Written Saturday May 4th at 11:40 PM

The Red Hawks will have a new boys basketball coach next winter.

Troy Athens coach Dave Scott has stepped down coaching the program according to Stephen Bell on X.

Scott has been at Troy Athens since 2011 taking over for legendary coach Bill Gerbie. He went 147-158 coaching the Red Hawks for 14 years. Scott won a district crown in 2014 falling to Clarkston in the regional semifinal that season.

The Red Hawks will have Nathan Piggott, Liam Dempsey, Nate Appledorn, Brendan Tucker, and Alex Beaubien coming back for the new coach. Troy Athens went 14-9 tying for second in the White. The Red Hawks fell 63-58 to Troy last season.

It will be very interesting to see who takes over at Troy Athens next season.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Here is the tweet confirming the story.

https://twitter.com/BankHoops/status/1786387139401253295

The Rochester Falcons have their new girls basketball coach confirmed by the MHSAA website.

Rochester named Andrew Topie as their new basketball coach. He replaces Bill Thurston who was let go last month. Topie was an assistant under Thurston last season.

Rochester won nine games and fell 37-32 to Stoney Creek in the district finals last season. He will have Alice Max, Kylie Robinson, Lucy Cook, Angelia Cichowski, and Erica Procter coming back next season. Topie will also have program strength as well.

The Falcons will be in the White after being in the Red. They will have Bloomfield Hills, Seaholm, Groves, Troy, and Royal Oak next season.

It will be very interesting to see what happens with Topie taking over the program.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Here is the article confirming the hire.

https://my.mhsaa.com/schools/rochester/girls/varsity/basketball/2024

Written Saturday April 27th at 7:05 PM

The Wildcats will have a new Girls Basketball Coach next winter.

Oxford coach Rachel Bryer stepped down coaching the program after eight years coaching the program.

The move was confirmed by Athletic Director Tony DeMare and Oxford Assistant Athletic Director Brandon.

The Wildcats were 94-68 in her eight years since taking over for Coach Steve Emert in the 2016-2017 season. Oxford went 19-5 in the 2022-2023 season which was Bryer’s best season as coach.

The Wildcats went 11-12 but they played a very tough schedule this season. Oxford fell to Grand Blanc 60-38 in the district finals, it was the third time in the postseason that the Bobcats won over the Wildcats.

According DeMare, he confirmed that there are three candidates for the coaching job which interviews are expected to start next week.

Whoever the new coach will have a proven team with a ton of experience in Allison Hufstedler, Sophia Rabb, Mia Champagne, Emma Buggs, Claire Bruski, Tegan O’Connor, Brynley Cardona, Camryn Quidort, Katelyn Brockway, and Jaylen Jacobsen coming back. They will also be in the Red with West Bloomfield, Ferndale, Stoney Creek, Clarkston, and Lake Orion next season.

Bryer did a ton of good for the program and she’ll be missed.

Program strength will be very interesting for the new coach as well.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Written Tuesday April 23rd at 1:50 PM

Groves will have a new girls basketball coach next season.

Falcons Coach Alison Hidey has stepped down according to Athletic Director Tom Flynn.

“I would like to thank Alison Hidey for what she did for our program” Flynn wrote on X.

Hidey was 25-44 since taking over for Coach AntJuan Simpkins three years ago. Hidey went 8-14 last season falling to Royal Oak 47-35 in the district semifinals.

Groves will be in the White next season with Rochester, Seaholm, Troy, Royal Oak, and Bloomfield Hills. They will have a proven lineup with Harlem Simpson, Jacey Roy, Anaiyah White, Sophie Schwinik, and Micah White coming back. Program strength will be a concern for the Falcons next season.

It will be very interesting to see where Flynn goes with the coaching search. He will be retiring at the end of the school year.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Here is the tweet confirming the news

https://twitter.com/GrovesAthletics/status/1782810590798340243

Written Thursday April 11th at 5:00 PM

The Warriors have their new football coach.

Southfield Arts and Tech has named Keith McKenzie as their new football coach. He takes over for Coach Aaron Marshall who left Southfield Arts and Tech to take over at Birmingham Brother Rice after winning the Division One State crown last season.

McKenzie coached at Wayne State and also at Ball State. He had a very successful career at both schools. McKenzie played for four different NFL teams was a Super Bowl Champion as well with the Green Bay Packers. He will be the school’s student support network coordinator according to Jeff Coriun of the D-Zone.

McKenzie will be tasked of taking over a Warriors program that lost a ton of talent from last season’s Division One State Championship team. Program strength is a huge concern for Southfield Arts and Tech this season as well.

The Warriors will be in the White with Stoney Creek, Harper Woods, Groves, and Rochester. It is unknown who they will open with week one.

This will be very interesting to watch, stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Here is the tweet from D-Zone confirming the hire.

https://twitter.com/TheD_Zone/status/1778500752618455040/photo/1