Clarkston High School senior Gabriella Spindler will receive the United States Tennis Association/Midwest Section’s Helen Shockley’s Award on April 21. She was recently honored as the 2011 Hoxie Memorial Award Junior Player of the Year from the Southeastern Michigan Tennis Association. Spindler finished 2011 ranked No. 5 in Southeastern Michigan and No. 33 in the […]
The Wolves added one win and one loss to their record over spring break last week in Ohio. “We did alright,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach Brian Kaminskas. “We are starting to come together a little bit more and starting to develop that chemistry. It has been difficult because we have had a […]
itters are ready and anxious for their moment to step on the plate and begin the season. Both the Clarkston Varsity Baseball and Softball teams play Rochester Adams in their season opener on Wednesday. “We have had a lot of time outside so we should be hopefully off to a good start,” said Phil Price, […]
While Clarkston graduate Tony Lucca was preparing for his next round in NBC’s The Voice, his family and friends were in Depot Park raising support and hopefully votes. Lucca was chosen by Adam Levine from Maroon 5 to continue on to the live performances where two from Team Adam would be eliminated based on votes […]
In basketball, the last five minutes are the most crucial, high-energized minutes of the game. This proved true for the Lady Cagers as they tried to win against Pontiac Northern in their first home game on Thursday night. In the last ten seconds and three points behind, the Ladies made six attempts on putting the […]
It’s me again. First, my mom was a little surprised I did not mention this in my first column. I didn’t include it because it wasn’t in my writing history. But I guess you could say it’s part of my history. In my senior year, I won two art awards from Scholastic. I was featured […]
Clarkston resident Bryan Chick has been busy with his first book, visiting local schools, and writing a followup. In book one of Chick’s ‘The Secret Zoo,? a girl went missing. Three friends are led to the local zoo to find her. As the story develops, the characters and the readers find every exhibit leads to […]
A home run hit from junior Sydney Hasselbach boosted the Lady Wolves in their first game against Rochester Adams last Wednesday. The Clarkston Girls Varsity Softball team opened the first game of their double header with four runs and kept the momentum going, finishing with a 9-0 win. The next game ended with a successful […]
BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Sports Writer The Boys Varsity Hockey team faced off with Brighton and Cranbrook in Cranbrook’s Annual Thanksgiving Tournament. They beat Brighton 4-1, but came up short against Cranbrook 2-3. Less than five minutes into the first period against Brighton, Nov. 23, Clarkston’s Cole Shaffer scored the first goal, with assistance […]
BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Sport Writer The Clarkston Select Soccer Club Shadows ?98 team finished their fall season with an overall record of 10-1-1. Their last game was Nov. 3 against Royal Oak. Though the girls had played against Royal Oak previously, this game was different for the Shadows. Coach Scully McGreevy took a […]