Wolves down Dragons in playoff opener

By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Wolves ran towards the Jungle, the student fan section, holding up the Clarkston/Lake Orion Football trophy after avenging their previous loss to the Dragons with a 34-16 win in the district semifinal last Friday. “We know what the rivalry is about, and anytime you […]

Lady Wolves defeat Northville 3-2

By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com HOLLY — Clarkston Varsity Volleyball begins their post-season journey this week as they play in the district playoffs at Holly High School. The Wolves finished the regular season as OAA Red champions after going undefeated in the league, 8-0, with the last win in the league over Stoney […]

Girls swim and dive gear up for OAA Blue league meet

By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Clarkston Girls Swim and Dive team is preparing for the OAA Blue League meet this week. “We have some tough competition going into the meet,” said Melissa Hesse, head coach. “We have Rochester and Troy who are really tough. Our closest competition will be […]

A Look Back for October 30, 2024

From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999 Clarkston voters re-elect incumbents: The incumbents were victorious in the Clarkston city council election. City manager Art Pappas said 127 of the city’s 927 registered voters went to the polls to cast their votes for four candidates for three two-year terms and one-year term. Voters […]

Wendi’s Word: School year and Halloween time

It’s hard to believe here we are at the end of October already, and the last two months of the year are a hop and a skip away. Another month has passed and it can be summed up in field trips and no illnesses. Okay, so Oliver did have a runny nose and his first […]

State bound after regional finish

By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Clarkston Boys Cross Country team checked their third goal of the season off their list as they won for the MHSAA Division 1 Regional 8 Meet at Clintonwood Park last Friday. “First goal, county meet; second goal, league; third goal win regional this year […]

Wolves down Eisenhower in final game of regular season

By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Clarkston Varsity Football team closed the regular season with a 32-3 win over Utica Eisenhower last Friday. “It was probably our most complete game of the season so far, said Justin Pintar, head coach. “Offensively, we moved the ball and did what we had […]

Clarkston swim and dive team defeats Athens

By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Clarkston Girls Swim and Dive finished their dual meets with a win over Troy Athens last Thursday, 115-70. Scoring points in the individual events were: in the 50-yard freestyle, Sophia Love in first place in the time of 27.51; Ella Johnson, second, 27.70; Ella Guzal, […]

Field hockey posts first ever win in playoffs

By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Clarkston Girls Field Hockey team made their latest entry in the program’s history with winning its first playoff game with a 1-0 victory over Grand Blanc, Oct. 16. “It was pretty exciting,” said Cary Exline, head coach, about the first round of playoffs in […]

Mountaineer Update for October 30, 2024

Everest Football The Clarkston Everest Collegiate Football team finished the regular season with a 17-14 loss to Lutheran North in overtime at the Catholic High School League Prep Bowl at Ford Field on Saturday. The Mountaineers (8-1) host Burton Bentley (5-4) in the pre-district game of the MHSAA Football Division 8, District 2 Region 2 […]