Crossing Clarkston

They travelled from Dixie Highway through downtown Clarkston carrying a cross. Many were silent as they approached Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church on Good Friday with the cross. Matisse Vitale, 10, explained why she wanted to take part of the Cross Walk during Holy Week. ‘So I could feel Jesus? pain,? she said. ‘But it was […]

Athlete of the Week

Senior Adam Zak led his team towards their first two wins before heading into the week off for Spring Break. He credits the win to advice his coaches gave during the games. ‘Our coaches helped us out a lot,? he said. ‘They gave us a lot of good pointers and really helped me out with […]

Miller strikes a chord at state competition

Clarkston Chiefs Mitchell Miller has a talent to captivate an audience just by doing what comes naturally to him – playing the piano and composing music. He used his talent to win an Award of Merit for the Michigan PTSA Reflections contest. ‘My mom showed me the letter a few weeks ago,? said Miller. ‘It […]

Spring cleaning

Armed with rakes, brooms and leaf bags, the Cub Scout Pack 499 set off into the neighborhood to clean yards from fall leaves and debris from winter. The Cubs from Pine Knob Elementary hit the house of Clarkston residents who couldn’t clean the yard themselves. ‘It’s worth all the hard work to see the smiling […]

Meola leads in first lacrosse win

Lady Wolves formed their defense block around the lacrosse net and had their sticks ready as Brighton threw their shot. The ball missed the net and Clarkston picked up the ball and ran to the other side of the field. Mickayla Meola took aim as the seconds counted down on the scoreboard and the ball […]

Athlete of the Week

Clarkston resident Emily Gray passes her passion and dedication for soccer on to the next generation. The Notre Dame Prep senior created a soccer camp at SCAMP. Gray has been running a soccer camp at SCAMP for the past three summers and is planning to run it again this year. She began the program during […]

Spring fun at Depot Park

Clarkstonites enjoy warm spring weather with trips to Depot Park, feeding the ducks, going for rides on swings and merry-go-round, or just taking a walk.

Quick defense keeps competition scoreless

The rain poured onto the field as the ball landed at Alex Rodebach’s feet during a scuffle in front of Birmingham Seaholm’s net. The senior made her move and kicked it into the right corner of the net, giving Clarkston one point with ten minutes remaining in the first half in last Tuesday’s game. Lady […]

Shutouts mark softball season opener

Pitchers BaileeBraunreuther and Sarah Altene held their own on the mound as the varsity softball team started the season. Each pitched one game against Davison and Holly and the end result was four winning games for Clarkston. Braunreuther pitched for seven innings against Davison for her first shutout for the season as the girls won, […]

New faces set at court debut

With one win tucked away, the girls? varsity tennis team are off to a good start. They took on Troy-Athens last Wednesday and won, 5-3. All four single players won their sets. Senior Nicole Janek defeated Shannon Wein (6-0, 6-3), Gabriella Spindler beat Brenda Wu (6-1, 6-0), Katie Brozovich beat Sam Micell (6-0, 6-0) and […]