Tag: "high school boys soccer"
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Falcons end skid by downing Crestwood
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester ending a 0-5-1 skid and scored a season-high of goals in downing Dearborn Heights Crestwood, 5-1, Saturday in a non-league boys soccer game. Rochester, which was outscored 23-5 in its winless streak, scored three times in the first half and tacked on two more goals in the second half. Sophomore Evan […]
Lancers turn back No. 1 Roeper a second time
AUBURN HILLS — Twice this season, Birmingham Roeper took over the No. 1 spot in the Division 4 boys soccer state rankings. Twice this season, the Roughriders’ next opponent after reaching the summit was Auburn Hills Oakland Christian. Any guesses to whom Roeper’s second loss came to on Tuesday. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, which dipped […]
Troy explodes early, clinches league title share with win over Lahser
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Troy free kick specialist Zach Doepke hadn’t nailed a set piece goal in a while. Bloomfield Hills Lahser’s goalie gave him the perfect shot. Doepke was one of five different Colts to score Tuesday in a 5-2 victory over Lahser that clinched at least a share […]
Holly keeps slim FML hopes alive with 5-0 rout of Lapeer West
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY— Mathematically, Holly is still in the Flint Metro League boys soccer race. With a little help, the Bronchos could even steal a slice of the championship pie if the bounces go their way. Holly made sure it did its part Monday night at the Carl Richter Stadium. The […]
Dombrowski’s game-winner lifts Athens past Avondale
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Since opening the season with a 0-2 record, Troy Athens has found multiple different ways to win on the soccer pitch. The Red Hawks found a little flair in the waning moments Thursday to slip past Auburn Hills Avondale. Athens, which is 8-1-1 in its last […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Oxford blanks Lapeer West; Troy, Holly post 0-0 draw
OXFORD — Oxford broke open a tight game with three second half goals and posted a 4-0 shutout of visiting Lapeer West Thursday in a non-conference boys soccer team. Paul Tomaka scored in the first half and opened the second half with another goal for the Wildcats (8-3-2). Rolly Giberson and Marco Bonfiglio also scored, […]
Stoney Creek finds blue collar attitude in drawing even with Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Adam Bican has been working hard to infiltrate a much-needed blue collar work mentality into his Rochester Stoney Creek boys soccer team. Finally, such a work ethic is starting to appear on the pitch with the Cougars. Stoney Creek, which started the season with a losing […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Clarkston explodes on Rochester; Athens blanks Lake Orion
CLARKSTON — Behind three goals in each half, Clarkston came out of its scoring slump in a major way, topping Rochester 6-2 in a OA Red Division boys soccer match Tuesday. The Wolves only led 3-2 at the half on tallies by Nick Dahl, Jordan Keift and Brad Schultz, the latter that put Clarkston up […]
BOYS SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Unranked Athens picking up steam
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, it was hard not to picture Troy Athens as one of the state’s top teams when it comes to boys soccer. Over the past three decades, few teams have logged more weeks in the top 10 than the Red Hawks. In the […]
VanNoord’s hat trick lifts Oakland Christian past Everest Collegiate
AUBURN HILLS — Sophomore John VanNoord scored three goals Saturday and that was part of a six-goal outburst by Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, as the Lancers rolled over Clarkston Everest Collegiate, 6-0, in a non-conference boys soccer match. VanNoord scored the final three goals for Division 4 third-ranked Oakland Christian (9-1-1-). Daniel Smith added two […]
Lake Orion drops Mott; Troy rolls over Utica Ford
LAKE ORION — Jacob Sims scored a pair of goals with an assists in leading Lake Orion to a 4-1 boys soccer non-league victory over Waterford Mott. Justin Anderson and Angel Hererra both added a goal and an assist for the Dragons. TROY 4, UTICA FORD 1: Troy raced out to a 3-0 lead after […]
Athens posts clean sheet in Heugh’s return to Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Coaching against Rochester has some special meaning for Todd Heugh — and in more ways than one. The first-year Troy Athens boys soccer coach spent six seasons on the Falcons’ sidelines coaching Rochester’s boys (2000-05), while he also coached the Falcons’ girls program for 11 seasons […]
Colts regroup to blank North Farmington
TROY — One day after suffering its first loss of the season, Troy bounced back and accomplished what it does best: record a shutout win. The Colts toppled visiting North Farmington, 2-0, in an OAA Crossover game to move to 8-1-0 on the year. Troy had now pitched seven shutouts and surrendered only three goals […]
Adams stuns top-ranked Troy
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams was able to accomplish something on the soccer pitch Tuesday against Troy that no other team has been able to do against the Colts this season: Score a goal within the regular flow of a game. Previously, Troy had only given up a first-half […]
BOYS SOCCER: Oakland Christian blanks top-ranked Roeper
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BIRMIGNHAM — Three times in the past decade, Birmingham Roeper has knocked off Auburn Hills Oakland Christian when it was the No. 1-ranked team boys soccer team in the state in the small-school division. On Tuesday, Oakland Christian gained a measure of revenge on the Roughriders. Oakland Christian, ranked […]
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 […]
Little settled: Rochester, Stoney Creek battle to draw
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Recording a tie in sports against a rival is not often a welcomed commodity. In fact, it has often been considered much like kissing your sister or even as worse as a defeat, as there are no bragging rights earned at the conclusion of the contest. […]
Tough cube to solve: Top-ranked Colts stymie rival Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— Solving Troy’s defense is like trying to solve the Rubix Cube. It’s always a tough nut to crack. Troy Athens became the latest victim to learn that reality Thursday. Troy picked up a goal in the 63rd minute and the defense did its part, as the Division 1 […]
