From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 2000 Propose middle school start time change gets mixed review: A draft proposal to change school start times in the fall was met with some opposition from parents and students following its first presentation at the Monday night Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education meeting. Superintendent […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP — After two rounds of ten questions each round, it came down to three teams out of 15 tied for second place in the 2025 Battle of the Books District Championship at Independence Elementary, March 4. Battle of the Books is an annual reading competition held […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Wolves defeated crosstown rivals Lake Orion for the third and last time of the season in a thrilling overtime in the MHSAA Division 1 Girls Basketball District 27 Final at home last Friday, 59-56. “Everybody stepped on the defensive end,” said Aaron Goodnough, head […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com DETROIT — Clarkston Varsity Wrestling ended the season with six All-State finishers at Ford Field for the MHSAA Division 1 Individual Wrestling State Championships, Feb. 28 – March 1. Senior Archer Anderson claimed his second straight state championship, this season it was in the 126-pound weight class. Senior […]
ROYAL OAK — The Clarkston Boys Swim and Dive team finished in fifth place at the OAA White League Meet at Royal Oak High School, Feb. 26-28. Clarkston finished with three swimmers and one diver claiming All-League in six events with Blake Davidson in the 100-yard butterfly; Braedan Covintree in the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard […]
We made the escape and ventured to sunny California before the end of February. For six-year-old Oliver it was a lot of firsts on this vacation which started with getting up early on a Wednesday morning and heading to the Detroit Metro Airport. For his first flight he did well, from going through TSA security […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 2000 Crime down in Independence: As predicted, crime statistics for the past year showed Independence Township was one of the safest place to live in Oakland County. Sgt. Ken Quisenberry of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Independence substation interpreted the 1999 Crime Statistics report with categories […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com HARBOR SPRINGS — The Wolves raced through the snow one last time to wrap the winter ski season with fourth place finishes in the MHSAA Division 1 Boys and Girls Ski State Championship at Nubs Nob, Feb. 24. “It was awesome,” said Brian Popelier, head coach for the […]
By Jack Leech Contributing Writer BURTON — The Wolves captured back-to-back MHSAA Division 1 Ice Hockey Regional Championship with a 4-2 win over the Genesee Generals at the Crystal Fieldhouse Ice Arena, Feb. 26. “It’s a positive to how hard we’ve worked and we have a number of four year players who have earned this,” […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com AUBURN HILLS — The Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball team ended the season early with a 58-51 loss in the MHSAA Division 1 District Semifinal against Avondale, Feb. 26. “Our effort was good – mentally, physically,” said Tim Wasilk, head coach. “Our kids were ready to play. We are […]