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BOYS SOCCER: Rochester stuns Stoney Creek to win first district title since 2007

BOYS SOCCER: Rochester stuns Stoney Creek to win first district title since 2007

| October 22, 2016 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Rochester collects 12th shutout in rout of Waterford Mott; Stoney Creek rolls Kettering; Lake Orion blanks rival Oxford

BOYS SOCCER: Rochester collects 12th shutout in rout of Waterford Mott; Stoney Creek rolls Kettering; Lake Orion blanks rival Oxford

| October 18, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Over the past couple of years, Rochester had its fair share of struggles in the goalkeeping department. That has changed this season. Behind the much-improved play of Brad Carlson and Luke Kastran, the Falcons have posted their best record in a decade and are […]

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BOYS SOCCER:  Casualty of War: Clarkston stuns No. 5 Rochester Adams

BOYS SOCCER: Casualty of War: Clarkston stuns No. 5 Rochester Adams

| October 17, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — At 5-foot-8, Noah Bridgeman might have been one of the smallest players on the soccer pitch Monday night. With the way the Clarkston sophomore goalkeeper performed, he might as well have been an age-old Redwood tree hovering up near the clouds. Bridgeman stood tall […]

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BOYS SOCCER: What can ‘Brown’ do for you? Adams senior goalkeeper delivers in clutch to become best in school history

BOYS SOCCER: What can ‘Brown’ do for you? Adams senior goalkeeper delivers in clutch to become best in school history

| October 17, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — One player’s departure was a blessing in disguise for Dylan Brown. When Brown was a freshman at Rochester Adams, the Highlanders’ returning goalkeeper, Spencer Ward, opted to play with the Vardar Academy and not for Adams for the remainder of his high school days. […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Rochester Adams blanks Troy Athens to clinch OAA-Red title

BOYS SOCCER: Rochester Adams blanks Troy Athens to clinch OAA-Red title

| October 12, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Last year, Rochester Adams had a chance to capture the OAA Red Division title outright before a couple of late-season mishaps ended up with the Highlanders tying for the title along with Clarkston. This year there will be no more sharing. Fifth-ranked Adams made quite […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Avondale clinches OAA-White title; Rochester schools, Athens engage in battle for OAA-Red crown

BOYS SOCCER: Avondale clinches OAA-White title; Rochester schools, Athens engage in battle for OAA-Red crown

| October 10, 2016 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Five years ago, Auburn Hills Avondale made an improbable run to its first boys soccer Division 2 state title. With a senior-heavy team ranked in the top 10 in D-2 this season, coach Doug Steinard hopes that the Yellowjackets can find the same magic as […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Canton edges Adams to reach state final

BOYS SOCCER: Canton edges Adams to reach state final

| November 5, 2015 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR DAn.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — David McGrath was given a call to duty Wednesday night — on short notice. The sophomore goalkeeper still delivered in his brief few minutes on the soccer pitch. McGrath, who did not play in regulation or overtime, made a save in a shootout and […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Adams edges Utica Ford for second straight regional crown

BOYS SOCCER: Adams edges Utica Ford for second straight regional crown

| November 1, 2015 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FRASER — In a tightly-contested regional final game, Josh Hickey did not want anyone else to stand between the pipes other than Dylan Brown. The seventh-year Rochester Adams boys soccer coach does not want anyone else facing a penalty kick against a Mr. Soccer candidate, either. […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Troy Bethany Christian going for third MACS title in six years

BOYS SOCCER: Troy Bethany Christian going for third MACS title in six years

| October 30, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR DAn.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Troy Bethany Christian is currently in defensive mode — as in trying to defend its title. The Bruins, the defending Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I boys soccer state champions, are one win away from its second straight crown, third in six years and […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Adams advances to Elite Eight with win over Bloomfield Hills

BOYS SOCCER: Adams advances to Elite Eight with win over Bloomfield Hills

| October 28, 2015 | Comments (0)

  BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FRASER — Experience is an ingredient that one cannot teach in practice. It’s also one of the true strengths for Rochester Adams on the soccer pitch this season. The Highlanders, a senior-laden team, kept their postseason hopes alive Wednesday, topping short-handed and unranked Bloomfield Hills, 1-0, in […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Brandon advances to regional finals; Cranbrook ousts DCD in shootout

BOYS SOCCER: Brandon advances to regional finals; Cranbrook ousts DCD in shootout

| October 28, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Give Ortonville Brandon a lead and characteristically, the Blackhawks will rarely relinquish it. Brandon made sure that it would not allow the opposition rally Tuesday night. In fact, the Blackhawks’ defense was simply suffocating St. Clair Shores Lake Shore for 80 minutes. Defensive-minded Brandon cashed […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Utica Ford rallies past Troy Athens for district title

BOYS SOCCER: Utica Ford rallies past Troy Athens for district title

| October 24, 2015 | Comments (0)

  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 […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Adams trips up Stoney Creek for 10th district crown

BOYS SOCCER: Adams trips up Stoney Creek for 10th district crown

| October 24, 2015 | Comments (0)

  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 […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Dejong’s game-winner sends Oxford past Lake Orion

BOYS SOCCER: Dejong’s game-winner sends Oxford past Lake Orion

| October 21, 2015 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradtNorthoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Revenge can be sweet on the playing surface. Even sweeter in a state tournament setting. Just ask Devan Dejong. The senior midfielder scored a goal in the 38th minute and that marker stood the test of time in Oxford’s 1-0 Division 1 pre-district win […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Plymouth Canton edges Rochester Adams for D-1 state title

BOYS SOCCER: Plymouth Canton edges Rochester Adams for D-1 state title

| November 11, 2014 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BRIGHTON — Jason Ren wasn’t called upon to provide much offense for Plymouth Canton this season. In fact, the junior midfielder only found the back of the net only twice in 26 games entering Saturday. His third tally of the season was by far the biggest of […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Adams upends unbeaten Fraser to reach D-1 state finals

BOYS SOCCER: Adams upends unbeaten Fraser to reach D-1 state finals

| October 29, 2014 | Comments (0)

Highlanders edge Ramblers on penalty kicks to reach championship match for first time since 2001   BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — Dylan Brown admits that his team is playing with quite a swagger these days, especially when his team participates in penalty kicks. Brown, a sophomore goalkeeper from […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Highlanders Spine: Lencioni brothers are the backbone of Rochester Adams’ run to Final Four

BOYS SOCCER: Highlanders Spine: Lencioni brothers are the backbone of Rochester Adams’ run to Final Four

| October 29, 2014 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans   ROCHESTER HILLS — When the Lencioni brothers were all in middle school, they often had discussions around the house or soccer pitch of what it would be like to play together at the high school level and lead their school to a deep run in the […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Adams goes eight deep in shootout to oust Clarkston and win fifth regional crown

BOYS SOCCER: Adams goes eight deep in shootout to oust Clarkston and win fifth regional crown

| October 25, 2014 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter:@LocalSportsFans   UTICA — Dylan Brown was on the ground for two significant occurrences Saturday evening. One was involuntary — the other was voluntarily. The Rochester Adams sophomore goalkeeper was knocked over inside 20 minutes of the second half against Clarkston, spending a few minutes on the bench to […]

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