Tag: "girls volleyball"
Parks, Colts prey on Falcons
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net BIRMINGHAM — Olivia Parks rebounded from a one-game slump in a big way, hammering kill after kill. The result was a sweep for her Troy volleyball team. The victim was Birmingham Groves. Parks, a sophomore, had 14 kills to lead the Colts to a 25-16, 25-19, 25-12 OAA White […]
Lake Orion finishes second at Portage Central tourney
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PORTAGE — Lake Orion made a push to climb the girls volleyball rankings in Class A this week. The Dragons, who are ranked ninth, finished second at Saturday’s Portage Central Invitational, going 6-1-0 on the day. In that stretch, Lake Orion finished 5-1 against other state-ranked teams. The Dragons, […]
State-ranked Wolves rally to bite Farmington; Oakland Christian sweeps Inter-City
CLARKSTON — The first loss of the season came Saturday for Clarkston. But the seventh-ranked Wolves are still perfect in OAA Red Division play. The three-time defending conference champs found themselves in a deficit for the first time in conference play this season but still found time to upend visiting Farmington, 3-1, in girls volleyball […]
TUESDAY’S VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Troy avenges Avondale; Oakland Christian slams Lutheran Northwest
TROY — Last November, Auburn Hills Avondale opened up the Class A girls volleyball tournament with a victory over Troy. Nearly 10 months later, the Colts gained their long-awaited revenge on the Yellowjakcets. Troy posted a 25-11, 25-20 and 25-18 sweep of visiting Avondale on Tuesday in the OAA White Division opener for both teams. […]
VOLLEYBALL: Lutheran North outlasts Notre Dame Prep
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — There is a first time for everything. A huge first came Tuesday night for Macomb Lutheran North on the volleyball court. The Mustangs ventured into Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s gym and outlasted the Fighting Irish 3-2 in a CHSL AA Division volleyball match. After being on its […]
Notre Dame Prep falls in semis of Berkley Invite
BERKLEY — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep went undefeated in pool play and advanced to the semifinals of the Berkley Invitational round before falling to Farmington Harrison, 25-15, 25-22. In pool play, Fighting Irish knocked off Southfield (25-13, 25-15), Ferndale (25-21, 25-22) and Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart (25-16 25-14), while NDP swept Southfield (25-10, 25-18) in the quarterfinals. Senior […]
Troy Bethany Christian hopes to regain FBAC volleyball crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— It is not a right of passage, but it is often expected that Troy Bethany Christian will win a conference championship each season in volleyball. So when the Bruins finished second a year ago, it almost seemed like a painful hiccup. Bethany Christian finished 6-2 in the Fundamental […]
2010 ALL-OAA VOLEYBALL TEAM
ALL-OAA RED DIVISION Bloomfield Hills Lahser: Kristen Okuniewski; Birmingham Seaholm: Paige Neuenfeldt, Sara Olivova, Alex Gothard; Clarkston: Allison Reis, Alexis Egler, Stephanie Marani, Maddie Lightfoot; Farmington: Kelli Young, Natalie Petrella; Lake Orion: Shannon Murdock, Maddie Hutchinson; North Farmington: Kaitlyn Krause, Kaitlyn Shoepner; Rochester: Erin Leppek; Troy: Monique Nuguyen; Troy Athens: Maggie Leone; ALL-OAA WHITE DIVISION […]