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FOOTBALL: Lapeer barrels over Oxford for district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — Getting past the district finals has been a roadblock for Lapeer since the district merged its two high schools five years ago. The Lightning certainly got over the hump Friday in a Division 1 district finals and struck some championship hardware. After trailing 10-7 in […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston grinds out playoffs win over Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan CLARKSTON — Defense was the name of the game during Clarkston’s unexpected run to the Division 1 state championship last season. The Wolves gave up only 38 points over five postseason games and yielded only 7.6 points a postseason contest. Clarkston opened up its title […]
FOOTBALL: Rejuvinated Oxford becomes Stoney Creek’s Night’Myre’
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt OXFORD — Practices over the past week were not pleasant at Oxford. Not by any stretch of the word. Veteran Wildcats coach Bud Rowley felt his team’s 17-8 setback to Rochester Adams in Week 5 was unacceptable in terms of effort. Oxford came […]
FOOTBALL: Wolves chew up Adams to remain unbeaten
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt CLARKSTON — Like a video game of old-school Pac-Man, Clarkston chewed up yardage Friday like dots in a maze. The end result was the defending Division1 state champion Wolves remaining unbeaten with a resounding 30-8 triumph over visiting Rochester Adams in an OAA […]
DIVISION 1 STATE FINALS: Clarkston’s defense stifles West Bloomfield’s high-powered engine to win third D-1 state crown
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt DETROIT — All football coaches need to make adjustments in games or even at various points of a given season. Such is the case at Clarkston. Through Week 6 of the regular season, the unranked Wolves sat 4-2 following losses to West Bloomfield (37-15) […]
FOOTBALL: No. 1 Eisenhower rallies past Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt UTICA — Jack Morris and Ben Metz did not have to have All-State-type performances Friday evening for Utica Eisenhower. They only had to be on target at the end. After forcing Rochester Adams to punt, Eisenhower returned the ball to the Adams 37 yard […]
FOOTBALL: Burke’s boot lifts Brandon past Avondale
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt . AUBURN HILLS — Brandon Burke must have had ice in his veins Friday night. The Ortonville Brandon senior drilled a 25-yard field goal as time expired, leading the visiting Blackhawks to a thrilling, 45-44, triumph over host Auburn Hills Avondale in a Division […]
FOOTBALL: Brandon stays alive with 28-21 victory over rival Holly
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: DanStickradt ORTONVILLE — A week after a humbling defeat by Linden, Ortonville Brandon tested it mettle and found the resolve needed to bounce back. The Blackhawks grinded out a 28-21 Flint Metro League victory Friday over rival Holly, keeping their postseason hopes alive. Brandon moved […]
FOOTBALL: Adams holds on to clip Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: DanStickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Going back a quarter century, Rochester Adams and Clarkston have engaged in numerous classic football battles. Friday’s collision on the grid-iron was another one of those clashes of the titans. Rochester Adams held on for a 21-14 victory over […]
FOOTBALL: Fenton maintains Grange Hall ‘grudge’ on rival Holly
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: DanStickradt HOLLY — As the Flint Metro League celebrates its 50th school year of existence, arch-rivals Fenton and Holly, the only two schools to compete in the league the whole half century, celebrated another meeting on the grid-iron Friday night. And like in most recent […]
FOOTBALL: Quick strikes leads Clarkston past Oxford
DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: DanStickradt OXFORD — The true test of a football team’s mettle is how they respond to a loss. Clarkston proved to be a team that knows how to respond and turn the tide — in a major way. After dropping a 37-16 decision to West […]
FOOTBALL: Troy rallies past Rochester Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: DanStickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Troy didn’t need to dominate Friday’s football game against Rochester Stoney Creek. It didn’t. The Colts didn’t need to lead for long stretches of the OAA White Division contest against the host Cougars. They didn’t. Troy did, nevertheless, find away […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston rallies past Bloomfield Hills to remain unbeaten
PHOTO GALLERY: http://johnransom.com/ BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: DanStickradt CLARKSTON — In its many wins over the past five seasons, Clarkston has not had to play from behind too often. So when in doubt Friday evening against Bloomfield Hills, the Wolves simply found another gear. Trailing 20-13 with 11:08 to […]
FOOTBALL: Adams downs Rochester for 20th straight time
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Snapchat: DanStickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams’ spell on arch-rival Rochester continued Thursday night. The Highlanders took advantage of three first-half turnovers and rolled to a 38-6 OAA crossover victory over the Falcons in the 2017 season opener at Adams. The win marked Adams’ 20th straight victory over […]
DIVISION 1: Detroit Cass Tech rolls over Detroit Catholic Central
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Speed kills. And Detroit Cass Tech has plenty of it. The top-ranked Technicians put that firmly on display Saturday afternoon at Ford Field, posting a resounding 49-20 victory over No. 2-ranked Novi Detroit Catholic Central in the Division 1 state finals in a battle of unbeatens. […]
FOOTBALL: 2016 Associated Press All-State Division 1-2 Football Team
FOOTBALL: 2016 Associated Press All-State Division 1-2 Football Team The 2016 Associated Press All-State Division 3-4 Football Team, selected by a statewide panel of nine Michigan sports writers: PLAYER OF THE YEAR Donovan People-Jones, Detroit Cass Tech, senior ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM QUARTERBACKS Rodney Hall, Detroit Cass Tech, senior Bruce Mann, Midland Dow, senior RUNNING BACKS […]
DIVISION 4: Grand Rapids Catholic Central edges Detroit Country Day in defensive battle
DIVISION 4 DETROIT — Josh Steffes is known as one of Michigan’s top defensive players on the soccer pitch. The talented D-I recruit recently was named All-State Dream Team as a central defender after leading Grand Rapids Catholic Central to the Division 3 state championship. On the football field, Steffes is a quality kicker and […]
DIVISION 6: Lumen Christi stifles Glen Lake for crown
DETROIT — Fifth-ranked Jackson Lumen Christi is back on top once again. The Titans captured a 26-14 victory Friday over sixth-ranked Maple City Glen Lake in the Division 6 state finals at Ford Field for their first state title since 2009. It marked Lumen Christi’s seventh state title overall in eight total trips to the […]
