Everytime Hampton Swayne kayaks with his grandmother, Sherry Hampton-Nutting, it is a new adventure. ‘It is like a new world because there are spots you didn’t even know existed,? he smiled. Swayne, a Clarkston High School junior, admits his grandmother has always been his idol and on Aug. 16 he will proudly wear her name […]
Swimmers from the Clarkston Sea Wolves took their skills outside of the pool to an open water race in early July. Twelve members from the program participated in the 15th Annual Motor City Mile for the first time on July 9. They swam in the Detroit River, starting and finishing the races at Belle Isle […]
Clarkston gridiron heroes host their Sixth Annual Football for a Cure to raise money for McLaren Breast Center and McLaren Cancer Institute in Clarkston, Aug. 16. In this week’s edition we sit down with a patient from McLaren. When Clarkston resident Sheri McDonnell was helping McLaren Breast Center and McLaren Cancer Institute in Clarkston with […]
I found myself in limbo a few weeks ago. I was done with where I had been and had a few hours until my next appointment. Because I was already close to where I needed to be I didn’t want to go home. I didn’t want to venture to another town. I was quite particular […]
Team RUSH 27 faced their newest challenges while building cardboard boats this summer and are ready for their 7th Annual RUSH Regatta this Saturday. The students faced restrictions in size for their boats made out of cardboard and duct tape last summer. This summer, they can make the boat as big or small as they […]
Linebacker Nathan Yeloushan used his football skills across the globe when he traveled to Italy, May 5-13. Yeloushan, a 2013 Clarkston High School graduate, traveled with the Siena Heights University football team to play the Italian National team. ‘It was pretty cool,? he said about the experience playing his favorite sport in another country. ‘It […]
Hitters finished a stellar season as they ended their spring season at the MHSAA Division 1 Baseball Semifinals. ‘They really brought a lot of excitement to Clarkston Baseball,? said Phil Price, head coach for Clarkston Varsity Baseball. ‘I can’t tell you how many people came up to me and said congratulations. A lot of former […]
Grace Dean picked up a dry erase marker with the prosthetic hand she just finished making during RUSHing Girls to Engineering Summer Camp, June 18. She pulled the strings she had glued to the hand as she used the prosthetic to write on the white dry erase board. The strings moved the fingers of the […]
The Lady Wolves proudly presented a $1,000 check to McLaren on June 6 after raising the money during the Clarkston Varsity Softball’s Third Annual Girls in Pink Classic. “It’s a great thing and a great opportunity for us to give back to the community,” said Mackenzie King, finishing her final year with the team. “It […]
It seems to get harder every year seeing the seniors leave to embark on their newest journey. You were just starting sixth grade beginning your venture at the middle school when I started at The Clarkston News. It seemed to quick as I watched all of you collect your graduation caps and gowns on your […]