Racing to win

The Lady Wolves finished in third place at the West Bloomfield/Brother Rice Invitational at Kensington Metropark on Saturday out of 15 teams. “It was an excellent race,” said Clarkston Girls Cross Country Coach Kevin Breen. “It was a solid run by our runners. Realistically we thought third place would be a good spot. If we […]

DeFinis finishes off Rochester with late-game goal

Sophomore Joey DeFinis led kickers to a victory over Rochester last Thursday with his goal late in the game put the Wolves, 2-1. “Anytime you can get a win in our league it is a good win,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Chuck Lawhorn. The Wolves held onto possession for the first 30 minutes […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

Changing eating habits can help you painfully realize things you already knew. I know I lean towards caffeine to ease stress and it hit me once I got the bill on the latest maintenance repairs for my Vue (mind you this was a week after I sent the last payment in for my vehicle. She […]

Backpack blessings

School has begun and Blessings in a Backpack is asking for donations to fill backpacks with food for Clarkston students in need. The first annual Golfing for Backpacks at Pine Knob Golf Club, Oct. 6, is for Blessings in a Backpack, a program which started in Clarkston Community Schools last year at Andersonville Elementary, Pine […]

Wolves top Lakers, 47-7

Senior Jerome “Cheese” Clevidence stood up at the urging of his teammates and coaches and began dancing on the field after last Friday’s 47-7 win over West Bloomfield. “I guess everyone does it,” he laughed. Clevidence scored the final touchdown for the Wolves after a handoff from quarterback Brad Barker. He ran 15 yards into […]

Athlete of The Week

Junior Sami Stelpflug made a splash into the new season after finishing last year as All-American on the Clarkston Girls Swim team. She qualified for the state meet on Aug. 23 in two events – the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard medley relay with teammates Amber Hallman, Natalie Vela and Kathryn Culver; and qualified on […]

Sights set on a successful year

A few weeks into a new season and the Lady Spikers are making big hits to get them back to the state finals after finishing in the Final Four last fall. “Finishing like that brought a lot more excitement for the season,” said Clarkston Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall. “It is nice because now […]

Back to the water for new season

Swimmers have dived into the new season with two wins against Lake Orion and Grand Blanc and are prepping for more. “I expect fast times,” said Clarkston Girls Swim Coach Kenwyn Chock. “I expect everyone to swim their best time. I think it’s what every coaches’ goals are – make sure all your swimmers do […]

Lessons from loss

Twenty-five seconds remained in the first half of the Wolves game against Stoney Creek last Thursday. Clarkston had possession but they needed to do something fast or they were about to head into the second half behind 3-0. The boys closed in on the net. Brandon Reynolds passed the ball back to Zach McCallum. McCallum […]

On the green

The Lady Wolves posted their first win during their meet against Lake Orion last week, 186-207. “It was thrilling,” said Clarkston Varsity Golf Coach Steven Hoffman. “I am expecting a lot more positive things from this team.” Medalist was junior Katie McKnee with a 44 and captain senior Anna Gray shot a 46. The Lady […]