Dan Fenner
The Oakland Press
West Bloomfield Township, MI, United States
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St. Mary’s sends No. 1-ranked Brother Rice packing, wins district final 57-50
After three and a half quarters with little separation, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s outscored Brother Rice 13-2 over the final 4:39 to simultaneously stun and excite the split-allegiance capacity crowd… → Read More
West Bloomfield captures share of OAA White Division title with win over Troy
True to form in what has been a season full of close games among the division’s contenders, West Bloomfield had to survive a late comeback bid by Troy to secure a narrow 64-61 win. → Read More
South Lyon East topples Milford to keep LVC title race complicated
With a down-to-the-wire 48-45 win, South Lyon East denied Milford’s bid to clinch at least a share of the LVC title, opening the door for a number of scenarios still to play out atop the standings.… → Read More
Groves powers past Troy with help from Gibson’s 25-point performance
With a 70-60 win over Troy on Friday, Birmingham Groves proved to be equal parts spoiler and contender in the late-stage chase for the Oakland Activities Association White Division crown. → Read More
Groves powers past Troy with help from Gibson’s 25-point performance
With a 70-60 win over Troy on Friday, Birmingham Groves proved to be equal parts spoiler and contender in the late-stage chase for the Oakland Activities Association White Division crown. → Read More
Detroit Mercy nabs rare win in rivalry with Oakland, 96-74
Friday, the spell was broken. With a commanding 96-74 road win, Detroit Mercy rekindled the competitiveness of the rivalry by shaking free of the disruptive defense Oakland had used to such great e… → Read More
Lake Orion snaps Rochester’s seven-game win streak with 45-42 triumph
There’s never a good time for the injury bug to strike, but with four players sidelined Thursday, Lake Orion took their absences in stride and received elevated performances from an array of contri… → Read More
Waterford Mott wins rematch with Milford, inches closer to top of LVC standings
With a dozen more games under its belt and its chemistry now burgeoning, Waterford Mott flipped the script from the first meeting in Friday’s rematch with Milford and came away with a 59-50 win in … → Read More
Troy Athens edges Seaholm as OAA Blue Division race takes its shape
Troy Athens got an early lead in the fourth quarter and made 10-of-12 fourth-quarter free-throw attempts to put the game out of reach for a 53-45 win over host Birmingham Seaholm, giving the Red Ha… → Read More
Oak Park swipes late OAA Red victory from Rochester Adams
The Oak Park Knights captured a 52-45 road win over Rochester Adams, concluding the game on a 16-4 scoring run after trailing by five points with five minutes remaining. → Read More
Strong opening quarter gives Ferndale big head start in win over Clarkston
Ferndale’s 15 consecutive points scored in the back half of the opening quarter afforded the Eagles enough cushion offensively, while their defense held the Wolves to a season low in points to wrap… → Read More
No. 2 Brother Rice tightens CHSL Central race, handing No. 9 OLSM a first league loss
The hotly-contested Catholic League Central Division race got a little bit murkier Tuesday, as No. 2-ranked Birmingham Brother Rice turned in a strong outing to hand No. 9 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s i… → Read More
WL Central pulls away from Kettering in Emert’s return to his old stomping ground
Back in the building where he once helped revitalize the Walled Lake Central boys and girls basketball programs in the 1980s and ‘90s, veteran coach Stephen Emert was on the visitors’ bench Tuesday… → Read More
North Farmington’s veteran defense squeezes Royal Oak en route to 52-28 win
Deploying their hallmark press defense to great effect, the North Farmington Raiders limited Royal Oak to just 10 first-half points en route to a 52-28 victory. → Read More
Ka’Vion Smith’s 3-pointer forces overtime, propels Holly past Lakeland
Ka’Vion Smith hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send Wednesday’s game into overtime, where Holly outscored Lakeland, 16-3, to take a 67-54 road win. → Read More
Rochester wins heart-pounding contest against rival Adams
Rochester used a second-half surge and some late-game composure to seal a 63-59 boys basketball win over rival Rochester Adams. → Read More
Tempo-fueled offense pushes South Lyon East past WL Northern
Playing with an extreme tempo that makes frequent use of one-handed, 30-foot passes and features an “all gas, no brakes” mentality, South Lyon East has found early success this season, which contin… → Read More
North Farmington doubles up Catholic Central to improve to 3-0
The bottom-line takeaways were vastly different from the combatants in Tuesday’s clash between North Farmington and Novi Detroit Catholic Central, as the veteran Raiders squad showed how quickly it… → Read More
No opening night jitters for Groves, as Falcons romp past Avondale in West’s return to bench
Any opening night jitters for Birmingham Groves must have been confined to the locker room Tuesday, as the Falcons were calm, collected, and strong from the opening tip to begin their 2022-23 campa… → Read More
Birmingham Groves scores 26 unanswered points to beat Seaholm for district title
Five defensive takeaways, plus 26 unanswered points added up to a come-from-behind district championship win for visiting Birmingham Groves Friday, as the Falcons defeated their cross-town rival, B… → Read More