Clarkston Medical Group and McLaren Health Care Corporation collectively broke muddy ground July 25 on a three-phase, $600 million McLaren Health Care Village. The complex will be built on Bowpointe Drive off Sashabaw Road in Independence Township. CMG expects work to be complete on the 136,000-square-foot building and move from their current location, 6770 Dixie […]
Forgive me if I’ve failed to notice a more ethically-challenging time in professional sports. It was 10 years ago this summer when Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear off and I’m still reeling…but this has my confidence in athletes shaking a bit harder in the wind. The sporting world is frozen in anticipation as Barry […]
Even with a new name, it’s the same game for Brian Keyes, M.P.T. The licensed physical therapist is staying at his location, 6815 Dixie Highway, and practicing with Complete Physical Therapy and Wellness. Keyes, 33, opened the location in March after being there previously for five years as a member of Back Pain and Sports […]
The summer keeps heating up and so has Clarkston’s need for football. The seventh annual Clarkston Wolves Football Camp saw 180 players from fourth-ninth grade July 23-26 at the school’s football stadium. Clarkston coach Kurt Richardson and staff worked with the kids on skills and techniques such as footwork (linemen), catching (wide receivers), throwing (quarterbacks). […]
There are plenty of athletic things to do on a Sunday morning like jogging or going for a bike ride. Toss in a quick swim across Deer Lake and you’ve got yourself the fourth annual Craig Greenfield Memorial Triathlon and Duathlon. The event kicks off at 7:45 a.m. Sunday with an 800-meter swim, then a […]
SuperNova U14 (elite), an AAU Volleyball team comprised primarily of Clarkston and Waterford athletes, finished fifth in the nation after a 16-3 performance in the Asics National Junior Volleyball Championships in Chicago June 15-17. SuperNOVA waded its way through the 61-team field for a second consecutive top-20 finish in the nation. The girls finished 14th […]
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 […]
For the second straight week, Clarkston High School’s gym hosted young basketball players eager to learn at the knee of Dan Fife from July 16-20. Joining the youngsters, seventh-ninth grade, were former Clarkston basketball players and other members of Fife’s coaching staff. The Dan Fife Basketball Camp hosted about 100 players throughout the week. The […]
As the American Motorcycle Association made its second stop at Waterford Hills Road Racing course in Independence Township earlier this month, Oxford resident Chris Fillmore was making a homecoming stop. Fillmore, 20, riding in the Supermoto Championship, finished seventh in a field of 22 racers on his Kawasaki KX450F. A redesigned course consisting of nearly […]
Celebrating its 20th anniversary Thursday, the Spray Masters Water Ski Show Team found a cure for the summertime blues along the shores of Big Lake in Springfield Township. The group, which has a membership of more than 60 and more than 30 skiers of all ages, performed ‘A Boatload of Blues? for an audience assembled […]