Ready for first win

Lady Kickers fought through the cold as they continued further into their new spring season. They ended both games last week against Waterford Kettering and Waterford Mott tied. The Lady Wolves scored two goals on Kettering in the second half of the game. ‘We had a rough first half,? said Coach Sarah Wasilk. ‘But we […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

By now you have heard about the joy and the heartbreak for the boys basketball team and the Clarkston community. The boys defeated Flint Northwestern to win the quarterfinals and then went on to lose a painful semi-finals game against Kalamazoo Central at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. It was sad to see the […]

Wolves bid Pontiac Northern final farewell

Senior Eric Leichtnam rallied the fans as Cagers took a timeout with a minute left in the game. Despite being at a different gymnasium, the blue and gold colors were dominate at Troy-Athens as one side of the bleachers shouted out ‘Go? and the other side echoed with ‘Wolves.? Clarkston and Pontiac Northern broke away […]

Athlete of the Week

Starters Brandon Verlinden and Matt Kamieniecki anxiously awaited with smiles and high fives as their teammates received their Regional medals. The boys had just finished a close game against rivals Pontiac Northern. As any other game against the Huskies it was nail-biting, heart-racing, at the edge of the seat action – not only for the […]

Take a long stroll with the ‘Dawgs

Riverdawgs are getting ready for the baseball season to begin. In preparation they are inviting the Clarkston community to join them in the first annual ‘Spring Training? 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, April 18. ‘We have done lots of other fundraisers, but I am more excited about this one,? said Doug Brady, Clarkston Youth Baseball Organization […]

Crossed sticks

dam Zak with four minutes remaining in the first game of the season. The Wolves had been putting shots on Birmingham United’s goal all night but only two had made it past the goalie. Zak took aim and the ball landed in the back of the net. It didn’t give the team an edge in […]

First game gives Lady Wolves focus for next match

Lady Kickers practiced taking shots on the net during their chilly Monday afternoon practice. While some made it and some went off to the side, the players made a mental note and continued on. ‘We are working on finishing,? said Coach Sarah Wasilk. She was having the girls work on it after they tied their […]

Blue and gold reigns in Quarterfinals

After six straight years of being denied of getting past the Quarterfinals, Clarkston hit the seventh try hard and came out ecstatic as they made it past the hurdle and onto the state semi-finals for Friday afternoon. As the buzzer sounded the players ran across the basketball court floor and were greeted by Coach Dan […]

Driving on past districts

Holding the district title trophy in victory, seniors Matt Calvano and Tommy Ronk were happy but weren’t jumping for joy. The team’s 16th district title in a row, they’re used to it. Helping the team to a double-digit win against Lake Orion, Friday night, they did enough jumping on the court. ‘Winning a district championship […]

Grapplers take down the best in state finals

Zak Roberson took his stance in the center of the mat and readied himself for the final match of the season. He shook hands with Todd Melick from Detroit Catholic Central and went forward with the attack on the referee’s whistle. Forty-three seconds later, Roberson won the match with a fall and finished the MHSAA […]