Lake Orion starts the season 3-0 By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — It’s always a big rivalry when Lake Orion plays Oxford and the Lake Orion varsity girls soccer team struck quickly to defeat Oxford 3-0 on April 1, and have started the season 3-0. The Dragons then defeated Cranbrook Kingsbury 4-0 […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Dragons’ varsity baseball team lost their season opener to Rochester Adams, 6-3, on April 1. The Dragons finished last season with a 23-12 record, and lost in their district playoff game against Rochester Adams. It may be a new season for the Dragons, […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Lake Orion varsity girls soccer team started the season with a 4-1 rout over Lapeer on March 19 in the Dragons’ regular season opener at Lake Orion High School. Junior Morgan Wilcox put Lapeer on the board one minute and three seconds into the non-league […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Lake Orion lost to crosstown rivals the Wolves for the third and last time of the season in a thrilling overtime in the MHSAA Division 1 Girls Basketball District 27 Final at Clarkston High School last Friday, 59-56. “Everybody stepped on the defensive end,” said […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com Lake Orion High School’s girls varsity basketball team defeated Stoney Creek, 59-44, on Feb. 25 while the boys team lost to Waterford Mott, 41-40, in the MHSAA tournament on Feb. 26. It was senior night for the girls and the final game of the their regular season. The Lady […]
Lake Orion to face Avondale in districts on March 5 By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com WEST BLOOMFIELD — Lake Orion High School’s varsity girls’ basketball team lost on the road to West Bloomfield, 61-35, on Friday. The loss gave the Dragons an 11-10 overall record with one game left to play in the regular […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion High School boys varsity basketball team defeated Waterford Kettering High School, 66-19, on Monday. It was the Dragons’ first game of the MHSAA District 27 tournament this season. Lake Orion has now won 12 of their last 14 games. Lake Orion started the […]
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 […]