Undefeated cagers ready to come home

Cagers are ready for their first home game after defeating another team for their fifth win. Clarkston Head Basketball Coach Dan Fife always expects a good competition when going to Southfield-Lathrup and he got it from cheering fans and the high school band hitting the drums loudly. “Lathrup is always a good team and a […]

Bowlers score season highs

rth in the L’Anse Creuse North Bakers Tournament. They lost in the semi-final round in a close match. The boys have finished in the top four in their last four tournaments. During break they placed third at the Bangor John Glenn Tournament, and the girls took fifth out of 19 teams. Paul Anderson led the […]

Community volunteers help judge students? artwork

A start of a New Year, thought of dinosaurs ruling Earth thousands of years ago, brightness and awe of fireworks flashing in the sky. These were just a few ideas behind pieces submitted to the Reflections Program Contest at Bailey Lake Elementary School. The theme for this year’s contest was ‘Wow!? Participants could draw, compose, […]

Store offers more local, organic food

Essence on Main provides downtown Clarkston with a healthy and fresh alternative for the new year with organic food, Michigan made products, and unique table-top items. ‘We really are a gourmet specialty store,? said co-owner Joan Donnay. ‘But we like to put the emphasis on local and organic products.? They also put an emphasis on […]

Verlinden, Scarlett keep defense solid in first home win

Senior Brandon Pokley stood at the three point line and shot at the basket. The ball went through and the Wolves lead over Pontiac Central increased to 40 points, activating a running clock for the remaining 11 minutes of the game. From that moment the Chiefs pushed forward to close the gap, but Clarkston defense […]

Athlete of the Week

Brandon Pokley’s interest in basketball started when he was five and watching his favorite players, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, on television. The years have passed and Pokley now stands at 6?4? and has scored 131 points in the first six games of his senior season. His game high of 27 points came during the […]

Harris leads ladies to second win

The Lady Cagers showed Southfield the way to end a game in style, as they scored 22 points in the last quarter, Jan 13, for their second win of the season. The Bluejays closed the gap by seven points going into the last eight minutes. The Wolves decided it was time to show what they […]

Icers get peek into regionals

Matt Campbell tied the score at beginning of the second period against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s on Saturday night. St. Mary’s turned it around and beat the Wolves, 5-2. ‘Overall we showed some heart,? said Clarkston Coach Bryan Krygier. ‘We fought back a little bit.They (St. Mary’s) are obviously a good team. They are well-coached. […]

Getting tougher in matches

Grapplers took sixth place at the Bay City Michigan Duals during the weekend. At the tournament they defeated three schools and lost to two. ‘We wrestled well,? said Coach Joe DeGain. ‘We are coming out and wrestling hard.? Alex Popp, Evan King, and Mike Richmond went undefeated in all five of their matches. ‘It was […]

Swimmers set school records

The swim team didn’t focus on the end result of the meet against Troy on January 15. They focused on swimmers setting school records and swimmers qualifying for the county and state meet. Senior Jake Rush set a new school record in the 50 freestyle event with a time of 22.85. ‘It was nice,? said […]