The Clarkston Wolves boys soccer team got the rematch it had hoped for in the district finals of the state playoffs in Lake Orion on Oct. 21. A victory in the last game of the season would have clinched the league title for the Wolves. Instead Rochester Adams took the game and the OAA division […]
In late September, the Clarkston Wolves girls basketball team kept their undefeated season alive with a victory over then no. 1 Auburn Hills Avondale. Both teams started their seasons on the same path, marching into the fifth week of the season undefeated. Times have changed over the past month, as the Yellow Jackets recovered their […]
Most children love trick or treating, but for some, traveling through the neighborhood collecting sweet candies and snacks is not an option. The second annual Mamon Halloween Ride for Children, planned for Oct. 28, is aimed at helping children with special needs enjoy Halloween. Kaz Mamon, founder of this motorcycle ride and others is hoping […]
With three locations already established, one in Lake Orion, the Hamlin Pub is bringing its atmosphere to the Clarkston area. Hamlin Pub will occupy the space vacated by La Villa Italiano Ristorante at 6397 Sashabaw Road and is hoping to be open for business the first week of November. Crews began making renovations in June […]
Before the arrival of the field turf at Clarkston High School’s stadium, the first round playoff game between the Wolves (9-1) and the Romeo Bulldogs (7-3) on Oct. 27 might have easily turned into a ‘mud bowl,? as some games around the county did on that night. Fans braved the harsh rainy conditions; sitting huddled […]
Cold and rainy conditions plagued the area on Oct. 27, but cross country goes on. Clintonwood Park in Independence Township was the spot for the state regional meet, where the Clarkston Wolves boys team placed two runners in the top 10, and earned state finals honors. The defending state champions girls team also finished all […]
Success at an early age might be a tough burden to bear. However, Clarkston sophomore varsity player Nicole Janek was able to capture her second consecutive state championship on Oct. 21. Janek, along with Darylann Trout and Alyssa Lucas, is also an all-league player this season. Janek, 15, won no. 4 singles at the state […]
Athletes have been said to be creatures of habit, some good and some bad. For the Clarkston Wolves girls basketball team, their habit of going into overtime almost came back to bite them. The Wolves? (11-5) fourth overtime game of the season came against West Bloomfield (9-8) on Oct. 26. It yielded the same result […]
Clarkston’s girls swim team pulled off an impressive feat on Oct. 19. The girls finished their second straight undefeated season, 8-0, after defeating the Rochester Falcons 121-65 on the road. ‘They got to swim their off events, different events they like and they swam well. In this division, this is the only meet (we could […]
When Dr. Thomas Santarossa D.D.S. was 13-years old, American sports culture was different. ‘Everybody had a neighborhood park, little league, all that stuff,? Santarossa said. ‘It (baseball) was the sport’you could go anywhere and hear someone with a transistor radio on broadcasting the game. It was always on all day long.? That passion was evident […]