Smiles broke out on the faces of Jenna Coates, Kaleigh Kenny and Matt Kamieniecki as they signed their letters of intent on Nov. 16. As the ink dried, all three athletes felt their dreams continuing to come true. Kamieniecki will take his basketball skills to Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he plans to […]
Clarkston Boys Varsity Football team composed themselves after Saturday’s game and showed their good sportsmanship as they shook hands with Sterling Heights Stevenson. The 37-35 loss capped off the end of the fantastic season and the end of the road to the State Championships. ‘The seniors really set the pace,? said Wolves Head Coach Kurt […]
Senior Jack Schlau led the hockey team with a hat trick against Stoney Creek. ‘It was a great start to the season,? he said, after the boys beat the Cougars, 8-3, on Nov. 19. ‘We will celebrate this one and stay focused for the next.? The game started out with a goal by Stoney Creek’s […]
Senior Bailee Braunreuther started playing softball when she was seven on the travel team Brandon Northstars. Her first coach was Don Peters – her current varsity coach for Clarkston softball. Last Wednesday, Braunreuther signed her letter of intent to play for Oakland University after finishing her last year in high school. ‘It’s really cool,? she […]
The sun shined as the Clarkston Chiefs Blue team finished the season against Brandon on November 7. They lost against the junior Blackhawks, 13-0, in the NYFL Super Bowl V. The team hoisted their Division Title/Super Bowl Runner Up trophy in excitement of finishing a spectacular season. It was the first year playing for a […]
Quarterback Tyler Scarlett scanned the field from Clarkston’s 22-yard line and found all his receivers covered. So he took off running. He needed 11 yards for a first down, but kept going past the 50-yard line, pausing near the sidelines to check on the defense. He looked, saw no one around and kept running all […]
I was writing down all the information about Quarterback Tyler Scarlett’s touchdown near the end of the third quarter when I was caught up in the excitement last Friday. Literally. I was quickly surrounded by all of Clarkston’s gridiron gang celebrating as they were running to the other side of the field. I was a […]
Fourth-graders Aubrie Kelp and Alex Lemanski sat playing a game of Tic Tac Toe last Friday. It wasn’t a normal game ? both were wearing blindfolds. The Pine Knob Elementary students used their hands and the rest of their senses to find their wooden pieces and where they wanted them to go. Their classmates sat […]
Clarkston Junior High School Principal Shawn Ryan accepts the Ready, Set, Success Award on behalf of his entire school. ‘Although the award was presented to me, it’s an absolute reflection of every staff member in this building,? said Ryan at the Clarkston Board of Education meeting, Nov. 9. ‘It’s not a definite person by far. […]
The gridiron gang had two reasons to celebrate Friday night ? they won the Division 1 District playoff game and avenged last year’s loss to Romeo, beating them 21-3. ‘It was a great game,? said senior Jordan Clark. ‘When we came out we knew we had to take it to them after they blew us […]