Netting wins

Spikers faced six tough competitors last week and came out with five wins. They traveled to Beast of the East on Saturday where they went 3-1 for the day – beating Flushing, South Lyon and Mercy. Their lone loss was to Northville in the first round. “It was a great tournament with a lot of […]

Marathoners bring Hope to those in need of water

During the week Susan Mohr and John Drallos can be found at Clarkston High School helping students with their studies. This Sunday they will be helping the Pokot tribe in Kenya, Africa, as they run in the Detroit Marathon for the Hope Water Project with Kensington Community Church. “Kensington has helped the Pokot tribe in […]

Wolves break streak to head to state finals this week

The Wolves checked off one more item on their goal list for Fall 2013 as they scored 19 points at the MHSAA Tennis Regionals – qualifying them for the state finals last Thursday. “It was a great day for the team,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Tennis Coach Chas Claus. “We definitely enjoyed the challenge and […]

Spikers take out two

Spikers took down two more OAA Red foes last week showing Troy and Stoney Creek what they are made of finishing both games, 3-0. The Clarkston Varsity Volleyball team ended the week defeating Stoney Creek last Thursday, 25-20, 25-22, 25-13. “Stoney Creek is a very good team,” said Coach Kelly Avenall. “They are very athletic. […]

Wolves clinch playoff spot

The Wolves clinched their sixth win and a playoff spot last Friday with their 42-0 win over Troy. Now the Clarkston Varsity Football team is gearing up for their crosstown rivals Lake Orion and to hold onto their lead in the OAA Red this week. ‘They have good foot speed,? Kurt Richardson, head coach for […]

Athletes of the Week

Many teams eye the state finals at the beginning of the season – one of them was the Clarkston Boys Varsity Tennis team. The vision turned into reality last Thursday as the Wolves scored 19 points during the MHSAA Regional meet sending them to the state finals. It is the first time the boys have […]

Shutout kicks off playoffs

Kickers shut out Carman Ainsworth on Monday in the first round of MHSAA Districts playoffs, 6-0. “We did pretty good,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Curtis Payment. “It was a frustrating beginning of the game because we just couldn’t seem to break down their defense. Then, as soon as we started to attack wide […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

I am preparing for battle. A battle against plot bunnies, argumentive characters, energy zombies, repetitive word ninjas, oh… and procrastination. Yes, it is almost time for November – National Novel Writing Month – writing a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. That’s right – for the entire month you write a novel averaging 1,677 words […]

Wolves? eye win over Troy

The gridiron heroes are gearing up this week to continue their control on the OAA Red and clinch their playoff spot. The boys head to Troy (2-4, 2-3 OAA Red) and Kurt Richardson, Clarkston Varsity Football head coach, isn’t taking the numbers in their record lightly. ‘I think they are a lot better than their […]

Athletes of The Week

When the Clarkston Girls Swim and Dive team beat Seaholm for the first time in Lady Wolves history on Sept. 17 senior captains Kathryn Culver, Jessica Moster, Sivhaun Sera, Sami Stelpflug and Natalie Vela helped to lead the way. ‘It was really exciting for the girls team,? Sera said. ‘We stuck together and pulled out […]