Tag: "Grand Blanc Boys Soccer"
BOYS SOCCER: Detroit Catholic Central edges Clarkston; Novi blanks Grand Blanc
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WEST BLOOMFIELD — This time around Novi Detroit Catholic Central would settle for nothing short of a victory. After a regular season that unfortunately featured seven forfeited wins and a draw against Clarkston, seventh-ranked Catholic Central made sure it kept its postseason hopes alive with a 2-1 […]
BOYS SOCCER: Grand Blanc holds off Oxford for district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GRAND BLANC — Graduating 15 players and still perform at a high level is never easy. Somehow Grand Blanc has done just that on the soccer pitch. State semifinalists a year ago in Division 1, the unranked Bobcats advanced to the regional semifinals with a 2-1 district […]
BOYS SOCCER: Walled Lake Central upsets Rochester in shootout; Grand Blanc edges Midland Dow in OT
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt FLINT — It wasn’t until the opening week of the postseason that Walled Lake Central even broke into the Division 1 top 20. Now the Vikings are surely on everyone’s radar. Ranked 15th, Walled Lake Central took 10th-ranked Rochester, a state semifinalist last […]
BOYS SOCCER: Final Four-bound: Rochester slips past Grand Blanc to win first regional crown since 2002
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Grant Ellison had but one chance Thursday evening and the sophomore seized it. Ellison scored the biggest goal of his high school career and it was enough to lift Rochester to a 1-0 victory over Grand Blanc in a Division 1 regional final at […]
BOYS SOCCER: Oxford downs Grand Blanc, wins first district crown as D-1 school
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — Oxford’s magical season continues. The unranked and unheralded Wildcats picked up one of its biggest wins in recent memory, topping state powerhouse Grand Blanc, 2-1, Saturday in the district finals at Lapeer High School. The win marked Oxford’s first district title as a […]
BOYS SOCCER: Clarkston stuns previously-unbeaten Grand Blanc for district crown
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BOYS SOCCER: Grand Blanc’s late rally helps Bobcats upset Stoney Creek
C.J.ROLAK CORRESPONDENT TROY — What a difference six weeks can make. After being blanked by fourth-ranked Rochester Stoney Creek, 4-0, back in early-September, Grand Blanc had the last laugh in Tuesday’s Division 1 boys soccer regional semifinal at Troy High School. The unranked Bobcats rallied back from a late, 3-1 deficit to upset Stoney Creek, […]
BOYS SOCCER: Lake Orion upsets Clarkston; Grand Blanc edges Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Revenge can be sweet. It can be even better in the postseason. Lake Orion enjoyed the sweet taste of revenge Thursday in its Division 1 district semifinal at Oxford. After losing to arch-rival Clarkston 3-1 only two weeks ago, the unheralded Dragons continued their […]
WEDNESDAY’S DISTRICT ROUNDUP: Davison outs Clarkston in shootout; Grand Blanc blanks Lake Orion; Troy rolls Mott
GRAND BLANC — A steady downpour is the most lethal equalizer in a soccer game. It worked perfect for Davison Wednesday night. The Cardinals, enjoying one of its best seasons to date, were outshot by a sizable margin by Clarkston during Wednesday’s Division 1 district semifinal at Grand Blanc. Davison fended off the Wolves for […]
MONDAY’S ROUNDUP: Suhajda’s game-winner helps Cougars upset No. 9 Grand Blanc; Athens deges Salem
GRAND BLANC — Grand Blanc has perhaps the state’s best soccer player. The Bobcats are a state powerhouse program listed as honorable mention in the Division 1 state rankings and even reached the Final Four last season. Rochester Stoney Creek is an injury-riddled soccer team that has not played up to expectations so far this […]
