Colts race past Wolves

After facing stiff competition to start the season, Clarkston was looking to earn its second OAA victory of the season against Troy on Jan. 4. But the Colts took the game similar to the Wolves? previous losses to conference bigwigs Birmingham Seaholm and Farmington, in four games. The Colts came out firing, axing the Wolves […]

Keeping the ball rolling

Not resting on their early season accomplishments, the Clarkston Wolves (14-1, 3-0 OAA) eked out a 36-23 over Lake Orion in the first match of a double-dual meet at Troy on Jan. 3. The match, actually closer than the final score would indicate, started with the Dragons taking an 18-3 lead after Steve Cooper’s 3-1 […]

Hanging by a moment

Close wins build character, but Clarkston’s 54-52 win over Pontiac Central on Friday night was built in part by a new character in the Wolves? arsenal. Julius Porter got much more playing time than he has seen thus far this season. Starting point guard Andy Lyons sat out the night sick and backup Ty Taylor […]

Athlete of the week

One of Clarkston’s iron men, Ryan Kenerson, is trying to help the hockey team get further than last season, but his biggest obstacle is getting back on the ice. Kenerson, a junior three-sport athlete, broke his right wrist against Royal Oak on Dec. 21. ‘It happened so fast. This guy ran into me and I […]

Paper or plastic?

With five months left until the first anniversary of his purchase of the Clarkston Caf?, Curt Catallo may already be sick of paper. Paper coverings, which draped the windows of the 1928 building for the past six months while restoration took place, were finally removed on Wednesday afternoon. ‘They quietly removed the paper and called […]

Pin kings

A rematch of sorts was on hand at Clarkston on Wednesday when Rochester Adams visited the Wolves in the first match for each in the double-dual meet. The teams met in the Oakland County meet in December where Clarkston (16-1, 5-0 OAA) secured its sixth-consecutive county championship and the Highlanders took eighth place in the […]

Another to the wire

The intensity of the rivalry between Clarkston and Pontiac Northern was at its apex on Friday night, when the Huskies took round one of the season series, 75-67. This chapter of the legacy aligned with the Wolves (5-2, 1-1 OAA) ranked no. 10 in the state in Class A and Northern (7-1, 2-0 OAA) ranked […]

Team recovers for win at MLK tourney

The Wolves returned to the same floor at Pontiac Northern to take a win from no. 1 in Class C Detroit Community on Sunday in the fifth annual Martin Luther King Classic, 65-52. ‘I was happy because it was after a tough loss and we played a tough team,? coach Dan Fife said. ‘It was […]

Athlete of the week

BY PAUL KAMPE Clarkston News Staff Writer Although she wears a different jersey than the rest of her teammates, Amanda Byrd is very much a part of the Clarkston volleyball team. Byrd, a senior and a four-year player, has been designated to play the libero position for Clarkston this season. This is the first year […]

Clarkston tie party

BY PAUL KAMPE Clarkston News Staff Writer On the day of the seventh annual ‘Hockey Day in Canada? on Saturday featuring a Canadian triple-billing, the Clarkston Wolves found themselves in the middle of three Oakland Activities Association games on the docket. Looking to rebound from a 4-1 season-opening loss to Birmingham United, the Wolves (2-7-3, […]

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