Tag: "girls lacrosse"
GIRLS LACROSSE: Bloomfield Hills outslugs Clarkston; Rochester cruises past Oxford
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills Unified and Clarkston combined for 36 goals Thursday night. When the dust settled, Bloomfield Hills escaped with a wild 21-15 OAA Red Division victory over visiting Clarkston. Bloomfield Hills led 11-7 at the half and outscored the Wolves 10-8 in the second half to prevail Several players got caught in […]
GIRLS LACROSSE: Rochester stymies Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Better late than never. Rochester staked claim as the team to beat in the OAA White Division Monday, showcasing another high offensive explosion in a 13-5 victory over Rochester Stoney Creek. Seven of the Falcons’ goals came in the final quarter. Stoney Creek […]
Troy, Clarkston lead area’s representation on girls lacrosse All-State list
Much in a similar fashion to boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse teams have been added in droves across the state in the past decade. Even in Oakland County, the numbers have tripled since 2000 and more schools hope to add it in the near future. On the girls lacrosse All-State lists, recently released by the Michigan […]
2011 ALL-AREA GIRLS LACROSSE: Rising stars abundant in state’s fastest growing sport
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com It wasn’t that long ago that girls lacrosse was only a minor sport in Michigan, with only small pockets of public schools or prestigious private and parochial schools sponsoring the sport. That has changed. There were close to 70 programs in the state this season with varsity teams and […]
GIRLS LACROSSE REGIONALS: Sacred Heart thumps Rochester to reach regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart may be the smallest school in the Division 2 girls lacrosse state tournament. But the Gazelles are more like a Lion in the African prairie than a tiny animal hiding in the shadows — they are quite a feared opponent. Traditionally one of the […]
Stoney Creek cruises past rookie Adams to earn date with Cranbrook
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Rochester Stoney Creek and Rochester Adams competed as Rochester United in girls lacrosse a year ago. This season, the two split up. In its wake of the breakup a friendly rivalry has been born. The new-found separation continued for the third time this in a Division 2 […]
North too much for Lake Orion
Grosse Pointe North downs Lake Orion GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Grosse Pointe North proved too much to overcome, as the Northsmen toppled Lake Orion 10-3 in a non-conference girls lacrosse match. Tiffany Smrtnik recorded eight saves in the loss, while seniors Jordan Hill, Sydney Bryce, Ashley Dakki and Rachel Cohen kept the pressure on. Paige […]
GIRLS LACROSSE: Athens downs Farmington; Lake Orion topples North Farmington
TROY — Kathryn Wellein was in on half of Troy Athens’ goals and the Red Hawks downed visiting Farmington 10-9 Wednesday in OAA girls lacrosse play. Wellein scored four goals with an assist to pace Athens (4-7-0). Jena Peterson added two goals and an assist for the Red Hawks. Lauren Anderson had five goals and […]
Rochester rebounds to topple Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Back-to-back losses can cause a team to do one of two things: Fall into a downward spiral or learn the valuable lessons of defeat and return to the playing surface refocused and rejuvenated. Rochester had chosen the latter. After falling to both Clarkston and Pontiac Notre […]