It was a tough first week in league play for Clarkston’s girls basketball team, but coach Ann Lowney hopes they will get tougher after losses to West Bloomfield and Waterford Kettering last week. “Those are two of the toughest teams in the league,” Lowney said, and in at least one of those games, “We weren’t […]
Valerie Anderson walks across the stage with her diploma.
The saying goes that drinking milk does a body good. But Oxford High School senior Nicholas Hadorn found out that milk also does the wallet good as he was selected as a recipient of the 2010 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award. Hadorn will receive a $7,500 college scholarship and a trip […]
As of last week, the Clarkston Wolves golf team had earned a 5-1 record in dual meets in the Oakland Activities Association. That was enough to clinch the league championship, even with one remaining dual meet on the schedule. Coach Tim Kaul admitted it may not have been easy to predict the Wolves success this […]
They had to play catchup to do it, but the varsity football Wolves maintained their undefeated record with a 26-19 homecoming victory over Waterford Mott on Friday, Oct. 3. Scott Lyons rushed for 163 yards, scoring two touchdowns, and Brandon Weaver ran 13 yards, including a touchdown. The defense contributed as well, with an end-of-game […]
Alexander Pollack, a 2010 Oxford High School graduate, was honored with a Congressional Medal of Merit presented by Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Brighton). Graduating seniors are nominated for the honor by their schools based on criteria set by the Congressman. Each student has demonstrated exemplary citizenship and academic excellence throughout their high school careers. ‘It is […]
Before walking across the stage and receiving their diplomas, graduating seniors took time out of their busy schedules to take part in the Senior Baccalaureate Service, held on Thursday, June 10. ‘There are a lot of different things you could be doing tonight, but you chose to be here and make this important,? said Kevin […]
When I read the news that the dark-haired half of Siegfried and Roy Las Vegas show was dragged off stage by one of their white ‘friends? I thought, ‘There’s a column in there somewhere.? Roy Horn, 59, was bit in the arm, then dragged off stage by the white tiger Montecore, in front of an […]
Gleaned from a newsletter from St. Augustine’s Lutheran monastery in Oxford: ‘New windows have been installed in the bedrooms of the retreat house. Through the summer months guests appreciated larger windows and the ease with which they could be opened and closed. The better widows should also make the rooms warmer in the winter.? Maybe […]
They were the shining stars of Oxford High School. The honor students. The artists and musicians. The athletes. The volunteers. The award-winners. There’s no doubt we’ll miss them all, but we’re happy to see them go forth into a world that needs them. Good luck. Congratulations to the Class of 2010!