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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Palazzolo-led Eisenhower outlasts Stoney Creek in five-set thriller
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SHELBY TWP. — When in doubt, Utica Eisenhower has a simple philosophy. Go to Sydney Palazzolo. The 6-foot-2 middle hitter slammed 40 kills Monday night, and was at her best in Game 1, Game 2 and the deciding Game 5 in leading the fifth-ranked Eagles to a […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion sweeps Stoney Creek for first regional title since 2011
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Revenge can be sweet. Especially when it comes in the state tournament. After falling to Rochester Stoney Creek in an OAA Red Division showdown one month ago, Lake Orion gained its measure of revenge on the Cougars with a 3-0 sweep in the Division 1 […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Stoney Creek slips past pesky Rochester Adams, earns district final date with Eisenhower
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Thursday’s performance by Rochester Stoney Creek is far considered a thing of beauty or even a masterpiece of artwork. In fact, for a team that has hovered in the Class A Honorable Mention portion of the state rankings for nearly two seasons, the performance […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Stoney Creek gains postseason revenge on Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans STERLING HEIGTHS — For two years, Rochester Stoney Creek was left to wonder. The Cougars were puzzled as to how they could blow two late leads on rival Rochester in a Class A girls volleyball district semifinal the past two years and eventually be shown the […]
VOLLEYBALL: Stoney Creek downs Falcons for Rochester City Cup title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek has put together one of its best girls volleyball seasons to date this fall. The Cougars added another chapter totheir success story Tuesday evening. Stoney Creek captured the Rochester City Cup for the second straight season — the first time […]
2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Top netters made their points
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans It was an exceptional year for prep volleyball in the NorthOaklandSports.com coverage area. There were more teams that enjoyed postseason success than any other year in the past. For starters, in the MHSAA Class A state tournament, Lake Orion and Clarkston both reached the Final Four […]
Rochester is Stoney Creek’s postseason nightmare
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER — Rochester Stoney Creek had the dream of facing state-ranked Lake Orion in the district finals two years in a row. Both times, Rochester became such a dream wrecker. Host Rochester rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to post a 3-2 victory over Stoney Creek in a Class […]
Stoney Creek enjoying best volleyball season to date
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Sometimes it takes sports programs time to build into a competitive group. After all, Rome wasn’t built overnight. For Rochester Stoney Creek’s volleyball team, the Cougars have reached another benchmark this autumn and are slowly rising up the charts to become a respected program. Stoney Creek […]
MHSAA VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS DRAWS
Below are the 2011 MHSAA girls volleyball district pairings involving schools in the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Call host school for further details. CLASS A DISTRICT NO. 8 HOSTED BY CLARKSTON Monday, Oct. 31 Game 1 — Clarkston vs. Holly, 5:30 p.m.; Game 2 — Swartz Creek vs. Fenton, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 Game 3 […]
Troy Athens drubs Ferndale; Avondale sweeps Hazel Park
FERNDALE — Troy Athens remained in the upper echelon of the OAA White Division by posting a three-game sweep Thursday of host Ferndale. The Red Hawks dropped the Eagles 25-19, 25-23, 25-16 to move to 3-1 in conference play and into second place. Lisa Lavelanet had 22 assists, six kills and five service points to […]
State-ranked Wolves rally to bite Farmington; Oakland Christian sweeps Inter-City
CLARKSTON — The first loss of the season came Saturday for Clarkston. But the seventh-ranked Wolves are still perfect in OAA Red Division play. The three-time defending conference champs found themselves in a deficit for the first time in conference play this season but still found time to upend visiting Farmington, 3-1, in girls volleyball […]
