Lady Wolves keep improving

Spikers? lucky number for their first home match was 25 and 16. It was the score for all three sets as the Girls Varsity Volleyball beat Farmington High School. ‘It’s a big win for us,? said Coach Kelly Avenall. ‘This was our first home match so I told them, we only have four home matches […]

Defense leads gridiron pack to another win

Clarkston’s gridiron gang secured their position in first place in the OAA Red last Thursday after defeating West Bloomfield, 17-7. The Wolves grabbed the lead in the first quarter with two touchdowns from Dakota Bender and two PATs from Brian Benway. The first touchdown resulted from Quarterback Tyler Scarlett connecting a 31-yard pass to Bender […]

Safety money

No one wants to imagine the worst to happen – but just in case, Clarkston Community Schools wants to be prepared. “School safety has been our number one priority,? said Deputy Superintendent David Reschke. The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Grant was awarded for the consortium of school districts including Clarkston, Lake Orion […]

Clarkston still undefeated after home opener

With three-quarters finished, Clarkston’s gridiron gand knew in order to beat Troy they needed intensity in their game. The Wolves brought it into the game and defeated the Colts last Friday, 25-21. ‘They played a great fourth quarter but we weren’t very good early,? said Clarkston Varsity Head Coach Kurt Richardson. ‘We have a lot […]

Athlete of the Week

Senior Jenna Coates moves closer to the floor to make contact with the volleyball. She sends the ball over the net and out of the opposing team’s reach. Coates can be found behind her teammates in the back row playing her role as libero – defensive specialist for Clarkston Varsity Volleyball. For her last year […]

Lady Wolves take first in tournament

Spikers took first place at the Grand Blanc Invitational to finish the week on avery high note. ‘It was a great accomplishment,? said Senior Jenna Coates. ‘We took second last year at the tournament.? Clarkston Varsity Volleyball team beat Lasher in the championship round in two game, 25-10, 25-20. Coates had 20 digs and Allison […]

Unsung heroes

Tough and mean on field, the starting offense has their work cut out for them. Before going out for their daily practice on Clarkston’s grassy field – Jeff Dean, Greg Keller, Bryan Haslinger, Dan Davis and Jarrett Coy practiced their intimidating faces. The look works for them -going into game four this week, the Wolves […]

Wolves get tougher further into league play

Kickers answered Rochester Adams first goal with a message – they weren’t going to take it lightly. Jake Ray tied the score with Adams putting the soccer ball into the corner of the net with 5:42 remaining in the first half last Thursday. Wolves picked up momentum and John Dushaw found the next opportunity after […]

Let’s gooooooo blue!

Clarkston fans left the football stadiem on Friday in a good mood – nothing like a win at home to get the adrenaline going. The gridiron gang won their home opener, 25-21. The crowd kept the boys pumped through the night with cheers and encouragement even when they were down by 11 points. During half […]

Running game gets going on gridiron

Quarterback Tyler Scarlett received the ball handoff and he held onto it for the four yard run. He pushed through Troy-Athens? defense to make it into the end zone, scoring the Wolves? second touchdown six seconds into the second quarter. The first touchdown was four minutes earlier when Scarlett threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to […]