BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Clarkston Boys and Girls Varsity Ski teams are racing to great finishes in the first few weeks of competition. “They are very consistent, very deep,” said Brian Popelier, head coach. The varsity teams opened the season in a dual meet against Notre Dame Prep and Lake […]
The start of the winter season for contact sports hit another delay last Friday. Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced winter contact sports including girls and boys basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling must remain non-contact through Sunday, Feb. 21. The previous emergency order was set to […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Sara J. Hoffman shares her journey with family and God in her recently published book, “Joy in the Sorrow.” Hoffman, a Clarkston resident, shares in her first book the story of what happened when her younger brother, Matthew Calmes, woke up and had a seizure at the […]
I like to think of my personal office as a little haven even when it is being used for work. It might be the only place in the house there aren’t any toys laying about. Might… I could have missed some during the weekend. I have let the boys more into my little haven in […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1996 “School’s out for Haner in June” Clarkston Community Schools Superintendent Gary Haner announced he was retiring from public education at the end of the school year. “No raises for township officials” For the second consecutive year, Independence Township’s top officials would not receive a raise. […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Clarkston Varsity Volleyball team finished in the Final Four in the MHSAA Division 1 Volleyball State Championship last Friday in Battle Creek, losing the semifinal game to Birmingham Marian, 3-2. “We played great,” said Kelly Pinner, head coach. “I think offensively, defensively, especially defensively, that might […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The football season came to a premature end last Thursday for Clarkston Everest Collegiate as the school announced it was bowing out of the MHSAA Division 8 Football playoffs. In an email to The Clarkston News and on their social media accounts, the school explained the reason […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer When midnight struck on Saturday morning, the Clarkston Girls Basketball program headed into the gym to start workouts for the winter season. “Midnight basketball was a blast,” said John Weyer, girls varsity basketball head coach. “We kicked off the season with energy and excitement. All three levels […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Zoe Nygaard finished working on her first EP last week and released her first single “Don’t Fall” in December 2020. “Working on my first EP was one of the most incredible experiences of my life,” said Nygaard, a 2018 graduate of Clarkston High School, who can be […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Clarkston Everest Collegiate Football team sealed its spot in the Final Four as the fall high school tournaments restarted last Saturday, Jan. 9. The Mountaineers changed school history when they claimed the MHSAA Division 8 Football Region 4 championship against Petersburg Summerfield with a 35-0 win […]