathan Chapman’s ability as a track athlete, it’s what he hasn’t done during his prep track career at Auburn Hills Avondale. “I never tired the throws,” laughed Chapman at the recent OAA Blue Division championships. Beyond the […]
GIRLS TENNIS: Holly looking forward to its 13th straight state finals berth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — For all of the successful tennis programs in Oakland County, Holly has quietly sat underneath the radar for years. While the Bronchos’ girls tennis team’s amazing 29-year reign atop of the Flint Metro League came to an end two weeks ago, as Holly finished […]
Michigan Bucks stun MLS’ Chicago Fire in U.S. Open Cup
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Throughout its history, the Michigan Bucks have earned the reputation of being a nuisance in the soccer community, largely from teams from higher divisions of U.S. Soccer’s hierarchy. The Bucks furthered that reputation again Tuesday night. Michigan stunned the Chicago Fire of Major League […]
PREP TRACK: Dragons singe Oakland County field, Novi girls repeat
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FOR PHOTO GALLERIES, please visit www.lmckeephotography.com and www.runmichigan.com HOLLY TWP. — A week ago, Lake Orion scored an impressive 139 points at its Division 1 track regional. The effort wasn‘t even enough to keep the Dragons’ unbeaten season intact. Lake Orion had a chance at […]
SMALL SCHOOL PREP BASEBALL: Bethany Christian looking to defend MACS state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Field renovations at Troy Bethany Christian have forced the Bruins to play all of its baseball games on the road this season. That hasn’t deterred the Bruins from enjoying another fine season. Now, Bethany Christian is turning to another path of road games in […]
PREP BOYS LACROSSE: OAA White Division champion Lake Orion reaching bench marks
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Since starting its boys lacrosse program in 2006, Lake Orion has reached many benchmarks in a short period of time. The Dragons added a couple of more to their belt in the past week. Lake Orion put the finishing touches on its second […]
BASEBALL: Lake Orion sweeps Clarkston to claim OAA-Red title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — One of the perks of winning a conference championship is that it proves that a team can sustain a high level of play for a long period of time. Lake Orion has proven to be a model of consistency on the baseball diamond […]
2012 ALL-AREA BOYS BOWLING TEAM: Top competitors consistently found their groove
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans There were no boys bowling individual state champions this season and no area team finished in the top 10 at the state meet. Yet there was plenty of individual talent spread around area teams this season that actively put together impressive resumes. Led by four bowlers […]
