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 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 […]
Register for fall LO Youth Baseball Registration is ongoing for the fall Lake Orion Youth Baseball League and will conclude on Sunday, July 26. Once-weekly practices will begin the week of August 10, and games will be played every Saturday from August 22-to-October 3. To learn more or register for this new fall baseball season, […]
By Teddy Rydquist Review Sports Writer Entering his thirty-ninth season at the helm of the Lake Orion Dragons’ cross country program, head coach Stan Ford has produced dozens of runners who have gone on to compete at the collegiate level. This fall, his team will be tasked with replacing Andrew Nolan, who crossed the finish […]
COVID Adventure Run 2020 To donate Brian Thomas’s COVID Adventure Run 2020, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid-adventure-run-2020 As of Wednesday afternoon, the day Lake Orion native Brian Thomas began his run, supporters had donated $4,445 toward the $100,000 goal to help those affected by COVID-19. Virtual Run Brian Thomas has also started the COVID Cabin Fever Virtual Race […]