The bread stare down is played’out’during first dates,’family gatherings and prison camps the world over. Wherever a basket of complimentary rolls resides, a bread stare down lurks. To lose one of these confrontations is to forsake your heritage. A person with no past, no inheritance from their ancestors is just fine during a thanksgiving dinner […]
After a season of playing the juggernauts of the OAA Division I, Clarkston’s girls basketball team is having a nice time toppling normal giants in the MHSAA playoffs. Clarkston beat Brighton 55-48 in the regional semifinal on Nov. 21 in Bay City in a game where the Wolves led, for the most part, throughout. Then […]
Becoming the first girls to swim for Clarkston in the MHSAA Division I state finals did not come easily for juniors Kandice Keen and Amanda Hassett; sophomores Alyssa Vela and Kaitlyn Hassett; and freshmen Molli Simpson and Christine Seiple. They earned the right to swim at states with grueling August training sessions and practices before […]
When Ann Lowney resigned as coach of the Clarkston varsity girls basketball team on Nov. 18, 2004 after eight seasons on the job, she left in the interest of ‘pursuing being a mommy.? Her new role as Everest Academy’s Athletic Director allows her to spend time with her triplets, Serra, Mitchell and Gracie, and put […]
A hot scorer on the basketball court will turn heads, but as Clarkston found out on Nov. 29 in their last second, 44-42 state quarterfinal loss to Saginaw Arthur Hill, a playmaker wins ball games. Having already scored a game high 23 points, Arthur Hill’s Jamilah Humes? biggest play of the night came with precious […]
A hot scorer on the basketball court will turn heads, but as Clarkston found out on Nov. 29 in their last second, 44-42 state quarterfinal loss to Saginaw Arthur Hill, a playmaker wins ball games. Having already scored a game high 23 points, Arthur Hill’s Jamilah Humes? biggest play of the night came with precious […]
Timely goaltending and a healthy dose of offense helped Clarkston’s hockey team triumph over Waterford Mott, 5-4, on Dec. 1. ‘It was very close. We let (Mott) get back in the game three times. It’s fortunate we got good goaltending from (senior) Adam Richards,? Clarkston Coach Bryan Krygier said, pointing to several saves by Richards […]
Clarkston Wrestling Coach Joe DeGain likes where his team is heading this year. ‘This team has a really good attitude and I think it is going to take them places,? DeGain said. The Wolves have a fair amount of experience in their corner this season as well. Seniors Tommy Ellsworth and Josh McAllister and junior […]
One year ago, Kelsey Reardon and Kellyn Carpenter of Clarkston were forced to choose between playing lacrosse on a Waterford-based club team or not play at all. The decision to play was an easy one, but both girls have worked diligently to start a girls lacrosse club team at Clarkston High School to avert a […]
A storybook beginning was not in the cards for Clarkston’s volleyball team as they succumbed 3-0 to Farmington High in their first action of the season on Dec. 12. ‘We are going to have to be a scrappy team this season. We are not that tall. We just have to do a good job defense,? […]