Dragon Dane Herrick qualifies for state meet in March By Kristi Pavelich Review Sports Contributor Despite strong overall times, the Lake Orion swimmers lost in a tight competition, 100-86, to the Rochester High School Falcons on Jan. 16. The evening began with a Dragon win in diving by senior Alex Brent. Junior Blake Burgess took […]
By Kristi Orselli Review Sports Contributor The Dragon grapplers had a single match against Birmingham Seaholm Jan. 15 and got their first league win with a score of 50-27. Lake Orion wrestlers had seven pins on the night: seniors Andrew Miller and Issac Kinne, junior Dominic Orselli, sophomores Ryder Smith and Cavan McIntyre and freshmen […]
By Teddy Rydquist Review Sports Writer The Lake Orion Dragons boys’ basketball team defeated the Oxford Wildcats on Dec. 19 before Christmas break and picked up their first win since then by beating the Notre Dame Prep Fighting Irish, 51-41, on Jan. 14. Moving back to .500 at 3-3 overall with the victory, the Dragons […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Lake Orion has had a strong wrestling program for years but growing competition and parity in the league necessitates that when the Dragons hit the mats they’re at peak performance every meet. On Thursday, Lake Orion faced two of its biggest rivals in a tri-meet against Clarkston and Oxford at […]
By Teddy Rydquist Review Sports Contributor The first action for the team since Dec. 17, the Lake Orion Dragons girls basketball team returned to the hardwood to battle the Avondale Yellow Jackets on Jan. 6 at Lake Orion High School. The Yellow Jackets, who did have a game over Christmas break, set the tone early […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion High School’s swim and dive team competed in their third meet of the season on Dec. 17 against across town rival the Oxford High School Wildcats. In their final meet of 2019 the Dragons dominated the Wildcats 100.5 points to 85.5 points. The win boosts the young Lake […]
The Lake Orion ladies hit the road on Dec. 17 to take on the Rochester Adams Highlanders. The Dragons had a difficult time keeping up with the Highlanders, falling behind 17-3 in the first half. However, Lake Orion was able to pick up the pace and give Adams a run for their money, fighting back […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion High School’s boys basketball team hit the road to kick off their season on Dec. 13 against Troy Athens. With newly appointed head coach Joel Schroeder, the season is expected to have a different pace compared to the previous years. The boys started out hot, greatly outscoring Athens […]
By Kristie Orselli Special to The Review The Lake Orion High School wrestling team had their season opening dual meet at home Dec. 11 against Macomb Dakota and Waterford Kettering. Although the team did not have a victory, many individual wrestlers came away with two wins. Juniors Anthony Vellucci and Dominic Orselli and senior Issac […]
The Lake Orion High School boys swim and dive team kicked off their season on Dec. 10 against Holly High School where the boys secured their first victory of the season, 127-56. Individually contributing to the Dragon score were freshman Evan Fox who took first in the 500 yard freestyle, junior Brendan Ledtke who placed […]