Tough games temper ballers

Clarkston girls basketball team has been able to hang with some of the best teams in the state over the past two weeks. Clarkston led 26-25 on Sept. 22 before losing 51-44 to No. 2 West Bloomfield. Then against No. 3 Southfield Lathrup on Sept. 29 only trailed by three points with three minutes remaining […]

Bittersweet tie for tennis at league tournament

The OAA Division II tournament on Sept. 28 was supposed to be winner take all this year ? but after Clarkston and West Bloomfield tied with 13 points a piece the two schools will share the crown for the second year in a row. The Wolves and Lakers entered the league tournament with identical 5-0-1 […]

Wolves overcome by West Bloomfield

A giant will only wait so long before knocking down the door; a lesson Clarkston’s basketball team learned on Sept. 22 against West Bloomfield in a 51-44 loss. The Wolves held a 26-25 halftime lead over the Lakers, the No. 8 ranked team in Class A, thanks to 48 percent shooting from the field. ‘Every […]

Gender differs but results are the same for X-country

Clarkston’s boys and girls cross country teams both continued to run well the past week as each team defeated Rochester and Seaholm in a tri-meet on Sept. 20 on CHS? home course. For the girls team, the tri-meet was an appetizer for a win at the Jackson Invitational on Sept. 24. In the Jackson invite, […]

Swimmers seek County coming out party

With a 104-81 win at Berkley on Sept. 22, Clarkston’s swim team improved to 4-0 on the season. The unblemished record is nice, but with the Oakland County meet looming on Oct. 1, the Wolves have bigger fish to fry. ‘The County meet will be nice for our state qualifiers to see where they stand. […]

Wolves back-up puts Red Hawks on their heels

From the start of the season, Clarkston football Coach Kurt Richardson has lauded his team’s depth at the skill positions. A 41-7 victory over Troy Athens on Sept. 23 featuring junior Eric Ogg’s first start at quarterback and touchdowns by six different players gave credence to Richardson’s claim. ?(Ogg) threw the ball really well and […]

CHS tennis after league crown

Showing a little rust from a week off of competition, Clarkston’s tennis team tied Marian 4-4 on Sept. 26. Still, Clarkston Coach Kyleen Cunningham feels her charges are ready for the OAA Division III tournament at West Bloomfield on Sept. 28. ‘They’ll be fired up and ready to go,? said Cunningham. The Wolves, currently ranked […]

One more win and duffers don district crown

The view from the top suits Clarkston’s golf team. The Wolves 153-160 victory over Rochester on Sept. 20 and 155-164 win on Sept. 26 against Lahser pale in comparison to their 157-163 triumph over league rival Rochester Adams on Sept. 21. With Adams winning the first OAA league tournament on Aug. 26 and Clarkston taking […]

Their title to lose

The Clarkston varsity girls cross country program is not like other teams across the state. For other programs, winning the Michigan State University Invitational on Sept. 16 would be a coming out party ? for Clarkston, the victory featuring three runners in the top ten was business as usual. ‘We ran really well at MSU,? […]

Boys hope strong early season running carries over

With a tough league season looming, the Clarkston boys cross country team has a nice feather to stick in their caps ? a first place finish at the Chesaning Invitational on Sept. 15. ‘We wanted to use (Chesaning) as a tune-up. It’s always better to go in off a good performance,? said Clarkston Coach Mike […]

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