When Travis Smith suits up this Saturday for the third annual Football for a Cure, he will be thinking of his grandmother, Marcia Leavy, who died of colon cancer in January 2002. “It is really emotional,” said the senior defensive back and wide receiver for the Clarkston Varsity football team. “She never got to see […]
Moo-ove on over lacrosse teams the Cash Cows are dominating the field. They became champions at the Cherry Bomb tournament in Traverse City for the high school “A” division, held July 29-31. They beat eight teams during the weekend to take the title. “We had great performances,” said Coach Justin Tuma. “We went undefeated. It […]
Two more wins should help solidify Clarkston cagers? number one ranking in OAA I. The Wolves beat Macomb Dakota, 56-38, and Troy, 61-38, bringing their overall record, 14-2. ‘I expected a very competitive game,? said Fife ‘They (Colts) do a great job in there. We knew it was going to be physical. Their kids are […]
Jake Rush marked the swim team’s last home meet as a day of victory. During the meet against Berkley, he swam the 100 yard backstroke event in 56.61 seconds. He shaved four seconds off of his time and set the pool record. Rush said he felt very good about his accomplishment. ‘It was surprising. But […]
Grapplers tied for second place in the OAA I league meet at Lake Orion High School on Saturday. Clarkston, Lake Orion, and Rochester Adams entered the tournament in a three-way tie, each with 7-1 league records. Lake Orion’s grapplers came in first, earning 221 points. Clarkston and Rochester Adams tied for second place with 142 […]
Lady Cagers back-to-back games at the end of the week left them split, and brought their overall record to 11-7. The ladies won their Saturday game against Kettering, 37-24. The team found their lead at the end of the first quarter and built from there. Team Captain Julie Porter shot a field goal with a […]
The weather started to cooperate for the ski teams last week and brought them fresh snow for their two days of races. The girls Varsity team took second place with 72.5 points earned from the slalom and giant slalom. Boys Varsity team took sixth place with a total of 203 points from both races. The […]
Oliver Kupe smiled as he signed his letter of intent to attend and play soccer for Northwestern last Wednesday. Wednesday was national signing day for many high school seniors. It marked the first day they could sign their letters of intent to which college they will be attending in the fall. ‘I felt very excited,? […]
The darkness gives way to the lights of Las Vegas, my most recent adventure outside of Michigan. But past the busiest part of the Vegas strip by MGM Grand, Flamingo and Caesar’s Palace closer to where the history began is a boneyard for signs of the past. The Neon Museum where signs that used to […]
The gridiron gang is hitting the field getting ready for their upcoming fall season. Before they take on their fierce opponents they are taking on cancer in their third annual Football for a Cure, their annual pre-season scrimmage, set for Aug. 13. The Wolves raise money for the Great Lakes Cancer Institute and McLaren Breast […]