Athlete of the Week

Alexandra Perrino is ready for her fourth season on Oakland University’s varsity softball team. During her time with the Grizzlies, she has played 141 games. Her positions have included third base, first base and designated hitter. During her last season, Perrino led the infielders with a fielding percentage of .995. Currently, she starts at first […]

Heartbreaker ends season

An 11 point lead into the last quarter wasn’t enough to keep Clarkston’s Lady Cagers in the hunt. ‘We didn’t shoot the ball well and didn’t get the job done in the fourth quarter,? said Clarkston coach Tim Wasilk. The Wolves ended their season Monday after losing to Oxford in the district playoffs, 35-33. The […]

Wolves slip on the ice

Two rematch games could have gone either way, but neither went for Clarkston. Varsity hockey lost their two rematch games last week, bringing their record 8-14-1. On Thursday, they played against Lake Orion and lost, 3-1. In the Wolves? first game against the Dragons, they lost 2-0. ‘I thought it went pretty well. I think […]

On the road to states

The Varsity girls ski team continued on their journey towards states by winning regionals last Thursday at Mount Holly. The perfect score is a 20, the team had 23, scoring 11 points in the slalom and 12 points in the giant slalom. ‘We did very well as a team. We were very united,? said junior […]

District champs head for regionals

Grapplers are getting ready for regional competitions this week after successful districts. The Wolves took their place as district champions for Division 1 after pinning Waterford Mott and Kettering this past Wednesday. The wins brought their overall record up to 16-4. ‘I think the guys are excited in the post season,? said Coach Joe DeGain. […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

Calling all Wolves? fans! Calling all Wolves? fans! I am looking for you! The winter season is drawing close to its end. Your teams are either close to ending their season (Cagers have two more home games this week, and Icers have one more home game.) Meaning, districts, regionals, and (hopefully) states are among us. […]

Maier and the mountain

Clarkston High School sophomore Sean Maier has spent his snow days preparing to go to nationals. Last year was Maier’s first year of snowboarding. He qualified to go to nationals, but he never got to go. A month before, he was warming up for Boarding for Breast Cancer and broke his shoulder. When the snow […]

Cagers collapse Colts

Two more wins should help solidify Clarkston cagers? number one ranking in OAA I. The Wolves beat Macomb Dakota, 56-38, and Troy, 61-38, bringing their overall record, 14-2. ‘I expected a very competitive game,? said Fife ‘They (Colts) do a great job in there. We knew it was going to be physical. Their kids are […]

Athlete of the Week

Jake Rush marked the swim team’s last home meet as a day of victory. During the meet against Berkley, he swam the 100 yard backstroke event in 56.61 seconds. He shaved four seconds off of his time and set the pool record. Rush said he felt very good about his accomplishment. ‘It was surprising. But […]

Toughened up

Grapplers tied for second place in the OAA I league meet at Lake Orion High School on Saturday. Clarkston, Lake Orion, and Rochester Adams entered the tournament in a three-way tie, each with 7-1 league records. Lake Orion’s grapplers came in first, earning 221 points. Clarkston and Rochester Adams tied for second place with 142 […]