Anytime an athlete does their best and comes up a little short, they are winners. Oxford swim and dive coach Jackie Rank wants her team to understand that while winning is a team goal, so is working hard. When the boys swim team lost to Clarkston last week, 116-69, Rank saw tremendous improvement that included […]
Oxford bowling has been busy to start the season. The boys and girls had their first losses of the year in head-to-head competition to Clarkston. The boys lost 21-9 and the girls, 23-7. Senior captain Shawn Donaldson’s threw games of 235 and 214, Sophomore Drew Pappas rolled games of 206 and 204 and senior Kevon […]
The Oxford Wildcats grappled to a second-place finish in the Oakland County wrestling championships last week. Oxford finished with 278 points, losing to four-time consecutive champion Detroit Catholic Central, which scored 341. Catholic Central is the defending Division 1 state champions, while Oxford finished second. Rochester was third with 264.5 points, followed by Clarkston 239.5, […]
Effective Feb. 1, riders of the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) will be charged $1 and $2 fares for one-way rides. The fares are the first time the organization has charged for riders. Even with the move, NOTA will still have to reduce its services by one bus, due to revenue shortages. Without the fare […]
Elite athletes seem to have what is sometimes described as a sixth sense and have poise, vision and an awareness that often gives them a competitive edge over their opponents. Katherine Carlson, a 15-year-old Lake Orion teen who plays volleyball and basketball for Pontiac’s Notre Dame Prep, is one of those rare and special athletes. […]
Despite a loss to begin 2013, the Lake Orion boys? basketball team is poised to challenge for the OAA Blue title this season. The Dragons lost to a new and improved Clarkston squad, 55-45 in an OAA crossover matchup following the holiday layoff. The loss was only the Dragons second of the season as they […]
Lake Orion’s girls? basketball team began 2013 with a big win over Farmington. The Lady Dragons clipped the Falcons, 42-33, for their second win in three games after starting the season 0-4. Lake Orion Coach Steve Roberts said he was pleased how his squad played down the stretch when they needed to hold off Farmington. […]
From an outsider’s perspective, the old 72,000-square-foot warehouse at 4640 S. Lapeer Road in Orion Township appears to have been renovated into a concert and mini-convention center. And for the past few Sundays about 4,500 people have jammed into the center’s auditorium and surrounding areas inside the building to listen to a live band and […]
Former Orion Township Clerk Jill D. Bastian, 66, passed away on Sunday leaving a legacy of community service and activism that will long be remembered. Bastian was township clerk from 1996 to 2008 during which time she championed environmental and other community efforts. ‘She was the leader and spark plug for the development and maintenance […]
The Lake Orion boys? basketball team faced two opponents last week with a combined record of 16-1. So, it was no surprise that the Dragons dropped the pair to Rochester Adams (6-0) and Detroit Country Day (10-1). Since both games were against non-conference foes, the losses won’t hurt the Dragons? quest for an OAA Blue […]