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Former Lake Orion softball coach Denny Davis passes at age 65
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Denny Davis was always known as mild-mannered coach who calmly told jokes and almost always wore a smile while in the dugout or on the sidelines for nearly 40 years. These jokes and friendly smile were silenced over the weekend. Davis, the former […]
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: LaDonia Hughes resigns as Oakland softball coach
BY DANIEL GLIOT Oakland Sports Communications ROCHESTER HILLS — LaDonia Hughes resigned as the head coach of the Oakland softball team, Athletics Director Tracy Huth announced on Monday. Hughes is leaving Oakland to join her family in Virginia and spend time raising her daughter. “We certainly understand LaDonia’s decision to prioritize her family,” said […]
PREP SOFTBALL: Lakeland the one left standing at all-star regional
Romeo stuns No. 2 Clarkston; Athens eliminated BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HARTLAND — There is one thing that Joe Alsup really enjoys about winning regional championships. “It never gets old,” smiled Alsup, White Lake Lakeland’s veteran softball coach. Sixth-ranked Lakeland downed Romeo, 3-0, Saturday in a Division 1 regional […]
SOFTBALL: Clarkston trips up Lake Orion, Kettering for district crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — After suffering the pain of being an upset victim the past two seasons, Clarkston’s softball team more than made up for it at Monday’s Division 1 district. The second-ranked Wolves blanked Lake Orion 8-0 in the semifinals and avenged Waterford Kettering, the same […]
SOFTBALL: Athens claims first softball district since 1997
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Championships had been few and far between concerning Troy Athens’ softball team over the years. In fact, winning a league and district title in the same season was an unknown commodity. That all changed Saturday on Athens’ home diamond. The Red Hawks staked claim […]
SOFTBALL: OAA-Red champion Wolves turn attention to state tournament
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — As a state powerhouse program, Clarkston always has high expectations on the softball diamond. The Wolves are frequent visitors to the Division 1 top 20 and play a loaded schedule year-in and year-out. That still hasn’t translated tin o tremendous success in the postseason […]
PREP SOFTBALL: Adams sweeps Lamphere
ROCHESTER HILLS — Wins were hard to come by during the first half of the season for Rochester Adams’ softball team. The Highlanders have picked up the pace in recent weeks. Adams torched Madison Heights Lamphere Monday for a double-header sweep, topping the Rams by identical 12-1 scores to move to 13-17 overall. In the […]
Lakeland blanks Regina for Pieper Tournament title; Lake Orion, Athens fall in bracket play
ROYAL OAK — White Lake Lakeland won its fourth consecutive Fred Pieper Softball Tournament Championship Sunday and fifth in the past six years by topping Warren Regina 10-0 in five innings in the 34 Annual event. Lakeland opened the scoring in the top of the second when Morgan Craft hit a leadoff single. She took […]
SOFTBALL: Revived Athens hoping to escape rival’s shadows
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY— It’s hard enough not be all that successful on a consistent basis. Try living in the shadows of a highly-successful competitor who also happens to be your crosstown rival. Such is life for Troy Athens’ softball program, which is enjoying quite a revival in 2012. […]
Oakland softball lands pair on All-Summit League team
ELMHURST, Ill. – The Oakland softball team earned two spots on the All-Summit League teams as Erika Polidori was named All-Summit League first team and Erin Galloway was named All-Summit League second team, as voted on by the league’s nine head coaches. This is the second consecutive season that both Polidori and Galloway have named […]
SOFTBALL: Clarkston finishes as runner-up at Stars Tournament
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans GRAND BLANC — As it turned out, Clarkston wasn’t so much of a gracious host at the annual Michigan Stars Softball Tournament after all. The Wolves, ranked third in Division 1, advanced all the way to the finals of the championship flight Sunday before falling to […]
SOFTBALL: Lake Orion earns split with rival Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — After a tough spurt to open the season, Lake Orion is beginning to establish itself as one of the area’s top softball teams. The Dragons posted a split with arch-rival Clarkston Wednesday on the softball diamond, remaining in which is now just a […]
SOFTBALL: Brandon splits with Lapeer West; Notre Dame Prep haunts Richard; Rochester sweeps Oxford
LAPEER — Ortonville Brandon took Game 1 and Lapeer West won Game 2 in a Flint Metro League softball double-header Tuesday. Brandon collected 15 hits in the opener, to back the nine-hitter by pitcher Christina Mihalick, who stuck out three. Genna Oertel finished 3-for-3, scored a run and drove in another, Miranda Zimmerman was 2-for-4, […]
SOFTBALL: Red Hawks win Athens Relays
TROY — Behind a 40-run outburst, Troy Athens finished unbeaten at the Athens Relays Softball Tournament Saturday to claim the title on its own diamond. The Red Hawks downed Warren Mott (12-1), Bloomfield Hills Andover (23-4) and Southfield Christian (5-2) to prevail. In its opener, Melissa Palmer was 4-for-4 with two RBI, six stolen bases […]
SOFTBALL: Notre Dame Prep takes pair from Bishop Foley
MADISON HEIGHTS — Behind an extra inning effort, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep was able to pull out a sweep Tuesday on the softball diamond against Madison Heights Bishop Foley. In the opener, the Fighting Irish outlasted Foley, 11-9, in eight innings, while coming back in Game 2 to post a 5-1 victory to clinch the […]
SOFTBALL: Falcons win Anchor Bay Invitational to up winning streak to 10 games
NEW BALTIMORE — Rochester turned some heads Saturday with a win over last year’s Division 1 state runer-up, New Baltimore Anchor Bay. That was just a sliver of the Falcons’ accomplishments on the afternoon. Rochester finished with a 5-0 record to win the anchor Bay tournament, just the latest building block in the Falcons’ resurgence […]
