If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Clarkston softball player Katie Smith repeated a solid season for the Wolves a year after being named honorable mention in All-State voting as a sophomore. Her junior season proved more fruitful. Individually, the right-fielder earned the All-State nod from the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association. […]
Incoming Clarkston softball coach Don Peters saw a need to enthuse a youth program in Clarkston three years ago. June 18-21, more than 40 girls ages 7-16 realized Peters? plan during the Future Stars softball camps at Clarkston High School. Future Stars, along with a newly formed eighth grade softball team and travel teams are […]
For the second consecutive year, the American Motorcycle Association Supermoto Championship series is coming to Independence Township at the Waterford Hills Road Racing. AMA Supermoto starts Saturday with amateur races and the pros take the course Sunday. The activities include a freestyle show performed by a three-man street team. ‘The first time you see a […]
A weekend-long tryout with Central Michigan’s dance team paid huge dividends for Clarkston’s Meredith Clark. The 18-year-old graduate will advance to the collegiate level after being a four-year member of the Clarkston High School pom pon team. ‘I couldn’t imagine not doing that because that was a big part of my high school experience. I’m […]
Lacrosse players looking to achieve the most out of their summer were at the third Pinnacle Lacrosse Camp, hosted by Clarkston lacrosse coach Brian Kaminskas and his staff, as well as Clarkston players. The camp, split into two sessions for third-eighth graders and the following week for ninth-12th graders, was at Clarkston High School Stadium […]
After an incredible start, the Clarkston Select Soccer Club Shadows ?94 U13 Girls received finalist trophies and finished second out of eight teams at the 25th Midland Invitational Tournament May 11-13. The Shadows are coached by fifth-year head coach Rean Turner and assistant coach Bob Toth. The Shadows shut out 3 teams on their way […]
Looking to test the athletic water at Everest Academy, Athletic Director and Physical Education teacher Ann Lowney had decided to introduce the girls in her class to something new: lacrosse. What resulted was not just a sport to stick between dodgeball and floor hockey, but the first sixth-eighth grade girls lacrosse team at Everest. ‘Everybody […]
Change has a way of working out better than anticipated in sports. Whether it’s a professional switching teams via free agency or a trade, or any athlete retooling a swing or shot or even switching positions. The later worked in the cases of Clarkston lacrosse freshmen attackers Jon Avery and Andrew Schram, who were moved […]
At times, golfers like to change their swing to liven up their game. 2006 Clarkston High School graduate Jackie Schram is getting her fresh start by transferring to NCAA Division II Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Schram, a four-year player at Clarkston, played for Lindenwood University (Missouri) of the NAIA last season. As a freshman […]
This weekend, the waves rippling through Pontiac Lake are going to be coming bit faster than normal. The eighth annual Quake on the Lake, an American Power Boat Association sanctioned event, returns Saturday and Sunday to Pontiac Lake Recreation Area. Proceeds from the event go to The Rainbow Connection, a charity, which grants wishes to […]