Eriksen soars as Eagle

The gridiron heroes are keeping busy during the summer by finding the best school for them after they graduate in 2014. Clarkston High School running back Ian Eriksen is the most recent of the Wolfpack to commit to college. Come next fall he will suit up in green and white for Eastern Michigan University. He […]

Athlete of the Week

Nick Vandermeer is using his summer preparing for college by taking on more competition. The 2013 Clarkston High School graduate recently competed in the America’s Cup in Los Angeles, California with the Michigan Dream team. He also wrestled with Team USA against the California Dream team. He finished with a record 5-3, with two of […]

First on field for families

When the gridiron heroes suit up for the fifth annual Football for a Cure on Aug. 17, they will honor family and friends they are playing for during the pre-season scrimmage. Each football player has a nameplate on their jersey with a name of someone who has fought, is currently fighting, or lost their battle […]

Wolves line up against cancer

The Wolves are using their first week of practice to gear up for their fifth annual Football for a Cure this Saturday, 7 p.m. Proceeds from the pre-season intrasquad scrimmage are used for the Clarkston community with services at McLaren Breast Cancer and McLaren Cancer Institute – Clarkston. ‘One hundred precent of the funds go […]

Athlete of the Week

Blake Sutherland is ready to run on the college track after a successful spring and summer. The 2013 Clarkston High School graduate recently ran for the Elite Performance Track & Field Club in the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. His speed aided his 4×400-meter relay team. Along with Ian Eriksen, Daquarius Hollis […]

Wolves line up against cancer

The Wolves are using their first week of practice to gear up for their fifth annual Football for a Cure this Saturday, 7 p.m. Proceeds from the pre-season intrasquad scrimmage are used for the Clarkston community with services at McLaren Breast Cancer and McLaren Cancer Institute – Clarkston. ‘One hundred precent of the funds go […]

Athletes’ service continues

The gridiron heroes continue to give back to the community this week as they go through neighborhoods for their 16th Annual Rush for Food this Friday. The Freshman, JV and Varsity football players from the Clarkston High School Football program will collect non-perishable food for Lighthouse Emergency Services, off Sashabaw Road. ‘It helps fill our […]

Athlete of the Week

Seventh-grader Alex Siegfried had a goal as he trained for the Lifetime Fitness Kid’s Tri – he was going to win. His determination paid off as he finished in 34:02, taking first place out of 40 kids in the 11-12 age group. ‘He trains hard,? said dad, Ken, adding Alex was already participating in biathlons […]

New head coach for soccer

hen soccer players tried out for the season last week it was for a new, yet familiar face. Clarkston resident Curtis Payment took over as head coach for Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer team during the spring. Payment was a club soccer coach exclusively with Michigan Impact in Clarkston and was also the club’s goalie instructor. […]

Trainer keeps athletes up and running

It is watching athletes return to the field after healing from an injury that is one of the perks of the job Katie Fleck enjoys. Fleck is the new face on the sidelines as the Clarkston High School athletic trainer. After the first week of the fall season, she is enjoying every minute. “I am […]