Any way you look at it, the life lived by Stephen Fraser-Soots has certainly been an adventurous one. Fraser-Soots has been to nearly every continent, lived for quite a bit of time on both coasts of the United States, and spent 15 years working for NASA. Now he’s beginning a new journey, as pastor of […]
Memo to Oakland Activities Association Division III girls basketball teams: Bring your running shoes. Sincerely, the 2006 Lake Orion Varsity team. Expect nothing less than 32 minutes of up tempo action from Coach Steve Roberts? squad this year. Roberts said his rotation could go at least nine deep regularly and will be all over the […]
David Wurst and the Dragons made quick work of the Troy Colts last Friday, scoring repeatedly on quick drives en route to an easy 35-0 win. Though he didn’t score a touchdown on the first drive of the game, Wurst’s 66 all-purpose yards were just the beginning of a huge night for the senior wideout. […]
Golf coach Monty Gallaher said taking masters courses in sports administration over the summer has changed his approach to coaching. ‘The final score determines a league champion and things like that, but what I’m stressing this year is to just improve,? Gallaher said. The squad will undoubtedly miss the steady play of all-state performer David […]
A solid defense with a more than capable goalkeeper behind it and a young goal scoring forward make this year’s version of Dragon soccer look kind of like a few others in recent years. But coach Erick Pfeiffer said his young squad is rebuilding this season. The coach quickly added that expectations for the players […]
It’s already been a busy year for Clint Verran, but that didn’t stop the physical therapist, who finished 10th at the Boston Marathon this past spring, from opening a new office in Lake Orion. Verran, who currently lives in Rochester Hills, graduated from Lake Orion High School in 1993, and sees his return as a […]
Almost every half-hour, there is a death in the United States due to an alcohol-related car crash. With 600 chapters and two million members nationwide, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is aiming to not just reduce, but eliminate, such fatalities, through the use of school and public awareness programs. In Michigan, the Macomb, Oakland and […]
It took a while for the Dragon offense to get on the field last Thursday night at Dragon Stadium. But when they finally did, the many Lake Orion weapons made visiting Rochester pay dearly. The Dragons scored three third quarter touchdowns before most fans had finished their halftime hot dogs, blowing open a 14-0 halftime […]
Swim coach Darin Abbasse said that a loss is a loss, but given the way his team competed with perennial state title contender Bloomfield Hills Lahser, Abbasse was still impressed by his squad. Lake Orion fell 97-89 in their season opening meet at home on Aug. 29. ‘Last year, Lahser beat us by over 60 […]
The Art & Apples Festival, held each September in Rochester, is thought of as one of the state’s top art shows. With 285 vendors on hand, the 41st edition of the festival, which benefits Rochester’s Paint Creek Center for the Arts, is sure to rank right up there with the best of them. In recent […]