The Clarkston Wolves (13-6) have bounced back from losses all season long and its Nov. 7 contest versus Southfield Lathrup (5-14) was no different. The Wolves won the game 40-34 and completed the second season sweep of Oakland Activities Association division I opponents, having defeated the Chargers on Oct. 12. Clarkston (7-5, OAA) also defeated […]
Getting hefty issues off the docket can make for an easier time dealing with the present. This was the case for Clarkston senior Dan Owens. Owens, who turned 17 over the summer, committed to Ashland University on Nov. 9 in front of all his former coaches, from elementary up to current coach, Dan Fife as […]
Through the years, the face of Independence Township has changed, but that fa’ade could have been drastically different if not for the work of resident, former township attorney, and current consultant Gerald Fisher. Fisher, who has been practicing municipal law for nearly 35 years, has been part of important litigation in the township, helping to […]
An election cycle oddity has become clearer. An Independence Township resident, apparently displeased with Township Supervisor Dave Wagner, placed professional looking political signs around the township urging people to vote for David Wilson for township supervisor, a seat not up for election until 2008. Wilson, 47, is a three-year resident of the township, had the […]
Most places have curtains or blinds, but for the past four months, the Clarkston Caf? has had paper covering its windows. What lies behind the paper of the 1928 building at 18 South Main Street is a secret remodel of the building, kept quiet by owner Curt Catallo, who purchased the building from Sign of […]
Curves, a women’s fitness center, located at 9811 Dixie Highway in Springfield Township, helped raise more than $2,500, which owner Carolyn Thiele in turn donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The money is intended for research and community outreach programs. The Komen foundation, an international organization started in 1982 in memory of […]
Overcoming adversity makes champions. That is what the Clarkston Wolves girls cross country team waded its collectively-young way through this season after a senior leader was unable to compete. The girls, all of whom are in the ninth or tenth grade at CHS, pulled ran well enough to win the regional finals in late October […]
Bumps and bruises are common in sports, especially in hockey. The Clarkston Wolves may be in for their fair share this season as the group returns six seniors, or one-quarter of its lineup. Nearly half of a 2005-?06 Wolves? roster, which finished in second place in the Oakland Activities Association division I with a 12-2-2 […]
A hot goalie almost assures victory. Novi’s Kevin Michalzuk looked to start a streak against Clarkston on Nov. 9 in a pre-season opening scrimmage at Detroit Skating Club. ‘When a goalie comes up big, it changes the game and that was the case,? Clarkston coach Bryan Krygier said. The game started out even for the […]
She has been a four-year warrior for her school, and next season Chelsea Kouri will be a Warrior for Wayne State University of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The 5-foot-7-inch guard will trade in blue for green from now on under Gloria Bradley, coach of WSU. Kouri put the deal in ink on Nov. […]