The Clarkston Wolves waited until the absolute last minute of the season to register a victory over the OAA Division I leading and No. 8 ranked team in the state, Farmington ? a feat Clarkston accomplished on May 25 with a 5-4 victory. With the game tied in the bottom of the seventh Frank Davis […]
The Clarkston girls track team came within five points of stealing a share of the league title from Troy on May 24. One part of the Wolves winning formula was realized when Troy (7-0) finished in third place at the OAA league meet with 81 total points. The Wolves (5-2) could not manage to vault […]
While navigating through a regular season fraught with learning experiences derived from many tough opponents and losses, the Clarkston baseball team finished on an positive note ? getting their first shutout of the year against North Farmington, 5-0 on May 25. All things being equal once again now that the district tournament has arrived, Clarkston […]
After two years of existence, Stars and Stripes Gymnastics Academy leapt into Junior Olympic competition this year. The three competition teams not only met owners Becky Foster and Cassie Davis? modest expectations, but vaulted past them. ‘We wanted to be successful, but we didn’t know what to expect,? said Davis. ?(Last year) we would compete […]
Jenny Morgan’s personal record in the 1600 was eclipsed by Grand Blanc’s Geena Gall’s 4:45.50, but the Clarkston runner did some overshadowing of her own in the 3200 at the regional meet on May 20. Morgan’s feet seemed unburdened by mortal constraints as she smoothly carved around the Holly High School track to finish in […]
Coming into the regional tournament, Clarkston’s tennis team did not have the talent to win, but the Wolves made sure they were relevant by the end of the day. Two Clarkston upsets of Brother Rice doubles in the second and third doubles flights allowed West Bloomfield to take the regional crown with a score of […]
At the beginning of the season, Clarkston golf Coach Larry Sherrill was not really sure what he had this year. ‘I said at the beginning of the year it was going to be a learning year ? and we learned a lot this year,? said Sherrill The Wolves lost four seniors from a team which […]
In a season where most bounces have not gone their way, the Clarkston soccer team refuses to simply play out the string before the long summer vacation. The Wolves still have teeth and Clarkston Coach Annette Richardson hopes her team will start brandishing them soon. ‘Our record (4-6-5) doesn’t show how good we have played […]
Perhaps some terrible cataclysmic event will take place if the Farmington and Clarkston baseball teams meet this year ? because Mother Nature has been showing the two teams a bad turn. ‘The pride factor is still there. (Farmington is) in first place and we’d like to beat them,? said Clarkston Coach Phil Price. The first […]
Having helped the United States under-18 national hockey team win a gold medal at the IIHF world hockey championships in Plzen, Czech Republic on April 24, Brandon Gentile has enough memories to last a lifetime. ‘When I talked to him for the first time after the tournament, I told him, ‘No matter what you do […]