Athlete of The Week

Junior Sami Stelpflug made a splash into the new season after finishing last year as All-American on the Clarkston Girls Swim team. She qualified for the state meet on Aug. 23 in two events – the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard medley relay with teammates Amber Hallman, Natalie Vela and Kathryn Culver; and qualified on […]

Sights set on a successful year

A few weeks into a new season and the Lady Spikers are making big hits to get them back to the state finals after finishing in the Final Four last fall. “Finishing like that brought a lot more excitement for the season,” said Clarkston Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall. “It is nice because now […]

Back to the water for new season

Swimmers have dived into the new season with two wins against Lake Orion and Grand Blanc and are prepping for more. “I expect fast times,” said Clarkston Girls Swim Coach Kenwyn Chock. “I expect everyone to swim their best time. I think it’s what every coaches’ goals are – make sure all your swimmers do […]

Lessons from loss

Twenty-five seconds remained in the first half of the Wolves game against Stoney Creek last Thursday. Clarkston had possession but they needed to do something fast or they were about to head into the second half behind 3-0. The boys closed in on the net. Brandon Reynolds passed the ball back to Zach McCallum. McCallum […]

On the green

The Lady Wolves posted their first win during their meet against Lake Orion last week, 186-207. “It was thrilling,” said Clarkston Varsity Golf Coach Steven Hoffman. “I am expecting a lot more positive things from this team.” Medalist was junior Katie McKnee with a 44 and captain senior Anna Gray shot a 46. The Lady […]

Athlete of The Week

Fans are familiar with junior running back Ian Eriksen since he opened the Wolves’ football season with a 99-yard kickoff return. It led to Clarkston’s first touchdown against Rochester Adams only 13 seconds into the game, Aug. 24. “It was awesome,” said Kurt Richards, head coach for the Clarkston Varsity Football team. “I don’t think […]

Wolves defeat Falcons

The Wolves bumped themselves from fourth spot to second in the OAA Red after their 24-0 win over Rochester last Friday. “We started out pretty slow,” said senior Jared Yaroch. Both teams remained scoreless in the first quarter until junior running back Ian Eriksen scored on a 3-yard run for a touchdown with 1:13 remaining. […]

Cross country team picks up speed

Lady Runners are picking up speed as they opened their 2012 fall season taking first place at the Golden Grizzly, Aug. 31. It is only the beginning. “They are looking really good,” said Clarkston Girls Cross Country Coach Kevin Breen. “I think we will be better or as good as we were last season. My […]

Lady golfers prepare for playoffs

It is back to the green for the Varsity and JV golf teams, and they are looking for a hole-in-one this season. “We have a seasoned group of veterans,” said Steven Hoffman, varsity coach. “Anna Gray, Paige and Dana Olsen. The Olsens were on the state championship tennis team in 2011 so they understand competition. […]

Racing to win

The Lady Wolves finished in third place at the West Bloomfield/Brother Rice Invitational at Kensington Metropark on Saturday out of 15 teams. “It was an excellent race,” said Clarkston Girls Cross Country Coach Kevin Breen. “It was a solid run by our runners. Realistically we thought third place would be a good spot. If we […]

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