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2012 ALL-AREA BOYS SKIING: State champion Clarkston leads elite group
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans For the first time this past winter, a public school from Southeastern Michigan captured a state crown in boys skiing. Clarkston ruled the roost by winning the Division 1 state title one year after finishing second in the state. Along time state powerhouse, the 2011 and […]
BOYS GOLF: Novi wins Oakland County D-I title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans COMPLETE STATS: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/05/16/12860/ WATERFORD — Novi is celebrating its 10-year anniversary of first and only boys golf state championship in 2012. Perhaps that celebration, along with Wednesday’s performance at the Oakland County Division I Tournament, could be a good omen for the unranked Wildcats. Behind […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Adams, Troy can’t gain ground in 0-0 draw
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — On the surface, nothing was settled on the soccer pitch Tuesday. Rochester Adams and Troy battled to a 0-0 tie in an OAA Red Division match. Neither team gained ground on the other in the league race, which is in its final week, […]
SOFTBALL: Revived Athens hoping to escape rival’s shadows
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY— It’s hard enough not be all that successful on a consistent basis. Try living in the shadows of a highly-successful competitor who also happens to be your crosstown rival. Such is life for Troy Athens’ softball program, which is enjoying quite a revival in 2012. […]
PREP TRACK: Lake Orion, Adams dominate OAA Red pack
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Lake Orion was far from perfect Friday night, yet the Dragons still continued their perfect season. Behind another dominating performance, Lake Orion racked up an impressive 179 1/3 points — one of the highest team point totals in the 18-year history of the […]
PREP TRACK: Avondale, Seaholm rule OAA-Blue field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Nathan Chapman’s first track and field season included a league championship. He will depart the high school track scene with four such titles. The senior from Auburn Hills Avondale aided the Yellowjackets’ fourth straight league championship, this time in the OAA Blue Division […]
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 […]
Lake Orion, Brandon win Oxford Invitational titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Projected to be one of the state’s better track teams this season, Lake Orion has done nothing short of living up to those high expectations on the grand oval this spring. The undefeated Dragons’ boys squad continued their torrid pace during the opening weeks […]
2012 ALL-AREA WRESTLING: State champions highlight loaded postseason squad
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans What’s a combined 670-99 and features four state champions? If you guess anything to do with high school wrestling, than you are on the right track. The aforementioned record is the combined totals of the 15 young men who were named to the All-North Oakland Area […]
PREP BASEBALL: Lutheran Northwest trying to emulate last year’s diamond performance
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Last June, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest put it all together in the postseason, making a run to the Division 4 baseball state quarterfinals. It was the fourth trip to the stage dating back to 2004, when the Crusaders won their first and only […]
BOYS LACROSSE: Clarkston takes league lead with rare win over Troy Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Perhaps Clarkston is a bridesmaid no longer. After falling prey to Troy Athens each of the past two years, including last year when the Wolves were second in the OAA Red Division behind the Red Hawks, Clarkston finally beat their rivals to the south […]
BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012
BASEBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep baseball team capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Tommy Kurzewski, 11th season. 2011 RECORD: 16-11, 8-8 […]
SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012
SOFTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep softball team capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Gary Harlan, first season. 2011 RECORD: 15-15, 4-6 OAA […]
GIRLS SOCCER TEAM CAPSULES 2012
GIRLS SOCCER TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep girls soccer team capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Dave Muczynski, 19th season. 2011 RECORD: […]
BOYS GOLF TEAM CAPSULES 2012
BOYS GOLF TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep boys golf team capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: James Maley, fifth season. 2011 RECORD: […]
BOYS LACROSSE TEAM CAPSULES 2012
BOYS LACROSSE TEAM CAPSULES 2012 Below are the prep boys lacrosse team capsules for schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Capsules compiled by Dan Stickradt. Wishing to have your team’s information published in this space, forward pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Clarkston HEAD COACH: Brian Kaminskas 2011 RECORD: 18-2-0, 6-1-0 OAA Red Division […]
BOWLING: 2012 All-State Teams
Boys Bowling 2012 ALL-STATE BOYS BOWLNG TEAMS DIVISION 1 DIVISION 1 ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM — Tylor Green, Davison sr.; Eric Pavlov, Novi Detroit Catholic Central sr.; Jeffrey Pietryka, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley jr.; Drake Csage, Jackson, fr.; Quinton Burnett, Flint Carman-Ainsworth sr. DIVISION 1 ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM — Nicholas Robison, Saline sr.; Shawn Bibee, […]
