by orionontv | Mar 18, 2025 | Feature Writers, High School Sports
Written Wednesday March 12th at 4:50 PM
This will be updated.
Region 8 at Rochester
ROCHESTER
ADAMS
STONEY CREEK
AVONDALE
BERKLEY
GROVES
SEAHOLM
ROYAL OAK
BLOOMFIELD HILLS
SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH
OAK PARK
TROY
Detroit Renaissance
Detroit University-Detroit Jesuit (Boys only)
Birmingham Brother Rice (Boys only)
BOYS: This should be a really interesting regional. Adams should be the favorite because of balance but keep an eye on Oak Park, Birmingham Brother Rice, Detroit University-Detroit Jesuit. Troy is the wildcard and could be a team that could sneak up with their balance. This should be a fun regional.
GIRLS: Oak Park is loaded in the girls but Rochester can have a strong say along with Detroit Renaissance. Royal Oak, Troy, and Seaholm brings balance. Overall the Knights are the favorite but the Falcons are right behind them.
Region 9 at Milford
Milford
CLARKSTON
LAKE ORION
OXFORD
FARMINGTON
NORTH FARMINGTON
WEST BLOOMFIELD
Novi Detroit Catholic Central (Boys only)
Holly
Lapeer
Walled Lake Central
Walled Lake Northern
Walled Lake Western
Waterford Kettering
Waterford Mott
Lakeland
Farmington Hills Mercy (Girls only)
BOYS: Walled Lake Central looks to be the favorite but keep and eye on West Bloomfield, Clarkston, and Novi Detroit Catholic Central. They could do some damage in this regional. Overall this should be a really interesting regional.
GIRLS: This should be a really interesting regional. Lake Orion is the early favorite winning last season but keep an eye on Clarkston and Walled Lake Central, these teams can score in bunches. Milford is the wildcard.
Region 10 at Romeo
Romeo
TROY ATHENS
Chippewa Valley
Fraser
Macomb L’Anse Creuse
Macomb Dakota
New Baltimore Anchor Bay
Port Huron
Port Huron Northern
Sterling Heights
Sterling Heights Stevenson
Utica
Utica Eisenhower
Utica Ford II
BOYS: This should be a wide open regional. Chippewa Valley has the sprints, Macomb Dakota has the balance while several teams bring the field events. Overall this is anyone’s meet to take.
GIRLS: This should be a really interesting regional. Macomb Dakota is the early favorite but Troy Athens and Romeo might have says who could win this regional. This should be a three team regional between these three teams.
Region 18 at Marian (Oakland)
Birmingham Marian (Girls only)
FERNDALE
FERNDALE UNIVERSITY
HARPER WOODS
Center Line
Detroit Country Day
Detroit Denby
Detroit Henry Ford
Eastpointe
Harper Woods Chandler Park
Hazel Park
Madison Heights Lamphere
St. Clair Shores South Lake
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore
Warren Fitzgerald
Warren Lincoln
Warren Regina (Girls only)
BOYS: Birmingham Detroit Country Day is loaded with proven experience. Ferndale could challenge although they don’t have a lot of balance. Overall this is the Yellow Jackets regional to lose.
GIRLS: Birmingham Detroit Country Day is loaded with proven experience. Ferndale and Madison Heights Lamphere could challenge but neither team has a lot of balance to challenge the Yellow Jackets. Overall this is the Yellow Jackets regional to lose.
Region 19 at North Branch
North Branch
PONTIAC
Armada
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood
Croswell Lexington
Goodrich
Imlay City
Macomb Lutheran North
Marysville
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
Brandon
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Richmond
St. Clair
Yale
BOYS: This is a really interesting regional. Orchard Lake St. Marys is favored but Yale and Goodrich could have strong says. Marysville and North Branch are the wildcards. This is anyone’s regional to take.
GIRLS: This is a wide open regional. Yale, North Branch, Goodrich, Marysville, and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood could score big in this regional. This regional like the boys is wide open at the moment.
by orionontv | Mar 18, 2025 | Feature Writers, High School Sports
Written Wednesday March 12th at 4:30 PM
This will be updated.
Regional 3
CLARKSTON
OXFORD
Bay City Central (Frankenmuth, Freeland)
Davison
Grand Blanc
Hartland
Brandon/Holly
Swartz Creek/Flushing
EARLY THOUGHTS: We could be on a collison course between two powerhouses in Clarkston and Hartland which could be a tense drama in the regional final. Grand Blanc is a sleeper but this has Wolves and Eagles all over it.
Regional 4
ROCHESTER
ROCHESTER ADAMS
TROY
TROY ATHENS/AVONDALE
Birmingham Brother Rice
Romeo
Utica Eisenhower/Utica
Waterford United
EARLY THOUGHTS: This is a tough regional for anyone having to deal with Birmingham Brother Rice. The Warriors are loaded every season. No one is touching Birmingham Brother Rice in this regional.
Regional 5
LAKE ORION
Chippewa Valley
Macomb Dakota
Macomb L’Anse Creuse North
New Baltimore Anchor Bay
Port Huron United
St. Clair (Marine City, Marysville)
Utica Ford II/Sterling Heights Stevenson
EARLY THOUGHTS: This looks to be a really interesting regional, no one stands out to challenge Lake Orion, maybe Macomb Dakota but this regional looks to be painted in green and white early.
Regional 6
BIRMINGHAM UNITED
M-1
BLOOMFIELD HILLS
FARMINGTON UNITED
WEST BLOOMFIELD
Brownstown Woodhaven
Detroit Cass Tech
Livonia United
EARLY THOUGHTS: Could this be the year Bloomfield Hills and Birmingham have a rematch in the regional finals, it looks possible. This is anyone’s regional to take it’s wide open.
Regional 14
STONEY CREEK
Birmingham Detroit Country Day
Macomb L’Anse Creuse
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood
Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Macomb Lutheran North, Clawson)
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Royal Oak Shrine (Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, Rochester Lutheran NW, Clarkston Everest)
EARLY THOUGHTS: This regional looks like it will be Birmingham Detroit Country Day against Stoney Creek. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood looks to be the wildcard in this regional.
by orionontv | Mar 18, 2025 | Feature Writers, High School Sports
Written Wednesday March 12th at 4:23 PM
This will be updated.
Regional 2 at Brighton
Brighton
FARMINGTON UNITED
Ann Arbor Huron
Ann Arbor Pioneer
Canton
Detroit Cass Tech
Livonia United
Novi
Northville
Plymouth
Salem
Walled Lake United
EARLY THOUGHTS: This looks to be a really interesting regional. Brighton is loaded with proven experience. I don’t see anyone in this regional that can beat the Bulldogs not a home.
Regional 3 at West Bloomfield
WEST BLOOMFIELD
BIRMINGHAM
BLOOMFIELD HILLS
ROCHESTER
M-1 (ROYAL OAK/BERKLEY)
TROY
TROY ATHENS
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood
Chippewa Valley/Dakota
Utica Eisenhower
Grosse Pointe North
Grosse Pointe South
Utica Ford/Utica
St. Clair Shores Lakeview/St. Clair Shores Lake Shore
EARLY THOUGHTS: This regional could see Birmingham vs Bloomfield Hills in a rematch although Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood could challenge. This could be a repeat of the past or something different.
Regional 4 at Hartland
Hartland
LAKE ORION
CLARKSTON
OXFORD
Davison
Fenton/Linden
Howell
Grand Blanc
Holt
Howell
Lansing Catholic
Waterford United
Midland United
White Lake United
EARLY THOUGHTS: This regional looks like it has Hartland written all over it. They have home field. Lake Orion and Grand Blanc look to be the top challengers to the Eagles in this regional. Oxford is the sleeper.
Regional 7 at Stoney Creek
STONEY CREEK
ADAMS
AVONDALE
Sacred Heart Academy/Bishop Foley/Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes
Holly/Brandon
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Birmingham Marian
Birmingham Detroit Country Day
Grosse Pointe University Liggett
Warren Regina
EARLY THOUGHTS: This is a really interesting regional. Five teams have a chance to win this district in Grosse Pointe University Liggett, Warren Regina, Birmingham Marian, Birmingham Detroit Country Day, and Stoney Creek. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep is the wildcard. This should be a fun regional.
by Becky Andrus | Mar 11, 2025 | Feature Writers, High School Sports
Written Saturday March 8th at 5:30 PM
Here is the regional previews for Girls Basketball set for Monday and Wednesday March 10th and 12th.
CLARKSTON vs Utica Eisenhower @ Lapeer
This is a really interesting matchup. The Wolves are the more veteran team taking on an Eagles team that is coming into this game with a lot of confidence. Clarkston came from 17 down on their home floor to stun Lake Orion 59-56 in overtime in an emotional rivalry game. Utica Eisenhower beat Stoney Creek 49-46 at Stoney Creek in a very controversial game. The interior matchup looks to be the key in this matchup and can Clarkston stop the full court trap Utica Eisenhower does??? It should be a really interesting matchup.
WEST BLOOMFIELD vs Grand Blanc @ Lapeer
This is a Division One State Finals rematch and also a rematch from a 76-39 Lakers win over the Bobcats on West Bloomfield’s senior night. The Bobcats will have an advantage on travel but West Bloomfield isn’t afraid of anyone. Usually the Lakers perform which they did against Orchard Lake St. Marys winning 41-36 on their home floor. This should be a really interesting matchup.
ROYAL OAK vs Warren Cousino @ St. Clair Shores Lakeview
The Ravens won their second straight district crown with a 42-35 win over Berkley on their home floor. Now they bring the baby green dinosaur to St. Clair Shores to have a rematch with Warren Cousino. The Patriots have not forgotten the 43-41 buzzer beater by Lucy Freytag last season in Warren. This looks to be a classic between these two teams. The winner will likely see Utica Ford II or Macomb Dakota in the regional final.
FERNDALE vs Redford Union @ Detroit Edison
The Eagles are coming off a convincing 62-28 district final rout of Madison Heights Lamphere. Ferndale has proven players despite the lack of depth. The Eagles should have no issue but they will have a tough one if they can get by Redford Union with Detroit Edison in the regional finals. It will be really interesting to see what happens.
by orionontv | Mar 5, 2025 | Feature Writers, High School Sports
Troy Athens will have a new volleyball coach next fall.
The Red Hawks named Kennedy Paulina their new head coach. She takes over for Mary Kate Zinn who stepped down this offseason.
The hire was confirmed on the Troy Athens X page.
Troy Athens will be in the White with Seaholm, Oxford, Groves, Avondale, North Farmington, Farmington, Berkley, and Royal Oak next season.
Paulina coached the United Volleyball AAU program.
She will be tasked in turning around a Red Hawks program that went 15-12 last season. It will be really interesting to see what happens.
Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.
Here is the tweet confirming the hire.
https://x.com/AHS_Athletics23/status/1896944900715028795
by orionontv | Mar 5, 2025 | Feature Writers, High School Sports
Written Saturday March 1st at 6:30 PM
The domination of cheerleading continues in the city of Rochester.
Stoney Creek with only three seniors on their roster repeated as the 2025 MHSAA Division One State Champions scoring a 792.38 score. Rochester was second with 792.06 while Adams was third with 788.62 points on Friday night at Central Michigan’s McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant.
Rochester won the Red and the district while Stoney Creek won the regional and the State Finals this season.
The three Rochester schools are usually in the same district and regional.
It was tight throughout especially in round three but the Cougars found a way to win it keeping the State crown in Rochester.
Rochester has been a cheerleading powerhouse between the three schools. It looks like the Division One State Crown might not leave the city limits any time soon.
Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.
