3…2…1…Lift off!

Braden Langeloh watched the rocket get fired into the air and began counting the seconds until it came back down. ‘Ten seconds,? he estimated. The rocket came back down to the ground 18 seconds after lift-off, Langeloh was only eight seconds off. He joined 16 other campers from grades first through fifth at last week’s […]

Creator’s Image wins championship

For Teresa Mershman, sponsor of the Creator’s Image Photography youth baseball team, one moment in the season stands out for her. ‘There was a time when an opposing team’s player was injured and was unable to return to the game in the final inning,? Mershman said. ‘After their loss to the Creator’s Image Team, the […]

Athlete of the Week

The Clarkston Cubs ended their season with a treat from the Detroit Tigers and an improved record from last year. The team was selected as the ‘Aquafina Detroit Tigers Team of the Day? on May 23. The players and their families arrived at Comerica Park and watched the Tigers get ready for their game against […]

Soccer hopefuls season skills in the summer sun

On the soccer field Breanne Timm and Katie Viazanko are used to defending the goal, but last Thursday they had to defend themselves from their campers. The fourth and fifth graders wanted to thank their coaches for a great week of soccer, but a hug wouldn’t do it. Instead, the girls chased their coaches with […]

Shock kept energy high through entire season

The girls from the 13U Shock team fired up the courts with a successful, 28-4 AAU travel basketball season. ‘We had a really great season with quite a bit of success,? said head coach Stu Hastings. Hastings has been getting the girls ready to play basketball on the high school level. As a coach and […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

The fall season is fast approaching. But then, you probably already know if you have been out getting groceries or shopping for clothes. School supplies are out and have been since the Fourth of July. Does anyone else see something wrong with that? Don’t get me wrong. I am a fan of new pens, highlighters, […]

Lady Wolves prepare for their court reign

The girls held onto their rackets as they served back to their teammates last Thursday. The cold temperatures plagued the first outdoor practice for the girls Clarkston High School Girls Varsity Tennis team. But the girls were red-hot for the season to begin after finishing last year in seventh place at the MHSAA Division 1 […]

Lacrossers open season with two wins

The Wolves first half was nearing a close and the boys added some cushion to their already leading score. Junior Travis Craft struck first with 1:15 to go and one minute later junior Jordan Kincaid struck, both points put the boys up to 7-0 in their season opener against Saline. The momentum carried into the […]

Kickers aim for OAA Red league title

Lady Kickers are back in action and what the scoreboard isn’t showing is their determination for another great season. The Clarkston Girls Varsity Soccer team opened their season with a loss to Rochester with the Lady Falcons lone goal scored near the end of the game. “For it being our first game of the season […]

Teacher strike unlikely, union chief says

A recent letter from the Michigan Education to their members has many speculating a strike is coming – but Brooke Davis says no. Davis, Clarkston Education Association president, said MEA sent a letter asking for a vote to call for crisis activities, including letters to state legislators, rallies against Governor Rick Snyder’s plan to cut […]

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