They battled the heat, the rain and anything else nature threw at them during the week to come out on top. They are the members of the Independence Oaks Wild Adventures Extreme Camp. The camp, which is open to kids 11-15-years old, is a spin off of the Wild Adventure Camp designed for older kids. […]
The Craig Greenfield Memorial Triatholon and Duatholon is set for August 6 at 8 a.m. in downtown Clarkston. The event has raised over $75 thousand dollars the last two years for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. Corey Greenfield (Craig Greenfield’s sister), who is the event coordinator, said they started the event in memory of her brother […]
Mother nature caused some speed bumps for the Oakland County 4-H Fair, but could not stop visitors from having a good time. Fair General Manager L.C. Scramlin said rain and the heat may have kept the crowds down, but everything still ran smoothly. ‘The fair itself went good,? Scramlin said. ‘The showings went well. We […]
In just his third triatholon Clarkston, graduate Matt Inch finished in third place in the Craig Greenfield Memorial Triatholon held in Depot Park. Inch said his uncle motivated him to run in his first triatholon last year. ‘My uncle did a triatholon last year so I thought I would do one to try and beat […]
Darkness came at the wrong time for the American Legion Post 377 Chief Pontiac baseball team. Chief Pontiac had a 5-4 lead after three innings over Stevensville team in the American Legion State Tournament semifinals on August 4 when the game was postponed due to darkness. The game was resumed at 8 a.m. the next […]
Former Clarkston resident and CHS graduate Bobby Curtis was leaving his gym in Portland, Oregon when he noticed a brochure for the Livestrong Challenge being held in Portland. Curtis opened the flyer to find a picture of his friend Nick inside. Nick had came out to volunteer at the event the year before. Nick, who […]
Twenty-six softball players from around Michigan gathered at Clintonwood Park on August 4 to crown the 8th Annual Michigan Home Run Derby champion. Spectators watched the participants hit over 115 home runs before Rob Stafford of Waterford took home the $300 first prize. Stafford, Matt Sweeten of White Lake and Sed McCollum of Flint each […]
The Clarkston football team hosted its annual Blue and Gold game on August 12. The Blue and Gold game is an inter-squad scrimmage designed to give the team its first game action. Clarkston Head Coach Kurt Richardson said he thought the scrimmage went well. ‘We got out healthy. That’s my biggest worry when we have […]
A few summers ago, one of Adam Bican’s friends asked him to come to one of the Clarkston boys soccer conditioning practices to help out. Bican helped out at the practice and less than three years later he is entering his first season as head coach of the Clarkston varsity boys soccer team. ‘I came […]
BY DAVE PEMBERTON Clarkston News Sports Writer Clarkston Boys Track and Junior Varsity Football Assistant Coach Walt Wyniemko will be one of 15 coaches inducted into the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame on September 17. Wyniemko, who is entering his 41st year as a track and football coach and his 28th year […]