Clarkston Varsity Hockey players senior Evan Adams, junior Kyle Lynch and junior Ron Wade were chosen for Team Michigan.Team Michigan represents the finest high school hockey players to compete in the CCM National Invitational Tournament (NIT). The 2024 CCM Boys NIT at Plymouth Ice Center in Plymouth, MN, April 25-28.Adams was selected for the senior squad while […]
By Wendi Reardon PriceStaff Writerwprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The newest spring sport offered by Clarkston Athletics is a big hit on the court as boys volleyball starts their first season.Kramer Everett, the head coach for the Clarkston Boys Varsity Volleyball team, shared the turnout out for open gym and tryouts was really good.“We had 26 guys […]
By Wendi Reardon PriceStaff Writerwprice@mihomepaper.com UNIVERSITY CENTER — Team RUSH 27 won the FIRST in Michigan State Championship for the fourth time in its 20-plus year history on Saturday.“This has been such an amazing week,” said Coach Kyle Hughes.The robotics team, which includes students from Clarkston Junior High and Clarkston High schools, started the tournament on […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999ZBA upholds planners’ denial of Holiday Inn: The Independence Township Zoning Board of Appeals upheld the planning commission’s decision to deny conceptual site plan approval, voting down a motion by chair Jeff McGee that would have returned the plan to planners for reconsideration at the April […]
Clarkston boys lacrosse teams are hosting a cornhole fundraiser at Oakland Yard on April 6 from 6-9 p.m.There will be professional and social brackets. The professional bracket will have awards of cash prizes.There will also be gift baskets and 50/50 raffles during the event. Food will be provided and a cash bar will be available. Registration is […]
By Wendi Reardon PriceStaff Writerwprice@mihomepaper.comROCHESTER, NEW YORK — Clarkston High School Team RUSH 27 Robotics has achieved a lot over the 27-plus years of the program. They had a new achievement as they went undefeated and won the Finger Lakes FRC Regional at the Rochester Institute of Technology, March 13-16.“We are really proud,” said senior […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999Enjoying a laugh over a good story: Clarkston Optimist president and business owner Don Brose got a rise out of first-graders reading “The City Mouse and the Country Mouse” during Celebrity Readers Day at Springfield Plains Elementary, March 23.Real estate office denied parking variance in city: […]
I got pretty lucky having two young readers in our home. And, what a month to celebrate with March is Reading Month.Jonathan tracked the minutes he read from March 1-21 for the school wide challenge. The top three from each class with the most minutes received medals and fourth place received a special inflatable torch […]
By Wendi Reardon PriceStaff Writerwprice@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — After a week, Clarkston High School students and their teacher, Faye Valtadoros, said goodbye to their visitors from their sister school, Chiba Higashi in Japan.Before they left, Clarkston and Chiba Higashi had a 20th anniversary celebration on March 19 which included learning and experiencing some of the Japanese […]
By Wendi Reardon PriceStaff Writerwprice@mihomepaper.comLAKE ORION — Clarkston Everest Collegiate senior Joseph Milosch finished in the top ten the Michigan High School Powerlifting Association State Meet at Lake Orion High School, March 9.Milosch finished in ninth place in the 181-pound weight class with a total of 1,145. He had 390 in squat, 290 in bench […]