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GIRLS SOCCER: Troy rallies past Grandville for first D-1 state title since 2003
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net WILLIAMSTON — For the past two years, the Troy girls soccer team has gone to the state championship game and gone home crying. This year, the girls went home crying again. Only this year, they were tears of joy. Seniors Madison Hirsch and Kayla Porter each scored […]
GIRLS SOCCER: WOLL once again falls to Calvin Christian in D-4 finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MASON — Same opponent, same result. Grandville Calvin Christian captured its first girls soccer state championship last season, beating Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified, 6-0, in the Division 4 state finals. The two met again in the Division 4 state finals Saturday […]
GIRLS SOCCER: South Christian edges Notre Dame Prep for D-3 state crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MASON — When they were fifth graders, the current seniors on Grand Rapids South Christian’s girls soccer team made pacts to someday reach the state finals. The Sailors not only lived up to that wish of seven years ago, but depart as state champions. South Christian, […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy advances to third straight state finals with shootout win over Rochester
FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Alison Holland knows that a shootout is anybody’s guess. As a goalkeeper, she guessed right twice Wednesday evening. The senior keeper from Troy High, arguably the best netminder in the state, stopped two of five shooters […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep avenges Flint Powers to reach first state final
FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep didn’t show its best deck […]
GIRLS SOCCER: WOLL gains berth in third state finals in four years
Lakers hold off Lansing Christian FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 BYJOHN K. SCHRODER CORRESPONDENT TROY — Sophomore defender Shelby Mann scored a goal on a 25-yard blast with 15:14 remaining in regulation and unbeaten Lakers made it stand as Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified defeated Lansing Christian, 3-2, in a Division […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Hirsch’s hat trick powers Troy to third straight regional crown
FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net GROSSE POINTE — The Troy girls soccer coaching staff had been waiting for senior forward Madison Hirsch to burst onto the stage in the state tournament. They had been waiting and waiting and waiting … but they’re not anymore. Hirsch is […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep repeats as regional champion
FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ANN ARBOR — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s girls soccer team […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester wins first regional crown since 2007
FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WEST BLOOMFIELD — Since finishing as the state runner-up in […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Return offender: WOLL gains third Final Four trip in four years
FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — Some programs and athletes can only dream of ever […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Halftime lineup switch sparks Troy past North Farmington for regional semifinal win
MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net GROSSE POINTE — Through one half, OAA White foe North Farmington provided Troy a stiff challenge, stopping four shots and holding the Colts scoreless. But halftime provided Troy coach Brian Zawislak to make some quick adjustments, and this time they gave him […]
PDL SOCCER: Michigan Bucks leapfrog past Toronto, into first place
TORONTO, Ont. — The Michigan Bucks leapfrogged from third to first place on Wednesday afternoon with a matinee shutout win in Toronto over the Lynx, 1-0. The Bucks (3-1-0, nine points) used a fresh lineup to attack the young Canadian side from the opening whistle, while goal keeper Adam Grinwis registered his second shutout […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester blanks Grand Blanc to reach regional finals
NOTE: Have photos or video of this event you would like to share with digital daily www.northoaklandsports.com?Email pertinent information to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WEST BLOOMFIELD — Maddie Moote has chosen the opportune time […]
GIRLS SOCCER: NDP roughs up Jackson Lumen Christi to reach Elite Eight
MORE GIRLS SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ANN ARBOR — It took more than a decade for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep to even escape the district level of the girls soccer state tournament. The Fighting Irish finally did so last spring and enjoyed it so much, they […]
GIRLS SOCCER: WOLL moves onto regional finals with shutout of Riverview Richard
MORE GIRLS SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 MADISON HEIGHTS — Only a half decade ago, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified kickstarted its own girls soccer program. The Lakers have enjoyed tremendous success in the postseason since those inaugural days. Top-ranked WOLL-CEC captured its sixth straight district this season and continued its pace […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Rochester delivers unbelievable comeback to thwart Adams in district finals
FOR MORE SOCCER COVERAGE: http://northoaklandsports.com/?s=soccer&x=0&y=0 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Comebacks are common in all level of sports. Rochester’s miraculous comeback Saturday on the soccer pitch was one for the ages. The seventh-ranked Falcons staged a late rally, scoring twice in the final 1:57 of regulation to force […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Notre Dame Prep dominates Clawson for district crown
BIRMINGHAM — It took Pontiac Notre Dame Prep double overtime to down second-ranked Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 1-0, in a Division 3 girls soccer district semifinal. The fighting Irish did not have work extra long Saturday. Notre Dame Prep captured its second straight district crown Saturday at Country Day, topping Clawson, 8-1, to advance to […]
GIRLS SOCCER: Troy tops Athens for fifth straight district title, sixth straight rivalry win
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The Troy baseball team had hammered Troy Athens that morning, 13-5. The Troy softball team started its 8-0 dominance of Athens just before the start of the Troy girls soccer team’s game against Athens. And the soccer team completed the clean sweep Saturday. Troy won its […]
