Rochester High School Girls Golf Shoots State Record

From www.NorthOaklandSports.com  Troy Athens, Rochester Stoney Creek also advance For a program that has finished in the top 10 at the Division 1 state finals 15 times in 20 years, Rochester’s girls golf team outdid even itself Wednesday on the links of Twin Lakes Golf Course. The Division 1 top-ranked Falcons put together a play-five, count-four team score of 289 to blow away the 12-team regional field. Not only did they win the event by 71 strokes over the nearest competitor, but … [Read more...]

BOYS SOCCER: Plymouth Canton edges Rochester Adams for D-1 state title

dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BRIGHTON — Jason Ren wasn’t called upon to provide much offense for Plymouth Canton this season. In fact, the junior midfielder only found the back of the net only twice in 26 games entering Saturday. His third tally of the season was by far the biggest of his career. On a team that scored more than 90 total goals with multiple offensive weapons hailing from a deep well off goal scorers, Ren knocked home the eventual … [Read more...]

High School Fall Football Preview

Over the past three decades, five different local schools have reached at least the state semifinals in football. The last school from our coverage area to win a state title was Rochester Adams in 2003. The Highlanders defeated Birmingham Brother Rice 28-7 for the Division 2 state crown that year. Before that, it was Troy taking the Class AA title in 1994 with a 17-0 victory over Bay City Central. Oxford is the third local school to bask in state glory, winning the Class BB state title in 1992 … [Read more...]

Oakland Christian’s Jablonski, Overcoming Odds

Rachel Jablonski has always had to face some adversity during her high school softball career. Now, that adversity has turned into benefits. Jablonski, a recent graduate of Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, will still take her talents to another level, the Division I college level. Jablonski, an infielder who has spent time at second base, shortstop and third base in her career, signed recently with Gardner-Webb in Boiling springs, N.C. The Runnin’ Bulldogs are members of the Big South … [Read more...]

High School Sports Coverage

We will be working diligently to bring you accurate high school sports coverage as much is possible here at Rochester Media. However, in the meantime we have made a great connection with veteran journalist Dan Stickradt from North Oakland Sports. We will be linking with his efforts at www.northoaklandsports.com for even better coverage of what is happening in our community. A little history on Dan directly from his website;  Going to high school games with my father in the late 1970s, "I … [Read more...]