Viazanko blocks for victory

Icers split last week with a win over Walled Lake Northern and a lost to Salem in the Michigan Public High School Showcase in Chelsea. The boys opened with a 3-2 win over Walled Lake Northern last Wednesday, scoring a goal in each period. Joe Smith started the scoring on his power play goal in […]

Athletes sign to state universities

Connor Bright had to make a tough decision at the beginning of his final year in high school – play his final senior soccer season with the Wolves or with Vardar. “He loves, adores and worked three years for his high school team,” added his mom, Jennifer Bright. “He had to make a tough decision […]

Clarkston’s not tops in study

A recent study by Bridge Magazine ranks Clarkston Community Schools 176th out of 560 districts in the state. Based on the study’s Value Added Matrix (VAM), Clarkston scored a 102.8. A score of 100 is considered “expected.” Clarkston Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock suspects the motives of the study’s authors. “Therefore, I believe the […]

Challenges overcome on court

With less than a month until post-season, cagers have come a long way. “We are a lot better now than we were at the beginning of the season,” said Dan Fife, long-time head coach for Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball. “We played very well at times and very bad at times but our good is outweighing […]

Athletes of The Week

The Wolves have taken over their league, remaining undefeated and ranked eighth in the state. “We have had an awesome year,” said Lenny Kersten, a coach for the Clarkston Bowling Program. “We have six strong kids this year.” The Clarkston Boys Varsity Bowling recently took down two tough opponents – North Farmington, 18-12, and Oxford, […]

Girls Varsity holding onto lead for title

The Lady Wolves added one more win in the OAA Red last Thursday to remain undefeated and in first place for the title. This time they took down Troy for the second time, 62-35. “We had the same game plan as we did last time,” said Clarkston Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach Tim Wasilk. “They […]

Fire needed on ice, coach says

With less than 40 seconds on the clock junior Alex Propson scored on a long shot to the net. It was the Wolves lone goal for the game against Romeo in their OAA/MAC Showcase last Saturday as they lost, 4-1. “It is good for Propson,” said Clarkston Varsity Hockey Coach Bryan Krygier after the game. […]

Athlete of the Week

The boys from Impact ?97 White team kicked off their season by winning their age group at the Bloomfield Force FC Invitational soccer tournament over Labor Day weekend. ‘They were excellent,? said Coach Damian Huffer. ‘The way they played and their passing and movement. They are a talented little group, really talented. Clarkston has a […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

Fall is slowly creeping upon us. The gray clouds are settling in. Good-bye sunshine. Good-bye garage sales. I know seems a bit drastic considering it’s only raining right now. The weather forecast for this week is partly cloudy and in the mid-70s, but because of the rain my thoughts are on fall. I am really […]

Lopsided game, but still lots to learn

The score at the end of the game did not reflect what Kurt Richardson saw from his players during the game. As head coach of the Clarkston varsity football team for the last 21 years, he knew what he was looking for from his team and Friday’s game showed a few more things needed tweaking. […]