BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Cagers went on a shooting frenzy as they defeated Rochester Adams in the MHSAA Division 1 District 5 Final on Saturday afternoon, 67-31. “Our kids wanted it,” said Tim Wasilk, head coach for Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball, adding last year’s district final didn’t happen because of the […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Head Coach John Weyer held up the regional championship trophy to the Clarkston Girls Varsity Basketball team on Friday. The girls had just defeated Rochester Adams for the crown, 75-48, but there was a bigger meaning to it in the shortened winter season during the COVID pandemic. […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Cagers opened with a 12-point run in their last game of the regular season against Birmingham Groves last Thursday. Keira Tolmie opened with the first basket in the Clarkston Girls Varsity Basketball 52-49 win while Morgan Hunter and Kaelyn Kaul sank a basket each. Izzy Hadley gave […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Last year, the basketball season ended earlier than players and coaches anticipated with the COVID pandemic just beginning. Now the Wolves are ready for this year’s playoffs which start this week with the district playoffs. “Last year we were playing good basketball,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Clarkston avenged their loss against Oak Park last month with a 44-41 win last Thursday at the Dan Fife Field House. “We were really good defensively,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball Head Coach Tim Wasilk. The Wolves opened the night with a field goal by Nathan Steinman […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Cagers brought intensity to their 70-40 win over Farmington on Friday night at the Dan Fife Field House. They opened the game with four points from Mike DePillo and Luke Scherler and closed the first quarter with a 19-6 lead. “I liked our intensity from the start,” […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves were put to the test last week as they played West Bloomfield and Flint Powers Catholic. The Clarkston Girls Varsity Basketball team lost to West Bloomfield at home last Thursday, 73-41. “We know who they are,” said John Weyer, head coach. “They are a state […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Mason Vires opened the new year in Malta after arriving in the country on December 30. Vires, a Clarkston resident, is in Malta to play professional basketball. “I felt like it was a good opportunity,” he said, after he signed his contract to play overseas, Dec. 12. […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves defeated Oxford during the MHSAA Division 1 Boys Basketball District 5 Semifinal game, 79-38, on March 11. “I really loved our focus,” said Tim Wasilk, Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball head coach. “We were prepared. The kids were ready to play, they were dialed in. They […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Cagers are looking ahead to finish the season strong after their 58-43 loss to West Bloomfield last Friday. “They just outplayed us,” said John Weyer, Clarkston Girls Varsity Basketball head coach. “They are just so good. Sydney Hendrix, she is just a freshman and a really good […]