By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Contributor Lake Orion battled Southfield to a draw at halftime of last Friday’s football game but, as they have all season, penalties haunted the Dragons and they ultimately fell to the Warriors, 24-16. Officials threw the yellow flag 17 times against Lake Orion for 105 yards in penalties. The […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Contributor Lake Orion, fueled by much improved play according to Head Coach John Blackstock, secured its first victory of the football season last Friday with a convincing win over Troy Athens, 26-6. The Dragons used an effective passing attack to jump out to a big halftime lead, which they […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Writer Lake Orion knew it would be facing one of the state’s best high school quarterbacks last Friday. He lived up to the hype, as West Bloomfield rode his arm to a 49-21 football victory over the Dragons. The Lakers’ big play offense was in high gear, scoring on […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion volleyball team is on a roll, winning all six of its matches at the Novi Invitational on Saturday without dropping a set. On Sept. 6, the team defeated Mt. Morris and Stoney Creek at a quad tournament at Lake Orion High School before losing to Mercy High […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Writer Lake Orion fans hoping for an exciting football game versus Rochester Adams last Thursday left disappointed, as the Highlanders slayed the Dragons on the road, 39-8. Rochester Adams dominated from the beginning and limited Lake Orion to 13 yards of offense deep into the third quarter. Lake Orion […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Contributor Lake Orion’s fourth quarter comeback in the first game of the 2017 football season fell short and the Dragons lost to the Big Reds of Chippewa Valley last Thursday, 20-17. It was Lake Orion’s fourth consecutive season-opening defeat to Chippewa Valley, a member of the Macomb Athletic Conference’s […]
Lake Orion varsity football players will be sporting pink in support of A Mother’s Wish as they host Southfield AT&T on Sept. 22, but the football parent group, PEPP, still needs to sell many more jerseys before the deadline. This will be the third year the Dragons will be dressed in “Pink Out” jersey’s in […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Contributor A new era of Lake Orion football officially begins this week, when the Dragons take the field led by new varsity head coach John Blackstock. It is an opportunity he has prepared for as an assistant coach at Lake Orion for the past 19 years and college player […]
The Lake Orion Dragons play Birmingham Brother Rice in a regional semifinal game at 12:30 p.m. June 10 at Clarkston High School. The winner of that game plays the winner of Rochester vs. Royal Oak in a regional final later that day. Dragon baseball wins Division 1 District 28 Title On Saturday, the Lake Orion baseball team […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Dragon is becoming a Bear. Lake Orion senior pitcher Alexis Aguilar signed her letter of intent to play softball at Mott Community College next year. Aguilar joins 24 of her classmates who have signed to play college sports. Athletic Director Chris Bell said Lake Orion typically has 20-30 student-athletes […]