Reagan Laetz takes a shot and the ball narrowly misses the rim. It rolls under a van parked near the basket and is stuck. Reagan quickly crawls under the car to retrieve the ball and gives it to his friend Joshua Siminski, who takes a shot. The small sequence may not seem important, but the […]
Jesse Kessler and Gregg Knappe both knew they wanted to run track in college and Oakland University is giving them the chance to do it together. Kessler and Knappe both signed letters of intent to run track for Oakland on June 6. Kessler was a member of the Wolves 1600-meter relay team which qualified for […]
Clarkston native Alex Delisi is making a name for himself in the football world. Delisi will be a senior at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in the fall and has already attracted attention from some big name colleges. According to Delisi, he’s talked with almost every Big Ten school, Arizona State, California, Boston College, Vanderbilt and […]
In his first appearance at the Michigan Amateur Golf Championship Rob Ronk finished in the top 64. Ronk, who graduated from Clarkston this year, shot 150 during the first two days ofthe tournament which was good for 27th place out over 160 golfers. After the first two rounds, the field is cut to 64 and […]
Preparations for the annual Clarkston Fourth of July parade are being made. This year’s parade has the theme of ‘Grand Ole Flag.? On-call sergeant fire fighter Rick Hardy, who helps organize the event, said he expects over 100 entries this year. People can still enter by stopping at the fire station 1 at 6500 Citation […]
Clintonwood Park will once again host The Festival of Fun on the Fourth of July. The annual festival will feature a softball tournament, arts and craft show, canine frisbee competition, live bands, children’s activities and fireworks. Children’s activities include a giant obstacle course, jousting, a moon walk, rock climbing tower and carnival games. The price […]
Registration is open for the Craig Greenfield Memorial Triatholon and Duatholon held in downtown Clarkston at 8 a.m. on August 8. The entry fee for a single person is $60 or $80 the day of, persons 55 and older is $50 or $70 the day of, a three person relay is $105 or $125 the […]
Josh McAllister will arrive at Muskegon Community College with a little more confidence in his wrestling career after taking first place in the 185-pound weight class at the Mott Bruin Classic. The Bruin Classic is a tournament featuring some of the top wrestlers in the state who are attending a junior college to wrestle in […]
Clarkston sophomore Katie Smith earned all-state honorable mention by the Michigan Softball Coaches Association. ‘It’s an honor,? Smith said. ‘I started out playing my freshman year and learned a lot from coach (Don) Peters. I developed this year and was able to show my skills. I thought it was really cool they were able to […]
The Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan honored Chuck Fortinberry, President of Clarkston Chrysler Jeep, with the first annual Gray’s Reef Light Award for his work with the charity at the Gray’s Reef Golf Classic. The Gray Reef Golf Classic is a golf outing originally organized by Fortinberry, but called the Glen W. Fortinberry Memorial Golf […]