Athletes of The Week: Winning a bid

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Sashabaw Middle School seventh graders Paige Geightbrock and Kaitlyn Hoffman are going to compete in the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships in Detroit this summer. The two earned a bid with their Legacy Volleyball 13 Elite team during the Minnesota Northern Lights Qualifier, April 20-22. The […]

Athletes of The Week: Game for Hope

Clarkston Lacrosse players will be playing for wins and playing to raise money during Game for Hope at Clarkston High School on Saturday, May 5. The annual fundraiser will collect donations for New Day Foundation for Families, a local nonprofit organization. Players from the junior varsity and varsity teams met Gina Kell Spehn, who created […]

Athletes of The Week: Ruling the lanes

The Clarkston Boys Bowling program was firing on all cyclinders this season. The JV team rolled the lanes as they went undefeated. “It looks very promising,” said Ken Clayton, boys JV coach at the beginning of the season. “We haven’t really lost a step from last year. Their skill set is equal to most varsity […]

Athletes of the Week: Undefeated season

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer As the clock on the scoreboard counted down in the Clarkston Girls JV Basketball’s last game of the season on Feb. 22, they knew they achieved their goal of going undefeated. “They had great team chemistry,” said Kirstie Arendsen, head coach. The season began with the girls […]

Athlete of The Week: Racing to top finishes

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Senior Katie Bayley finished her fourth and final trip to the MHSAA Division 1 Girls Ski State Finals in eighth place. During her four years as a racer with the Clarkston Girls Varsity Ski team she spent two years as captain; has gone to the finals as […]

Athlete of The Week: Hitting 1,000 milestone

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Senior Kayla Luchenbach hit her 1,000-point milestone as the Clarkston Girls Varsity Basketball defeated Stoney Creek last Friday. “It felt really good knowing I have had such a successful four years,” she said. “I definitely couldn’t do it without my teammates. Like today Molly (Nicholson) and Maddie […]

Athletes of The Week: Ruling their division

The Clarkston Cyclones flag football team had the opportunity to play in the 2017 Game On Cancer Ford Field – Grip It And Rip It Tournament, Dec. 4, 2017. The Cyclones won the championship for the First Grade & Under Rip It Division out of the eight teams competing in the division. They outscored their […]

Athlete of the Week: Champion of the lanes

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Senior Drew Sagowitz opened his bowling season as OAA Singles Champion. He bowled games of 166, 212 and 268 to qualify fourth in the tournament with the Clarkston Boys Varsity Bowling team. He defeated three opponents in match play rounds to become champion. Sagowitz said going into […]

Athlete of the Week: All State honors

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Everest Collegiate High School senior Grant Burgess finished his football season with his second First Team All-State honors. He received the honors for his senior season from the Michigan High School Coaches Association. “It is a huge honor,” he said. “It’s an indescribable feeling of all your […]

Athlete of the Week: Celebrating success

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer It was less than a week after the Clarkston Varsity Football team won the state championship and senior Michael Fluegel admitted it was a bit strange not to be at practice as he sat down in The Clarkston News office. But it felt good bringing another state […]

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