Cross country success

Cross country runners continued to take top positions during their weekend meets. The boys team took first place competing against 13 schools at the Hansons Invitational meet at Delia Park in Sterling Height. ‘I was really happy,? said Boys Cross Country coach Mike Taylor. ‘They were focused and did what they needed to do. There […]

Sports Shorts

Clarkston Girls Volleyball continues to reign over the league. A trip to Bloomfield Hills Lahser ended in a victory, 3-2. The team now has a 4-1 record in the OAA I and 20-5-1 overall. The girls travel to Rochester Adams on Thursday before hosting Troy Athens next Tuesday. JV plays at 5:30 p.m. varsity plays […]

Meeting the challenge

The boys had a busy week as they faced league foes and a tournament. ‘It was a solid week overall,? said Boys Varsity Tennis Head Coach Chaz Claus. They took fourth place at the Van Dyke Invitational in Romeo on Saturday. Richmond, University of Detroit-Jesuit, and Rochester finished in the top three places. ‘We did […]

Hold on tight

Kickers scored two wins back-to-back last week after defeating Stoney Creek and Utica Stevenson. The Wolves began by providing their home audience with another shut-out against Stoney, 1-0. The previous week’s fierce game against Lake Orion prepared the boys, because the Cougars had their claws out and were ready to retaliate their previous loss to […]

Just like new

Zach Nattrass lifts up the hood of his truck and points out the engine to a war veteran. The engine looks just as clean and new as the day the truck pulled off of the assembly line ? 54 years ago. Zach and his dad, Keith, have spent the last 13 months working on remodeling […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

On the morning of Nov. 4, wake up, get dressed, have some breakfast (because it is the most important meal of the day) and get to the polls. Cast your vote for 2008. Did you make the voter registration deadline on Monday? If you did ? congratulations, you get to vote. If you didn’t make […]

Grid iron gang shuts down Ravens in shutout

One lesson learned in last week’s lost could have been don’t let opponents have the ball, ever. That’s what the Wolves did last Friday night at Royal Oak. They hold on tight to score 42 points and kept the Ravens down to zilch. ‘Everyone had fun and we needed that after last week,? said Wolves […]

Athlete of the Week

Freshman Natalie Smith began her cross country season with a bang, placing sixth in her first 5K race. She ran a time of 19:31 at the team’s first OAA Jamboree in Bloomer Park, Sept. 9. ‘It was an extraordinary finish for a freshman,? said Girls Cross Country coach Mike Franko. ‘She had a solid run.? […]

Dutcher nets first in singles

The change in temperature at Thursday’s OAA White tournament did not stop Clarkston from taking second place. Scott Dutcher took first place for the singles seeded three spot. He defeated Saint Michael Success from Farmington Hills Harrison. The doubles team of Garrett Knappe and Nate Schultz took on Steve Risko and Will Chen in their […]

Shooting for states

Golfers finished up their regular season last week with tournaments and league matches. The girls started on Monday in the second OAA League Tournament and came in fourth place. Jessica Lazoen and Emily Bullen shot the lowest for the day at Birmingham Country Club. Lazoen shot a 98 and Bullen shot a 99. ‘It’s always […]