Tag: "MHSAA Division 1 Boys Soccer Districts"
BOYS SOCCER: Clarkston once again delivers knockout blow to Rochester Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — It’s safe to say that Clarkston really does have Rochester Adams’ number. For the fourth time in five seasons the Wolves ousted Adams from the Division 1 state tournament, this time coming in the form of a 2-0 victory Thursday in a pre-district contest. It […]
BOYS SOCCER: Eisenhower gains its revenge on Lake Orion
LAKE ORION — Stake any team with a two-goal lead inside the first 3:19 of a soccer match is never a good idea. Utica Eisenhower did just that a year ago in its Division 1 district semifinals game with Lake Orion. The Eagles lost that match 2-0 to the Dragons to see their 2019 season […]
BOYS SOCCER: Berkley rallies back to oust Troy in pre-district
BY DAN STICKRADT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instgram: stickradtdan TROY — Berkley has enjoyed its best season in school history this fall. The Bears don’t plan on it ending just yet. Fifth-ranked Berkley rallied back from a 1-0 halftime deficit Monday to defeat host Troy, 2-1, in a Division 1 pre-district. “We don’t want this to […]
BOYS SOCCER: Rochester rallies past Clarkston to claim second straight district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester’s boys soccer team is very thankful these days that it has a three-sport athlete playing in goal. Luke Kastran made a difference Friday night for the Division 1 10th-ranked Falcons. Host Rochester tested its mettle and rallied past Clarkston, […]
BOYS SOCCER: Rochester blanks Stoney Creek in district showdown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — With each passing game, Rochester hopes to prove the theory that defense does win championships. The Falcons moved to one win away from repeating as a Division 1 district champion with perhaps their best effort to date. The host Falcons […]
BOYS SOCCER: Clarkston cruises past Oxford to reach district finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Clarkston made sure there was no monumental letdown in its district semifinal match against Oxford Wednesday. Even if the Wolves’ coaching staff felt their team was far off its best game. Two days after upsetting three-time OAA Red Division champion […]
BOYS SOCCER: Troy gains it revenge on Seaholm
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt TROY — A year ago, Troy saw its season come to an unexpected end following a 1-0 overtime loss to Birmingham Seaholm. This time around, Troy made sure there would be no heartbreak. The Colts, who fell out of the Division 1 rankings […]
BOYS SOCCER: Full-strength Stoney Creek dams up Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s no secret that Rochester Stoney Creek has faced some adversity on the soccer pitch this season. The unranked Cougars fought through the first half of the campaign decimated with injuries, playing one game minus seven starters. Plus Stoney Creek […]
BOYS SOCCER: Clarkston has Adams’ number to ousts Highlanders
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt CLARKSTON — It’s safe to say that Clarkston has Rochester Adams’ number on the soccer pitch. The unranked Wolves pulled off the upset of Adams in a Division 1 pre-district Monday — the second straight season Clarkston pulled off that feat. This time […]
BOYS SOCCER: Rochester stuns Stoney Creek to win first district title since 2007
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Social media can serve as a platform of motivation to the opposition when athletes and parents talk trash and somewhat guarantee victory in a high stakes game. Rochester caught wind of such chants and served noticed that the Falcons are far from a “junior-varsity B […]
BOYS SOCCER: Utica Ford rallies past Troy Athens for district title
TROY — Troy Athens committed the cardinal sin on the soccer pitch Saturday: Yielding three goals after building a 2-0 advantage in a district final. It turned out to be a lethal injection. Fourth-ranked Utica Ford was the team that spoiled the Red Hawks’ postseason plans, rallying for a 3-2 victory over host Athens […]
BOYS SOCCER: Adams trips up Stoney Creek for 10th district crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — A year after winning the school’s first state title in 1999, members of Rochester Adams boys soccer team started a fad that each member of the state tournament roster would die his hair in blonde to signal team unity. Perhaps there is something […]
BOYS SOCCER: Athens exercises demons with shootout win over Utica Ford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Troy Athens saw a magical season come to an abrupt end last October after opening the campaign with 20 straight wins. The Red Hawks were ranked No. 1 in the state, captured the coveted OAA Red Division title with a perfect record and […]
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 upsets fifth-ranked Walled Lake Northern in shootout
WATERFORD — Clarkston proved that its not how you start, but how you finish. After trailing Walled Lake Northern for long stretches Saturday in a Division 1 district final at Waterford Mott, the Wolves rallied for a 2-1 victory over the fifth-ranked Knights to win their second straight district crown. Clarkston (11-6-5) tallied a […]
BOYS SOCCER: Eisenhower pulls upset of Rochester Stoney Creek; Avondale edges Brandon
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoakalandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Utica Eisenhower made some defensive adjustments of the soccer pitch a few weeks ago. It is paying dividends in the postseason. The unranked Eagles posted its third straight shutout Thursday and second straight in the postseason, posting a 2-0 upset of OAA Red […]
BOYS SOCCER: Clarkston stuns previously-unbeaten Grand Blanc for district crown
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