Gridiron heroes sink paws into Red Hawks in league win

The Wolves hit the practice field Monday afternoon after spending the weekend celebrating a huge victory over Troy-Athens, 42-10. “We played pretty decent,” said long-time Wolves Head Varsity Football Coach Kurt Richardson. “We still have a few things we have to work on. Overall it was a good game. “We got offense going,” he added, […]

Athlete of the Week

Freshman Ian Eriksen picked up his speed as he got closer to the other side of the field, leaving Troy-Athens defenders in his wake. He finished in the endzone after his 85-yard run for his second touchdown in the Freshman Football team’s home opener on Sept. 9. He made his first touchdown after receiving a […]

Harris breaks tie in Girls Cross Country team’s victory

Natalie Smith led the Lady Wolves during the West Bloomfield/Brother Rice Invitational on Saturday. But it was Jill Harris, the Girls Cross Country sixth runner that stood out for the team. Clarkston was tied for first place with Northville after both had scored 89 points. The officials looked at both teams sixth runner for the […]

Kicking off fall fun

Kids rode ponies, jumped inside a bounce house, slid down a giant slide and played games at Oakland Woods Baptist Church Saturday afternoon. It was the church’s 11th Annual Fall Festival. They also had music, food, face painting and prizes. When it began raining – a warm shelter. The best part of the day was […]

Rock on!

A visit to Saginaw sealed the deal for school board members, selecting Dr. Rod Rock as Clarkston’s new superintendent. “The engagement of the students and teachers spoke volumes,” said Trustee Barry Bomier, who visited Saginaw schools with Treasurer Rosalie Lieblang and Vice President Susan Boatman. “What I was comforted about was a lot of people […]

Wolves regroup after losses

The rain stopped long enough on Thursday night for Kickers not to have to worry about a delay from lightning and thunder. They did have to worry about stopping Lahser’s offense as the Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer team lost, 1-0. “I don’t think it was our best effort,” said Coach Chuck Lawhorn. “We had a […]

Wolves tame Troy Colts for third victory

Quarterback Nick Demattia pulled his arm back and threw a 13-yard pass towards the endzone as Troy’s defense closed in. Wide Receiver Chris Canada caught it widening Clarkston’s lead in their home game. A PAT from Alex Barta brought the boys to 21-0 with 1:54 left in the third quarter. The Colts wouldn’t go down […]

Runners vie for top spots at Holly Invitational

Natalie Smith emerged from the woods at Springfield Oaks on Saturday afternoon and kept her pace finishing the last mile. She ran up the muddy hill and headed towards the finish line to take second at the 43rd Holly Cross Country Invitational, with a time 20:08. Hudsonville’s Alex Berends finished in first place at 19:39. […]

Dahl shines in Quad tourney

Two double teams stood out as the Boys Varsity Tennis team lost their OAA match against Lahser on Sept. 14. Jordan Kincaid and Kevin Wieryszko won their matches, 6-4 and 6-1, while Garrett Smigelski and Dominic Spadoni won theirs 6-3 and 7-5, posting the only wins in the 6-2 loss. The boys headed to Detroit […]

Lightfoot eases into libero role

Spikers looked across the net on Saturday and saw the one team they had lost to at the beginning of the season. They huddled in a circle and prepared like they did before any game – to win. The end result was defeating North Branch 25-22 and 27-26 to win the Flushing Invitational. “It was […]