RUSH races on the lake

BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Staff Writer Students on Team 8 celebrated after battling through three races and sailing through the time trial at Deer Lake Beach last Saturday in front of over 300 people. The team, sponsored by The Clarkston News, won the final race at the 9th Annual RUSH Regatta with their Medieval […]

Writer’s journey started with junior-high assignment

Six years ago Susan Arnold began writing her first novel Blue Vigilante which she just self-published. Arnold, a 2015 graduate of Clarkston High School, explained the series began in her eighth grade English class at the junior high school. Her teacher, Robert Albee, gave the class a short story assignment. “As we were writing, I […]

Field work at camp

BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Sports Writer Jack Kuczmanski, 2016 graduate of Clarkston High School, tossed the baseballs to young players on the Wolves junior varsity field, June 29. Kuczmanski, as well as other Clarkston Varsity Baseball players and Head Coach Phil Price, were on hand coaching players ages 7-14 at the Boys Baseball Clinic […]

Success at volleyball camp

BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Sports Writer Kelly Pinner shared her final tips to the players in the morning session of Clarkston Volleyball Camp, June 30 – to continue working and practicing during summer. Pinner, head coach for Clarkston Varsity Volleyball, added it will pay off for when the players tryout for the fall season. […]

Touchdown for a cure

The Clarkston Wolves gridiron gang trade their blue and gold jerseys for pink and light blue for their Eighth Annual Football for a Cure, their pre-season scrimmage, on Saturday, Aug. 13. T-shirts and jerseys are currently available. The cost to purchase a commemorative jersey is $100 and a commemorative name plate is $50. T-shirts are […]

Athletes of the Week: Climbing to the top

  BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Sports Writer It was three years in the making for the Mountaineers and the work paid off as they won the MHSAA Boys Golf Division 4 State Championship by 28 strokes at Michigan State University, June 10-11. “After our first taste of what it was like when we qualified […]

RUSH races

BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Staff Writer The days are narrowing down to the 9th Annual RUSH Regatta at Deer Lake Beach this Saturday. “I am dreading sinking,” said Clarkston High School senior Conor Look about his first Regatta, adding he hopes to super waterproof the cardboard and duct tape boat. Students from Team RUSH […]

Building onto softball skills

BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Sports Writer Mackenzie Kramer smiled as she stepped off the field as Adventures in Softball campers finished their last scrimmage last Thursday. The camp, held for players ages 6-12, included throwing, fielding, hitting, bunting, slapping, base running, pitching, catching and sliding. The camp was led by Clarkston Varsity Softball Head […]

Robotics Camp

Campers cheered as their robots successfully went through the tasks set in front of them during RUSH Robotics Camp last week. Campers had a four day taste of what they could do during the FIRST LEGO League as they learned about NXT robotics including programming and sensors during the camp. They built their robots and […]

Boat building deadline approaching

BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Staff Writer Time is ticking down for students as they build their boats and find sponsors for the ninth Annual RUSH Regatta, July 9. Clarkston High School Team RUSH students sophomore Val Vargas, juniors Megan Haddad, Brandon Kirk and Gabe Weir are excited for this year’s regatta. “Every year it’s […]