Stumbling blocks

Days after being ranked no. 3 in the state and in division I wrestling by the Wrestling Coaches Association, Clarkston traveled to Bay City Western for the Michigan duals competition. The tournament was scheduled to have 13 state-ranked teams in the field, and the Wolves met two, facing Dundee and Hesperia Community. The Wolves (19-3) […]

Spikers drop 3 games in Grand Blanc tournament

After a win at the Walled Lake Invitational, the Clarkston Wolves headed to the Grand Blanc Invitational hoping for a repeat performance on Jan. 13. The day ended on a different note, however. The Wolves lost in the final game of the silver division after losing earlier in the day. The Wolves were downed by […]

Open for business

With five months left until the first anniversary of his purchase of the Clarkston Caf?, Curt Catallo may already be sick of paper. Paper coverings, which draped the windows of the 1928 building for the past six months while restoration took place, were finally removed on Wednesday afternoon. ‘They quietly removed the paper and called […]

Who touched the thermostat?

Some like it hot. Others, not. For 34-year-old Dan Scribner, his work is dedicated to keeping everyone happy with the thermostat. Scribner, a 1990 Clarkston High School graduate, created Scrib’s Heating and Cooling nearly three years ago. The business installs and repairs furnaces and air conditioning units, as well as air cleaners and humidifiers. ‘I […]

Twice bitten

BY PAUL KAMPE Clarkston News Staff Writer Payback may have been on the mind for Clarkston as they took on Stoney Creek for the second time this season, but the result was the same on its home ice at Detroit Skate Club on Jan. 4. The Cougars (8-0-1, 6-0 OAA) pulled ahead after Clarkston (2-7-2, […]

Let it snow… please

As I write this Monday, the snow has started to fall again. El Nino, the small boy literally translated, has meant nothing but a huge bummer this winter. I will be the first to admit I don’t really care for winter. But what gets me through this time of the year is the snow, it’s […]

Colts race past Wolves

After facing stiff competition to start the season, Clarkston was looking to earn its second OAA victory of the season against Troy on Jan. 4. But the Colts took the game similar to the Wolves? previous losses to conference bigwigs Birmingham Seaholm and Farmington, in four games. The Colts came out firing, axing the Wolves […]

Keeping the ball rolling

Not resting on their early season accomplishments, the Clarkston Wolves (14-1, 3-0 OAA) eked out a 36-23 over Lake Orion in the first match of a double-dual meet at Troy on Jan. 3. The match, actually closer than the final score would indicate, started with the Dragons taking an 18-3 lead after Steve Cooper’s 3-1 […]

Hanging by a moment

Close wins build character, but Clarkston’s 54-52 win over Pontiac Central on Friday night was built in part by a new character in the Wolves? arsenal. Julius Porter got much more playing time than he has seen thus far this season. Starting point guard Andy Lyons sat out the night sick and backup Ty Taylor […]

Athlete of the week

One of Clarkston’s iron men, Ryan Kenerson, is trying to help the hockey team get further than last season, but his biggest obstacle is getting back on the ice. Kenerson, a junior three-sport athlete, broke his right wrist against Royal Oak on Dec. 21. ‘It happened so fast. This guy ran into me and I […]

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