By Teddy Rydquist Review Sports Contributor The tip-off of Lake Orion’s “Rivalry Night” promotion, the Lady Dragons basketball team battled their rival Clarkston Wolves at the O’Rena on the campus of Oakland University on Jan. 29. Unable to generate any traction offensively, Lake Orion was routed by Clarkston, 45-31. Led by junior Taylor Heaton’s 15 […]
By Teddy Rydquist Review Sports Contributor The first action for the boys since dropping a hard-fought road tilt with the West Bloomfield Lakers on Jan. 24, the Lake Orion Dragons basketball team partook in “Rivalry Night” at the O’Rena on the campus of Oakland University on Jan. 29, squaring off against the Oxford Wildcats. Hoping […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity competitive cheer team took fifth place at the Dragon Invite on Saturday, with just seven points separating the top five teams. Invite winner Rochester Adams had the highest score in the three-round competition, 787.52; followed by Rochester High School, 785.38; Stoney Creek, 784.68; Woodhaven, 780.94; and Lake Orion at […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Concrete fairways, elevator tee boxes, rough, un-manicured putting greens, frozen golfers: not a typical day on golf course. The water hazards were typical, though. Golfers who could not wait for Spring hit the links of Lake Orion on Saturday for the Lake Orion Sunrise Rotary Club’s 6th Annual Ice Cup […]
By Kristie Orselli Review Sports Contributor With the regular season winding down, the wrestling team competed in their last dual meet of the year. Facing Grand Blanc to start off the night, the dragons narrowly came out on top 38-31. Senior Mason Slocum and Junior Dominic Orselli each pinned their opponents. Senior Issac Kinne and […]
The Lake Orion High School boys swim and dive team headed to North Farmington High School on Jan 30 suffering a hard loss 102-81. In the diving portion, senior Alex Brent took first while sophomore William Kahrl scored second, followed closely by Blake Burgess who finished in third. Individually, junior Brendan Ledtke took second in […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Operation Center received an anonymous tip from Crime Stoppers at 10:24 p.m. on Jan. 28 regarding a threat made against Lake Orion High School via Snapchat. The anonymous tip stated that a “bomb” had been placed in the locker rooms near the pool lobby, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office stated in […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Parking discussions are a common occurrence in downtown Lake Orion. Now, with the addition of four brand new restaurants (Oat Soda, Anita’s Kitchen, Bitter Toms and 313 Pizza Bar), parking troubles are not expected to subside anytime soon. In the spring of 2018, the Downtown Development Authority added 30 more […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor There always is an abundance of events in downtown Lake Orion, and during its meeting on Monday the Lake Orion Village Council unanimously approved an amended application process for all would-be events in the village. Now, any group that wants to hold an event in Lake Orion, even those groups […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools is one of the many school districts in Michigan that allow schools of choice (SOC) students. During the Jan. 22 board meeting, board members approved allowing students from outside the district to attend Lake Orion schools for the 2020-21 school year. The district has two variations […]