The number one and the Clarkston golf team have seen each other a lot lately. The Wolves finished first in the Eccentric Tournament on Sept. 6, marking the first time Clarkston has won the 21-year-old event. ‘The Eccentric Tournament is probably the second most important in the county, aside from the county tournament. You always […]
With the dual meet season just around the next bend, Clarkston boys cross country Coach Mike Taylor is guardedly optimistic about his team’s prospects. ‘It’s show up and run time or sit down and go home time,? said Taylor. Following a second place finish in the lower division of the Cavalier Classic on Sept. 1, […]
Sporting an 0-2 record coming into their first league action of the year, Clarkston needed a win against Rochester on Sept. 8. In the end, the Wolves got a 47-38 victory, but not without some warts along the way. ‘It’s good for us to get the win. After last week, we tried to stay positive. […]
After being forced to swallow a bitter pill in a 5-0 loss to Troy Athens on Sept. 6, the Clarkston soccer team managed to rebound slightly with a 1-1 tie against Troy High on Sept. 8. ?(The tie) stopped the bleeding, but it’s another game we probably should have won,? said Clarkston Coach Mark Whitcomb. […]
To celebrate their first birthday, the Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu Clarkston Branch is holding a free public demonstration at Bay Court Park on Sept. 18 from noon-1 p.m. ‘It’s not just about swinging swords around …We move as a group. We try to move with one mind,? said Brent Eastman, branch manager and instructor, fourth degree. […]
‘Well then who’s on first?? ‘Yes.? Abbott and Costello’s classic routine is the big bang of comedy. Laughs and guffaws from today are still traced back to that classic comedic moment. The delightful confusion, the rising exasperation and the back and forth between Abbott and Costello is verbal slapstick. The humor knows no borders, the […]
That phone number for the American Red Cross? hurricane disaster relief sums up everything important in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This is a problem we need to throw money at until the American Red Cross and the other organizations helping tell us to stop. The charitable response is strong already. The American Red Cross […]
The Clarkston Girls Swim Team is now 2-0 on the season after defeating rival Lake Orion 109-80 on Sept. 1. The Wolves continued the strong swimming witnessed in the team’s first meet of the season against Grand Blanc on Aug. 29, a 108-77 victory which featured Clarkston’s first ever qualification for the state finals. Several […]
As Clarkston put the finishing touches on a 31-21 victory Sept. 1 over host West Bloomfield, the jubilation attached to the Wolves first win of the season evaporated as senior quarterback Mike Kittle lay injured on the field. According to Clarkston Coach Kurt Richardson, Kittle will make a full recovery, a declaration which might surprise […]
The first time he said this year’s girls cross country team could be better than last year’s state championship winning edition, Jamie LaBrosse was not completely convinced. Now, after shepherding his team through early season injuries and training, LaBrosse believes. ‘I really think this is a better team than last year,? said LaBrosse. The Wolves […]