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BOYS SOCCER: Top-ranked Troy explodes late to advance to Elite Eight

BOYS SOCCER: Top-ranked Troy explodes late to advance to Elite Eight

| October 27, 2021 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS  — Simply put, Warren DeLaSalle was able to tie its regional semifinal game with Troy Tuesday in the 66th minute. Instead of grabbing some desperately-needed momentum, the Pilots awoke up a sleeping giant instead. Troy, despite missing its leading goal scorer out with an injury, […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Troy defeats rival Troy Athens for first time since 2010

BOYS SOCCER: Troy defeats rival Troy Athens for first time since 2010

| October 5, 2021 | Comments (0)

Colts finally take home Soccer City Cup for first time in 11 years BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY  — The last time Troy got the better of rival Troy Athens, J.D. Armstrong was in early elementary school. That was 2010 to be exact and Armstrong was in first grade. After a […]

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BOYS SOCCER: First-half outburst leads Troy Athens past Troy for 19th district crown

BOYS SOCCER: First-half outburst leads Troy Athens past Troy for 19th district crown

| October 23, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Defending Troy Athens on the soccer pitch is kind of like a game of pick your poison. Who do you man mark? Who do you try to shut down? Troy Athens again displayed its array of offensive weapons Thursday and the Red Hawks walked off […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Troy rallies for double-overtime win over Utica

BOYS SOCCER: Troy rallies for double-overtime win over Utica

| October 20, 2020 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — Ryan Decker sure picked the right time to score his first couple goals of the season. The junior midfielder from Troy scored last Thursday in a 4-1 pre-district win over Bloomfield Hills, then booted the game-winner Tuesday in the Colts’ 2-1 double-overtime victory over Utica […]

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TOP BOYS SOCCER TEAMS: Who will run the gauntlet in this shortened season?

TOP BOYS SOCCER TEAMS: Who will run the gauntlet in this shortened season?

| September 18, 2020 | Comments (0)

Traverse City West, Salem, Brighton, Mattawan, Anchor Bay are Michigan’s top prep teams — Sept. 18, 2020 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans A simple task you say? Cram as many games as possible into six short weeks — eight weeks for teams in northern Michigan — in order to try to win […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Renaud’s late goal helps No. 2 Athens slip by ninth-ranked Troy

BOYS SOCCER: Renaud’s late goal helps No. 2 Athens slip by ninth-ranked Troy

| October 15, 2019 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt BERKLEY — Scoring chances were at a premium Tuesday night. Troy Athens made sure its best opportunity resulted in a game-winning goal. Junior sniper TJ Renaud, who recently returned from an injury, scored the game’s sole goal in the 74th minute and second-ranked […]

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BOYS SOCCER:  Berkley rallies back to oust Troy in pre-district

BOYS SOCCER:  Berkley rallies back to oust Troy in pre-district

| October 15, 2018 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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SOCCER: Troy wins first regional since 2011

SOCCER: Troy wins first regional since 2011

| October 30, 2017 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt BLOOMFIELD HILLS — After a season of high and lows, Troy is apparently peaking at the right time. The very right time. Behind 19 seniors, the Colts, who fell out of Division 1 top 20 just before the start of the postseason, regrouped to […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Soccer regionals mix of usual suspects, Cinderella stories, unknowns and forfeits

BOYS SOCCER: Soccer regionals mix of usual suspects, Cinderella stories, unknowns and forfeits

| October 24, 2017 | Comments (0)

Boys soccer has reached the regional round of the postseason and will feature many enticing matchups. But within the pairings, there is a side story of bad news for Hamtramck. After going unbeaten through the district week, the Cosmos self-reported they had used an ineligible player and had to forfeit the season, the same fate […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Troy explodes for 7-0 regional win over Grosse Pointe South

BOYS SOCCER: Troy explodes for 7-0 regional win over Grosse Pointe South

| October 24, 2017 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Moments before Troy’s regional semifinal game with Grosse Pointe South, there was a moment of silence for a Troy student who passed away on Monday. On the soccer pitch, Troy was anything but silent. The Colts, who dropped from the Division […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Troy gains it revenge on Seaholm

BOYS SOCCER: Troy gains it revenge on Seaholm

| October 17, 2017 | Comments (0)

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 […]

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BOYS SOCCER: No. 9 Stevenson ousts Troy

BOYS SOCCER: No. 9 Stevenson ousts Troy

| October 15, 2013 | Comments (0)

  STERLING HEIGHTS — Neil Martorana scored in the 21st minute and the defense made it stand, as Sterling Height s Stevenson ousted Troy, 1-0, in a Division 1 boys soccer district opener Monday. Stevenson, ranked ninth in the state, improved to 16-0-2, and will face top-ranked Troy Athens (19-0-0) in the district semifinals at […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Troy hands Oxford first loss

BOYS SOCCER: Troy hands Oxford first loss

| September 18, 2013 | Comments (0)

  OXFORD — With one swift kick, Troy was able to hand Oxford its first loss of the season. Mitch MacDonald finished off a cross by Jake Meissner, who fed the ball from the touchline and into the penalty box, which proved to be the game’s only goal in Troy’s 1-0 shutout of host Oxford […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Athens keeps perfect record intact with shutout of Troy

BOYS SOCCER: Athens keeps perfect record intact with shutout of Troy

| September 11, 2013 | Comments (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   TROY — During its illustrious 33-year history, Troy Athens’ boys soccer team has put together many […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Eisenhower eliminates Troy from district

BOYS SOCCER: Eisenhower eliminates Troy from district

| October 16, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net UTICA — The 2012 Division 1 state tournament could have started any worse for the Troy soccer team: Utica Eisenhower scored on the Colts in the first 18 seconds of the first game. “That’s not how you draw it up,” Troy coach Brian Zawislak said. The Troy soccer season […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Athens blanks shorthanded Troy

BOYS SOCCER: Athens blanks shorthanded Troy

| September 25, 2012 | Comments (2)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   TROY — Right after Troy goalie Ben Holland’s red card took him out of the game, the Colts needed someone to step up. Immediately, it was sophomore center back Adam Zaretti who told coach Brian Zawislak he could take the net. But in the end, that effort was […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Short-handed Rochester scores late to hand Troy first loss

BOYS SOCCER: Short-handed Rochester scores late to hand Troy first loss

| September 12, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   ROCHESTER HILLS — Troy’s boys soccer team got stung in the offseason when four players decided to play for their club team this fall instead of the Colts. Fortunately for Rochester, its star hung around. Rochester went a man down in the 60th minute of a scoreless game, […]

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BOYS SOCCER: Doepke’s PKs lift Troy over Clarkston

BOYS SOCCER: Doepke’s PKs lift Troy over Clarkston

| September 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net   TROY — Zac Doepke let Ian Fox take Troy’s penalty kick last week at Walled Lake Northern. “I wasn’t as confident as I could have been,” Doepke said. Tuesday night, he was more confident and took the first kick. And the second? Well, then he just wanted to […]

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