Wolves defeat Falcons

The Wolves bumped themselves from fourth spot to second in the OAA Red after their 24-0 win over Rochester last Friday. “We started out pretty slow,” said senior Jared Yaroch. Both teams remained scoreless in the first quarter until junior running back Ian Eriksen scored on a 3-yard run for a touchdown with 1:13 remaining. […]

Cross country team picks up speed

Lady Runners are picking up speed as they opened their 2012 fall season taking first place at the Golden Grizzly, Aug. 31. It is only the beginning. “They are looking really good,” said Clarkston Girls Cross Country Coach Kevin Breen. “I think we will be better or as good as we were last season. My […]

Lady golfers prepare for playoffs

It is back to the green for the Varsity and JV golf teams, and they are looking for a hole-in-one this season. “We have a seasoned group of veterans,” said Steven Hoffman, varsity coach. “Anna Gray, Paige and Dana Olsen. The Olsens were on the state championship tennis team in 2011 so they understand competition. […]

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 […]