By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer The boys varsity tennis team has one goal in mind this season: to replicate the success of last season when they were co-league champs with Rochester. “The goal is to try to repeat that. Our main goal is to try to win the league again,” said Coach Eric Bracciano, […]
Photo by Audrey Dobbs By Georgia Thelen Review Staff Writer The Lake Orion Varsity Volleyball team has done nothing less than show their Dragon Spirit this season. With an overall record of 12-3, they are proving they are in it to win it. The Lady Dragons have competed in two tournaments this season, with […]
By Joe St. Henry Lake Orion Review Contributor Senior running back Chris Wilson led Lake Orion’s second half surge past Stoney Creek Thursday, as the Dragons picked up their first win of the season, 30-10, over the Cougars. Tied 3-3 at halftime in a tight defensive battle, Lake Orion made adjustments on offense during the […]
By Georgia Thelen Review Staff Writer The Lady Dragons are currently dominating their season with two tournaments wins, followed by a second place finish on August 29. This year the girls’ varsity golf team has six golfers. The leader of the team, and the only graduating senior, is Moyea Russell, who is currently one of […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Contributing Sports Writer This year’s Lake Orion varsity football team reminds Head Coach Chris Bell of his first Dragon team 19 years ago, which reached the state semi-finals. While he is not making any bold predictions, Bell does believe this year’s team exhibits many of the same traits that made […]
The varsity girls golf team completed a 3-peat of the Lapeer Summer Tune Up on Friday by winning it for the third year in a row. Moyea Russell shot 72 en-route to winning the individual championship for the 2nd year in a row. In her three years playing in this tournament she is a combined […]
By Brian Marshall Special to The Review It’s no wonder why minor league baseball players dream so intensely about making the big leagues. Unlike the players who reach the ultimate level, minor league players — especially the ones just starting their careers — spend seemingly unending time on the diamond. Nick Deeg is quickly finding […]
By Brian Marshall Review Editor Zach Dinverno didn’t like the look of his opposition at the Grand Haven Beach Vault, considered the top pole vault event in the Midwest. Dinverno, an upcoming sophomore at Lake Orion High School, competed in the 15-16-year-old group at the event on July 15. His division consisted of 21 vaulters. […]
By Brian Marshall Review Editor The football education of Jeff Heath — which would graduate into becoming an NFL player — began on the sideline of Lake Orion High School games when he was 10-years-old. Little Jeff carried the coaches’ headphone cables, getting a close look at players crunching one another to the ground at […]
By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer Lake Orion graduate and Dallas Cowboy Jeff Heath feels indebted to Lake Orion’s athletic program for teaching him the fundamentals that resulted in him succeeding to the professional level. “It’s something that I’d like to do every year just because Lake Orion gave me so much,” Heath said. “The […]