Racing to win

The Lady Wolves finished in third place at the West Bloomfield/Brother Rice Invitational at Kensington Metropark on Saturday out of 15 teams. “It was an excellent race,” said Clarkston Girls Cross Country Coach Kevin Breen. “It was a solid run by our runners. Realistically we thought third place would be a good spot. If we […]

Blackout brought out best in business owners

Jeff Todd of Independence Township had a perfect treat in mind for his son’s birthday party at Clarkston Elementary ? cookies from Clarkston Village Bake Shop. “It’s those big star cookies that my son loves,” Todd said. “They’re about a half inch thick, and probably about 1,000 calories apiece.” One problem: the order was for […]

Martian grapplers win two of four at Chesaning tourney

Goodrich’s wrestling team competed hard in the Chesaning Tournament Jan. 8, and came away with a split in their four matchups. The Martians defeated Carrollton 56-18 and Pinconning 64-15, but lost to host Chesaning 43-27 and Central Montcalm 32-26. Against Carrollton, the Martians dropped their first matchup at 160 lbs., and both teams forfeited the […]

Week at a glance

Brandon Varsity Sports 1-18 Boys Basketball vs. Oxford (A) 7 p.m. Coed Swimming vs. Fenton (H) 6 p.m. 1-19 Hockey vs. Kettering (H) 7:15 p.m 1-20 Volleyball vs. Oxford (A) 7 p.m. 1-21 Boys Basketball vs. Lapeer West (H) 7:30 p.m. 1-22 Hockey vs. Fenton (H) 5:45 p.m. Wrestling — Avondale Invitational (A) 10 a.m […]

DeFinis finishes off Rochester with late-game goal

Sophomore Joey DeFinis led kickers to a victory over Rochester last Thursday with his goal late in the game put the Wolves, 2-1. “Anytime you can get a win in our league it is a good win,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Chuck Lawhorn. The Wolves held onto possession for the first 30 minutes […]

Power problems vex schools

Weather and a leaky pipe combined to disrupt the last week of classes at three Clarkston schools. Power failures resulting from thunderstorms, June 8, closed North Sashabaw Elementary and Sashabaw Middle School Tuesday-Thursday, June 10-12, and Clarkston Junior High School Tuesday and Wednesday, June 10-11. All power was restored by Thursday, said Wes Goodman, director […]

Dixon-Elenberger

Andrew Dixon, son of Dennis and Cindy Dixon of Independence Township, is engaged to Kendra Elenberger, daughter of Steve and Kathie Elenberger, Newcastle, Calif. Andrew is a 2001 graduate of Clarkston High School, 2005 graduate, meteorology, ROTC, of Valparaiso University, Ind. He has served as a U.S. Air Force weather officer at Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, […]

Semi rollover leaks fuel, snarls rush hour

Independence Township firefighters inspect the scene of a tractor-semitrailer rollover on I-75 just north of M-15 on Monday. Just before 5 p.m., the southbound driver apparently lost control of his rig, which went into the median and rolled over into the northbound lanes. Attempts to obtain official details from the Michigan State Police were unsuccessful. […]

Wolfpack Update

The Clarkston Varsity Girls Volleyball team was undefeated at the Grand Blanc Classic on Saturday, 5-0. During the championship round they defeated Novi, 25-23 and 25-10. For the day, Rachel Dickerson had 53 kills and 52 digs, Brianna Frakes had 90 assists and eight aces, and Emily Popp had 55 digs and five aces. The […]

Financial reporting by the two sexes

It was a slow news night, and I decided to watch the evening news on something besides Fox. I switched to ABC and David Muir. Financial news has been rather depressing, but I waited for some hope for change. Muir’s first interview was with a gal who appeared to have been designer dressed to emphasize […]