Ready to wrestle

Grapplers around the state will be filing into the Palace of Auburn Hills this week to be crowned state champion. Clarkston will be sending six grapplers to represent the team, including senior Alex Popp for his third year at states. ‘The last two years I didn’t wrestle good,? said Popp. ‘This year I know what […]

Cagers build character

Two close games in the OAA Red closed the Cagers? last week of the regular season. After losing to West Bloomfield in a double overtime last Tuesday, the Wolves entered their home turf to play rivals Pontiac Northern for what could be the last time. The battle ensued and after four quarters of nail-biting, jaw-dropping […]

Athlete of the Week

Clarkston resident Justin Semmes signed his name to the sheets in front of him on Feb. 4, finalizing his choice for college in the fall. After looking at Iowa and Michigan and receiving an offer from Westpointe University, he chose Miami University in Ohio. ‘When I went on my official visit they made me feel […]

Season ends in shutout

Tyler Frakes and Dan Smith remained on the ice after the game ended and shared a few laughs with their opponents. Despite the shutout loss of five points to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, the seniors took the time to show good sportsmanship before heading to the locker room. The Wolves contained their opponents during the […]

Wendi’s Word: A column by Wendi Reardon

Finally, spring is literally around the corner. Friday gave us a nice glimpse of what is to come – sunshine, a slight breeze, blue skies. But as we say hello to spring and all of the spring sports that began their first practice this week, we also bid farewell to the winter sports. Swim and […]

Cagers need push to prepare for playoffs

As the Cagers head into the last week of games before playoffs, the focus will have to be on offense. Clarkston beat their opponents last week, Rochester Adams and Oak Park, but both were closer than they should have been. ‘Defensively, we are still solid and I always breach that,? said Coach Dan Fife. ‘We […]

Athlete of the Week

Senior Connor Daugherty had a choice to make before the basketball season began, she could have surgery on both of her ankles and spend the season recovering, or wait until the season was over. She chose to wait and the choice paid off. Daugherty was able to pass on the Clarkston basketball tradition she learned […]

Losses mark end of lady cagers? regular season

A third time was not the charm when Lady Cagers met up with Lake Orion one more time in the first round of play-offs on Monday. They lost against the Lady Dragons, 44-30, ending the season. The Wolves knew what to expect going against them and were tougher in this game than the previous two […]

Grapplers state bound

Zak Roberson and Matt Deitz found themselves against the top ranked wrestlers in their weight class at Saginaw-Heritage and left the mats as champions. Roberson’s bout was against Bay City Central’s Markus Gonzalez , ranked first in 103-weight. Roberson won, 8-6. ‘He was really focused,? said Coach Joe DeGain. ‘He didn’t worry about the paper […]

Next round set against St. Mary’s

Icers were not going down without a fight on Monday night in Pre-Regional playoffs. They beat West Bloomfield, 4-2, and will continue on to the next round. ‘I thought we played well,? said Coach Bryan Krygier. ‘West Bloomfield played harder than the last time we saw them. Connor Lyons put the boys on the scoreboard […]