LOHS loses to Clarkston, Ferndale FERNDALE — Lake Orion High School senior Izzy Wotlinski scored her 1,000th career point during a 62-48 loss against Ferndale on Feb. 13. Wotlinksi’s milestone came two days after she scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds in a 46-37 loss against Clarkston in Lake Orion on Feb. 11. […]
Lake Orion is in second place in the OAA White at 9-3 By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Oxford-Orion rivalry is never dull and the game on Feb. 4 lived up to the expectations of two teams competing for the top spot in the OAA White division. For the Dragons (13-7 […]
Lake Orion girls varsity basketball head coach Bob Brydges won his 100th varsity game on Feb. 5. It was his 78th win at Lake Orion. “To get to 100 wins, you got to be fortunate enough to have great kids that you’re coaching,” Brydges said, adding “I feel blessed to have been around for this […]
Wotlinski scores 25 points, Peplowski 13 By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — The Lake Orion girls varsity basketball team defeated Oxford, 46-41, on Thursday. It was the Dragons’ second consecutive win, and put more distance between fourth-place Lake Orion and fifth-place Oxford in the OAA Red division. The game was close, and featured […]
The Lake Orion High School girls varsity basketball team lost their last two games against Stoney Creek and West Bloomfield high schools. The Dragons lost a league match-up, 48-46, to Stoney Creek on Jan. 31. Seniors Izzy Wotlinski scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds, Charlotte Peplowski scored 13 points and collected six rebounds and […]
Lake Orion High School’s boys varsity basketball team extended their winning streak to nine games after defeating Troy Athens on Jan. 30, and Stoney Creek on Jan. 28. The Dragons defeated Troy Athens 47-30, and held Troy to nine points in the second half. Senior Zack Price-Parks scored 17 points. Eight Dragons scored in Lake […]
Wild finish extends winning streak to 7 games By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion varsity boys basketball team defeated Troy High School, 41-40, after a fourth quarter that included several lead changes in the final minutes. The win is Lake Orion’s seventh straight. The Colts had a chance to […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Lake Orion varsity girls basketball team led for most of the game on Jan. 14 against cross-town rival Oxford, holding on after a fourth quarter surge by the Wildcats. But the final-seconds effort by the Wildcats’ fell short and the Dragons were able to run […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wpricel@mihomepaper.com TROY — The Lake Orion Competitive Cheer teams competed in the OAA Red Meet at Troy Athens, Jan. 8. The Dragons finished in fourth place in the varsity competition with a total of 740.34. points with 230.5 points in the first round; 214.34, second round; and 303.5, third […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Lake Orion girls’ varsity basketball team bounced back after 27 point loss (47-20) at Rochester High School on Jan. 7 with a 17 point win (60-43) against Birmingham Groves on Thursday at Lake Orion High School. Senior Izzy Wotlinski led the Dragons with 32 points […]