Adams and Rochester will be bringing their “A” games to Oakland University in the 42nd Annual Crosstown Showdown on Friday, January 13, 2012. On the line: Bragging rights for the best basketball team in the city. The Girl’s Varsity teams will tip-off the hoops hysteria at 6:00 p.m. Veteran Coach Fran Scislowicz (21st season) will lead Adams against third year Lady Falcons coach Adam Sheldon. Last year, Adams took back the title from Rochester with a 50-36 victory. Will it be … [Read more...]
Clarkston pulls away late from Adams
December 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Although Clarkston reached the Class A regional finals last season, the Wolves didn’t start the campaign with a long win streak. In fact, Clarkston was only 2-4 by mid-December a year ago. The Wolves, who returned eight of their top 10 players from last season, have raced out to a 4-0 start this season, topping host Rochester Adams, 41-27, in an OAA crossover girls basketball game Thursday. “Last year we started kind of slow but then we went on a nice run (of wins),” recalled Clarkston … [Read more...]
Troy Soccer Team Dispatches Adams in 3-1 District Win
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Monday’s conditions were more suitable for flying a kite than for soccer. But for sixth-ranked Troy, the end result was just right. Troy, the OAA Red Division, defeated Rochester Adams for the second time in six days, topping the Highlanders, 3-1, in a Division 1 boys soccer pre-district contest. After surrendering a goal in the first minute, the Colts sailed past the Highlanders with three unanswered goals to survive and advance. Troy coach Brian Zawislak’s team lost to Adams 2-0 back … [Read more...]
Rochester hands Stoney Creek first league loss
April 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
ROCHESTER HILLS — In the preseason, Rochester was supposed to be one of the better baseball teams in Oakland County this spring. Yet Falcons coach Eric Magiera has not always seen evidence of that on the ball diamond this season. Rochester is starting to show signs of coming to life as of late. The Falcons did enough to post its first shutout of the season Tuesday, handing rival Rochester Stoney Creek its first OAA Red Division loss of the season, 4-0. The win gave Rochester its third straight … [Read more...]
Adams Matmen Top Lake Orion to End 10-year District Drought
February 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
LAKE ORION — The last time Rochester Adams won a district title in wrestling, Mike Holtz was a freshman in college. The current Highlanders head coach was part of some of Adams’ all-star teams in the late 90s and graduated from Adams in 2000. The Highlanders won a district championship in 2001, the last year for Hall of Fame coach Pat Milkovich at the school The Highlanders went through some lean years throughout much of the 2000s, but have seen new life under the coaching of Holtz and … [Read more...]
Rochester Area Girls Basketball
January 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
ROCHESTER HILLS CHRISTIAN 44 BETHANY 22: Junior point guard Allise Dubay was held to just two points, four steals and three assists, struggling through foul trouble and an ankle injury. The Eagles finished 8-of-10 from the foul line and 18-for-55 shooting from the floor. Rochester Hills opened the game with a 12-4 run and used a 13-3 surge in the second frame to go up 25-7 at the half. The Eagles limited the Bruins to only three first-half field goals. ROCHESTER HILLS LUTHERAN NORTHWEST 52, … [Read more...]
Mt. Clemens Turns up Pressure to Topple Rochester High
January 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dwight Sanders is not Mt. Clemens’ normal three-point marksman. On Thursday night, he was dead-on from downtown when it counted most. The senior guard drilled his only three-pointer of the contest with 53.2 second left to give his team a 45-44 lead and the Bathers went on to record a 47-44 victory over host Rochester in the finals of the Rochester Holiday Classic. “He’s not our best three-point shooter. He usually makes about one a game,” said Mt. Clemens coach Kurt Wilson, who team … [Read more...]
Adam’s Boy Basketball Beats Berkley
January 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
There’s plenty of parity in the OAA White Division basketball circles this season. Five different teams are setting their sights on the prize. So far, no one team has been able to pull away from the pack. Adams knocked Berkley from the ranks of the OAA-White unbeatens Tuesday, outscoring the Bears 40-33 in the second half to claim a 67-58 triumph over the Bears. Five schools now have won loss — Berkley, Adams, Auburn Hills Avondale, Ferndale and Troy — only a couple of weeks into the … [Read more...]
Rochester High Boys Basketball Storms Past Detroit City
January 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Less than two weeks after blowing an eight-point lead with four minutes to go against West Bloomfield and losing to the Lakers in overtime, Rochester got a chance at redemption and seized it. The Falcons trailed Detroit City with 3:53 to go by eight points (45-37) in the semifinals Tuesday of the Rochester Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament, but found a way to soar back and force overtime before prevailing 56-53. The Falcons (1-2) will face Mount Clemons, which defeated Hartland in … [Read more...]
Rochester Hills Christian Set Sights On The Crown
December 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
ON THE DRIVE: Rochester Hills Christian junior point guard Allise Dubay and the Eagles are setting their sights on the FBAC Red Division crown this winter. Staff Photo | Dan Stickradt. COACH: Paula Bronsing, third season.LAST SEASON’S RECORD: 21-4, 5-3 FBAC Red Division (second).STATE TOURNAMENT: Lost in MACS Division I state quarterfinals to Saginaw Community Baptist (36-31).RETURNING STARTERS: Megan Steiner, 5-11sr. C/F; Jane Crile, 5-6 sr. G/F; Alise Dubay, 5-3 jr. PG; Caroline Milsk, 5-6 … [Read more...]
