The consensus among members of the public sitting in on Saturday’s managerial interviews and Monday’s vote (See Page 1) is that the council had a tough decision on their hands. There appeared to be no clear-cut candidate, though all five that interviewed brought something different and unique to the table. The local candidate, Paul Zelenak, […]
The Dragon hockey squad saw their season come to a close in bizarre fashion Monday night in Port Huron. Rochester tied their pre-regional contest at two midway through the third period, and won it just 29 seconds into overtime when the Dragons scored on themselves. Dave Johnson’s pass in the defensive zone deflected off of […]
A year after a surprising tournament run, the Dragon girls? basketball team fell victim to a surprise of their own, falling 47-44 last Wednesday against host Waterford Kettering in a district semifinal. Kettering got out to an early lead that was magnified by Lake Orion’s 1-for-16 shooting in the second quarter. ‘That really hasn’t happened […]
The Lake Orion boys? basketball squad saw their season come to an end, just three days after winning a third-straight league title. The team got off to a rough start in Monday’s district opener against Waterford Mott (held at Clarkston) and could never recover, falling 65-56. ‘They pretty much outplayed us from start to finish,? […]
The Lake Orion wrestling squad is off to Battle Creek, after topping Utica Ford (50-10) and Romeo (42-24) at home last Wednesday to win a regional title. The team will take on L’Anse Creuse Friday, with the semifinals and finals slated for Saturday. It will be the team’s first trip to Battle Creek since 1990, […]
The Dragons head to Battle Creek as the state’s sixth-ranked team, according to Michigan Grappler. The only problem is that the top five teams all qualified for the quarterfinals as well. The quarters will pit #1 Davison against #10 Canton and #2 Holt against #5 Hartland on one side of the draw, and #3 Rockford […]
Regional championships by A.J. Pratt (135), Jake Varilek (152) and Joe Graffeo (160), highlighted a day in which Lake Orion saw seven wrestlers qualify for the individual state championships. Justin Ruddy (130), Jeremy Peshl (140) and Evan Gros (189) all qualified by placing third at regionals, while Doug Mack (119) advanced by placing fourth. The […]
One year after the girls? bowling squad made school history, the boys? team from Lake Orion High School is doing the same. The boys? placed third at Friday’s team regionals, held at Grand Blanc Lanes, qualifying for the state meet this week in Muskegon. ‘It was really close,? said Coach Kevin Crowther, whose team edged […]
The Lake Orion boys? swim team placed fourth at the OAA II meet, held last week at Clarkston, which won the league by winning the meet. The Dragons had top-five finishes from Petar Simic in the 100-breast (third, 1:05.68) and Zachary Nowicki in the 100-back (fifth, 1:00.27),. Their 200-free relay team of Simic, David Kullmann, […]
BATTLE CREEK — This page will keep you updated on wrestling state final action from Battle Creek all weekend. Just add it to your ‘favorites,? hit ‘refresh? every so often and leave the rest to us? *** SATURDAY 6:00 p.m.-GOODRICH UPDATE It’s all over from Kellogg Arena? The winners are Holt (Division 1), Greenville (Division […]