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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 […]
Turnaround Special: Fighting Irish keeping focused during nine-game win streak
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — Long losing streaks can create all sorts of problems for any team in any sport. Players can start checking out, not giving their best effort in practice. That can lead to subpar efforts on the playing surface. Bad habits can be made. Bad examples can be left […]
STICK’S PICKS: Prep football season finally reaching playoff qualifiers stage
This is Week 6 around the Michigan prep football scene and this is the first week that schools can officially celebrate a postseason berth. While there are several area teams that are on collision course with postseason destiny, only one, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, is undefeated at this point. A win Friday night will jettison […]
Stoney Creek finds blue collar attitude in drawing even with Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Adam Bican has been working hard to infiltrate a much-needed blue collar work mentality into his Rochester Stoney Creek boys soccer team. Finally, such a work ethic is starting to appear on the pitch with the Cougars. Stoney Creek, which started the season with a losing […]
Lutheran Northwest rallies past Southfield Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BEVERLY HILLS — After being upset by Sterling Heights Parkway Christian last week in double overtime, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest found itself in the danger zone Thursday against Southfield Christian. The Crusaders trailed the Eagles 13-0 early in the second quarter and were sputtering without its normal high-octane offense […]
Andover nips Troy at OAA-Red tourney, Colts take overall crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Bloomfield Hills Andover emerged as the top flight team Tuesday at the rugged OAA Red Division boys tennis championships, while Troy emerged from the eight-school field as the overall league champion. Andover picked up 57 points in the nine flights to win the tournament title. Troy and […]
Lake Orion makes quick work of Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Ranked in the top 10 for the first time since 1988, Lake Orion has proven it belongs with the state’s elite. In conference play, the Dragons are also making a claim to be one of the teams to beat. Lake Orion, which climbed from ninth to […]
OAA TENNIS LEAGUE MEET PREVIEW: Troy netters still aiming for OAA crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Not too many teams can lose the state’s top singles player to injury and still be a team that can contend for a championship. Troy has been able to weather such a storm and enters Tuesday’s OAA Red Division league meet as the top-seeded team. The Colts, […]
Southfield finally gains first win over Adams
BY GARRETT SMITH STUDENT CORRESPONDENT SOUTHFIELD — There seems to be a first for everything. Southfield proved just that to Rochester Adams on the football field Saturday. The Bluejays recorded their first-ever victory over Rochester Adams, posting a 34-31 home victory over the Highlanders. “We beat one of the better programs around,” Southfield coach Tim […]
Happy Trails: Oxford harriers making their way to the front pack
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — In nearly 40 years as a head or assistant cross-country coach, Ray Sutherland has had his fair share of talented athletes. Yet in 2011, he has his best collection of female runners in school history. The Wildcats have lived up to that so far this season. In […]
Athens holds off Rochester to move to 4-1 for first time since 1996
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Friday was far from a thing of beauty for Troy Athens. Yet it was another stepping stone for a team that has not reached the postseason since 2004. The Red Hawks moved to 4-1 for the first time since the 1996 season by tripping up host […]
Oxford barrels over Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — As a freshman on varsity, Glacier Wallington didn’t expect to play much this season, especially at quarterback. But with starter Vito Giannola going down with a season-ending knee injury during a Week 3, 32-31 loss to Farmington, Wallington was thrust into action. After dropping a 32-7 game […]
Lurking in the deep: Clarkston stepping up to chase area swimming powers
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Following the 2009 girls swimming and diving season, Kenwyn Chock had an argument with several of her colleagues around the Oakland Activities Association. Other coaches throughout the three-division wanted to drop Clarkston down to the lowest division of the OAA after a major rebuilding campaign that 2009 […]
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CAPSULES
Below are the 2011 boys cross country team capsules for the high schools located in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region. Capsules compiled by NOS staff. Coaches wishing to submit additional information can do so by e-mailing senior editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com SCHOOL: Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Kim Kutchmann, second season. LEAGUE: Fifth […]
STICK’S PICKS: Surprises and disappointments are all over the gird
Now that we have reached Week 5, the pivotal part of the prep football season, let’s take a look back at some of the sights and sounds, the surprises and disappointments in the area’s high school football arena so far this season. This could change over the final five weeks, but some things are becoming […]
Reigning again: Yurik, Stoney Creek defend Oakland County golf title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — With the state tournament looming less than a month away, Rochester Stoney Creek has picked the right time to start proving that it still belongs among the state title contenders once again this season. The Cougars, who graduated two Division I golfers from its 2010 state runner-up […]
Level Headed: Ninth-ranked Dragons keeping state ranking in stride
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Rankings are a huge part of sports. They often don’t measure up to an exact science, but they exist in just about every sport and at just about every level. So when Lake Orion’s volleyball team learned Monday that the Dragons were ranked in the state […]
Third-ranked Oakland Christian wears down Lutheran Northwest
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian has learned that all wins out on the soccer pitch will not come easy this season unlike 2010, when the Lancers finished 19-2-0 and were ranked No. 1 for a long stretch of the season. Oakland Christian overcame a few obstacles at […]
