By Jim Newell Review Editor There’s some seriously strong athletes in Dragon country, and the Lake Orion Powerlifting teams proved they were pumped up for competition during the Lake Orion Powerlifting Invite and regional qualifier on Saturday at the high school. The Lake Orion men’s varsity powerlifters took first place, while the women’s varsity team […]
The Waldon 8th grade girls basketball team, coached by Zach Abeel, went undefeated this past fall, going 11-0 to capture the City and overall championship. The Waldon girls finished their middle school career with an overall record of 21-2. Go Dragons!
A small team of seven Dragon wrestlers slayed 11 out of 13 teams in Lakeland to place third at the Lakeland Invite on Saturday. Winning 21 out of 28 matches, with nine pins and two majors, all of the grapplers placed. Senior John Moll ( 125 pounds) and sophomore Jaden Fisher (145 pounds) placed first: […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Despite keeping pace with the Oxford Wildcats for the final three quarters of the game Friday night, the Lake Orion boys varsity basketball team could not overcome a first quarter 9-point deficit, falling to the Wildcats 66-54. Lake Orion is now 2-5 on the season. Oxford outscored the Dragons 21-12 […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Contribtor After 19 years as the varsity football head coach at Lake Orion High School, Chris Bell is stepping down from the position. Bell was promoted to the role of the District Athletic Director on September 1 and, in this position, it is necessary that he step down as the […]
The Lake Orion Varsity Wrestling team crushed 14 other Michigan wrestling teams, earning a first place title at the Bad Axe Hatchet Invitational on Jan. 14. Individually, junior Chris Kade (wrestling at 160 pounds) and sophomore Jaden Fisher (145 pounds) both took first place and won their weight class with records of 3-0; Kade by […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Perseverance and hard work. It sounds like the simplest of sports mantras, the formula for a successful game plan, but it’s much more difficult to believe in when your team starts the season with four straight losses. For a young Dragon’s varsity basketball team, their belief never wavered and their […]
By Shane Stockwell Review Contributing Sports Writer It was “White Out” night at Detroit Skating Club on Jan. 12 and the fans were energized. The Dragons were looking for revenge in their rematch against the Troy Colts, who bested Lake Orion 4-2 earlier this season. At the end of the contest and 59 minutes of […]
By Shane Stockwell Contributing Writer The Lake Orion Dragons opened up the New Year with back-to-back games Friday and Saturday against Romeo and Notre Dame. On Jan. 6, the Dragons were on the road against the Romeo Bulldogs, a team that has been great the past couple of years. The first period of play was […]
The Varsity Dragons battled their way through six rounds at the Adams Invite for a fourth place finish Jan. 7 at Rochester Adams. Tyler Vestrand and sophomore Jaden Fisher (152 pounds) went undefeated for first place. John Moll (125 pounds) placed in second place in his weight class. Junior Chris Kade (160 pounds) […]