Athlete of The Week

Senior Erin Davenport took the next step in her basketball career as she signed her letter of intent to attend Macomb Community College last Friday. ‘It feels good to sign because I am taking the next step,? she smiled. ‘We are really excited by having Erin,? said Jay Ritchie, head coach for the Monarchs Women’s […]

All tied up on the soccer field

For the fifth consecutive year, Clarkston and Lake Orion left the field last Friday with no loss, no win – just a tie. Both teams finished 80 minutes of play with zero goals scored on either side. “It was a really close game,” said senior Lindsey Renkiewicz about her last home game against the Dragons. […]

Sprint for league victory

The Wolves are continuing to stake their claim on the OAA Red as the Boys Track & Field team remained undefeated after their meets against Rochester Adams and Stoney Creek. “It went pretty well,” said John Bennink, head coach. “It was a nice surprise for the kids. We has some kids doing some kid things […]

Lady Wolves down Stoney Creek, fall to Grand Blanc

When it comes to bouncing back, Clarkston does it in style. After the Clarkston Girls Varsity Lacrosse team lost to Grand Blanc last Thursday , 11-6, and came back with a 18-7 win over Stoney Creek. “They showed a lot of strength coming back from that,” said Daneen Kincaid, head coach. She added they haven’t […]

Season ends in double overtime heartbreaker

Kickers left Lake Orion’s field in silence on Saturday afternoon. They had just lost the district title to the Dragons in a double overtime, 2-1. ‘It’s always a tough game against Lake Orion,? said Adam Bican, Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer Coach. ‘We just got the better of them last year and in the regular season. […]

Athlete of the Week

Chad Cummings picked up speed on his Jet Ski and circled around a few times to create the perfect waves. The Clarkston resident came back around and hit one of the waves just right to perform a barrel roll nose stab. The late arrival of fall in early October provided Cummings the perfect weather to […]

Gridiron gang off to playoffs after Friday’s game

Quarterback Tyler Scarlett caught the snap of the ball and immediately kneeled to the ground. The game had less than a minute to go and the Wolves were ahead, 28-20. With possession of the ball and only two downs to go, the boys took the opportunity. ‘That was a nice trick play that we had […]

Clarkston’s Theryoung has golden touch at Paralympics

Robin Theryoung stepped onto the top of the podium with her teammates. Theryoung, a Clarkston native, accepted her gold medal after defeating China in Goalball during last month’s Paralympics in Beijing. ‘There are times it comes back ? the excitement,? said Theryoung. Theryoung’s mom Sylvia arrived in Beijing in time to watch Robin play in […]

Digging up a league championship

Spikers went into their last match at the OAA Tournament feeling a little down after losing to Farmington in the semi-finals. The girls began the tournament by defeating Lake Orion in the quarter finals and scored 25-10 and 25-21 in two sets. They went on to face Farmington. They won their first set, 25-19, but […]

Regionals this week for runners

Runners didn’t place as high as they wanted to at the league meet last Thursday. Six runners won medals placing in the top 15 and were named ‘all-league.? Kristen Smith, Natalie Smith, Tiffany Kincaid took honors for the girls team and Christian Bonzheim, Jeff Kuhl, Branton Dennis for the boys. As a team the girls […]