Lady Dragons continue mastery of fairways and greens

Lady Dragons continue mastery of fairways and greens

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 […]

Dragons remind coach of ‘old-fashioned Orion Tough’ teams

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 […]

LOHS grad drafted by Giants

LOHS grad drafted by Giants

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 […]

LO vaulter hits new heights

LO vaulter hits new heights

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. […]

A few words from a former Dragon, now Dallas Cowboy Jeff Heath

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 […]

Proud lady Dragons don’t go down easily in state quarterfinal

Proud lady Dragons don’t go down easily in state quarterfinal

By Brian Marshall Review Staff Writer When you’re trailing 8-1 to the second-ranked softball team in the state, it wouldn’t be out of line to think about how nice the beach will be the next day. Those thoughts never seeped into the minds of the Lake Orion Dragons in their Division 1 state quarterfinal game. […]

Varsity softball team wins regional title

Varsity softball team wins regional title

By Dan Shriner Review Editor BLOOMFIELD HILLS — One great inning was all it took as Lake Orion’s softball team won its first regional title since 2004 on Saturday. The lady Dragons beat Romeo, 6-1, scoring all of its runs in the bottom of the fifth to qualify for the state quarterfinals which were played […]

Dragons are district champs, seeking regional title Saturday

Dragons are district champs, seeking regional title Saturday

Lake Orion’s varsity softball team is vying for a regional title on Saturday against Birmingham Groves in hopes of advancing to the final eight teams in the quarterfinals of the state Division 1 championships. Last week, Coach Joe Woityra’s team won the district title by beating Clarkston and then Oxford, by scores of 5-4 each […]