Senior Matt Deitz doesn’t let anything interfere with his thinking – not even being ranked in first place in the 140-pound weight class in Division 1. ‘It’s pretty good,? he said about the accomplishment. He admitted it’s not something he thinks about as he prepares for a meet or steps onto the mat. ‘It doesn’t […]
Springfield Plains Elementary third-graders marched down the halls to the school cafeteria, Jan. 14, hoping they earned enough medals for promotion from cadet to soldier in General Wolfie’s Challenge. The challenge was led by juniors and seniors from Clarkston High School’s LEAD program, as part of their annual Elementary Leadership Training Conferences. “We spent months […]
Nearly $160,000 was not enough for the Clarkston Education Association to sign on to the Race to the Top federal program. The CEA’s concern was heard and agreed with but the Clarkston Board of Education voted unanimously sign the Memorandum of Understanding to participate on Jan. 6. ‘I am going to vote yes on the […]
Senior Adam Frank took advantage of Livonia Churchill being one man down, scoring the first goal for Clarkston during Saturday’s game. Livonia tied the score by the end of first period and scored four more before Frank added one more to the Wolves? tally on another powerplay. The boys lost the game, 5-2. Nick Heinrich, […]
The Lady Wolves held on as they went into their third overtime against Troy-Athens. But after the Red Hawks made four consecutive baskets and a 3-pointer in the Jan. 4 game, Clarkston lost 39-31. ‘The effort was definitely there and it wasn’t lacking,? said Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach Tim Wasilk. ‘However we didn’t knock […]
Matt Kamieniecki gave teammate Nick Tatu a high five before the two joined the rest of the team. Only seconds before the celebration Pontiac High School’s Anthony Adams had shot a 3-pointer, narrowing Clarkston’s lead to two points. Pontiac had only six seconds remaining in the game to tie the OAA league game. But before […]
The Mountaineers have shown no challenge is too high for them to climb over. Everest Collegiate High School started their first high school boys basketball varsity team in the school’s history. They won their first home game on December 11 when they took on Faith Baptist, 42-38. The Mountaineers trailed as they went into the […]
The Mountaineers have shown no challenge is too high for them to climb over. Everest Collegiate High School started their first high school boys basketball varsity team in the school’s history. They won their first home game on December 11 when they took on Faith Baptist, 42-38. The Mountaineers trailed as they went into the […]
Matt Deitz made Clarkston’s presence known at the Goodrich Tournament of Champs when he took first place in his weight class. It was the grapplers first time at the tournament and they took seventh place, on Dec. 30. ‘We started off real slow, kind of like a deer in the headlights,? said Clarkston Varsity Wrestling […]
The holidays are over, now it’s time for the tradition of making resolutions. I do admit I spent the first day of the new year avoiding one of my 2010 goals. I thought if I was going to break the resolution, why wait a few days. I waited a few hours before the dark-colored sugary […]