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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Avondale opens up D-1 tournament with sweep of Waterford Mott

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Avondale opens up D-1 tournament with sweep of Waterford Mott

| November 3, 2020 | Comments (0)

WATERFORD — Auburn Hills Avondale opened up Division 1 state tournament play with a 3-0 sweep of Waterford Mott. The Yellowjackets posted a 25-18, 25-15, 25-16 triumph to advance to the district semifinals. Avondale will face Troy at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mott. Emily Beckas lad Avondale with six aces. Mackenzie Down had 27 assists […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion opens tourney with swift sweep of Waterford Kettering

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion opens tourney with swift sweep of Waterford Kettering

| November 3, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Coming off back to back trips to the Class A/Division 1 Final Four, including the 2018 state championship, Lake Orion took the first step in that same direction Monday night as the state tournament kicked off across the state. The Dragons, honorable mention in the […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Palazzolo-led Eisenhower outlasts Stoney Creek in five-set thriller

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Palazzolo-led Eisenhower outlasts Stoney Creek in five-set thriller

| November 2, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SHELBY TWP. — When in doubt, Utica Eisenhower has a simple philosophy. Go to Sydney Palazzolo. The 6-foot-2 middle hitter slammed 40 kills Monday night, and was at her best in Game 1, Game 2 and the deciding Game 5 in leading the fifth-ranked Eagles to a […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep caps regular season with quad sweep

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep caps regular season with quad sweep

| October 30, 2020 | Comments (0)

PONTIAC — Behind a dominating performance, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep capped the regular season Thursday with a quad sweep at home over Plymouth, Walled Lake Northern and Bloomfield Hills. The Irish are now 32-9-0 and enter the Division 2 postseason on a six-game streak. Notre Dame Prep opened up with a swift 25-10, 25-11 sweep […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Holly sweeps Gabriel Richard

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Holly sweeps Gabriel Richard

| October 30, 2020 | Comments (0)

HOLLY — Holly continued one of its best regular seasons in school history, topping Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 3-0. The Broncos prevailed in the three sets, 25-15, 25-22, 25-22. Nicole Jewell, Sarah Jewell and Delaney Jenkinson each had three aces to lead Holly. Jewell hammed eight kills, Paige Weeder added six kills and one aces, […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep advances fifth Final Four

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep advances fifth Final Four

| November 20, 2019 | Comments (0)

ST. CLAIR — Perhaps Pontiac Notre Dame Prep doesn’t rebuild. The Fighting Irish simply reload. After losing eight regular players off the 2017 state championship and 2018 state runner-up squads, including most oil its offensive firepower, Notre Dame Prep is heading into the final weekend of the season once again on fire. The fifth-ranked team […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lutheran Northwest falls in state quarterfinals to Valley Lutheran

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lutheran Northwest falls in state quarterfinals to Valley Lutheran

| November 20, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BURTON — Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest’s journey has ended in the state quarterfinals. And it was Lutheran school rival earning its first Final Four bid in the process. Saginaw Valley Lutheran advanced to the Division 3 Final Four for the first time by sweeping unranked Lutheran Northwest […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Top-ranked Grand Rapids Christian sweeps defending champion Notre Dame Prep for first state crown

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Top-ranked Grand Rapids Christian sweeps defending champion Notre Dame Prep for first state crown

| November 17, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — Grand Rapids Christian can finally call itself a state champion. The Eagles, the top-ranked school in the newly-created Division 2, captured their first state title in their first championship game appearance with a convincing victory Saturday night at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena. Grand Rapids Christian […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion sweeps Stoney Creek for first regional title since 2011

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion sweeps Stoney Creek for first regional title since 2011

| November 9, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Revenge can be sweet. Especially when it comes in the state tournament. After falling to Rochester Stoney Creek in an OAA Red Division showdown one month ago, Lake Orion gained its measure of revenge on the Cougars with a 3-0 sweep in the Division 1 […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CLASS B SEMIFINALS: No. 1 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep cruises past Fruitport to reach state finals

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CLASS B SEMIFINALS: No. 1 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep cruises past Fruitport to reach state finals

| November 17, 2017 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt BATTLE CREEK  — All in an hour’s work and all by reaching out to the hot hand. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep dispatched unranked Fruitport Friday in the Class B state semifinals in the form of a 25-15, 25-9, 25-14 sweep at Kellogg Arena to […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep’s pulls away from Corunna to advance to Final Four

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep’s pulls away from Corunna to advance to Final Four

| November 14, 2017 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt IMLAY CITY  — Like a runaway train, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s volleyball team is picking up an unstoppable pace down the rails. After cruising to a Class B regional title last week with sweeps of state-ranked No. 9 Marysville and No. 2 North Branch, […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian advances to state finals for first time in school history

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian advances to state finals for first time in school history

| November 19, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BATTLE CREEK — After several near misses, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian will finally have the chance to play on the final day of the season. The sixth-ranked Lancers earned the right by rallying for past Rogers City 3-1 Friday in the Class D state semifinal at Battle […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian cruises to regional title

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Oakland Christian cruises to regional title

| November 11, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MARINE CTY — After two years of walking off the volleyball court empty-handed, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s senior-laden team seemed determined to make sure the third time was truly a charm. The Class D sixth-ranked Lancers, who spent the last five school years up in Class C […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Third-ranked North Branch outlasts No. 2 Notre Dame Prep in regional thriller

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Third-ranked North Branch outlasts No. 2 Notre Dame Prep in regional thriller

| November 9, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans IMLAY CITY — Having North Branch and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep face off in a state tournament showdown is kind of like a box of chocolates — you truly never know what you might get in the end. After another assortment of a 1-hour, 58-minute classic tourney […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Knockout blow: Clarkston ousts Lake Orion in five-game thriller for district crown

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Knockout blow: Clarkston ousts Lake Orion in five-game thriller for district crown

| November 4, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Momentum can be a strange animal in the sport of volleyball. The moment you feel you have it, a play can quickly develop and spin the pendulum the other way faster than one can say the first string of letters in the alphabet. Ask […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep captures 10th straight district crown, 19th in 23 years

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep captures 10th straight district crown, 19th in 23 years

| November 4, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep is headed back to familiar territory. The Fighting Irish captured their 10 straight Class B district championship Friday — also the school’s 19th in 23 years — with a 3-0 sweep of Macomb Lutheran North in a district final at […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep advances to district finals for 21st straight season

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep advances to district finals for 21st straight season

| November 4, 2016 | Comments (0)

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Showcasing another dominating performance Thursday, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep advanced to the Class B district finals for the 21st straight season with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Clawson at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood. The Irish posted a 21-11, 25-10, 25-8 victory over the Trojans to earn a district finals date with Macomb Lutheran […]

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Eisenhower delivers sharp dagger in district sweep of Rochester

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Eisenhower delivers sharp dagger in district sweep of Rochester

| November 4, 2016 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — With a potential district rematch with Rochester Stoney Creek looming, Utica Eisenhower did not want to get caught looking ahead, especially considering the Eagles had to defeat a league champion to earn a date in the district finals. No worries for Ike coach Caitlin […]

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