Dragons steamroll Ravens

Lake Orion’s offense appeared to be working Friday against Royal Oak. An example: Danny Ney and Branden Oakes both scored two touchdowns for the Dragons — in the first quarter. From there, Lake Orion ran all over the visiting Ravens, on their way to a 55-0 victory. The Dragons had 403 total yards, compared to […]

Superintendent Gutman wants to know ‘everybody?

By Colin Baumgartner Review Staff While the school board prepared to offer him the superintendent position on a night in May, Ken Gutman waited patiently at a nearby Starbucks. It’s fitting, then, that five months later, Gutman, the superintendent of Lake Orion Community Schools, will hold the first ever Superintendent Community Coffee of the year. […]

Dragons slay Troy, 36-3

In a span of 10 seconds in football time, but nearly 20 minutes in actual time, Lake Orion took full control of the OAA Red last Friday night. Leading Troy, 6-3, and looking for more with just over two minutes left in the first half, Sean Charette hit Jeff Heath on an in-route at the […]

LO Post Office recognized for safety

When it comes to worker health and safety, the Lake Orion Post Office is among the best, according to a program offered by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). The post office has spent the past year in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program, which recognizes worksites that implement exemplary systems to manage worker safety and […]

The “Last” LO Down

In my first by-line in this newspaper, my name was misspelled ? of my own doing. In my first few months as editor, our masthead informed readers that we were, in fact: ‘Orion’s oldest, must trusted business.? Did you see my previous mugshot? Or this one? The point is, I’ve been far from perfect as […]

Boys win second XC jamboree, girls improve

The Lake Orion boys? cross country squad won the first OAA Red Jamboree with relative ease. Winning the second, held last Tuesday at Stoney Creek Metropark, was even easier. Ryan Ziolko (16:24) took first place for the second time in two league races. Teammates Sean Bone (3-16:30), Jeremiah Hargett (7-16:46), Nathan Ziolko (8-16:48) and Doug […]

Spikers rally, fall to Seaholm

Rarely can two teams earn praise for their comeback efforts in the same game, but that was the case last Tuesday when Seaholm traveled to Lake Orion in an OAA Red volleyball tilt. The end result was a five-game victory for the visitors and left Dragons Coach Bob Howey feeling largely unfulfilled. ‘We didn’t give […]

Athens is latest homecoming victim

And the streak goes on? Lake Orion won their 21st consecutive homecoming game Friday, dominating Troy Athens from start to finish in a 35-0 victory. The win was the second straight shutout for the Dragons, who saw 20 different players record at least one tackle on the night, along with two interceptions from senior Charles […]

Dragons take charge of OAA Red

In a span of 10 seconds in football time, but nearly 20 minutes in actual time, Lake Orion took full control of the OAA Red Friday night. Leading Troy, 6-3, and looking for more with just over two minutes left in the first half, Sean Charette hit Jeff Heath on an in-route at the goal-line […]

Students asked to look for good

Staff from Oxford and Lake Orion schools, along with other community leaders, are inviting everyone to ‘Look for the Good.? An essay contest will kick off on Oct. 2 at Crossroads for Youth in Oxford. In 1,000 words or less, students are asked to write about what the phrase ‘Look for the Good? means to […]