Five first-place finishes and five more second-place finishes helped Lake Orion earn its first OAA I wrestling title since 2005 and first outright title since 2003, as the host Dragons routed the field at the league tournament last Saturday. Lake Orion broke a three-way tie for first place by winning the meet. Their 221 points […]
The Lake Orion hockey squad joined 35 other elite teams from across the state at the Weekend Showcase at the Kennedy Recreation Center in Trenton last week. The Dragons topped Novi 4-1 on Thursday and fell 2-1 to St. Clair in overtime on Friday. ‘Our goal this year was to go there and represent ourselves […]
The Lake Orion Village Council will interview candidates on Saturday, with the special meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. Forty-one resumes were submitted during the two-month process, and the council agreed to invite seven candidates in for interviews. Two of the candidates selected declined to proceed with the interview process. Those remaining are Tori D. Kelly, […]
Township Clerk Jill Bastian announced Tuesday night that she will not be seeking re-election for that position later this year. Bastian made the announcement during board comments during a regular meeting, thanking her family, friends and the community for granting her the privilege to serve over the years. ‘This job demands a lot of time, […]
A few weeks ago, after one of our larger winter storms, my retired neighbor (equipped with a snow blower, while I was not) helped me clear snow from the driveway and sidewalk. It’s not out of character for my neighbor to offer assistance, but I vowed to make cookies or brownies (or, let’s be serious, […]
For the first time since many of their parents were in high school, the Lake Orion girls? basketball squad is a league champion. The title is the school’s first of the OAA variety and ends a league drought dating back to 1983. The Dragons clinched the outright OAA III title with three victories last week, […]
The Lake Orion ski teams are headed back to the state finals after strong showings at last week’s regional event at Mt. Holly. The boys? team placed second with 58.5 points, behind Waterford (35), but a half point ahead of defending state champion Brother Rice. Corey Blomquist led the Dragons with a combined slalom/giant slalom […]
With their biggest home audience of the season, including many youth hockey players, Lake Orion and Clarkston battled deep into the third period last Thursday in a regular season game that both coaches said looked more like a playoff one. Brad Berschbach’s goal with under three minutes left broke the 1-all tie and sent Lake […]
Caitlin Clemence and Shannon Doyle have high hopes for their senior year on the soccer field at Lake Orion High School. But their first three years were good enough to net them college scholarships. Clemence, a defensive specialist, has committed to the University of Detroit. Doyle, meanwhile, will play on at Oakland University. A midfielder, […]
College football recruiting has become big business. ESPN was able to devote an entire day to covering National Signing Day on their family of networks. They showed footage of high school seniors putting on hats and helmets. They showed footage of a kid who had faked his own recruitment to sign in front of a […]