Doubleheaders in basketball are pretty rare. But if you want to be crowned champions, you have to do whatever it takes. The Lake Orion High School Unified Basketball team knew just what it took to win. A buzzer-beater recently gave the team its fifth title in the last six years. The team is made up […]
Spring break is just around the corner, conjuring images of road trips, beaches, late night parties and more than anything else, drinking. Despite stricter laws and harsh punishments for underage drinking, minors being sited for possession is still a common result of spring break. Taking pre-emptive action to discourage negligent activity, the Clarkston High School […]
Despite some changes to the testing schedule and the addition of the third grade, results for MEAP show Clarkston schools remain consistently at or above state expectations and are highly placed in Oakland County. Staci Puzio, district testing supervisor for Clarkston Schools, said comparing this year’s results to last year’s is difficult because of the […]
A year ago, the Lake Orion girls varsity soccer team came within a questionable call or two of winning their regional final game against Grand Blanc. The Dragons ended up losing that game on penalty kicks. ‘All that did is teach us how close we are,? said coach Ken Snage. ‘We know we are a […]
Having established themselves in the community for the past three years, the Montessori School of Clarkston is looking to expand. The Montessori School of Clarkston opened in Sept. 2003 with two classrooms for children ages 3-5. Starting in Fall 2006, the Clarkston school will have a single classroom for students age 6-9, which expands the […]
Ever wonder what a trial of the Big Bad Wolf or the Evil Witch might look like? Students at Scripps Middle School brought the two trials to life in ‘Fairy Tale Courtroom,? a show in which the audience decided the verdict of the accused. The school recently hosted two performances, and will perform part of […]
Music is passion for singer/songwriter Joseph James. He still remembers his first professional recording of a novelty song played on morning radio talk shows. He recalls driving to Flint just so he could pick up reception of the first station that played his music and all the trips to Tennessee to work with some of […]
A man from Addison Township was arraigned March 24 on two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against the 6-year-old son of his live-in girlfriend. David Anthony Torto, 53, formerly of New York, stands accused of allegedly forcing the 6-year-old boy to perform sexual acts on him while the boy’s mother was absent. Torto […]
Oxford’s grapplers continued to prove why they are one of the wrestling powerhouses in the state, qualifying nine individuals for state finals in addition to qualifying as a team for state finals. On Saturday, Feb. 28, nine out of 13 wrestlers moved on to the state finals, which will be held March 12-14 at the […]
Out of the 67 businesses that line M-24 in downtown Oxford, 37 of them received an ‘A? on their snow removal efforts after the last major snowfall, while 17 got a failing grade. They weren’t being graded by any teacher, though. They were being graded by Oxford High School senior Adam Richmond for his senior […]