Lake Orion High School had to cancel their varsity football team’s first season matchup against the Oxford Wildcats last week after two members of the varsity football program tested positive for Coronavirus. LOCS Athletic Director, Chris Bell made the announcement in a tweet late on Sept. 17. “Lake Orion High School has canceled its Friday, […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Lake Orion Community Schools mountain biking team started off their racing season this last month with their first race at Hickory Glenn Park on Aug. 31, their second race at Addison Oaks on Sept. 13 and their third race at Cannonsburg Ski Area on Sept. 20. On both the […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion High School’s varsity volleyball team started off their season this month after an initial season delay. “We’re off to a bit of a slow start. We played, so far, five teams that are ranked in the top 15 so we’re playing a lot of tough teams early and […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Dragons varsity cross country team put up a valiant effort but lost 35-22 (low score wins) to Rochester Adams during a dual meet at Lake Orion on Sept. 16. Coach Stan Ford has said he believes Adams is the team to beat in the OAA Red this […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Dragons varsity girls cross country team put up a valiant effort but lost 37-21 (low score wins) to Rochester Adams during a dual meet at Lake Orion on Sept. 16. Coach Debi McDonald said that she sees progress in her young team and that brings hope for […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Contributor In this strangest of high school football seasons, Lake Orion head coach John Blackstock said he is excited for his team’s second chance at playing this fall. The sport was shut down in early August due to COVID-19 concerns, but the governor changed her mind two weeks ago […]
By Teddy Rydquist Review Sports Contributor Citing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) decided to do away with the jamboree format in 2020 and instead have their member schools compete against one another in dual meets. On Sept. 9, the Lake Orion Dragons, who reside in the Red […]
By Teddy Rydquist Review Sports Contributor When looking at the Lake Orion High School girls’ cross country and track and field record boards, the name of 2019 graduate Allison Sherman appears multiple times. Posting an 18:19.8 during the fall of her senior year, she owns the second-best cross country time in program history, trailing only […]
Student-athletes, coaches, spectators will have to follow new pandemic procedures By Teddy Rydquist Review Sports Writer On July 29, the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) approved the next steps in returning sports for their member institutions, adopting a plan to phase-in competition for fall athletic activities to limit the spread […]
By Teddy Rydquist Review Sports Contributor The Lake Orion Youth Baseball League (LOYBL) and Orion Chargers Baseball Club have combined their resources to form an eight-and-under (8U) coach pitch tournament team this summer. The idea was a collaborative effort between Chargers President Mike Skelton, who manages one of the club’s 11U teams, Aaron Whatley, the […]