Spikers blocked from state finals by familiar foe

The Lady Wolves have dug themselves out of sticky situations throughout the season but last Thursday they couldn’t pull ahead. They finished their season with a loss to Birmingham Seaholm in the MHSAA Regional Finals, 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 26-17). Clarkston Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall knew it was going to be tough. The Wolves […]

Onward to Districts

The Wolves’ blood is up in their pursuit of a state championship, knocking aside Davison in first round playoff action, 41-0. “They made a lot of mistakes that helped out,” said Kurt Richardson, long-time head coach for the Clarkston Varsity Football team. “They made some fumbles. I was a little concerned because they were moving […]

Athletes of the Week

Spikers are ready for playoff action – starting this week with MHSAA Districts. They finished their regular season with a bang by winning the Andover Tournament during the weekend. They were undefeated going 6-0 for the day. They beat Utica Eisenhower in the championship match, 25-20 and 25-18. Emily Popp had 50 digs and was […]

Pounding paths to finals

Runners are heading to the MHSAA Cross Country State Finals this week after finishing in the top three at the regional meet last Saturday. The Lady Wolves finished in second place with 74 points. Oxford took first place with 65 points. “We had a really strong performance,” said Kevin Breen, coach for the Clarkston Girls […]

Desire, talent and sacrifice yields 9-0 season

Work on and off of the field paid off for the gridiron heroes of three teams as they made Clarkston history this season. The Clarkston Freshman, JV and varsity teams finished their regular season not only all three as OAA Red Champions but undefeated – a first in Wolf history. “It was been a lot […]

Wolves bid farewell to season

Kickers ended their season last week to their rivals Lake Orion in the MHSAA Districts Semifinals last Thursday, 2-1. “We played well,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Chuck Lawhorn. “Lake Orion was putting a lot of pressure on our outside backs. It was a little more difficult for us to move the ball around […]

Ready to Rumble

Clarkston’s gridiron heroes were back to work on Monday after wrapping up their regular season with a win last Friday over Oak Park, 41-20 win. The Wolves spent their first practice of the week preparing for their oppentent in the opening round of playoffs. The locals will host the Davison Cardinals (6-3) this Friday. Long-time […]

Spikers claim OAA Red title from Dragons

The air was tense as the Lady Wolves and Lady Dragons battled it out during their fifth game for the OAA Red league title last Thursday. Fans watched in anticipation as Clarkston senior Rachel Dickerson scored a point off her kill over the net to put the game 14-13. One more point would end the […]

Striving for states

Runners head to the MHSAA Cross Country Regional this Saturday to race for a spot in the state finals. The teams finished with their last OAA Jamboree. The Lady Wolves finished second with 83 points, behind Seaholm, 33. The boys took sixth place with 125 and Lake Orion won the Jamboree with 56. “The OAA […]

Slaying Dragons

With 14.3 seconds to go on the clock at Dragon Stadium, the Wolves clinched the OAA Red title and showed Lake Orion why they are ranked as Division 1’s number one football team. “We knew the objectives before the game,” said sophomore quarterback D.J. Zezula after the 21-14 win on Friday. “We knew it would […]