It had been 22 years since Lake Orion’s girls volleyball team captured a regional championship. That streak happily ended last week, when the 2011 Lady Dragons upset two-time defending state champ Birmingham Marian and then ousted Troy, continuing an exciting postseason run that vaulted Lake Orion into the Class A state quarter-finals this week. No […]
Fish tanks are far from uncommon in the average elementary classroom, but the school of fish housed by the Good Shepard Lutheran Church has taken the aquarium to the next level. Good Shepard, located at 1950 South Baldwin Road, has tasked its students with raising salmon. The fish, which were delivered Nov. 9, arrived as […]
Motorists traveling on M-24 near Clarkston road may notice the seemingly new building where Kruse and Muer: On the Lake used to stand. The business remains the same, but introduces the reenvisioned Kruse and Muer: Roadhouse. It is far more than just a physical remodeling. “Just about everything changed,” said Owner Bill Kruse, who opened […]
The treasurer of a Orion area homeowner’s association has been charged with embezzling around $6,000 of his neighbor’s money, reportedly to purchase golf equipment. Kevin Douglas Harris, of the Hi Hill Village subdivision, posted bond after being charged with embezzling more than $1,000 but less than $20,000. His attorney was unavailable for comment. Don Rittenburgh, […]
Lake Orion’s boy harriers finished their season on a high note Nov. 5, finishing eleventh out of 28 in the state competition. Among the teams left in their dust were Clarkston and Romeo, who less than a week earlier took second and first at the regional, leaving the Dragons in third place. Head Coach Stan […]
Lake Orion’s girls swimmers competed in the Oakland Activities Association League Meet Nov. 2-4, finishing in sixth place just behind the swimmers from Clarkston, the Dragons? season-long rivals. Despite finishing behind the Wolves, Head Coach Darin Abbasse said the meet turned out how he expected, adding his swimmers truly ‘stood up and did a fantastic […]
The Lake Orion girls? volleyball team continued its post-season winning streak Nov. 5 with a victory against the Falcons of Rochester High School. The win, on Rochester’s home court, gave Lake Orion the district title. Each of the three games, all less than 7 points apart, started very evenly. More than once, a team would […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review Staff Writer A new martial arts studio has called Lake Orion it’s home and, thanks to the anti-bullying mandate from Lake Orion area schools, Pro Martial Arts may be here to stay. Ron Stencel, co-owner of the Pro Martial Arts Lake Orion branch, said the studio offers more than just self […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review Staff Writer The regular season is over for the harriers of Lake Orion, but the boys? team and one member of the girls? team are not quite done running. These members qualified at the regional meet last month for the state competition in Brooklyn, Mich. on Saturday, Nov. 5. The boys? […]
Two county football heavyweights took their best shots at each other on Oct. 21, with Lake Orion visiting Clarkston in their annual season-ending rivalry. The back-and-forth game saw the Wolves make big plays in the fourth quarter to rally from ten points down and win, 38-31. ‘We did a decent job with their running game, […]