OAA Champions Crowned.

Written Saturday June 1st at 6:06 PM

Oak Park repeats as State Champions in Girls Track.

The Knights girls track and field team showed their dominance in the Division One State meet at East Kentwood on Saturday afternoon.

Oak Park scored 88 points repeating as the Division One State Champions.

The Knights did their damage in the mid distance. Oak Park got 18 points from Neveah Burns and Dayshana Kellogg in the 400. Kylie King won the 800. The Knights won the Four by One, the Four by Two, and the Four by Four relays while Burns took sixth in the 200.

Rochester finished 12th with 18 points, West Bloomfield was tied for ninth with 19 points, Bloomfield Hills was tied for 30th with seven points, Farmington was tied for 33rd with six points, Royal Oak was tied for 41th with four points, Groves was tied for 44th with three points, Southfield Arts and Tech and Lake Orion were tied for 48th with two points.

Ferndale was in the Division Two State meet at Hamilton High School. They finished tied for 49th with four points.

Oak Park has a ton of proven talent coming back next season. It wouldn't surprise anyone if the Knights are right back in this conversation.

On the boys side, Troy Athens was 13th with 15 points, Troy was tied for 17th with 13 points, Oak Park was tied for 20th with 11 points, Adams was tied for 31st with eight points, Royal Oak was tied for 36th with five points, West Bloomfield and North Farmington were tied for 41st with four points, and Groves was tied for 45th with three points.

Clarkston wins State Crown in Tennis.

The Wolves earned their first State crown in Girls Tennis scoring 28 points in the Division One State meet in Midland on Saturday afternoon.

Troy was fourth with 18 points, Adams and Stoney Creek tied for eighth with 12 points. Bloomfield Hills was 13th with eight points. Rochester was 17th with five points, Troy Athens and West Bloomfield were tied for 22nd with one point, and Royal Oak did not score.

Clarkston had three winners in Kayla Lemke, Charlotte Partchenko, and Sydney Gisez who won their respective brackets in the singles competition.

In Division Two, last season's state champions Seaholm finished second with 23 points falling to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern who had 29 points. Groves was tied for seventh with 11 points, North Farmington was 10th with 10 points, and Berkley was tied for 15th with four points.

Congrats to Oak Park and Clarkston for bringing home State crowns to the OAA.