Outstanding play in net, by sophomore Jason Stross, kept the host Dragons in their game against Grosse Ile on Dec. 2. But what Assistant Coach Mike Wahoski called ‘selfish play? doomed Lake Orion in the end, as they fell 3-2. ‘It was 1-0 after one and we scored in the first minute of period number […]
Missing weight, a concussion and the flu bug plagued the Lake Orion wrestling squad at their Dec. 2 home invitational. The end result was a third place finish for the Dragons, with wins over South Lyon, Holly and Plymouth Salem and losses to Holt and Hartland. The 37-25 loss to Holt was a tough one, […]
The Township board’s personnel committee gave the first of what will likely be many recommendations last week — this one in regards to the Assistant to the Supervisor position. Committee member John Steimel asked the board to consider the position as a politically appointed one, that would include 40 hours a week with no benefits. […]
Beth Kimmel shed quite a few tears when dealing with her son’s autism diagnosis. Today, however, those tears are joyous ones, as her son, Alex, is able to communicate with friends and family thanks, in part, to Facilitated Communication, or FC. FC is one form of augmentative and alternative communication that, according to the Syracuse […]
Lake Orion’s own version of the ‘Prize Patrol? came to Bald Mountain Diagnostic Imaging last week. Open since April of 2004, the center serves over 300 doctors and has had thousands of patients walk through its doors. ‘I’ve been here from the beginning and we’ve just grown and grown,? Office Manager Mary K. Traurig said. […]
With four state qualifiers returning to coach Doug Kline’s lineup, the wrestling program at LOHS is getting some early attention across the state. ‘Our kids have been chomping at the bit for two months,? Kline said. ‘They could not wait for practice to get started.? ‘They’ve got a lot to live up to, but they […]
A year away from the game was all Erica Whatley needed to realize that soccer was her true passion. A few months later, the 2000 Lake Orion High School graduate just finished her first season as an assistant women’s soccer coach at the University of Kentucky. Whatley starred for the Dragons from 1997-2000, when she […]
A few weeks after Clarkston got a big revenge win on the gridiron, the Lake Orion girls? basketball squad did its best to resolve the issue on the hardwood. Sophomore Bethany Watterworth scored 14 points after the break to help the Dragons upset the Wolves 50-47 in the first round of district play at Oxford […]
A pair of top-five finishes by Katrin Vetter propelled Lake Orion to a 15th place finish at the Division I State Swimming and Diving Finals, held last Saturday at Oakland University. The team registered 54 points, three behind Northville and three ahead of Grand Haven (a full list can be found at www.mhsaa.com). Ann Arbor […]
The Lake Orion girls basketball team’s stay in regional play might have been short, but it was still a memorable one. The Dragons lost 42-38 at Chippewa Valley on Monday night, just three days removed from winning a district championship. Coach Steve Roberts said that by advancing to the final 32, his team went deeper […]