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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Falcons soar past Adams, claim 10th straight victory

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Falcons soar past Adams, claim 10th straight victory

| February 5, 2022 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS  — Rochester girls basketball is definitely back. The unranked Falcons continued their hot streak on the court Friday by rolling past rival Rochester Adams 48-25 in the annual Crosstown Showdown at Oakland University’s O’Rena. Rochester (12-2, 9-0) remained atop the OAA White Division standings and […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stoney Creek gets defensive in district title win over Rochester

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stoney Creek gets defensive in district title win over Rochester

| March 26, 2021 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR S.M.G Wire Services and Public Relations dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Kellen James has long since come to the realization that his Rochester Stoney Creek girls basketball team is an offensive juggernaut. Far from it. The Cougars average just under 42 points a game offensively, not great numbers. This […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: OAA-White champion Stoney Creek turns attention to postseason play

GIRLS BASKETBALL: OAA-White champion Stoney Creek turns attention to postseason play

| March 21, 2021 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — What a difference a year makes. After struggling through an 7-14 record a year ago, Rochester Stoney Creek’s girls basketball program bounced back with vengeance in 2021. The OAA White Division champion Cougars are 13-1 entering Division 1 district play and enter their district […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston dials long distance to ousts rival Lake Orion

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston dials long distance to ousts rival Lake Orion

| March 6, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Without much height and inside post play, Clarkston has often relied on sharp passing and perimeter shooting to thwart opposing teams. Then there was Wednesday night. Clarkston drilled a season-high 13 three-pointers as a team and finished 13-for-32 from outside the arc in a convincing […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Second-half surge, stingy defense propels Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Second-half surge, stingy defense propels Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek

| January 25, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When in doubt, Rochester Adams simply turns up the heat. The Highlanders more than turned up the defensive thermometer in the second half and outscored Rochester Stoney Creek 30-9 over the final 16 minutes of play Friday to record a convincing 43-27 OAA Crossover victory […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stoney Creek turns up the pressure to deflate Rochester

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stoney Creek turns up the pressure to deflate Rochester

| January 26, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan ROCHESTER HILLS — In recent years, Rochester Stoney Creek’s bread and butter has been stifling defense on the basketball court.  That was on full display Friday night, as the Cougars made their debut in the annual Crosstown Showdown at Oakland University’s O’rena. Stoney Creek also […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Saginaw Heritage shuts down Clarkston to reach Final Four

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Saginaw Heritage shuts down Clarkston to reach Final Four

| March 13, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt GRAND BLANC — Saginaw Heritage made believers out of Clarkston Tuesday. The Hawks are truly one of the top teams in state in Class A. The third-ranked Hawks took control from the beginning of the game and rolled to a convincing 70-25 victory over […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Notre Dame Prep falls in regional finals

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Notre Dame Prep falls in regional finals

| March 11, 2018 | Comments (0)

TROY — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s magical run through the state tournament came to a crashing halt. the fighting Irish, who ended the regular season with a 8-11 record, came up shot to the hands of state powerhouse Birmingham Detroit Country Day, falling to the Yellowjackets 47-25, in the Class B regional finals Thursday at […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston downs Kettering for first regional title since 2005

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston downs Kettering for first regional title since 2005

| March 11, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt WEST BLOOMFIELD — Clarkston took another giant leap on the hardcourt Thursday evening. And the revenge tasted so sweet for the thirsty Wolves. Clarkston captured its first Class A regional title since 2005 with a 50-33 victory over Waterford Kettering Thursday at West […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston maintains OAA-Red lead with win over Stoney Creek

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston maintains OAA-Red lead with win over Stoney Creek

| January 26, 2018 | Comments (0)

Wolves’ Luchenbach reach 1,000 summit in win   BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickdradt CLARKSTON — Halfway through the OAA Red Division league season and Clarkston controls its own destiny. The first-place Wolves held onto sole possession of first place Friday with a 40-20 triumph over visiting Rochester Stoney Creek […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams rolls by Rochester for eight straight ‘Showdown’ win

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams rolls by Rochester for eight straight ‘Showdown’ win

| January 21, 2018 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickdradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams picked the right time to come out of a team shooting slump. The Highlanders scored a season-high of points in a 60-36 victory over arch-rival Rochester in the 12th annual Crosstown Showdown at the Oakland University O’Rena. Adams has […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Michigan Lutheran Seminary downs Our Lady of the Lakes to reach semifinals for first time

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Michigan Lutheran Seminary downs Our Lady of the Lakes to reach semifinals for first time

| March 14, 2017 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan BURTON — There is always a first for everything. For Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, the first trip to the Class D Final Four is now a reality. The unranked Cardinals, playing a schedule against mostly Class B and Class C schools, dispatched fifth-ranked Waterford Our […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: WOLL ousted by Pittsford roadblock once again in state semis

GIRLS BASKETBALL: WOLL ousted by Pittsford roadblock once again in state semis

| March 17, 2016 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans EAST LANSING — After losing in last season’s Class D state championship game, Pittsford earned a return trip. It came once again at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes’ expense. For the second straight season, top-ranked Pittsford proved too   for the fifth-ranked Lakers to overcome, […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Final Four territory: WOLL reaches Breslin Center with overtime quarterfinals win over Kingston

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Final Four territory: WOLL reaches Breslin Center with overtime quarterfinals win over Kingston

| March 16, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DAVISON — Judging by the numbers, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes has had a great track record in the Class D postseason over the course of the last decade. The Lakers have reached at least the regional finals in eight of the past nine seasons, including […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lutheran Northwest stays in MIAC title chase by chopping down Inter-City Baptist

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lutheran Northwest stays in MIAC title chase by chopping down Inter-City Baptist

| February 10, 2016 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — It has been far from a thing a beauty at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest this season, but the Crusaders are getting the right type of results on the hardcourt. Host Lutheran Northwest continued one of its best starts in school history Tuesday despite […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Youthful Lake Orion Baptist pulls away from Rochester Hills Christian

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Youthful Lake Orion Baptist pulls away from Rochester Hills Christian

| January 28, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — As young teams go, Lake Orion Baptist might be a work-in-progress. But for a team that starts three freshmen and a sophomore and boasts just one senior in its starting five, the Lions are coming along despite its youth movement. Lake Orion Baptist outworked […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holly puts the clamps down on Brando

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holly puts the clamps down on Brando

| January 23, 2016 | Comments (0)

n BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Kaitlyn Smith, Paige Reid and Jenna Pepper made sure that nothing would go wrong in their house Friday night. Every time Ortonville Brandon made a run in the first half, the Holly trio responded with clutch play. The Bronchos ended up posting a convincing […]

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Defensive minded Adams swarms Rochester

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Defensive minded Adams swarms Rochester

| January 16, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR       dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Sometimes one team just has another’s number. Such as the case for Rochester Adams in its girls basketball rivalry with Rochester. The Highlanders continued their recent dominance over the Falcons, posting a 58-27 OAA crossover victory Friday over shorthanded Rochester in […]

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