As the Dragons were accepting their regional medals and trophy two weeks ago after a dramatic comeback win, a parent close to the team asked if I was a reporter or a fan? The question was not exactly a literal one, as the parent knew I was there covering the game for The Review. He […]
Two weeks ago Connor Mielock thought his right wrist might be broken after getting hit by a pitch in practice. Eight days later, the junior threw seven shutout innings, as the Lake Orion High School baseball squad topped Brighton 4-0 in Friday’s state semifinal played at Bailey Park’s Morrison Field. ‘He hasn’t thrown in two […]
Brothers in battle In the midst of all the state championship celebration, one Dragon baseball player took some time to console a member of the losing team. Lake Orion sophomore Erik Knoblock went off to find his brother, Farmington senior third baseman Eddie. ‘It was exciting, but I still feel bad for him,? Erik said. […]
The supposed ‘quarterfinal hex? was broken last Tuesday as the Dragons advanced to Battle Creek by beating West Bloomfield 3-2 at Madison Heights Bishop Foley. Lake Orion got clutch hits from the bottom of their lineup to score all three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and erase a 2-0 deficit. The two-out […]
In just three months time, the new Builders Custom Flooring showroom has developed quite a reputation. ‘We can barely keep up,? manager Dan Burgess said of the calls he’s been getting. ‘We’re having to hire more people. We just thought it was going to be a mom and pop store.? The Downtown Development Authority presented […]
The catch by Magglio Ordonez to end the Tigers? game last night wasn’t the only memorable flyout to right field yesterday. About four hours earlier, Lake Orion’s Matt Truscott made a similar catch, one that ensured the Dragons a place this weekend at Bailey Park in Battle Creek, as part of the final four festivities […]
The sky over Lake Orion will light up on the evening of Saturday, June 30 with the firework display hosted by the Lake Orion Fireworks Association. The firework display will begin around 10 p.m., with July 7 set as the rain date. This year, the fireworks will be lit off a barge anchored in the […]
Less than a week after a consent judgment was agreed to by both the township and former State Senator Mat Dunaskiss, Oakland County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called to Pine Island because of after-hours partying. According to an OCSD report, deputies were dispatched after a call from a neighbor reporting several vehicles on the island […]
A century. Or ten decades. Or a hundred years. On Thursday, June 14, that’s what Lake Orion resident Eddie Bird will be celebrating when he turns 100. Bird moved to Lake Orion in 1940 with his late wife, Catherine. He has lived in the same house ever since. It wasn’t a big move though, since […]
Tonight’s Lake Orion School Board meeting is not just the last meeting held during this school year, but for Leeann Bartley, it is also her last meeting serving as board president and school board member. After over twelve years on the school board, of which she served as board president nine years, Bartley is retiring […]