Ever since a high school career fihled with honors, former Clarkston soccer defender Mike Holody has been making his mark with University of Michigan and the Michigan Bucks of the Premier Development League. Holody and the Bucks, 2006 PDL champs, nearly had their second consecutive title in hand Saturday. Against the Laredo Heat, the Bucks […]
As the Michigan Senior Olympics rolled through Oakland County last week, they made a stop at Waterford Hill Courts in Independence Township. The courts played host to the racquetball portion of the competition. Father and son duo Barry and William Dennis of Waterford and Clarkston, respectively, took the court and took home gold in the […]
While the running game looks to be a big factor in the Clarkston Wolves? offense this season, players from the program are giving their time for a more important rushing record. All three levels of the Clarkston football program are participating in the 10th annual Rush for Food Friday in the Clarkston area. The food […]
You could say teaching is in the genes for former Clarkston and Ferris State University quarterback Ryan Kaul. His family also shares coaching lineage as well. Brother Gary, now assistant principal at CHS, is a former basketball and golf coach. Their father also taught and coached hoops. Kaul, 2001 Clarkston graduate, is only two classes […]
Clarkston’s Michigan Stars 10-under team is making a statement for younger softball players in the area: get involved as soon as possible. The girls, in the team’s first season, went 15-12 overall and 9-3 in the North Oakland Waterford fast-pitch league, winding up in a tie for second place. Clarkston softball assistant Mark Pingston was […]
As the Sunday morning rain drizzled down upon their heads, runners and bikers alike continued to push toward the finish line of the fourth annual Craig Greenfield Memorial Triathlon and Duathlon in and around Depot Park. Nineteen-year-old Matt Inch (1:22:19) of Clarkston took first in the triathlon field after a third-place finish in 2006. Inch […]
As a high school wrestler, Mike Maguire started at the bottom. He put in the time and effort to become a state champion and hold the best win-loss record in Clarkston’s history. Maguire, with a state championship at 119 pounds and a 58-3 record behind him, is embarking on his collegiate career. Maguire joined Derek […]
About 30 of the Clarkston area’s ‘Home Run Heroes? will step to the plate at Clintonwood Park Friday night for the ninth annual Men’s Michigan Home Run Derby. The Aug. 10 softball-launching contest offers the winner a $300 prize, $200 for second place and $100 for third. Admission is free for the event, which begins […]
Eight-year-old Michelle Raue of Clarkston was seeking her first pair of the popular Crocs children’s sandal. Raue spotted the popular footwear, in ‘cotton candy? pink, through the window pane of Main Shoes Aug. 1. Raue and her mother, Brenda, weren’t in downtown Birmingham or at the mall, but Independence Township in the White Lake Commons […]
Cars with hoods popped open, proud owners nearby, lined Depot Park’s lush green grass where Concerts in the Park once was the Friday event d’jour. The 20th annual Concours in the Park, one of five annual fund raisers for Clarkston SCAMP, was on tap this past Friday, Aug. 3. In conjunction with Waterford Hills Road […]