Sam Wycoff joined the rest of the group as they got ready to play their last scrimmage on Thursday in Adventures in Softball. The softball clinic was held last week by Don Peters, Clarkston High School Girls Varsity Softball head coach with help from his coaching staff and varsity players. Hitters ages 7-12 learned and […]
Dr. Rod Rock got four more years as Clarkston’s superintendent in his new contract, approved June 27. Clarkston Board of Education voted 4-3 to approve the contract, which runs from July 1, 2011-June 30, 2015. His contract approved last year was for three years, ending in 2013 ? Board Vice President Susan Boatman questioned the […]
All-staters, Stephanie Thorstad, Autumn Touchstone and Kristen Smith, will make another appearance at the state meet this year. The girls track team took first place at the regional meet with 122.2 points on Saturday. They had a 50 point lead over second place Grand Blanc. ‘We didn’t expect to win by that much, so that […]
Brook Chadwell hasn’t let anything slow her down on the softball field. ‘She has done a lot of special things behind the scenes,? said Clarkston varsity softball coach Don Peters. ‘She had key hits against Lake Orion, Troy and in the St. Clair Tournament.? When she was younger, she played softball on a Parks and […]
Coach Phil Price knows anything can happen in baseball. After a week of losses, he and his team are ready to win again. ‘Lake Orion was a tough game for us,? said Price. ‘Their ace pitcher (Connor Mielock) had control. We competed for two innings and then fell apart.? The score was tied at zero […]
Clarkston softball hitters celebrated their final home game with two wins over Stoney Creek. ‘I thought the girls played really well defensively,? said Clarkston girls varsity softball coach, Don Peters. ‘Another part, it was the seniors? last home game so that’s kind of nice. This was the first time we have done a softball game […]
A tradition for the lacrosse team is to never lose their last home game. They kept the tradition alive, beating Rochester United last Tuesday, 7-1. ‘It was senior night. We like to send the seniors out on a good note,? said Clarkston coach Brian Kaminskas. ‘We asked all of the underclassmen to rise up and […]
Third graders at Springfield Plains Elementary spent Friday putting together rockets and watching them fly in the sky. For the kids to was a chance to build and decorate their own rocket. For teachers it was a way to get the students to use math and sciences skills they learned in the classroom and understand […]
Clarkston Community Schools earned high marks in its latest survey. In the telephone survey of 403 residents, taken in February, 20.9 percent said staff and teacher quality were ‘particularly good.? Another 10.4 percent said curriculum and program quality came to mind when asked. Also, 86.1 percent said teachers are well qualified and 77.6 percent said […]
BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston Community Schools bid farewell to Janet Allen as she resigned as the district’s nutrition supervisor. The district took it as an opportunity to share services with Lake Orion Community Schools. The Board of Education voted 7-0 to authorize Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock to enter a shared service […]