The last home game for Jake Forsten on Clarkston High School’s baseball field was memorable, May 25. Parents and his teammates huddled around him as he put a piece of paper on head coach Phil Price’s back and put down his signature. He signed to continue playing baseball at National Junior College Athletic Association Division […]
Five Clarkston residents participated in the 31st Annual Pedal Across Lower Michigan, June 23-29. Riders Fred Irish, Tom Miller, Chris Peterson and Bob Walters made up the group Clarkston PALM Riders and covered 285 miles during the six days. They are affectionately called CPR since Irish, Miller and Walters are older than 70-years-old. Margaret Miller, […]
Nicole Janek and Alyssa Lucas faced a tough game of tennis against West Bloomfield Saturday, but beat them to win first place medals. Janek defeated Taylor Pinchoff (6-2, 6-3) and Lucas defeated Samantha Pinchoff (6-0, 6-3) at the OAA league meet. ‘I was pleased that both Nicole and Alyssa defeated players who had beat them […]
Clarkston Cavaliers took time the past few weekends to win a tournament and help Special Olympics. They took Lansing by storm April 27. They beat five teams and won first place at the Aim High Lansing Tournament. They out shot Cereal City, 61-49; Michigan Magic, 60-37; Aztecs, 36-34; Triple Threat, 99-88; and Detroit Stars, 54-47. […]
During their first spring season the boys golf team has endured rain, wind and daily change of temperatures. None of the conditions have held them back from leading the OAA Red division with a undefeated record, 6-0. Monday they kept up their momentum in their second OAA Red league meet and took first place. Clarkston […]
Regionals are quickly approaching and Clarkston’s track teams are ready to compete. During the OAA league meet last weekend, the girls took second place and the boys took seventh. ‘This season has been about working with young guys,? said boys varsity coach John Bennink. ‘They will come out more in seasons to come.? During the […]
A home run and a grand slam from the girls varsity softball team were just a taste of how well they played at the St. Clair tournament on the weekend. ‘They played hard. They played together,? said Clarkston coach Don Peters. The team won all three of their games and were the champions of the […]
This year’s $71 million school budget was approved in a split vote ? Clarkston Board of Education Trustees Susan Boatman, Rosalie Lieblang and Joan Patterson voted against it; President Cheryl McGinnis, Vice President Elizabeth Egan, Secretary Barry Bomier and Treasurer Steve Hyer vote for it. Concerns at the June 25 meeting included $26,000 for Middle […]
Jennifer Starnes swung her bat at the ball and hit it off the tee stand. As the opposing team scrambled for the ball she made her run during the last day of Adventures in Softball. The camp was held for young athletes ages 7-12. “It was so fun,” said one of the coaches, Rachel Pytel. […]
Abbey Tolmie was on fire during the Michigan Cats Gold Ball Challenge tournament, June 23. The ICE Silver 10U team defeated SF Wildcards, 16-0, and Tolmie threw a perfect game helping her team win the game on offense. Tolmie str uck out seven out of nine batters and caught one hit sending it to first […]