Behind the scenes

On a basketball team with one of the county’s top scorers, the sharpest assist-minded big man and a soccer standout who pleads his case on the hardwood as he blows past defenders, sometimes the intangibles can go overlooked. As Clarkston’s round ball season draws to a close, one player not making the biggest dent on […]

Playoff push

The Clarkston wrestling squad has only one stamp left to put on this season to make their ownership official ? a state championship. The Wolves took steps in that direction both individually and as a team last week. This past Saturday at Rochester, Clarkston had 10 wrestlers earn spots in the individual regional playoffs this […]

Swimmers wade into OAA’s

Despite a 1-7 record this season in dual meets, the boys swim team is expected to keep improving at the Oakland Activities Association meet on Thursday at Lake Orion. ‘We’re at the bottom in dual meets,? coach Kenwyn Chock said. ‘But I don’t think that will be at the OAA meet. ‘It seems like every […]

Clarkston hires new cross country coach

For the first time in more than five years, Clarkston’s girls cross country team will have a new coach at the helm. Lynn Gasparella, a former University of Michigan track and field athlete hopes to guide the girls to their fifth consecutive top-10 state finish this fall with a team of young veterans. The girls […]

Athletes of the week

A pair of 16-year-old archers from the Junior Olympic Archery Development program at the Oakland County Sportsmen’s club in Independence Township earned their Olympian rankings. Cousins Brian King and Chad Perry, both sophomores at Lakeland High School in White Lake, have been shooting archery since childhood. ‘My dad’s a real big hunter and he took […]

Girls ski team makes state finals

Carrying out their end of the deal, Clarkston’s girls skiers came through at the regional finals on Feb. 15, earning another trip to the state finals. The girls earned another trip to the team state finals with a hands-down smothering at Pine Knob, beating next comer Rochester Adams by 79 points, 23-102. Lake Orion (145), […]

Swimmers go to county meet

Days after the county meet in Lake Orion, the Dragons took a 101-85 win at Clarkston on Feb. 9. Greg Dedow (1:54.63) and Jacob Rush (1:58.69) finished first and second in the 200-yard freestyle. Adam Curry (24.60) and Woyciech Gryc (25.27) finished in the top two spots in the 50-yard freestyle. Dedow (5:04.33) won the […]

Signing day triple-play

In the past week, Clarkston High School has seen four of its finest athletes promise their collegiate athletic careers. On Monday, Ryan Breen and Bren Bergquist, both members of the Wolves? 10-2 team of 2006, signed to play football for Penn State University and Hillsdale College respectively. Also, Josh Hall became the second Clarkston baseball […]

Wolves take all comers

Clarkston continued its intra-conference dominance on Friday, taking its second consecutive Oakland Activities Association tournament, beating rival, host, and runner-up Lake Orion by nearly 100 points. The Wolves (232 points) won their sixth OAA tournament in seven years and pulled out another big win over the Dragons (134 points) who took second at the Oakland […]

Next round

Some say it’s hard to duplicate an original. That was the case when Clarkston met Pontiac Central on Friday. The Wolves squeaked a two-point win at Pontiac in early January and the Chiefs were looking to take it back on the Wolves? floor. But Central would have a tough time of it minus a key […]

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