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Shot at redemption: Troy gains rematch with Novi, first state finals berth since 2003
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLT — For two years, Troy’s girls soccer team has been knocking on the door to the state finals. In 2009, the Colts lost in the state semifinals to Utica Eisenhower, while Troy came up short in losing in the regional finals to eventual state champion Novi last season. […]
AOTW: The unstoppable: Athens’ Kemp is one of state’s most lethal snipers
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Joe Kemp retrieves the ball from Dan Kreza, spins around races down the central part of the field before he unleashes a vicious shot. As it often does, the ball ended up in the back of the lacrosse net. Kemp, a senior midfielder from Troy Athens, has […]
All the racquet: Clarkston wins first D-1 state tennis title; Rochester’s Dieters regains No. 1 status
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MIDLAND — For the first time in two seasons, Kelsey Dieters had to go three sets with back-to-back opponents on the tennis court. Unlike last season, she won them both this time around to finish as a state champion. Dieters, a senior No. 1 singles player from Rochester, rallied […]
Final Four-bound: Athens avenges Ann Arbor Pioneer for regional crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— One month ago, Ann Arbor Pioneer was able to stick Troy Athens with a 7-4 defeat. On Friday night, Red Hawks were able to sack the Pioneers with a little payback — on a much bigger stage. Host Athens took an early 2-0 lead and never looked back, […]
Troy Bethany wins first MACS baseball state crown since 2000
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Troy Bethany Christian proved it’s not how you start, but how you finish. That was the Bruins’ motto Wednesday at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, site of the 2011 Michigan Association of Christian Schools state championship game featuring Bethany Christian and defending state champion Davison Faith Baptist. […]
Lake Orion leads tight pack at golf district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ORION TOWNSHIP — Lake Orion’s boys golf season can best be described as a roller coaster. The Dragons have been up and down all season with its fair share of thrills. One of those thrills came Thursday afternoon at Paint Creek Country Club. The Dragons, who clinched a tie […]
Adams eliminates Stoney Creek to reach district finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Rochester Adams broke a season-long hex Thursday night. The Highlanders scored on a cornerkick. While finishing on set pieces has been a glaring weakness this season, the cornerkick goal was part of a four-goal explosion, as Adams ousted Rochester Stoney Creek, 4-0, in a Division 1 […]
Back on top: Troy Bethany edges Rochester Hills for third MACS soccer state title in four years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Troy Bethany Christian is back on top. The Bruins, who captured Michigan Association of Christian Schools girls soccer state titles in both 2008 and 2009 but suffered through a major rebuilding year in 2010, gained back its state crown Tuesday with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over arch-rival […]
Four-run fifth helps Lake Orion knock out Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — All it took was a few adjustments. Lake Orion was having a difficult time getting the ball on the bat in Tuesday’s Division 1 district opener against Rochester Adams. The host Dragons were finally able to get untracked and posted a 5-1 victory over the Highlanders […]
AOTW: Like father, like … daughter: Scislowicz’s having a ball in same dugout at Adams
NOSs.ScislowiczCombo-2.05302011.jpg BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Parents often have the chance of coaching their children in the arena of sports. Dads coach his son’s little league, mom coaches daughter in soccer at an early page. Regardless of sport, there’s nothing out of the ordinary there. Yet, having a parent coach a […]
Clarkston on fire in cooling Dragons for regional win
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Beating a team by a substantial margin and having to play them again two weeks later can definitely leave a team in a position for letdown. Clarkston did not fall into such a trap in its Division 1 regional quarterfinal girls lacrosse match at Lake Orion […]
In their tracks: Catholic Central, Novi rule supreme in county circles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MILFORD — Auburn Hills Avondale entered the 2011 track and field season with extremely high hopes to contend for a variety of championships. Injuries to two of the Yellowjackets’ key athletes took away some of those chances. Still, Avondale turned in at least one sterling performance at Friday’s 52nd […]
Rochester wins OAA-Red tournament, climbs back into league picture
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester has quietly sat in the background waiting for its moment. It came Tuesday at Katke Cousins Golf Course at Oakland University. Rochester put together another solid finish at a tournament, posting a play-six, count-four team score of 311 to win the OAA Red Division League […]
Oakland Christian, Lutheran Westland track down MIAC titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Victor Allen uses each meet as a way to springboard towards the end of the season. The Southfield Christian senior won the 1,600 and 800 meters at Tuesday’s Michigan Independent Athletic Conference league meet at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, the perfect tune-up for the upcoming Oakland […]
Rochester College claims first USCAA softball national championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AKRON, Ohio — Rochester College has enjoyed tremendous success in athletics over the years, with multiple national championships, national runners-up or Final Four appearances in a variety of sports. Yet the Warriors’ softball program accomplished a major first at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Small College National Softball […]
Sending shockwaves: Division 4 Oakland Christian wins first Oakland County D-I golf crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — As a small school, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian was just trying to gain some respect at Wednesday’s Oakland County Division I Boys Golf Tournament. The Lancers gained much more than that. Putting together a play-five, count-four team score of 296, Oakland Christian sent shockwaves through the prep […]
Clarkston explodes against Lake Orion to clinch OAA-White lacrosse title
SCOOPING IT UP: Clarkston’s Sage Beauregard looks to pick up the losse ball as Lake Orion’s Jordan hill closes in during Monday’s OAA White Division showdown. BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Clarkston may not be used to winning in girls lacrosse. In fact, it was not expected this season. Nevertheless, it’s […]
‘WOLL’ing… Top-ranked Lakers cruise into CHSL soccer finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Perhaps a loss in last year’s Catholic League finals served as motivation. For the Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified’s girls soccer program, the Lakers have not lost since that game last May. Our Lady of the Lakes-Everest earned another berth in the CHSL […]
