Almost every day when I get to the office, my message light is blinking. Another call from our loyal readership, I say to myself. Oftentimes what awaits me on the other end of the ‘mailbox? is a response to something I have written, but every now and again it regards something that has not been […]
Transition is a part of life and a term synonymous with basketball teams. Transition can also describe Clarkston’s Dan Owens? shift from primarily being an outside shooter for the Wolves last season off the bench, to a powerful-driving force to be reckoned with. Owens led all scorers with 27 points, a career-high, for Clarkston in […]
Getting a good start to the season is key, no one knows that more than Clarkston golfer Matt Fuller. Fuller, a junior this past season, capped his honors this season with his first selection to the all-state division I golf team. ‘It feels great. It feels awesome, it’s just an elite group,? Fuller said. Making […]
Expectations are simply that, what someone or a group of people expect. Defying expectations makes something or in this case, a team special. The 2006 Clarkston Wolves football team was expected to finish in the middle of the Oakland Activities Conference, with a record supposed to be one game above or below .500. What happened […]
Hockey night in Canada it was not, however, Zack Lewy did his best Patrick Roy impression in a close OAA match Saturday night. Lewy’s performance kept Clarkston in the game against Rochester Hills Stoney Creek on Dec. 9 at the Onyx Ice Arena in Rochester. Despite the net-minder’s 26 saves however, the Cougars overcame the […]
Hot streaks are something to ride like a brand new snowboard, and the Clarkston wrestlers just picked out a brand new K-2. The Wolves downed Troy Athens and Auburn Hills Avondale in a double-dual meet at Avondale on Dec. 6 to improve to 8-0 to start the season. Clarkston pinned the Red Hawks 53-15 and […]
It’s not quit a win, but it’s not a loss either. The Clarkston Wolves didn’t improve their record, but the record did not suffer after a 3-3 tie with Port Huron Northern at Detroit Skating Club on Dec. 7. The Wolves went to the first intermission tied at 1-1, then proceeded to tie the Huskies […]
Getting your feet wet could be a good way to describe Clarkston’s first boys swim meet of the season, a 110-76 loss at Farmington Hills Harrison on Dec. 7. This season’s team, a young squad, is still finding its way. Coach Kenwyn Chock was still deciding the best events for the team with its first […]
Golfing in your backyard is usually reserved for short game practice and testing out new clubs, but it can also be a place to learn the fundamentals of the game. Independence Township resident Joel Wells has dedicated his back yard to helping children learn the basics of golf, while having fun. Wells, 34, opened his […]
The Independence Township Parks and Recreation department is slashing several programs and special events in an attempt to balance the budget. They eliminated almost every special event operated by the department, Deer Lake Beach and senior programs. Surviving the budget cut is the Fourth of July event. The Township Board approved the budget at its […]