Netters lose that winning feeling

The positive wave of energy from their district win a week earlier could not sustain Clarkston’s volleyball team as they succumbed to East Lansing, 3-2, in the regional finals on March 5. ‘We were one of 16 teams in the state to get that far,? said Clarkston Coach Kelly Avenall. ‘We really gelled as a […]

Wolves cheerleaders headed to States

Clarkston’s cheerleaders brought ‘It? to the Michigan Coaches Cheerleading Association’s regional finals on March 5, and came away with a third place finish ? which qualifies them for the state championship on March 12. ‘They gave the best performance they’ve had all year,? said Clarkston Coach Chandra Price. ‘Our goal was to be in the […]

Four wrestlers off to state finals

Senior Braden L’Amoreaux heads a four wrestler delegation from CHS that will move onto the Individual State Finals March 10-12 at the Palace of Auburn Hills. ‘We wrestled okay. The matches (at regionals) were so close. With the way the competition was we could have qualified no one or all eight guys,? said Clarkston Coach […]

No slip up for Wolves; Marquette next

Since last year’s State quarterfinals, Clarkston’s hockey team has been thinking about their 2-1 overtime loss to Marquette. This time around, the Wolves would not mind sending Marquette home wondering what could have been. The grudge match will commence on March 9 at 8 p.m. at the Bay County Civic Arena. The Wolves have had […]

Wolves persevere through tough district

As the clock ran out in the third quarter senior Brad Goodman brought the Wolves basketball destiny back to life with a flick of the wrist. Eight minutes later, senior Robbie Clark triumphantly rippled the embroided ‘Clarkston? lettering on his chest like a battle flag, signaling C-Town’s return to the regional round of play after […]

Students study WWII atrocities with trip to Holocaust museum

Instead of relying solely on assigned readings and tests to teach Clarkston schools? eighth graders about the Holocaust, the language arts department opted to steep the children in the horrors of the World War II concentration camps. ‘A lot of our kids have grandparents who fought in World War II, so they connect to this […]

Clarkston girl rides high in the saddle

Just because Molly Arnold, 13, of Clarkston, competed in the Longhorn Rodeo at the Palace of Auburn Hills, she is not about to change from the quick to smile, soft spoken, bright young lady who came up riding in the Davisburg 4-H club. ‘It was a lot of fun, it was busier than at the […]

Grass is always greener when it’s synthetic

The seed planted at the Jan. 10 Clarkston School Board meeting sprouted on Feb. 14, when the board approved ProGrass LLC’s bid of $629,785 to install a synthetic turf field at Clarkston football stadium. ‘I want to emphasize this is a field, if things go right, which will be utilized starting first period in the […]

Family offers special tribute

Some memories deserve to be kept alive forever. Kristen Bradish and the family of Kelly Ray Firby, a Clarkston High School student who died in a traffic crash on Nov. 28, 2003, continue to celebrate his life with the second annual CHS Powerlifting meet on March 5 at 9 a.m. in CHS. ‘Out of anything […]

Wolves netters nab district title

Even after an 0-5 start, Clarkston volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall never doubted her team’s chances. Now the Wolves are proving her right with a resiliency absent earlier in the season that captured the district title on Feb. 26. Clarkston finished 21-17-2 on the year; this is the Wolves third district title in as many years. […]

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