Six years have gone by since I, Noah Purcell, controlled the fate of millions. High atop a four story high pile of salt I stood, sweat beading on my brow, in the hottest part of July, 1998. At that point in time, I had no idea the power which lay beneath my feet. A summer […]
Next year Clarkston’s football field will assuredly be green, it just may not be grass. Synthetic turf and a slew of other athletic facilities improvements were brought before the Clarkston School Board at the Dec. 13 regular meeting. This past fall the School Board heard arguments from CHS Athletic Director Dan Fife and Deputy Superintendent […]
When the mats are rolled up in March, the Wolves varsity wrestling team might look back on their first place finish at the Oakland County Tournament as the turning point in the season. Clarkston won their fourth straight OCT on Dec.17 & 18, notching 262 team points, 26 points ahead of second place Holly. . […]
Instead of hosting a tourney like the wrestling or hockey teams, the Wolves varsity volleyball team traveled to the Portage Northern Invitational on Dec. 18. While Clarkston did not finish in the top ten, the Wolves did come home with their first two wins of the season, bringing their record to 2-5. ‘We are starting […]
The Wolves varsity hockey team was a little too accommodating while hosting the Clarkston Christmas Tournament on Dec. 17-18. Clarkston lost 7-3 to Cranbrook in the first round on Dec. 17 and dropped the consolation game to Davison 5-3 the next day. ‘We are playing passive hockey right now. We need to get back to […]
The factors for a Rochester Adams upset of Clarkston were all there on Dec. 17. n Favored team (Clarkston) coming in off a big emotional blowout win? Check. n Early hot shooting by underdog home team subsequently lighting a fire under home fans? Check. n Cold shooting by aforementioned favored team? Check. As far as […]
Senior Clarkston guard Brad Goodman may not have started the game against Flint Northern on Dec. 10 but he made sure he finished it. Goodman had six of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to seal a 57-48 victory. ‘Tonight it just came down to our kids? effort,? said Coach Dan Fife. ‘We were […]
Much like Icarus, the Clarkston varsity hockey team flew high this week? beating league arch-rival Birmingham United 4-0, on Dec. 9. But like the greek myth, the Wolves wings were melted shortly after taking flight by an upstart Troy team 3-2 on Dec. 11. ‘Birmingham was a big game, so emotionally we were into that […]
The Wolves wrestling team has gotten off to a rocky start this year ? and their 45-15 loss to Hartland on Dec. 8 added a few more boulders to the pile. Clarkston did however start to climb out of the rubble by finishing fifth out of 21 teams in the Howell tournament on Dec. 11. […]
Even though no formal proposal has been submitted to the board as of yet, plans are underway for CHS to sport a brand new synthetic turf field as early as next year. The master facilities plan the school board requested earlier this year is starting to take shape and according to school board officials there […]