Tag: "girls soccer"
GIRLS SOCCER: North Farmington stuns Troy
TROY — North Farmington won’t win the OAA Red Division girls soccer title this spring. The Raiders may just have a say in who wins it. North Farmington sprung a huge upset Monday on the road, topping No. 2-ranked Troy 1-0 in a OAA Red Division contest. It marked the first loss of the season […]
Troy gets the best of Adams this time around
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Looking at the big picture, the Troy-Rochester Adams girls soccer match Tuesday didn’t hold any major significance, other than two top-10 teams clashing in late April. The two played their official OAA Red Division league game two weeks ago, which ended with a 1-1 draw, and […]
MONDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Oxford topples rival Brandon; Troy upends No. 1 Marian
OXFORD — Oxford won for just the second time this season Monday, topping neighboring rival Ortonville Brandon 3-0 in a non-conference girls soccer game. Beth Downs scored the second and third goals for the Wildcats. Amanda Roth also had a goal and an assist, and Breanna Johnson picked up two assists for Oxford. Sarah Stroope […]
Lucci’s tally give Cougars second-ever win over Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Wins for Rochester Stoney Creek against district rival Rochester have been hard to come by for the Cougars girls soccer program. In fact prior to Thursday, Stoney Creek had only grounded the Falcons one other time, that coming in the 2008 season. The Cougars broke through […]
Veteran Soccer icon Storch to call it a career at Troy Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Ending weeks of speculation, Tim Storch, the only head soccer coach that Troy Athens has never known, has announced that the 2011 girls season will be his last. Storch, who came to Athens in 1981 and began the varsity boys soccer program there that fall, and the […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Lake Orion slips past Waterford Mott; Adams edges Grand Blanc
LAKE ORION — Alyssa Wesley and Maddie Hutchison both scored second half goals and Lake Orion returned to the win column with a 3-2 non-league girls soccer win Thursday over Waterford Mott. Hutchinson scored off a pass from Katy Wagner for the game-winner. Wagner had two assists, while Sarah Quattrochi had a goal and Shannon […]
TUESDAY’S SOCCER ROUNDUP: Oakland Christian rolls over rival Lutheran Northwest
AUBURN HILLS — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian made sure that it would claim a rivalry win Tuesday night. The Lancers never trailed, scoring three goals in each half to upend rival Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 6-1 in a MIAC Blue Division soccer game. Tori Johns scored twice in the first half and Cheyenne Witt added […]
MONDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Avondale finally tames Lake Orion
LAKE ORION — Since moving to the OAA Red Division four years ago, Auburn Hills Avondale could not seem to find the winning recipe against Lake Orion. The Yellowjackets finally tamed the beast Monday night. Avondale scored one goal in the first half and added two more goals after halftime for good measure to douse […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS—April 18
On-line-only daily sports newspaper www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings each week. Forward copies by e-mail to senior editor dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or to results@northoaklandsports.com Girls Tennis (By the coaches association) Division 1 — 1. Midland Dow; 2. Clarkston; 3. Ann Arbor Pioneer; 4. Saline; 5. Northville; 6. Hudsonville; 7. Port Huron Northern; 8. Grosse Pointe South; 9. […]
Athens topples Rochester for third straight win
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Troy Athens had its eye-opener. Now, the Red Hawks are making opponents wince. The Red Hawks, who opened the season two weeks 16 days ago with a 3-0 loss to-arch-rival Troy, have now won three straight, including Thursday’s 3-1 OAA Red Division triumph over host Rochester. […]
On the board: Clarkston, Lake Orion finally find offense in 1-1 draw
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — As a rivalry, Lake Orion and Clarkston would rather not settle for a tie. But based on the circumstances of both teams, anything positive in the early stages of the season is a welcome commodity. Both teams converted second-half goals in a 1-1 OAA Red Division girls […]
Mind over rival: Troy opens season with 3-0 shutout of Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Now the shoe is definitely on the other foot. Troy has now won three straight against rival Troy Athens in girls soccer after going five seasons with only ties and losses against the Red Hawks. The latest win came Tuesday in a 3-0 shutout of host Athens […]
