Placing second overall in the state in 2006 didn’t come with a host of top of the OAA predictions for this year’s Clarkston girls? track team, but like last year, they are racing among the best. The girls are 3-1 after taking two wins at a tri-way meet at West Bloomfield April 17, knocking off […]
Birthdays come and go, but sweet intra-league victories will be cherished. Clarkston No. 1 doubles player Chris Graczyk celebrated his birthday last Thursday and promptly went out and made his coach’s wish come true. Graczyk scored a 6-4, 6-2 win, one of two Clarkston victories in singles play, over Matt Nordstrom, leading a 5-3 Wolves? […]
Seventy percent hydrogen and nearly 30 percent helium. That determines about three-quarters of my mood and likely has all of your attention if you’re reading this. As the weather goes, so goes my mood. Seemingly, so does everyone’s outlook as the gray skies melt away and the sun comes out to play. Daylight Savings Time, […]
It won’t be a complete makeover, but DTE Energy Music Theatre is seeing the biggest facelift it’s had since Palace Sports and Entertainment purchased the venue in 1991. The $6 million investment by PS&E will be used to complete nearly 40 projects, said Director of Public Relations Jeff Corey. He said the theater undergoes much […]
After a slow start to the season, the Clarkston girls soccer team rallied around a group-oriented mantra. ‘They’re really starting to come together as a team. We’re not so much focused on winning as we are on communication, intensity and transition,? coach Sarah Smith said. ‘We set team goals and that’s our focus for each […]
Following the lead of dozens of Clarkston baseball brethren, Wolves centerfielder Eric Ogg committed to play college ball for Oakland University April 25. Surrounded by teammates and coaches, the switch-hitter became the third Clarkston baseball player this season to commit to a collegiate program. Josh Hall (Kalamazoo Valley Community College) and Drew Howard (St. Clair […]
Like the dual match one day earlier, the Oakland County tournament at Pontiac Country Club April 24 was another stepping stone for Clarkston’s girls golf team. The Wolves finished eighth, in the middle of the 17-team field. Clarkston (389 strokes) didn’t finish far from the next two closest competitors, Rochester Adams (385) and Birmingham Marian […]
A win was so close for Clarkston’s girls lacrosse team Friday, they could touch it. After putting down several Waterford rallies, the Wolves appeared headed to their first win of the season. But instead, Waterford’s Rachel Newill scored the game winner with 41.7 seconds left to lift Waterford (1-4) to its first victory. Clarkston led […]
Clarkston boys tennis coach Chaz Claus couldn’t stress the importance of each point in match play enough after the team took a 5-3 win against Rochester two weeks ago. His words rang true again in the Wolves? match against Farmington April 24, but in a different way. Clarkston (2-1-1, 1-1-1 OAA II) tied with the […]
Clarkston’s boys lacrosse veterans are stepping up to lead the team and teach their younger teammates the secrets to their success. ‘The team has progressed to just about where we thought they would be,? coach Brian Kaminskas said. ‘They’re ramping up a little momentum going into the last part of the season and heading into […]