Tag: "girls soccer"
Young caps seven-goal week to aid Troy’s district cause
Editor’s note: Jake Lourim is part of the www.northoaklandsports.com Student Correspondence Program, open to all future journalism students at the high school or collegiate level. Interested, contact Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com or Sales/Marketing Manager Dennis VanWingerden at dennis@northoaklandsports.com) BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT TROY — Business is business. Junior Irene Young led the […]
Adams cruises past Clarkston for district championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Since losing in the league-title deciding math three weeks ago, Rochester Adams has turned its attention to another important matter: making a return trip to the final Four. The Highlanders completed the latest step Saturday at Lake Orion, Adams is 6-0-1 since the loss to Troy […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester, Athens, Troy all reach district finals; Lamphere stuns Avondale
STERLING HEIGHTS — Troy Athens escaped Utica Ford’s upset bid, picking up a 2-1 victory over the district host Falcons, 2-1, in a Division 1 district semifinal at Sterling Heights Stevenson. Athens led 1-0 at the half and 2-0 in the second half before Ford was able to net a late tally to close the […]
Clarkston works overtime to finally dispatch Kettering
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Members of Clarkston’s girls soccer team may have shown up for the big dance Thursday a little tardy. The wolves had good reason. Clarkston had to work a little overtime before knocking out Waterford Kettering, 2-1, in a Division 1 district semifinal at Lake Orion. With […]
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 […]
No. 1 stunner: Avondale upset top-ranked Marian in shootout
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — Andrea Strauss had been there before. The senior goalkeeper from Auburn Hills Avondale had to stand between the pipes during a shootout with Birmingham Marian last season, which eventually ended in a 1-0 loss to the top-ranked Mustangs, who went on to win the state championship. Fast […]
AOTW: Net-minded: Avondale three-sport standout Strauss sterling between the pipes
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Standing at only 5-foot-4, Andrea Strauss does not look like your prototypical standout goalkeeper. Put her between the pipes, however, and the Auburn Hills Avondale senior quickly turns heads. Strauss, a fourth-year varsity veteran and third-year starting goalkeeper in soccer, has been nothing short of spectacular […]
Rochester Hills Christian advances to first MACS state soccer final
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Perhaps a string of bad weather has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Rochester Hills Christian. The Eagles, who had its state semifinal girls soccer game in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools tournament washed out Thursday and Friday, finally came back and played […]
MONDAY’S SOCCER ROUNDUP: Oxford escapes Seaholm
OXFORD — Oxford wrapped up OAA White Division girls soccer play Tuesday with a 3-2 victory, downing visiting Birmingham Seaholm, 3-2. The Wildcats (8-5-3, 7-1-3) trail only Bloomfield Hills Andover and West Bloomfield in the final standings. Breanna Johnson finished with two goals and Beth Downs also scored for Oxford, which lost starting goalkeeper Sarah […]
‘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 […]
Oxford picks up marquee OAA win against Lahser
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — In its first season of OAA competition, wins have not come at a premium for Oxford on the soccer pitch. The Wildcats have fought and scrapped for points in any fashion this season. “We’ll take league points any way we can get them,” admitted second-year Oxford coach […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP: Troy blanks Clarkston; Lakers shut out Cardinal Mooney
TROY — Emily Dzik netted the hat trick and host Troy held on to third place in the OAA Red Division with a 4-0 shutout of Clarkston Tuesday. Irene Young netted the other goal and drew an assist, while Alison Holland picked up the shutout for Troy (10-1-2, 6-1-2) Katie Miller made 12 saves in […]
SOCCER: Adams blanks Rochester to move into showdown with Athens for league title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams learned a lesson watching a fellow league opponent suffer a crushing blow last season. It may turn out to pay dividends for the Highlanders. Adams watched Rochester stun Troy Athens, 4-3, in an OAA Red Division girls soccer match last May, which enabled the […]
Athens trips up Avondale to set up showdown with Rochester Adams
TROY — After opening the season with a loss, Troy Athens has been unbeatable on the soccer pitch. The third-ranked Red Hawks made it 10 straight win Tuesday night. Athens toppled Auburn Hills Avondale, 2-0, to set up a showdown at Rochester Adams Thursday night. The winner of the Red Hawks and Adams matchup on […]
Avondale holds off Notre Dame Prep
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — How does Auburn Hills Avondale try to respond from having an eight-game win streak snapped? Start a new one. The Yellowjackets, ranked fourth in Division 2, began that hopeful streak Saturday with a 3-2 non-league victory over host Pontiac Notre Dame Prep. Avondale had dropped a 2-0 […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester topples Stoney Creek; Andover trips Oxford
ROCHESTER HILLS — After dropping a 1-0 decision to Rochester Stoney Creek two weeks ago, Rochester gained its measure of revenge on the soccer pitch Tuesday, topping the cougars 1-0 in OAA Red Division play. Maddie Chilcote netted the lone goal of the game for the Falcons (4-4-2, 2-3-1), while Riayane Williams drew the assist. […]
Highlanders win Saginaw Heritage Invitational
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW TOWNSHIP — State semifinalists last season, Rochester Adams has picked up right where it left off on the soccer pitch. The Highlanders added three more wins to their total Saturday, winning three games to win the Saginaw Heritage Invitational at the Saginaw Soccer Complex. Adams, which is 8-1-2 […]
