Tag: "high school softball"
FRIDAY’S SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Athens sweeps Andover; Northwest edges Stoney Creek
TROY — Behind a pair offensive explosions and sterling pitching performances, Troy Athens swept Bloomfield Hills Andover Friday. The Red Hawks soared past Andover 14-0 and 10-0 to move to 2-2 overall. In the opener, Haley Zemmer fanned 12 Barons, walked two and allowed just one hit over six innings of work. Melissa Palmer was 5-for-5, […]
WEDNESDAY’S SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester, Lake Orion post twinbill split; Clarkston, Troy post sweeps
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester and Lake Orion failed to gain the upper edge on one another, as the two split their OAA crossover softball twinbill Wednesday. Rochester won the opener, 8-2, with Lake Orion taking the nightcap, 9-2. In Game 1, Rochester collected 11 hits and scored five runs in the fourth and three more […]
MONDAY’S SOFTBALL: Oxford opens with sweep of Berkley
OXFORD — Wins were hard to come by last spring for Oxford’s softball program. The Wildcats are trying to amend for a season of misfortune. The first chapter of its hopeful comeback came Monday afternoon, where the Wildcats opened the season with a 14-5, 12-5 double-header sweep of visiting Berkley. Kyla Kurczewski gained the […]
SOFTBALL: Troy sweeps Rochester Adams
ROCHESTER HILLS — A year ago Rochester Adams swept Troy off the softball field. The Colts returned the favor Tuesday. Troy posted a double-header OAA crossover sweep, winning Game by a 7-2 count before taking the nightcap, 9-3. Kamryn LaCarter finished a perfect 4-fior-4 and scored a pair of runs in the opener, while Jessie […]
Eight local softball players earn All-State honors
Eight softball players with local ties were named to the 2011 Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association All-State teams, recently released across the state. There were five players from Division 1 and three from Division 4 that hail from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area that earned All-State accolades. On the Division 1 All-State First Team were […]
ALL-OAA SOFTBALL TEAMS 2011
ALL-OAA SOFTBALL TEAMS 2011 ALL-OAA RED DIVISION FINAL STANDINGS — 1. North Farmington (10-0-0); 2. Lake Orion (6-3-1); 3. Clarkston (6-4-0); 4. Troy (5-4-1); 5. Oxford (2-8-0); 6. West Bloomfield (1-9-0). ALL-RED DIVISION TEAM — Megan Keller, North Farmington fr. SS; Katie Creighton, North Farmington fr. 2B; Katy Severson, North Farmington jr. P-1B; Kaitlyn Kendall, […]
2011 ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: All-around talents heat up the diamond
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com The 2011 softball season was definitely a year of transition for teams across the state of Michigan. With the pitcher’s circle being pushed back three feet to be the same distance as college, offensive numbers were up significantly while pitching numbers dropped at many schools as those pitchers adapted […]
AOTW: She’s legit: Northwest’s Thompson rises to stardom despite small-school tag
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — It didn’t take very long for Kirsten Thompson to prove that she belonged at the varsity level. She became one of the top players at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest early in her freshman year. That was only three short years ago. Since then, Thompson has also […]
Back on track: Anchor Bay holds off Troy to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com MADISON HEIGHTS — New Baltimore Anchor Bay is back at full strength. That could be the final piece of the puzzle in the softball season’s final week of the season for the Tars. Anchor Bay returned Lauren Podroski from a five-week hiatus from a wrist injury and the Tars […]
Top-ranked USA sinks Lakers in quarterfinals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SAGINAW — Steve Troy felt his softball team had to play perfect Tuesday in order to have a chance against top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing Area — and for a moment, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes had the Patriots on ropes. In the end, Unionville-Sebewaing proved too much to overcome, as […]
WOLL wins first softball regional since 2006
— STAFF REPORTS WATERFORD — Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes is back on the rise to glory. The Lakers’ softball team took the nest step by claiming its first regional championship Saturday in five years on its home field. The Lakers defeated Portland St. Patrick, 12-4, for the title. WOLL advances to the state […]
SOFTBALL: Lakers receive little resistance in district, rollover Northwest, Oakland Christian
ROCHESTER HILLS — Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes is making a comeback on the softball diamond. The Lakers advanced to the Division 4 regional Saturday with a pair of mercy wins, taking down host Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 12-2, in the semifinals and Auburn hills Oakland Christian, 14-0, in a D-4 district finals. Locked […]
Underdog Troy wins fifth straight softball district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com UTICA — Playing in the underdog role is something that Troy has not been accustomed to in recent years, but it’s a role that the Colts are playing to perfection on the softball diamond. Unlike in the past decade-plus-years, Troy wasn’t a heavy favorite at Saturday’s Division 1 softball […]
Clarkston, Troy split softball twinbill
TROY — Clarkston and Troy wrapped up the OAA Red Division softball season Wednesday with a double-header split in Troy. Clarkston won the opener 9-1, with the host Colts earning a win in the nightcap, 11-1. Shauna Siwicki went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Liz Zezula finished 4-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored […]
Freshmen impressive in debut as Athens sweeps Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Troy Athens has been down in softball the past few years. There are some signs of hope for the Red Hawks. With some key returnees and a highly-touted freshman class, Athens opened up the 2011 softball season with a 9-2, 16-1 OAA crossover sweep Wednesday over visiting […]
