Wolves rule Regionals

Icers hoisted their MHSAA Regional trophy in the air on Saturday at Perani Arena in Flint. They defeated three teams on their way to the claim the honor, the most recent was against Bay City with a 5-4 win. Dillon Drayer started the game off with a hat trick in the first period. Brad Pizzey […]

District domination

Megan Hastings stood at the line with 14.6 seconds remaining in theMHSAA District Championship game on Friday night at Brandon High School. The Lady Wolves held the lead going into the second half of the game against Grand Blanc. Foul trouble against the Lady Wolves had the Lady Bobcats within a few points to tie […]

Racers top state finals with second place

With a score of 81 points, the Clarkston Boys Varsity Ski team took the runner-up spot in the MHSAA State Finals on Feb. 28. “It was fantastic,” said Mike Foyteck, head coach. “It was a great way to end the year.” The boys finished 18 points behind Traverse City Central, who took first place with […]

Five grapplers finish All-State at state finals

Senior Matt Vandermeer threw his hands in the air as he faced his family and friends sitting in the north end of the Palace of Auburn Hills. Through six minutes he had scored one point on Detroit Catholic Central’s Kevin Beazley on an escape. It was what he needed to become State Champion in the […]

Wolves OAA Red champs heading into district finals

The Wolves have taken two teams out of the running for the district title. They face off against Grand Blanc on Friday night for the final round, 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale at Fenton High School at 5:30 p.m. so get there early. * * * Cagers closed their regular season claiming the OAA […]

Schooled on tricks of the video trade

Senior Ivan Blade sunk the camera into the pool at Clarkston High School as his classmates held their breath and went under the water. After a few moments, they came back out and Blade pulled the camera back out, safe and dry in its sealed plastic bag. As many wonder about how movies film scenes […]

Parents urge caution in teacher-cut plan

Clarkston teachers bear the brunt of budget cuts, with $4.9 million out of $6.3 million slated for the classroom. Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock presented a portion of the cuts for the 2012 fiscal year, part of his two-year plan to balance the district’s budget to the school board, Monday. Pamela Koczak, a Bailey Lake Elementary […]

Athlete of the Week

Ashleigh Allen swam her way to first place in January. The fifth-grader from Independence Elementary finished in 1:17.42 in the 100-yard breaststroke for the finish during the Mid-States 14 and Under All Star Championships at Indiana University against the top swimmers in the nation. “She did great,” said mom, Lynn. “She was very pleased on […]

Two more foes down

Coming off of a slow second quarter and North Farmington’s stalling techniques the Wolves fought back to win their eighth consecutive win. Clarkston continued to climb on the boards adding 18 more points until the final buzzer ended the game with a win 37-22. ‘It was a good win,? said Dan Fife, long-time Wolves boys […]

Grapplers ready to dominate state finals this week

Six grapplers are counting down the hours until they step onto the mats at the Palace of Auburn Hills for the MHSAA Individual State Finals this week. Sophomore Nick Vandermeer (135) will lead the pack wrestling, in the second bout in the starting weight class, going against Riley Hanson from Detroit Catholic Central. For his […]