* home team in all CAPS SATURDAY Baseball Andover over NOTRE DAME PREP 7-2  Orchard Lake St. Mary’s over Andover, 5-1 (at Notre Dame Prep) Andover (28-6) beat Notre Dame Prep 7-2 in the district semifinals, but ended up losing in the finals to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 5-1. Marlin Pruitt pitched a complete game in the win over Notre Dame. He struck out seven and scattered three hits. The Barons put together 11 hits including a big 4-for-4 performance from Ryan Kavanagh. Todd Weiss and Alec Mares each had two hits. Mares had an RBI. In the second game, starter Gabe Berman was the victim of some …

* home team in all CAPS WEDNESDAY Baseball Lahser over Andover, 6-1 (at Comerica Park) Bloomfield Hills Lahser enjoyed playing on the big stage Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park against city-rival Andover. Knights starter Neal Krentz shut down the Barons' powerful lineup to give his team a 6-1 win. With the teams scoreless at the end of the second inning, Lahser got on the board first with two runs in the top of the third. Steven Terryn and Charlie Dauch reached base with a pair of hits and scored on an error. The Knights pushed their lead to 6-0 in the top of the fifth inning with four …

* home team  in all CAPS FRIDAY Baseball AVONDALE over Lahser 4-3 Lahser over AVONDALE, 6-2 Bloomfield Hills Lahser almost pulled off a sweep of Avondale on Friday in a doubleheader. The Knights gave up a run in the bottom half of the seventh in the first game to fall 4-3, but came back in the second game and won 6-2 behind a three-hitter by starting pitcher Neal Krentz. In Game One, Jack Schaffer hit a single to centerfield that scored Charlie Dauch from third base to put Lahser up 1-0. It was Schaffer’s first game at the varsity level for the Knights. The Yellow Jackets came back in the …

* home team in all CAPS FRIDAY Baseball Andover over ST. CLAIR LAKESHORE, 10-4 Andover rallied to beat St. Clair Lakeshore on the road Friday night 10-4. Lakeshore score all four of its runs in the bottom of the third. The Barons stormed back with three runs in the fourth, five in the sixth and two insurance runs in the seventh. Zach Wolfe struck out four batters over the first three innings. Truman Lorick pitched three scoreless innings in relieve and Gabe Berman struck out the side in the seventh. Myron Butler had two hits and two RBIs. Emerson Misch went 3-for-5 with a walk and an RBI. …

* home team in all CAPS FRIDAY Baseball Seaholm over BERKLEY, 14-3 (Five Innings) Spencer Eick and Josh Leitman were on fire for Birmingham Seaholm on Friday, combining for seven RBI in the Maples' 14-3 five-inning mercy-rule win over Berkley. Eick finished the game 3-for-4 with two doubles, four RBI and three runs. Leitman was also 3-for-4 with two extra base hits and three RBI. Tommy Scheidt hit a homerun. The Bears actually had an early 3-1 after the first inning, but Seaholm came roaring back with four runs in the third and fourth. Michael Levitsky was the winning pitcher giving up three …

Vote here to help choose the Patch Athlete of the Week of Oakland County for the week ending April 28. Last week, Troy Athens softball player Haley Zemmer won the first Athlete of the Week poll for the spring season. Vote for one of the following or write in your own candidate in the comments: Allyson Kus – West Bloomfield High School (softball): Allyson Kus had another dynamite week for the West Bloomfield High School softball team. She helped the Lakers sweep a doubleheader over Lahser 6-1 and 11-0. She struck out 21 batters in two games. On Wednesday, she had 11 strikeouts in a 5-1 win …

* home team in all CAPS FRIDAY Baseball Bloomfield Hills Lahser over TROY, 2-1 Charlie Dauch was Charlie clutch Friday night for the Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School varsity baseball team. In the fifth inning, Zach Tornow led off the inning with a hit. Dauch came to the plate and belted an RBI double to break a 1-1 tie. Reliever Neal Krentz pitched a scoreless sixth and seventh to secure the win. Krentz closed down a Colts rally in the fifth by forcing a groundout and getting a strikeout. He also had an RBI double in the top of the first. Krentz combined with starter Patrick Monahan and …

* home team in all CAPS FRIDAY Baseball Royal Oak over TROY, 2-0 A little bit of rain wasn’t going to slow down Royal Oak starting pitcher Dominic Valente. Valente went the distance in a 2-0 win over the Troy High School varsity baseball team on Friday in an Oakland Activities Association Blue division game. The senior only allowed three-hits over seven shutout innings and finished the game with 10 strikeouts. Rain started coming down in the fifth inning, but the inclement weather didn’t spoil what was a terrific pitchers’ duel between Valente and Colts starter Michael Thomas. “The last two …

* home team in all CAPS FRIDAY Baseball Berkley over PONTIAC, 12-1 (six innings) Sean Calender’s dominant pitching performance Friday propelled the Berkley High School varsity baseball team (2-0) to a 12-1 win in six innings at Pontiac. Calender went the full six innings, allowing only one run on two hits and striking out an impressive 15 batters. Three Bears hitters had at least two or more RBI: Tony Tenaglia was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBIs, Jake Ward was 2-for-3 with four RBIs and Riley Klein was 1-for-2 with three RBIs. Seaholm over HARRISON, 17-10 The Birmingham Seaholm and …

* home team in all CAPS WEDNESDAY Baseball TROY over Our Lady of the Lakes 10-0 (final; five innings); 6-0 (final; five innings) Troy High School baseball coach Jim Ellis called his team’s pitching performance on Wednesday “exceptional.” It’s hard to argue with his assessment. The Colts pitchers shut out Our Lady of the Lakes in a double-header at home, allowing only a single hit in two wins. Michael Thomas pitched four innings in the first game. He allowed the only hit, but he struck out seven batters to give Troy a win in the early game. In the backend of the doubleheader, Tyler Horne …

* home team in caps unless otherwise noted FRIDAY Boys Basketball Detroit Country Day over Clawson 66-37 (Class B; Warren Lincoln District) Country Day overwhelmed Clawson (20-3) in the Class B district final at Warren Lincoln on Friday night. “We would have had to play our absolute best game to be in it,” Trojans coach Bill Shellenbarger said. “They’re big, they’re long. They get to the basket and play really good defense. They were just the better team.” The Yellowjackets went up early 8-2 and maintained a double-digit lead for most of the first half. Shellenbarger hoped his team could keep…

* home team in caps unless otherwise noted THURSDAY Boys Basketball Lahser over HAZEL PARK, 64-48 Bloomfield Hills Lahser spent Thursday night cutting down the nets and celebrating after a 64-48 win over Hazel Park. The Knights clinched sole possession of the Oakland Activities Association Gold division title with an 8-2 record (15-5 overall). It’s their first championship since 2007 when they were co-champs with Andover. “This is outstanding,” Lahser coach Duane Graves said. “It’s a great feeling, but the kids are the ones who did all the hard work. We were just there to help them along.” …

* home team in CAPS Friday Girls Basketball Andover over FERNDALE, 54-53 Shannon Wilson did it again. On the final day of the regular season, the sophomore hit a game-winning layup with six seconds on the clock to give Bloomfield Hills Andover (18-2; 15-1 Oakland Activities Association Blue) a 54-53 victory over Ferndale High School on Friday night. The Ferndale Eagles turned over the ball under the Andover Barons' basket with 10 seconds to go up 53-52. Lexi Sinclair tipped the ball and Wilson cut in front of the intended target. Wilson’s layup did more than just win her team the game – it …

* Home team in all CAPS FRIDAY Boys Basketball Troy over FERNDALE 62-59 An unlikely hero has Troy back in the running for an Oakland Activities Association White division title. Senior Larry Sylvester buried a 3-pointer with 50.2 seconds left against Ferndale on Friday night to give his team a 58-56 lead. Troy (12-5; 6-1 OAA White) held on in the final minute to escape with a 62-59 win, evening the season series between the schools. Both teams are now tied atop the OAA White at 6-1 with three games left to play. Colts coach Gary Fralick sent Sylvester, who played limited minutes, into the …

UPDATED - Clawson and Ferndale scores from Tuesday added. * home team in CAPS FRIDAY Boys Basketball Lahser over ANDOVER 73-58 The Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School boys basketball team is going for gold.  A 73-58 win over rival Andover (7-9; 1-5 Gold) on the road Friday night kept the Knights atop the Oakland Activities Association Gold division with four games to play. Without starting point guard Armand Cartwright for the rest of the season, Lahser (12-4; 5-1 Gold) is trying to keep pace with Groves and Oxford. The three teams went into Friday all tied with 4-1 records in the division. …

* home team in CAPS FRIDAY Boys Basketball Groves over ROYAL OAK 40-37 Birmingham Groves coach Scott Sheckell had a simple question after his team’s game at Royal Oak on Friday night. “Do you know CPR?” he asked, smiling. The Falcons needed some clutch free throws in the final minute to hold on to their three-point lead and escape with a 40-37 win over the Ravens in an Oakland Activities Association Gold division matchup. Royal Oak had two chances to tie game in the final 20 seconds, but both fell short. With 9.5 seconds left, Joel Gorbold turned the ball over trying to hit Martel Porter …

* home team in all caps FRIDAY Boys Basketball Clawson over LAKEVIEW, 48-39 Clawson’s defense did it again. For the second time this week, it held one of the top teams in the Macomb Area Silver division to less than 40 points. The Trojans beat Lakeview on Friday night 48-39 and they are now in the driver’s seat in the MAC Silver. “This was huge,” Clawson coach Bill Shellenbarger said. “They were one game behind us coming in and going to their place, we knew it was going to be an absolute dogfight. The win gives us a two game lead going into the second half of division play.” Shellenbarger …

* home team in all caps FRIDAY Boys Basketball Ferndale over TROY 83-74 The Oakland Activities Association White has an early favorite. Ferndale went to Troy and won 83-74 on Friday night in a battle of two of the top teams in the division. It was the Eagles sixth straight win in a row. “Our guys played marvelous,” Eagles coach Tom Staton said. Jacob Dotson, in his second game of the season, had a big double-double with 21 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks. Jordan Ellis had 25 points and six assists. Nate Stepney did a little bit of everything with 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and…

Updated 6 p.m. Sunday * home team in all caps FRIDAY Girls Basketball ROYAL OAK over Southfield, 41-23 Royal Oak’s defense helped them win a battle against Southfield for a share of the Oakland Activities Association lead on Friday. The Ravens won 41-23 and are now 10-1 (7-1 OAA Blue).  Southfield is now 7-3 (7-1 OAA Blue).  “It took a total team effort on the defensive end to limit Southfield to 23 points,” Ravens coach Brian Sopata said. Junior guard Sami Stormont had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Senior center Mariah Gardziola added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Camri Cook had 10 points to lead …

UPDATED (Saturday; 6 p.m.) - Athens boys basketball recaps added for this week. * home team in all caps FRIDAY  Boys Basketball ATHENS over Flint Carman-Ainsworth 80-69 Troy Athens High School improved to 7-1 with a win at home over Carmen-Ainsworth 80-69 on Friday night. The Red Hawks are out to their best start since 2005. Marcarius Coakley gave Carmen-Ainsworth all sorts of problems on his way to a 39-point night. He also finished the game with 11 rebounds to give him a double-double.    “He was great,” head coach Dave Scott said. “He hit some big outside shots and really got to the basket…