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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CAPSULES
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CAPSULES Below are the 2011 girls 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 […]
Country Day rides the ‘Hill’ to sail past Lakers
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — There’s two things a coach cannot teach or simulate in practice: Size and speed. Birmingham Detroit Country Day displayed plenty of both at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Saturday and posted a resounding 34-3 non-conference football victory over the Lakers. Jon Hill was the deadliest of […]
Clarkston rebounds to control Troy
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Having to forfeit two of its first three games could have sent Clarkston into a downward spiral. It had the opposite effect on the Wolves. Behind a solid running game and stingy defense, Clarkston bounced back with a resounding 28-13 OAA Red Division victory Friday over host […]
Oxford rallies to dispatch North Farmington in OAA-Red debut
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — In its first season in the OAA Red Division, Oxford will likely have some roller coaster moments. That was evident against North Farmington Thursday. The Wildcats opened up league play with a five-game marathon victory over the visiting Raiders, outlasting North Farmington, 3-2. Oxford won the first […]
Instant syrup: Wolves make quick meal of Maples
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BIRMINGHAM — The question that most around the OAA volleyball circles wondered this year was will Clarkston rebuild or reload? So far the question has definitely been reload. The Wolves, who had six players off last year’s team find their way onto a college roster this season and two […]
GIRLS GOLF TEAM CAPSULES
Below are the 2011 girls golf 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: No information submitted LAST SEASON’S RECORD: 0-8, […]
Driver’s seat: Lake Orion, Seaholm grab first OAA red Jamboree wins
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER — Only four months ago, TJ Carey sat out the sidelines as many of his talented colleagues reaped in awards at the end of track and field season. Carey had a bout with mononucleosis and missed the regional, county and state finals. Now a junior, Carey is back […]
Clarkston football forfeits two games
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — After learning it had used an ineligible player, Clarkston announced Monday night that it had alerted the Michigan High School Athletic Association and has forfeited two of its first three football games. The Wolves, who won their first three games over Rochester Adams (28-21), West Bloomfield (34-7) […]
Backs against the wall, Holly rebounds to down Linden
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — The last time Holly beat Linden in back-to-back years, some of the current players on the Bronchos football roster weren’t even born yet. The Bronchos achieved that Friday in a key Flint Metro League football game. Junior quarterback Johnny Williams scored both touchdowns and Holly hung on […]
Troy outmuscles Rochester for pivotal OAA-Red victory
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — A year ago Troy football coach Gary Griffith felt his team peaked in the first game of the regular season, a 31-7 triumph over Romeo. Perhaps this year’s Colts are taking a different approach. After dropping its opener to Romeo this season, Troy has now made it […]
BOYS TENNIS TEAM CAPSULES
Below are the 2011 boys tennis 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: Michael Kopec, fifth season. LAST SEASON’S RECORD: […]
Title Defense: Clarkston volleying for another league championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Successful programs often pay the price of entering each season with a large target on its back. That is what Clarkston expects again this season in volleyball. Coming off three straight seasons of 40-plus wins, the Wolves open up their title defense in the OAA Red Division […]
Oxford wastes no time in dispatching Hazel Park
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — With the OAA realigning division in boys soccer before the start of the season, Oxford has found itself in the OAA Blue Division after a ninth-place showing in the OAA White Division last season. The Wildcats also find themselves as one of the favorites. Oxford made believers […]
Red-hot Troy downs Clarkston for sixth straight win
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Unlike in recent years, Troy High lacks a bona fide star out on the soccer pitch. The equation has worked just fine for the Colts. For the third straight season, Troy is off to a 6-0-0 start, including 3-0-0 in the OAA Red Division. The Colts upended […]
Holly pulls minor upset of Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — During its first Flint Metro League championship season, Holly had no luck against teams from the neighboring OAA Red Division. In fact, the Bronchos’ only losses on the pitch were to OAA Red Division champion Troy and Rochester Adams, which ended Holly’s best-ever season in a […]
BOYS SOCCER TEAM CAPSULES
BOYS SOCCER TEAM CAPSULES Below are the 2011 boys soccer 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 SCHOOL: Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Dave Muczynski, 18th season. LAST […]
Avoiding disaster: Annese helps Adams hang on against Farmington
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FARMINGTON — On the coattails of 14 straight postseason appearances, Rochester Adams was tabbed as a rebuilding project in 2011 with only three returning starters. Tony Annese has vowed not to let that that deter the Highlanders’ plans of another quality campaign. The Rochester Adams senior was good on […]
Debut showcase: Avondale breaks in new stadium with 64-point outburst
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Both Hazel Park and Auburn Hills Avondale may have lost several key weapons from their talented arsenals of last season. The two continued to showcase their offensive prowess in the latest chapter of their epic series. In a typical match between the two rivals, there were […]
