St. Joseph to host marrow drive

On Monday, Nov. 6, area residents have an opportunity to give the biggest gift of them all: Life. St. Joseph Church, located at 715 N. Lapeer Rd., will hold a bone marrow drive from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. It will be the first drive held at the church since November of 2003. That drive […]

Swimmers top Harrison, league meet on deck

Katrin Vetter’s two individual victories and a one-two-three finish in diving helped propel the Dragons to a narrow 94-92 victory over visiting Farmington Hills Harrison on Oct. 19. Sara Simic took top honors in the 100-yard backstroke (1:04.99) and teamed with Lauren Barber, Emily Loerch and Nicole Kudla to win the 200-yard medley relay (2:00.52). […]

Gridders rout Wolves, claim title

When David Wurst got behind two Clarkston defenders for a 46-yard touchdown reception, it was just a sign of things to come for the host Wolves. They looked up at Lake Orion all night on the scoreboard, and, at the end of the 32-8 rout, Clarkston was also left looking up at the Dragons in […]

Kickers ousted by Adams in district semifinals

The game of inches cliche was in full effect last Thursday night at Lake Orion High School. Just over 12 minutes into their district semifinal game against Rochester Adams, the Dragons sent a shot off square off the crossbar. A minute and a half later, Lake Orion trailed 2-0. Adams? Corey Makowski and Thomas Casey […]

Baumey’s Bounces

As the Dragons celebrated their perfect season and awaited the announcement of the playoff pairings at the Wooden Eagle on Sunday night, there were plenty of smiles to go around. But when the team was announced on TV, the loudest cheers came not from the players, but the parents and friends of the program sitting […]

Dragons open playoffs against Mott, could see Wolves again

After completing a perfect 9-0 regular season, Lake Orion has earned the right to play at Dragon Stadium until the state semifinals. The Dragons will open with 6-3 Waterford Mott, and could get a rematch versus Clarkston in the second round if the Wolves get past visiting Romeo this week. If seedings hold out, Lake […]

DECA club off and running

For some Lake Orion High School clubs and teams, their seasons are coming to a close. For some others, things are just getting started. But for the DECA club, there’s always something going on. The DECA organization is an international association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, […]

Dragons slay Hawks in Homecoming romp

Teams generally prefer having an ‘easy? game on the schedule when Homecoming rolls around. So a 12-time state champion doesn’t fit the bill. But when you’re 6-0 for the third time in the past five years, have out-scored your opponents by nearly 32 points a game and, by the way, are ranked #1 in the […]

Senior Center Task Force makes its case

With election day less than a month away, proponents of the proposed Tri-Township Senior Center for Orion, Oxford and Addison townships are making their final push to voters. Part of that push involved giving a presentation to the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce during its monthly luncheon at Canterbury Village on Oct. 5. The presentation […]

Cagers claim driver’s seat in league play

Oakland County’s leading scorer paid a visit to Lake Orion last week. Stoney Creek’s Brittney Nelson, who averages over 18 points a game, had a guided tour of the Fieldhouse floor courtesy of the Dragons? Brittany Daenzer and Ashley Bringard. The two LO defenders were charged with the task of shadowing Nelson everywhere she went, […]

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