The number one and the Clarkston golf team have seen each other a lot lately. The Wolves finished first in the Eccentric Tournament on Sept. 6, marking the first time Clarkston has won the 21-year-old event. ‘The Eccentric Tournament is probably the second most important in the county, aside from the county tournament. You always […]
With the dual meet season just around the next bend, Clarkston boys cross country Coach Mike Taylor is guardedly optimistic about his team’s prospects. ‘It’s show up and run time or sit down and go home time,? said Taylor. Following a second place finish in the lower division of the Cavalier Classic on Sept. 1, […]
Sporting an 0-2 record coming into their first league action of the year, Clarkston needed a win against Rochester on Sept. 8. In the end, the Wolves got a 47-38 victory, but not without some warts along the way. ‘It’s good for us to get the win. After last week, we tried to stay positive. […]
After being forced to swallow a bitter pill in a 5-0 loss to Troy Athens on Sept. 6, the Clarkston soccer team managed to rebound slightly with a 1-1 tie against Troy High on Sept. 8. ?(The tie) stopped the bleeding, but it’s another game we probably should have won,? said Clarkston Coach Mark Whitcomb. […]
To celebrate their first birthday, the Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu Clarkston Branch is holding a free public demonstration at Bay Court Park on Sept. 18 from noon-1 p.m. ‘It’s not just about swinging swords around …We move as a group. We try to move with one mind,? said Brent Eastman, branch manager and instructor, fourth degree. […]
‘Well then who’s on first?? ‘Yes.? Abbott and Costello’s classic routine is the big bang of comedy. Laughs and guffaws from today are still traced back to that classic comedic moment. The delightful confusion, the rising exasperation and the back and forth between Abbott and Costello is verbal slapstick. The humor knows no borders, the […]
The Clarkston varsity girls cross country program is not like other teams across the state. For other programs, winning the Michigan State University Invitational on Sept. 16 would be a coming out party ? for Clarkston, the victory featuring three runners in the top ten was business as usual. ‘We ran really well at MSU,? […]
With a tough league season looming, the Clarkston boys cross country team has a nice feather to stick in their caps ? a first place finish at the Chesaning Invitational on Sept. 15. ‘We wanted to use (Chesaning) as a tune-up. It’s always better to go in off a good performance,? said Clarkston Coach Mike […]
While hosting last year’s OAA Division III champion, Farmington Hills Harrison, on Sept. 13, Clarkston Swim Coach Kenwyn Chock felt many swam scared during the meet. Fortunately for Clarkston, jitters during the meet did not lead to a defeat afterwards as the Wolves bested the Hawks 97-89. ‘They are the defending league champions. I knew […]
Clarkston soccer did not even have 24 hours to revel in their first league victory, a 2-1 win at Kimball on Sept. 15, before Eisenhower High School bested the Wolves 2-0 at home on Sept. 16. ‘We gave (Eisenhower) both goals. Those were two really bad goals we gave up,? said Clarkston Coach Mark Whitcomb. […]