Tag: "girls basketball"
West Bloomfield grounds Falcons to repeat as Rochester Holiday Classic champs
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Having a star player can work for or against any basketball team. With West Bloomfield following the lead of junior point guard Sydni Davis, the Lakers won a pair of games convincingly this week, including topping Rochester, 44-27, in the finals Friday of the Rochester Holiday […]
Unbeaten Sacred Heart upends defending Class D champion Lakes
MT. PLEASANT— It’s become a rarity the past three years, but Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes dropped a decision to another Class D girls basketball porgram. Fellow state power Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart downed the Lakers, 45-36, in a non-conference games Thursday. Sacred Heart, which improved to 7-0 on the season, led 11-4 after […]
Rochester hammers Hamtramck, advances to finals of Holiday Classic
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester was not pleased with its performance in last year’s Rochester Holiday Classic. The Falcons blew a late lead to Mt. Clemens in the championship game. Rochester is trying to make amends of last year’s mishap. The Falcons opened up with a 25-5 run in the […]
Falcons shut down Mt. Clemens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Simply put, points were hard to come by for Rochester last season. And while the Falcons are far from an offensive juggernaut this season, Rochester is starting to lay its hat on defense and overall improvement. The Falcons, who finished just 4-17 last season, recorded their […]
Second-half surge lifts WOLL past Oxford
WATERFORD — It’s not a secret that Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes has made from outside the three-point arc in the last two years during the Lakers’ Class D state championship seasons. So when the shots from outside the arc are not falling this season, it’s also not a secret that WOLL stays on […]
Wolves bite down defensively to halt Lathrup
CLARKSTON — Time and time again, it has been said in the arena of sports, offense sells tickets but defense wins championships. Clarkston will take the latter if it has to choose. The Wolves finished second to Southfield Lathrup in the OAA Red Division girls basketball standings last winter, but showcased their defensive prowess to […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lakes downs Lenawee by 30; Avondale hands North Farmington first loss
WATERFORD — A battle of perennial top-10 teams quickly turned into a rout Thursday, as two-time defending Class D state champion Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes rolled over Adrian Lenawee Christian, 7-1, 4-1, in a non-conference girls basketball game. The Lakers (2-0) led 25-6 after the first quarter and essentially put the game away […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester rolls over Farmington; Adams upends Oxford in overtime
FARMINGTON — After winning only four games last season due to an inability to score, Rochester gained an impressive road win Tuesday with a fine behind a fine defensive effort. The Falcons rolled over host Farmington, 43-26, in an OAA White Division contest. Rochester opened the game with a 13-1 blitz and allowed Farmington only […]
Balanced effort leads Adams to draining of Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — After reaching the Class A Sweet 16 for the first time in school history last March, expectations are high for Rochester Adams this season. The Highlanders have lived up to those early expectations, making rival Rochester Stoney Creek its third victim of the young campaign. Adams […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Avondale blasts Stevenson; Lutheran Northwest bombards Clarenceville
AUBURN HILLS — Auburn hills Avondale used a 14-2 game-opening to thrust it into a 60-35 non-league girls basketball rout of visiting Sterling Heights Stevenson Thursday. The Yellowjackets added a 17-10 second quarter to give them a 31-12 lead at the half. Avondale outscored the Titans 29-23 in the second half. Hannah Little scored a […]
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS ROUNDUP: Watterworth sets record in win over Springfield Christian; Troy Bethany rolls
LAKE ORION — Breanne Watterworth set a single-game school record for rebounds and Lake Orion Baptist rolled over neighboring rival Clarkston Springfield Christian 43-25 in a Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division basketball game Wednesday. Watterworth pulled 26 boards in the victory to go along with 26 points, a season- and career-high.the 6-foot-2 sophomore center […]
Clarkston pulls away late from Adams
DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Although Clarkston reached the Class A regional finals last season, the Wolves didn’t start the campaign with a long win streak. In fact, Clarkston was only 2-4 by mid-December a year ago. The Wolves, who returned eight of their top 10 players from last season, have raced […]
Troy runs all over rival Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Troy Athens held a rare lead on rival Troy before the clock actually started Tuesday. That was about the only upper edge the Red Hawks would enjoy on the Colts on this night. Troy responded with an 11-1 run over the first four minutes and cruised to […]
Fire torch Rochester Hills Christian
ROCHESTER HILLS — Howell Area Home School outscored Rochester Hills Christian 20-10 in the second half to down the Eagles40-28 in a non-conference girls basketball game. Jenna Boswell scored 17 to lead Howell (2-0). Allise Dubay had 20 points and six steals for Rochester Hills Christian (1-1). Jenna Porter added six points and 12 rebounds […]
Quick lead helps jet Clarkston to drubbing of Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Clarkston may not have found its consistent stroke this season. That will eventually come as more games are played this winter. What the Wolves do possess is a defensive-minded, deep and experienced team that reached the Class A regional finals last season and are quite capable of […]
Stoney Creek unleashes second-half blitz on Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek seemingly could not do much of anything against Rochester High Friday night in the first half. It’s not always how you start, but how you finish. In the second half, the Cougars simply unleashed the fury on the defenseless Falcons. Stoney Creek opened […]
FRIDAY’S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Oxford holds off Brandon; Holly edges Lake Fenton
OXFORD — Oxford used an 11-7 fourth-quarter run Friday to pull away from Ortonville Brandon and post a 35-31 non-league girls basketball triumph. Shelby Davis scored 11 to pace Oxford, which led 13-8 after the first quarter and 18-17 at the half. Michelle Gilmore added nine points and Miranda Murphy added eight points for the […]
Krall signs with Rochester College
ROCHESTER HILLS — Beverly Krall has chosen Rochester College as her next destination. A 5-foot-9 senior guard at Sterling Heights Stevenson, Krall is a two-year starter for the Titans, averaging eight points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals an outing. Krall was voted her team’s MVP as a junior, was Stevenson’s Lady Titan award […]
