Sports in a Flash

Icers beat Birmingham United on Saturday night in the OAA tournament, 4-2. Austin Morse was the first to put the Wolves on the board, 10:18 into the first period. Adam Bruderick and Macario Torres added two more goals in the next period and Adam Seel sealed Clarkston’s win in the final period. Goalie Jack Viazanko […]

Sports in a Flash

Six grapplers continue on to the state finals after finishing in the top four spots at MHSAA Individuals Regionals on Saturday. Jeff Sloney (130) and Matt Vandermeer (171) are returning to the finals after becoming regional champs. Mike Henige (160) is also making an appearance after becoming champion. Sloney beat West Bloomfield’s Anthony Thompson in […]

Wolves snip Phoenix midflight

Junior Mitch Baenziger nailed a field goal with 2:28 left in the third quarter to give Clarkston a one-point lead over Pontiac. Senior Marcus Hardy added two more points to give the Wolves more edge going into the final quarter. Anticipation grew as the Phoenix slipped farther away from the lead until the buzzer sealed […]

Senior Reppuhn leads in last home game

Lady Cagers celebrated the last home game of the season last Thursday honoring parents and their lone senior player, Lindsay Reppuhn. In return, the 5’5″ starter opened the game against Pontiac with a 3-pointer and led the team to a 39-29 victory. “It was an awesome game,” said Reppuhn. “Everyone contributed and everyone played really […]

$6.3M coming in school cuts

Cutting the budget leads next Monday’s Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education meeting. The board already directed administration to cut $6.3 million from 2012 and 2013 fiscal years to balance the budget. Governor Rick Snyder proposed cutting $470 per pupil in his 2012 budget proposal on Thursday. Retirement costs will also go up $230 per […]

Food program OK’d for kids

Clarkston Board of Education approved pilot implementation of the Blessings in a Backpack program, Feb. 14. “Families don’t struggle with food Monday through Friday,” said Bruce Martin, Andersonville Elementary principal, the school testing the program. “They struggle with food on weekends and during holiday breaks.? The program provides non-perishable food for the weekend for students […]

Cagers conquer Troy’s defense in OAA crossover game

The Wolves are closing in on the OAA Red league title after improving their record last week. With their win at Oak Park last Thursday the boys are tied with foes Southfield and Pontiac for the title – all three with 6-2 records in the league. Clarkston’s win over Troy on Feb. 8 gave them […]

Athletes of the Week

The Girls Varsity Bowling team finished their last set on Friday against Hazel Park with a celebration. They beat Hazel Park in a shutout 30-0 and locked claiming the OAA league title with an undefeated season, 10-0. “I am really proud of their performance,” said Coach Elanor Hallman. “The key to moving forward this season […]

Wolves capture crown

Grapplers sent Waterford Kettering and Waterford Mott teams to their locker room without a district title last Thursday. The Wolves beat both teams for the crown and move on to MHSAA Regionals this week. “We wrestled really well,” said Boys Varsity Wrestling Coach Andy Auten adding the boys only lost seven matches between both duals. […]

Sports in a Flash

Junior Brad Pizzey scored a hat trick and Troy Fasseel guarded the net in a shutout game in the first annual Michigan High School Hockey Invitational Showcase. Fasseel saved 18 shots from East Kentwood while his teammates scored three of their 33 shots on the net on Saturday. Two goals came from Austin Morse and […]