The Lake Orion varsity wrestlers hit the mats for their first Oakland Activities Association league meet on Feb. 17, going up against perennially rivals Oxford, Clarkston and Rochester high schools. Rochester defeated the Dragons in the first matchup of the night, 43-32. However, senior 171-pounder Dominic Orselli, a state qualifier last year, got a major […]
LO defeats Seaholm, 38-29 The Lake Orion Dragons boys’ varsity basketball team won a defensive battle in the OAA Blue on Feb. 19, defeating Birmingham Seaholm 38-29. Both teams had a slow start, but several buckets in the second half by LO junior Malachi Grandberry and three three-pointers from senior Andrew Bryant sparked an offensive […]
The Lake Orion boys and girls varsity skiing teams competed in the 2021 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1, Region 2 state playoffs, racing at Mt. Holly on Feb. 10. The boys team finished in fourth place out of 14 teams with 91 Slalom points and 72 Giant Slalom points and 163 points overall. […]
By Kristie Orselli Special contributor to The Review Finally, after four long months of waiting, the Lake Orion High School wrestling team started their season on Saturday. Due to COVID-19, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) has restricted each competition to four teams with each wrestler allowed only three matches per day. Their opening […]
The long-awaited opening night of the high school hockey season saw the Lake Orion Dragons in a rivalry game right out of the gate as they played the Clarkston Wolves at the Detroit Skate Club. The Dragons started fast with a first period goal by senior forward Brendan Finn. As the period ended, the Wolves […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer On the morning of Feb. 3, twelve Dragon athletes signed letters of intent to play their respective sports at the college level. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the traditional collective signing after athlete introductions was scratched in favor of an approach that would allow for proper distancing. Inside of the Lake […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Michigan High School Athletic Association recently announced the anticipated starting dates for high school winter sports. Just as the season was beginning, the MHSAA paused winter sports on Nov. 18. Outdoor athletics, like girls and boys alpine skiing, was allowed to resume on Dec. 21. Under current orders from […]
Sophie Novak qualified for her 4th state finals meet at competed at the MHSAA finals on Friday. She finished 34th overall with a time of 19:13. “Congratulations on becoming Lake Orion Highs secnd four-time state qualifier athlete,” said Deborah McDonald, Lake Orion girls varsity coach. Photo provided by Deb McDonald
The Lake Orion High School men’s cross country team placed 17 th at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 State Finals on Friday at the Michigan International Speedway. Ranked anywhere from 17th to 22nd prior to the meet, the seven Lake Orion runners who competed finished in 17th place, with 27 teams competing, […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion boys varsity cross country team took third place at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Region 7-1 meet at Clintonwood Park in Clarkston on Friday. With the third-place finish the Dragons now move on as a team to the Division 1 state finals this Friday at the […]