Clarkston alum Kira Karlstrom has been up to big things on the basketball court ? despite her 5?4? frame. Karlstrom, a sophomore at Drexel, was named the Dragons most improved player and also garnered the Steve Sher Academic Award for her work on and off the hardwood this past season. ‘A lot of people told […]
Kid Rock and Tom WIlson, President of The Palace of Auburn Hills (center) accept plaques commemorating their contributions to the Renee Przybylski Memorial Spraypark at halftime of the Pistons-76ers game on April 25. Kid Rock and Palace Sports and Entertainment both donated $30,000 to the spray park, located in Clintonwood Park in Independence Township. (Left […]
When I was in the seventh grade, I was faced with a visage that I will never forget. As I sat in my french class waiting for the lesson to start, one of my fellow students proffered a copy of a periodical of quite ill-repute, a tabloid if you will. The sight I saw then […]
Clarkston’s soccer team’s offense had a cold snap to rival the weather last week ? the Wolves were defeated 1-0 by Seaholm on April 26 and tied Dondero 1-1 on April 28. ‘We have to get our forwards to take people on,? said Clarkston Coach Annette Richardson. ‘I’m trying to encourage them to be more […]
For just a brief moment on May 2, the sun seemed to shine through the clouds and onto the Clarkston sideline as the Wolves took on the Rochester High Falcons. The ray of light came courtesy of outfielder Eric Bryan, who with two outs and two runners on in the top of the seventh inning, […]
For 13 years Don Peters has run the Northstar Classic softball tournament. This year the name was changed, to the Michigan Stars Classic, but the expansive 48 team field featuring most of the big names in high school softball programs remained the same with games being played April 30 and May 1 at Bicentennial Park […]
Clarkston’s girls and boys track teams both notched wins against Pontiac Northern on a cold and windy afternoon on April 25. The girls team dispatched the Huskies 75-54 while the boys team triumphed 70-58. For the girls, the 3200 relay team of Nicole Kraus, Lisa Sickman, Gillian Nordquist and Elle Kuhta were victorious with a […]
So far the season has been full of learning experiences for the tennis coach and the players as Clarkston has gamely fought their way to a 2-3-1 (1-2-1) record. Clarkston Coach Chaz Claus learned that his doubles pairings are the core of the program on April 28. As the Wolves? pairings swept their Berkley counterparts […]
For the past seven years Alyssa Delke has lived a double life. By day she is an honor student at Clarkston High School, maintaining a 3.978 GPA and securing a berth in the University of Michigan’s engineering program for the fall. After school however, Alyssa spent four days a week for five hours a night […]
Another Clarkston athlete, senior Amanda Henderson, will ply her athletic talent on the collegiate level at Adrian College. ‘Since I was a little kid I have dreamed of playing soccer in college,? said Henderson Henderson will have a quick turnaround from the CHS spring soccer this season to the Adrian team in the fall. ‘I […]