Last Friday night, I spent the entire night flipping between C-Span and Fox News, trying to get some information on presidential candidates and listening to the candidates speak. I must admit I was very proud of myself because I am not one who watches television news, even though I am in the news business. And […]
For the past three months I have taken in some of the finest sports camps the Clarkston area has to offer, but it’s not the same as being on the sidelines for Friday night lights over at the stadium. Or trying to keep up with the pace at the Wolves? volleyball matches. Sitting outside on […]
Springfield Township has been the site of several new building projects in the last few years, but one isn’t of a commercial nature. Divine Mercy Church, a Catholic church, is planned by the Archdiocese of Detroit to be situated on 144 acres near Springfield Township’s civic offices. The church must first pass planning commission and […]
Natural elements were just one thing standing in Clarkston’s way Friday night. The Wolves (1-0) faced a storm delay of nearly two hours before downing Royal Oak (0-1) 25-13 in their football season-opener. The offseason, penalties and two new quarterbacks had to be worked out in the Oakland Activities Association Red Division matchup, but the […]
In just his third triathlon, Clarkston’s Matt Inch took third place at the Greenfield Memorial Tri/Du in 2006. For his encore, 19-year-old Inch not only won the triathlon Aug. 5, but set a new record, finishing the event in 1:22:19. ‘My goal was to win last year too,? Inch said. ‘I kept pushing it so […]
With new yellow shoes to match their soccer jerseys, the Clarkston Wolves raced out to an early lead and never looked back in a 2-0 win at Detroit Catholic Central Aug. 22. Wolves keeper Scott Messer preserved the shutout, stopping Josh Gatt’s penalty kick with eight minutes remaining in the game. Messer made eight saves […]
Clarkston golfer Minjoo Lee played in the state finals in June, but the team failed to make the cut this spring. This fall, Lee and the Wolves are hoping to return to the state meet, where they placed eighth in 2006. ‘Minjoo’s playing very well. She had a really good summer and she’s continuing to […]
Clarkston has had an impressive five-year run in girls cross country. Three straight state championships (2003-?05), one runner-up finish, and a sixth-place finish (2006). Logic says the girls should be a top-10 lock come November. ‘I expect to be top-three in the state,? coach John Yorke said. Coming on the heels of a three-peat, sixth […]
Although it qualified two runners to the individual state finals in 2006, a one-year absence from the team state finals left Clarkston’s boys cross country squad hopeful to again qualify as a team. The Wolves return junior Jeff Kuhl, who along with Nick LaMora represented Clarkston in Brooklyn, Mich. on the state’s big stage. Coach […]
‘Defense wins championships? is a motto passed from different generations and applicable to many sports. Clarkston’s defense literally won a friendly scrimmage on the gridiron Aug. 16 against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s by providing their only offense in a 6-0 victory. Linebacker Bryant Craft scooped up an errant fumble near the Eaglets? 35-yard line and […]