Getting a good start to the season is key, no one knows that more than Clarkston golfer Matt Fuller. Fuller, a junior this past season, capped his honors this season with his first selection to the all-state division I golf team. ‘It feels great. It feels awesome, it’s just an elite group,? Fuller said. Making […]
Expectations are simply that, what someone or a group of people expect. Defying expectations makes something or in this case, a team special. The 2006 Clarkston Wolves football team was expected to finish in the middle of the Oakland Activities Conference, with a record supposed to be one game above or below .500. What happened […]
Hockey night in Canada it was not, however, Zack Lewy did his best Patrick Roy impression in a close OAA match Saturday night. Lewy’s performance kept Clarkston in the game against Rochester Hills Stoney Creek on Dec. 9 at the Onyx Ice Arena in Rochester. Despite the net-minder’s 26 saves however, the Cougars overcame the […]
Hot streaks are something to ride like a brand new snowboard, and the Clarkston wrestlers just picked out a brand new K-2. The Wolves downed Troy Athens and Auburn Hills Avondale in a double-dual meet at Avondale on Dec. 6 to improve to 8-0 to start the season. Clarkston pinned the Red Hawks 53-15 and […]
It’s not quit a win, but it’s not a loss either. The Clarkston Wolves didn’t improve their record, but the record did not suffer after a 3-3 tie with Port Huron Northern at Detroit Skating Club on Dec. 7. The Wolves went to the first intermission tied at 1-1, then proceeded to tie the Huskies […]
Getting your feet wet could be a good way to describe Clarkston’s first boys swim meet of the season, a 110-76 loss at Farmington Hills Harrison on Dec. 7. This season’s team, a young squad, is still finding its way. Coach Kenwyn Chock was still deciding the best events for the team with its first […]
Golfing in your backyard is usually reserved for short game practice and testing out new clubs, but it can also be a place to learn the fundamentals of the game. Independence Township resident Joel Wells has dedicated his back yard to helping children learn the basics of golf, while having fun. Wells, 34, opened his […]
Residents will soon have no excuse for not taking care of business. Office Depot plans to open a store at 7151 Dixie Highway in the White Lake Commons shopping center, in the building formerly occupied by Franks Nursery and Crafts. The company applied for a permit from the Independence Township building department in early August, […]
BY PAUL KAMPE Clarkston News Staff Writer Another undefeated season for Clarkston sports is underway. For the time being, the wrestling is 6-0 after an impressive two-day season start with victories in a dual-meet with Detroit Catholic Central and five more the following day while winning the John Glen Invitational in Westland. On Dec. 1 […]
Playing on borrowed time is one thing, playing in borrowed equipment is another. Walled Lake Northern senior forward Al Harvey performed the latter on Dec. 1 at Lakeland Ice Arena in Waterford Township against the Clarkston Wolves. Harvey wore equipment on loan from a teammate after being benched by Northern Coach Claude Tunison for losing […]