Victory in season opener

Grapplers took their opponents to the mats last Wednesday to open the winter season with two wins. “The outcome was good,” said Clarkston Varsity Wrestling Coach Derek Moscovic. “We need to work on our conditioning and some of our mental toughness but overall I was pleased with the end result.” First they took on Lapeer […]

Bowlers knock over competition

Bowlers wasted no time knocking down pins as they began their season last week. They started with the OAA Singles Championship at Collier Lanes in Oxford. For the Clarkston Girls Varsity Bowling team Danielle Hopkins qualfied in seventh with scores of 191, 161 and 171 for a series of 523. It took a score of […]

Interwoven plots in junior high play

Chaos is taking over The New Leaf Greenhouse in Clarkston Junior High School’s upcoming performance of “Archie and the Wallflower.” “The play itself is interesting,” said Mitchell Thompson. “It is a fun play. There are a lot of things going on. People should come and see it. It’s fun performing. It would be fun for […]

3…2…1…Lift off!

Braden Langeloh watched the rocket get fired into the air and began counting the seconds until it came back down. ‘Ten seconds,? he estimated. The rocket came back down to the ground 18 seconds after lift-off, Langeloh was only eight seconds off. He joined 16 other campers from grades first through fifth at last week’s […]

Creator’s Image wins championship

For Teresa Mershman, sponsor of the Creator’s Image Photography youth baseball team, one moment in the season stands out for her. ‘There was a time when an opposing team’s player was injured and was unable to return to the game in the final inning,? Mershman said. ‘After their loss to the Creator’s Image Team, the […]

Athlete of the Week

The Clarkston Cubs ended their season with a treat from the Detroit Tigers and an improved record from last year. The team was selected as the ‘Aquafina Detroit Tigers Team of the Day? on May 23. The players and their families arrived at Comerica Park and watched the Tigers get ready for their game against […]

Power shooting wins over Corsairs

Icers opened last week with tough lessons in their loss against Birmingham United. They lost the OAA Red league game, 5-2, while putting 44 shots on the net. “They had a hot goaltender,” said Clarkston Hockey Assistant Coach Roman Krygier. “We outshot them 2-1. We just couldn’t put the puck past them. We didn’t have […]

Soccer hopefuls season skills in the summer sun

On the soccer field Breanne Timm and Katie Viazanko are used to defending the goal, but last Thursday they had to defend themselves from their campers. The fourth and fifth graders wanted to thank their coaches for a great week of soccer, but a hug wouldn’t do it. Instead, the girls chased their coaches with […]

Wolves net Cardinals in first game

Lady Cagers hit the court last Friday in their season opener against Davison for their first win, 49-36. “Our girls played really well,” Clarkston Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach Tim Wasilk said. “I was really happy with how our girls responded. They played with great chemistry. They moved the ball well. We knocked down some […]

Shock kept energy high through entire season

The girls from the 13U Shock team fired up the courts with a successful, 28-4 AAU travel basketball season. ‘We had a really great season with quite a bit of success,? said head coach Stu Hastings. Hastings has been getting the girls ready to play basketball on the high school level. As a coach and […]