A 5-0 league start, with their next four OAA contests in the friendly confines of the Lake Orion High School Fieldhouse, has the Dragons on the inside track to a title. Four players scored in double figures on Friday night, led by Cole Moore’s double-double as the Dragons took down Troy Athens 50-35. Lake Orion […]
The Lake Orion Baptist School Lions fell twice in conference play last week to drop to 6-8 overall and 2-7 in the FBAC. Their week began with a visit from the Faith Christian Patriots of Clinton Township on Jan. 23. The Patriots prevailed 49-42. The Lions grabbed a 13-12 lead after the first quarter, but […]
In the first three weeks of 2007, it was the power play and penalty kill that fueled the Lake Orion hockey squad to a perfect record. But last Thursday at the Detroit Skating Club, it was Waterford Kettering stealing the Dragon recipe, getting three second period goals from Greg (Taylor) Crawford, all on special teams, […]
After skating to a 6-all tie before the holiday break and with just a one point differential in the standings, there wasn’t much separating the hockey teams from Lake Orion and Troy as they heading into their second meeting of the year Wednesday night at the Troy Sports Center. But that changed in a hurry. […]
It might have taken winter a while to arrive, but the weather has certainly made up for the wait. Students in the Lake Orion Community Schools had an extended weekend because of what the district called ‘extreme cold.? Temperatures were below zero on both Monday and Tuesday mornings around the time when kids normally begin […]
After losing a bunch of seniors to graduation last year, the FIRST Robotics team at Lake Orion High School is just 17 members strong. But what they lack in numbers, they make up for in effort. Junior Heather Wilsher said everyone picks up the slack by participating on many different sub-teams, which combine to make […]
Looking for a new friend? Then the Orion Township Library wants to hear from you. The library will host a ‘Let’s Be Friends,? Valentine-themed party on Sunday, Feb. 11 from 2-4 p.m. The party, for the Friends of the Library, will include a special live auction, music from Joe Tackett (from ‘Start the Party?), refreshments, […]
The Orion Substation of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department assisted an Alabama police unit last week in finding an 18-year-old female that was reported missing. The Tuscombia Police Department contacted officials in Orion because they believed the teen was staying on Mill Lake Road. According to an OCSD report, the teen was ‘possibly being held […]
My father, who has spent most of his working life in the restaurant business, managed two restaurants that were both in business for well over a decade. That’s a rather long time by restaurant standards. So, what then do you do with a business that is working on its 126th year in operation? As I […]
Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice took the Oakland County title by over 100 points last weekend, but the meet will be best remembered for one race: the 500. Not usually the marquee event at a swim meet, Birmingham Seaholm junior Morgan Priestley and Lake Orion senior Ricky Forrest decided to change that. After Priestley took the […]