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) […]
By Georgia Thelen Review Writer The Lake Orion High School varsity bowling teams are proving themselves unstoppable against their OAA competitors this season. So far into the season, the boys and girls bowling teams are meshing well and supporting each other at every match. Boy’s varsity coach Steve Raemakers says they all still have a […]
By Georgia Thelen Review Writer The Lake Orion Varsity Boy’s Swim and Dive team is once again in the OAA White Division and has competed in two dual meets and a relay meet so far in their 2016-17 season. The team started their season out with taking second place at the Fenton Relay Invitational. The […]
By Georgia Thelen Review Writer The 2016-2017 LO Varsity Competitive Cheer team is currently working hard to get back to state finals. With 26 members, the team is made up of all four grade levels. There are five senior Captains this season: Olivia Duffy, Jordan Gould, Sydney Johnson, Kiara Martin and Nyla Watt. The senior […]