Wolf cubs learn on the diamond

Setting their sights on future success, Clarkston’s inaugural eighth grade softball team finished its season earlier this month with a 6-4-1 record. The girls earned second place in the Waterford Spring League. The girls learned the same skills as the high school varsity team, to help prepare them for the future, only a year away. […]

Clarkston boys tennis changing with leaves this fall

Following a season where Clarkston finished second in Oakland Activities Association division II boys tennis, the Wolves will undergo their biggest re-structuring since coach Chaz Claus took the helm in 2004. ‘I graduated some real good players and it’s a very strong senior class that will be departing,? Claus said. ‘Even though this year I […]

Drum-unity

Parents and kids gathered for Drum-unity at Springfield Township Library June 11. The event marked the beginning of summer reading. John Stakoe, Michigan Representative from the 44th district, began the festivities reading to the children. ‘There has been a tendency with the electronic age not to read. I love to read and it’s fun to […]

Freshmen phenoms

Clarkston’s lineup on the softball diamond has stayed fresh this season, carrying four ninth-graders on a 15-girl roster. Freshmen Taylor Hasselbach and Bailee Braunreuther have helped propel the Wolves to their first district championship in three years offensively and defensively. Braunreuther has developed into the team’s go-to pitcher with a 12-3 record and a 1.84 […]

Clarkston places three All-State at track finals

Following impressive performances all season long including a regional championship for Clarkston, three of its members took home All-State honors at the state finals in East Kentwood June 2. As a team, the Wolves finished with 13 points, tied for 14th position. Clarkston took second place in 2006 behind state champion Ann Arbor Pioneer. Autumn […]

Athletics to fund its way off chopping block

It could cost more for high school athletes to take the field next year as the Clarkston school board moves closer to approving a budget for 2007-?08. A final decision is expected June 25, and the budget was a scheduled topic for this week’s meeting Monday night. In an effort to offset declining contributions in […]

Maples escape close call, eliminate Clarkston in regionals

Clarkston softball coach Don Peters has undertaken a game-by-game philosophy, preparing the Wolves for each contest. Clarkston’s season came down to a pitch-by-pitch nail biter, ended with a 4-3 loss to Birmingham Seaholm Saturday at Clarkston. Trailing 3-2 in the seventh inning, Clarkston’s Caitlin Morris walked and Lindsey Upchurch drove her home with a double […]

Athletes of the week

After a slow start to the 2007 softball campaign, Clarkston turned on the jets to go to 22-14 prior to its regional playoff against Birmingham Seaholm Saturday. The Wolves went 12-3 in their final 15 games leading up to the start of regionals. Clarkston won its first district championship since 2004 with a win over […]

Planet Kids keeps children excelling under new ownership

There’s no place like home for Amy Crowell, a junior kindergarten teacher at Planet Kids Children’s Center for the past four years and now the center is going to feel even more like home. Crowell, along with sister-in-law Kelly Collins have purchased the business, which serves about 180 families. Planet Kids, housed in a 9,400-square-foot […]

It’s a doggy dog boogie

Dog lovers gathered at Springfield Oaks County Park in Springfield Township May 27 for the Motown Bow Wow Boogie. The two-day event featured judging and musical freestyle. Both dogs and owners were judged on their performance. The show was sponsored by Freestyle Fanatics, a local chapter of the World Canine Freestyle Organization.

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