Tag: "high school boys soccer"
BOYS SOCCER: Unpredictable Athens rallies to trip up Adams
DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Todd Heugh openly admits that he doesn’t know what to expect from his Troy Athens boys soccer team this sdason. Perhaps the second-year coach learned a thing or two about his side Tuesday. The Red Hawks found a way to fight back from a […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Rochester, Everest open with wins
ROCHESTER — For the first time since the mid-2000s, Rochester has entered the boys soccer season with high expectations. The Falcons proved just why on Tuesday night in their season opener with Waterford Kettering. Rochester scored five goals in the first half and added two second-half markers in recording a 7-0 shutout of the visiting […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy takes opener over Western, 4-2
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — There was an air of change before the Troy soccer team opened its season Monday night athome. Head coach Brian Zawislak did not coach because of the birth of his second daughter early Sunday morning, the Colts returned only three starters from last year’s team and […]
BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW: Even with defections, Troy hopes to remain among state’s best
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Losing four top underclassmen would deplete most soccer programs. Not Troy. The Colts just go to the next man up. “Fortunately, in Troy, someone steps up and does the job,” Troy coach Brian Zawislak said. “We’re not short of talent here. I think it’s the […]
2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SOCCER TEAM: Gifted players deliver on the pitch
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com One state championship team. One state runner-up squad. Three more teams in the Final Four. One additional team in the Elite Eight. That […]
2011 ALL-OAA BOYS SOCCER TEAMS
2011 ALL-OAA BOYS SOCCER TEAMS ALL-OAA RED DIVISION DIVISION STANDINGS — 1. Troy; 2. Troy Athens; 3. Rochester Adams; 4. Clarkston; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek; 6. Bloomfield Hills Lahser; 7. Rochester; 8. Lake Orion. Bloomfield Hills Lahser — Keegan Kelly, Connaugh McLaughlin, Michael Rietmyer; Clarkston — Spencer Pawlik, Connor Bright, Nick Dahl, Jordan Kleft; Lake […]
2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS SOCCER TEAM: Gifted players deliver on the pitch
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com One state championship team. One state runner-up squad. Three more teams in the Final Four. One additional team in the Elite Eight. That is just the beginning of the of some of the success put forth by boys soccer teams and individuals this past fall inside the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage […]
Finishing on top: Avondale rallies past Spring Lake for D-2 state soccer title
Editor’s Note: To view a photo gallery from this event, please visit NOS photographer Larry McKee at www.lmckeephotography.com. Have video of this event? E-Mail Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Dave Muczynski told Danny Swanson to put some pace on his late-game free kick and the senior […]
Avondale-Spring Lake finals match to showcase teams that are splitting image of one another on soccer pitch
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — When Auburn Hills Avondale and Spring Lake take the soccer pitch Saturday at Troy Athens, it will be almost like looking into a mirror. “I think they are a lot like us,” said Auburn Hills Avondale boys soccer coach Dave Muczynski. “That will make it very interesting.” […]
Final Four Roadblock: Inter-City continues postseason mastery of Oakland Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — It’s safe to say that Allen Park Inter-City Baptist has Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s mark. Not only have the top-ranked chargers defeated the eighth-ranked Lancer three times this season, but are now 4-0 lifetime against Oakland Christian in the state semifinals round. The latest chapter in Inter-City’s […]
Grand Haven edges Troy 1-0 to advance to first state final
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLT — Scoring chances in a tight game sometimes can be few and far between. So when the rare opportunity came for Grand Haven’s Jacob VanderLaan, he made the most of it. The Jacob VanderLaan knocked in a rebound only 29 seconds into the second half Wednesday, and the […]
All the Russ: Avondale midfielder scores game-winner to lift Yellowjackets into first state title game
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — As an outside midfielder, Skyler Russ’ job is not normally scoring high volumes of goals or scoring goal at all. The junior midfielder goes about his business on the pitch, marking up other players while helping his team bring the ball in the attack, looking for […]
Avondale-Andover semifinal match has an all-OAA feel
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — This season there will truly be a new state champion in the Division 2 boys soccer tournament. Three of the four schools that are in the Final Four have never reached this point, having captured their first-ever regional crowns last weekend. A fourth member of the […]
MHSAA Boys Soccer State Semifinals Pairings
MHSAA Boys Soccer State Semifinals Pairings Below are the 2011 MHSAA Boys Soccer state semifinals pairings. All games are set for Nov. 2. DIVISION 1 Semifinal 1 at Holt, 6 p.m. Grand Haven vs. Troy Semifinal 2 at Farmington, 6 p.m. Plymouth Canton vs. Warren DeLaSalle DIVISION 2 Semifinal 3 at Plainwell, 6 p.m. Mattawan vs. Spring […]
The MIAC tradition: Oakland Christian, Inter-City Baptist enter familiar territory with semifinal matchup
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — It’s a safe bet to say that a school from the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference will make a run in the boys soccer Division 4 tournament each year. It’s almost a tradition. For the 17th straight campaign, at least one current member school of the MIAC […]
Troy-Grand Haven semifinals match squares off two unfamiliar foes
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Both Troy and Grand Haven have both had teams make long tournament runs in the past, and have combined for seven Final Four appearances including this season. The two together make for an interesting pairing, when they meet in the Division 1 boys soccer state semifinals Wednesday at 6 […]
Overtime goal sends DeLaSalle past Athens for regional crown
STERLING HEIGHTS — As overtime games in the postseason often go, it’s normally just one play that can separate a team from the opposition. Warren DeLaSalle proved that Saturday afternoon at Sterling Heights Stevenson. The top-ranked Pilots upended unranked Troy Athens, 1-0, in double overtime to claim a Division 1 regional championship and advance to […]
Back on top: Faith Baptist rallies past Rochester Hills Christian for MACS soccer title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Three days after unseating defending state champions Troy Bethany Christian from its throne, Davison Faith Baptist proved that it was no fluke on the soccer pitch on the 2011 season’s final day. The Eagles won their fourth Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I state title in […]
