The Clarkston offense hiccuped against No. 1 Southfield Lathrup on Nov. 3 as the Wolves lost 40-26. The Wolves anemic offense managed only two points in both the first and fourth quarters of the contest, dooming their upset bid. Lathrup’s Brittane Russell led all scorers with 13 points. Junior Chelsea Kouri spearheaded the Wolves efforts […]
While not drab to start with, on Nov. 9 the normally conservatively decorated Clarkston High School library pulsed with maize and blue shirts, hats and decorations ? with a smattering of maroon and white thrown in for good measure. The colors came courtesy of three Wolves as they signed letters of intent to NCAA Division […]
They have put in countless hours in the pool, endured practices beginning at 5 a.m., only to be rewarded with a second practice after school for more than three months ? and now they only have one more wave to crest. The first group of swimmers from Clarkston High School to make the state finals […]
In part one of a series examining Clarkston’s middle school and junior high sports programs, the focus is turned on changes to the eighth grade football and girls basketball programs. For 35 years, Sashabaw and Clarkston Middle School battled one another on the football field. This fall, the eighth grade football program as well as […]
After a season of avoiding being stepped on by the giants of the OAA, Clarkston’s girls basketball team is ready to do some stomping of their own in districts. ‘With the schedule we played, we feel like we are ready to go for districts,? Clarkston Coach Tim Wasilk said. Clarkston finished 11-9 (6-6) on the […]
A dream is not always the same when it becomes reality, but Christopher Bradley’s career as athletic trainer at Clarkston High School is turning out just like he imagined. ‘I love it, working with the athletes and being in charge of rehab,? Bradley said. ‘When you get them back to playing to their full capabilities […]
With 14 new players and only 12 returning skaters from last year’s state semifinal team, the Clarkston varsity hockey team started the season in glorious fashion, beating West Bloomfield 9-0 on Nov 17. ‘We have a lot of new players. It’s going to take some time. They all have good attitudes though,? Clarkston Coach Bryan […]
Though Clarkston’s swimmers did not come home with medals and narrowly missed having their 200 medley swimmers named All-State, the Wolves relished their first trip to the MHSAA Division I State finals, Nov. 17-18 at Eastern Michigan University. ‘It was exciting, I never really thought we’d get to states,? junior captain Amanda Hassett said. At […]
Interscholastic sports in the seventh and eighth grades changed dramatically this year in the Clarkston schools. The long-standing rivalry between Sashabaw Middle School and Clarkston Middle School is officially over. SMS now houses the sixth and seventh graders and Clarkston Junior High School holds the eighth and ninth grades. In last week’s edition of The […]
In the words of Clarkston senior Melissa Martinez there was ‘no way? Waterford Kettering was going to oust the Clarkston’s girls basketball team from post season play three years in a row, especially not this year with the district title on the line as the two teams tipped off on Nov. 18 at Ortonville Brandon […]