A 7-1 defeat of Avondale on April 7 has the Wolves? boys tennis team leaping into spring. ‘We just wanted to get our first win under our belts,? said Clarkston Coach Chaz Claus. ‘You can think about what you have in practice, but you never know how the kids will do in competition until they […]
Just because the NHL season was cancelled does not mean the Detroit metro-area is not home to some of the best hockey in the nation. Two Clarkston seventh graders, Brandon Graham and Jack Schlau, recently helped the PeeWee AA Michigan Eagles win a state championship and finish in second place at the USA National Hockey […]
GIRLS ? This year’s girls track team’s backbone will be supplied by the members of the Wolves State champion girls cross country team. Clarkston Coach John Yorke feels that Liz Mengyan, Jenny Morgan, Gillian Nordquist, Anne Oltman, Lisa Sickman, Elle Kuhta, Lindsay Smith and Beth Hoekstra dominance in the distance events will go a long […]
BOYS ? Having already equaled their win total from last year with an 80-48 victory over Rochester Adams, the Clarkston boys track team is off and running this season. Last year the track team finished the season with an 1-5 record in dual meets. ‘Our program is based on three things: run as hard as […]
Despite losing four of the six starters from last year’s team, which finished 11th at the State finals, the coaching association’s preseason girls golf poll has the Wolves at No. 10 in Division I. ‘We will be competitive this year. Right now our weakness is our youth,? said Clarkston Coach Larry Sherril. ‘I would be […]
Having already managing a 2-2 tie against Stevenson on April 6 and suffering a 5-0 defeat to Stoney Creek on April 7, the Clarkston Wolves evened their record at 1-1-1 with a 1-0 win against Waterford Kettering. While the score of the game was close, the actual play on the field was not. Clarkston allowed […]
The Clarkston boys baseball team has shown some growing pains having opened the season with a 2-3 record. ‘Nobody’s really beaten us this year; we’ve beaten ourselves. We have had a lot of errors so far. I sort of expected that because we are so young,? said Clarkston Coach Phil Price. ‘As the season goes […]
Thanks to many generous people in Clarkston and the rest of Oakland County, Deer Lake Athletic Club was the site of a family dinner to thank and welcome new recruits to the Marine Corps family. ‘I didn’t have anyone tell me ‘No,? said event organizer Rudy Lozano. ‘From major contributors who gave in the four […]
Independence Township Parks and Recreation helped children enjoy their spring break to the fullest from March 28-April 1. Each day of the week children from seven communities visited different areas of Metro Detroit for fun activities. On March 31 Brent Hatfield gets a little help from Joe Zendejas during pool-sketball as Ian Pokiefka sets up […]
At what point in time do we include baseball in the curriculum of our public schools? I think the time is now. In fact, I think the time is well past and we should start making up for past sins today ? something this important can not wait till next school year. I do not […]