An 8-14-4 season might not scream ‘the start of something big,? but Clarkston’s hockey team seems headed for a return to the OAA top tier next season. ‘We have a lot of younger guys coming up. We have a lot of potential. We’ll be fine the next couple of years,? Clarkston coach Bryan Krygier said […]
For those looking to stand out, Best Impressions salon at 6684 Dixie Highway is there to help. After a six-week renovation, the salon opened early last month. The 1,700-square-foot facility offers full hair and nail service. Owner Carrie Van Duzen looks at the salon as a ‘new beginning in Clarkston,? as she and her staff […]
Against Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Clarkston’s lacrosse team put up all the fight in a 9-4 win on a warm spring night before a sparse home crowd Monday. Trailing 3-1 late in the first, Michael Proctor scored with 1:37 remaining in the quarter and Nicholas Perry scored early in the second to tie the game […]
Making their fifth consecutive state quarterfinals appearance last week, the Clarkston basketball team finished another stellar season, which included a share of the Oakland Activities Association championship. The Wolves (21-4), along with fellow champs Pontiac Northern, represented OAA Division I in the elite eight, and another, Southfield Lathrup, advanced to the regional finals. ‘OAA I […]
Finding themselves in familiar territory March 20 against Saginaw, Clarkston’s basketball team played its fifth consecutive state quarterfinal game. Again, Clarkston played a close game, but came up short. The Wolves fell to eventual state champion Saginaw 44-30 at Saginaw Valley State University after taking a one-point lead into halftime. The Trojans employed a renowned […]
Mike Maguire, Clarkston’s state champion wrestler at 119 pounds, didn’t always have that path set in stone. The Clarkston senior was a bit of a late bloomer in the sport, which he began in eighth grade at Clarkston Middle School. After moving to Clarkston from Pontiac, Maguire dropped the basketball and put on headgear after […]
An impressive start it wasn’t, but Clarkston’s boys lacrosse team found a beginning ground in their season-opening 12-2 loss to Warren De La Salle Friday. Dexter Jacques scored twice in the opening minute and Dan Shortt scored his first of three goals at 9:39 of the first period to give the Pilots a 3-0 lead. […]
Brian Kaminskas, in his second year as Clarkston boys lacrosse coach, feels the team will return much of the components that led them to a 10-6 record in his first season. Defensively, the Wolves return all but one player, a cause for great expectations from the coach. ‘We expect to be really strong there,? Kaminskas […]
There is a first time for everything, and this season is the inaugural for the varsity girls? lacrosse team. Steve Reardon, who along with Renee Turner, Justin Tanner, and Kaitlyn Sitar, will coach the team, watched the girls improve in a recent scrimmage at Swartz Creek. After fielding only a junior varsity team last season, […]
For those wondering what relevance Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard has to a story about Kid Rock, it’s a simple connection. The rocker showed his support for Bouchard’s senate bid last fall and that forever linked the two, despite what that contribution may have been. After seeing the contribution numbers online at the Washington Post, […]