The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) announced last week that the start of spring sports would be delayed until March 22. Spring sports can begin practicing as early as March 22 with competition expected to begin March 26. Originally, spring sports was set to begin the week prior. The decision […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Lake Orion High School lady Dragons kicked off their busy season earlier this month, starting with a close win against Berkley High School 48-42. In the days that followed the ladies took home losses from Oxford High School (44-35), Troy High School (46-32) and Marian High School (50-33) before […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s boys varsity bowling team began their season with a rocky start earlier this month with the first big loss of the season against Farmington 23-7. The boys didn’t let the loss hold them down, defeating Royal Oak in a dominating fashion 28-2. The next day, the Dragons came […]
On Saturday, the Lake Orion varsity wrestlers started the day against a Covid-depleted Berkley team, finishing the match in record time wrestling only five times. All other matches were voids, resulting in a 72-6 win for the Dragons. Next up was a more evenly matched round against host Madison Heights Lamphere. Lake Orion got pins […]
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 […]