Clarkston’s boys lacrosse veterans are stepping up to lead the team and teach their younger teammates the secrets to their success. ‘The team has progressed to just about where we thought they would be,? coach Brian Kaminskas said. ‘They’re ramping up a little momentum going into the last part of the season and heading into […]
Clarkston’s baseball team has a tall order this week: taking on Lake Orion. The Dragons (10-1) are ranked No. 1 in the state in the latest coaches? poll, and they host the Wolves Wednesday at 4:30. The Wolves, winless in their two Oakland Activities Association contests, get two more chances this week to turn it […]
Fitting into a mold hasn’t been Chris Haag’s way of life. The 23-year-old Clarkston High School graduate (2001) and Oakland University student walks and now drives to a different beat. Haag, with the help of friend and co-worker Jake Horn, parts and supplies from www.greasecar.com and assistance from a diesel basics class at Oakland University, […]
In a well-known rivalry, Lake Orion was not the story so much as it’s No. 1 pitcher, Danielle Dunn. Dunn, a 27-game winner last season, pitched all 14 innings of the Dragons? 6-3, 9-5 doubleheader sweep at Clarkston last Wednesday. ‘She’s only a sophomore and she’s got six different pitches. I always joke with her […]
The game wasn’t supposed to be as close as it was, for a few minutes, but Port Huron boys? lacrosse played Clarkston harder than a second-year program should have against the eighth-ranked team in the state. The Wolves (4-3) went above .500 again with a 15-5 win over Port Huron Friday. Nicholas Perry scored four […]
Birmingham Seaholm girls? soccer coach Mike Thomas works with his team on taking the right shots on net each practice. ‘We work extensively on taking quality shots. We practice four corners, chips, everything to work on the shooting aspect of our offense,? Thomas said. The shot that gave the Maples a 2-1 win at Clarkston […]
Placing second overall in the state in 2006 didn’t come with a host of top of the OAA predictions for this year’s Clarkston girls? track team, but like last year, they are racing among the best. The girls are 3-1 after taking two wins at a tri-way meet at West Bloomfield April 17, knocking off […]
Birthdays come and go, but sweet intra-league victories will be cherished. Clarkston No. 1 doubles player Chris Graczyk celebrated his birthday last Thursday and promptly went out and made his coach’s wish come true. Graczyk scored a 6-4, 6-2 win, one of two Clarkston victories in singles play, over Matt Nordstrom, leading a 5-3 Wolves? […]
Seventy percent hydrogen and nearly 30 percent helium. That determines about three-quarters of my mood and likely has all of your attention if you’re reading this. As the weather goes, so goes my mood. Seemingly, so does everyone’s outlook as the gray skies melt away and the sun comes out to play. Daylight Savings Time, […]
The Clarkston community and its schoolchildren lost a dedicated educator when Dr. Sharon Devereaux passed away April 10. Devereaux, the only principal Springfield Plains Elementary has known in its 12 years, fell ill last week with bacterial pneumonia, her family said. The news was a shock to the family, Sharon’s brother Richard Devereaux said. The […]