Athletes of the Week

Throughout the off season the Clarkston Wolves have proven themselves on and off the field. Doing much of the work on the field, and getting none of the glory are the offensive linemen. This year’s starting line up includes seniors Matt Goebel, 6’0″ 225 pounds and Adam Wright, 5’9″ 215 pounds; junior Lucas Sanders, 6’3″ […]

Walker goes the distance to help friend

Heather Roberts took her first step at Oakland Community College in Farmington Hills and took her last step at Ford Headquarters in Dearborn – finishing 60 miles in three days. Roberts was inspired to walk in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk because of Springfield Township resident, Cher-Ray Kimler. “This young lady is 26-years-old and […]

Final details

The halls throughout Clarkston Community Schools are dark and empty but head into a few classrooms and see a flurry of activity is going on. Custodians and bus drivers finished their detail cleaning of all the elementary schools last week at Independence Elementary. They spent a week at each school cleaning every corner, every locker […]

Two chosen

The Board of Education unanimously chose two candidates for superintendent on Wednesday night. Dr. Rod Rock, Director of Instructional Services in Saginaw ISD, and Dr. Gary Richards, Superintendent for Imlay City. The second interviews are Tuesday, August 31 and Wednesday, September 1. The candidates will be in the area throughout the day ? visiting the […]

Final two

Rock or Richards. One of these two, Dr. Rod Rock, director of instructional services at Saginaw Intermediate School District, or Dr. Gary Richards, superintendent of Imlay City Community Schools, is set to be selected Clarkston’s next school superintendent. “I think it’s positive for us and the community,” said Trustee Elizabeth Egan, at the Aug. 25 […]

Trial and error in season opener loss

The gridiron heroes were back on the football field Monday afternoon getting ready for their next game. The Wolves lost their season opener against Rochester Adams on Friday night, 17-7. The loss will aid to their mental and physical preparation for their first league game. Kurt Richardson, Wolves Head Coach, gave pointers to each of […]

Athlete of the Week

Eight-year-old Katie Koczak was surprised when her name was called for the winner of Petite Miss Encore Dance on June 27. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Koczak, a fourth-grader at Bailey Lake Elementary. “I thought they mixed it up. I didn’t think I did that well. I thought, are you sure?” Koczak had finished in […]

Keeper saves Wolves from defeat

Goalie Trevor Smith put on his gloves and headed to the net with 3:42 remaining in the Wolves game against Rochester last Thursday. The referees had just served teammate Nathan Gill a yellow card taking him out of the net for rest of the game. Smith positioned himself in front of a Falcons player for […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

I sat through the Board of Education interviews last week with their six candidates, listening to the answers, watching how the candidates interacted with the board and the public. I left the building with two that, in my mind, would be good for the district and the community. But I thought my selections were a […]

Hitters ready to lead on the court

Spikers is back in the gym getting ready for another sensational season. “I have a lot of returning players,” said Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall. “I am excited about it.” The team has seven seniors, five juniors and two sophomores back for this season. They also have all of their returners back except for […]