Fire Call

Monday, July 19 2:25 p.m.-.-Station #1 assisted Oxford with a fire on East Drahner. 4:46 p.m.-A possible stroke victim was in a car on South Lapeer. Station #1 responded. 5:59 p.m.-A female on Toby was bleeding. Station #3 responded. 10:48 p.m.-An intoxicated man on Highville was vomiting. Station #1 responded. Tuesday, July 20 1:10 a.m.-A […]

Bowlers fall short in first finals trip

A tough final team game bumped Lake Orion’s boys? bowling squad from contention for a spot in the final eight at Friday’s team state finals held at Northway Lanes in Muskegon. League foe Walled Lake Central took home the state crown. The Dragons were among the contenders through eight Baker games (where five team members […]

Strategy, depth helped ski teams to big year

After a one-year absence, the Lake Orion boys? ski team returned to the state’s top-five last week with their showing at Nub’s Nob in Spring Harbor. The girls? placed seventh for the second consecutive year. Zach Prochaska led a deep contingent of Dragon boys, placing a team-best 14th in both the Slalom and Giant Slalom […]

LO Police Log

Monday, July 19, a bike was found at Front/Anderson. Larceny of a vehicle on Orion Road. A juvenile on Hauxwell was missing. *** Tuesday, July 20, a 9 year-old on Central was shooting bottle rockets without supervision. An accident occurred on South Broadway/Park Island. A customer at a gas station on South Broadway didn’t pay […]

It’s a British invasion

The Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department welcomed Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp back to Civic Center Park for another year, July 19-30. The camp’s first week session ran through July 23. The camp ends on July 30, and has camps for different age groups at the park on Joslyn Road, next to Orion Township […]

Cheer team narrowly misses out on trip to states

In spite of a 776.092 score that was among the best across the state, the Lake Orion cheer squad missed out on qualifying for this weekend’s state finals by just over four points last Saturday. Rochester (799.096) and Stoney Creek (780.116) took the top two spots in the region 5 competition, held at LOHS. Both […]

LOBS Lions advance to MACS championship, fall just short

A big week for the Lake Orion Baptist School Lions culminated with a trip to the Michigan Association of Christian Schools? state finals at Oxford High School last Saturday. Tournament play for the team began last Tuesday, as the Lions hosted the Bridgeport Baptist Academy of Saginaw’in the MACS quarterfinals. It was their first meeting […]

Varva in All Star Football Game

Lake Orion High School 2004 graduate Trent Varva recently hit the football field to represent Lake Orion as a part of the East team in the 2004 Michigan High School All Star Football Game. The annual game was held July 24 at the University of Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Varva played as a guard […]

LO fall sports starting practices

Girls Basketball: Starts Aug. 9, 8-10:30 a.m. (Freshman and JV at the Field House); 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Varsity at the Field House). Girls Swimming: Starts Aug. 9, 7 -9 a.m., and 3-5:30 p.m. (All levels at the Aquatic Area). Boys Soccer: Starts Aug. 9, 7 a.m.-8 a.m., and 4-6 p.m. (All levels at the high […]

Wrestling squad pleased with final four appearance

Many tears were shed when Lake Orion’s team wrestling season came to a close last Saturday, as the team fell 40-25 to Temperance Bedford in a Division 1 semifinal at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. ‘They’ve gone through a lot this year and they deserved to be here,? said Coach Doug Kline. ‘The fact that […]