A gleam hit each lacrosse players eyes as they closed their game against Lake Orion on Saturday night. They cheered and hugged each other as the game ended and they beat their rivals during Clarkston’s Fifth Annual Game for a Cure event, 10-4. ‘It’s always good to beat Lake Orion,? said Boys Varsity Lacrosse Coach […]
Senior Shelby Hutchinson found a new asset for her skills she learned on the basketball court when she joined this year’s girls lacrosse team. ‘It helped me out a lot,? she said. ‘I brought a lot of my defense skills from basketball to use for lacrosse. Both defenses are pretty much the same. I already […]
Seven points behind and three more innings to go – Clarkston needed to turn around the control Lapeer East had on Saturday’s game. ‘We had some guys stand up,? said Boys Varsity Baseball Coach Phil Price. To turn it around in the championship game at the Nathan Manuel Tournament, Matt Rodgers hit a grand slam […]
With 111 pink-slipped teachers and staff, paraeducator Pam Brown stood before Clarkston Board of Education and asked what is to become of the district’s world-class standards. ‘I have heard ‘don’t worry because there are government standards to maintain,?” said Brown, special education paraeducator on the list to lose her job. ‘Clarkston has always been considered […]
The wind whipped around the field as the Lady Wolves gave Rochester United a fight before going into half-time. The girls varsity lacrosse team rallied together scoring three goals within the last three minutes of the first half. They tied the score at five. They came back to fight again, but lost on Saturday, 10-8. […]
The ICE Silver 12 and under fastpitch softball team is heading west in July. The players, their three coaches and families are going to Bellevue, Nebraska for one week while they attend the Cat Osterman Experience. Cat Osterman, a former Olympic pitcher for the USA Woman’s Softball team and current professional fastpitch player, organized and […]
The Lady Wolves are anxious to get back on the field this week. The Girls Varsity Softball team had a few days off since their back-to-back games last week against Carman-Ainsworth and Birmingham Seaholm. Clarkston mercied Carman-Ainsworth during both games on May 4, scoring 15-0 and 11-0. They closed both games in four innings. Sydney […]
Hitters rallied back after their losses against Rochester Adams. The team they sought revenge on was Auburn Hills Avondale. They scored two mercy wins over Avondale, 14-2 and 14-1. Jake Sims started the momentum hitting a home run over the fence. Chase Toth followed suit hitting a grand slam and a 2-run home run. ‘It […]
Senior Chapin White smiled at the fans in the Clarkston bleachers. Under the watchful eye of parents, coaches and the loyal lacrosse fans he signed his letter of intent on April 29 to play for Davenport University next year. ‘Chuck and I are very excited to watch Chapin play at the next level in lacrosse,? […]
Springfield Plains Elementary students took their positions on the grass for their cool-down. It was the biggest Yoga class anyone had seen – with 572 kids getting into a mountain pose. The students had completed their first A.C.E.S day – All Children Exercise Simultaneously around the nation at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday in […]