I attended the Skerbeck Carnival at Canterbury Village this past Sunday late afternoon. This fair was advertized in The Lake Orion Review and some proceeds were to go to the LOHS Student Council. This will be the last carnival I attend put on by Skerbeck. I know many other families feel the same way. Parents […]
It is time for the Americans to leave Iraq and let the Iraqi’s fend for themselves. It is not that the American army cannot defeat any military or armed insurgent group that arises. It is not that we haven’t the political skill to forge a working government on this hapless nation. It is not that […]
The Lake Orion High school varsity softball team celebrated a triple set of wins May 10-12, defeating Troy Athens and then West Bloomfield in a doubleheader. On May 10, the Dragons came out the victors, trouncing Athens 11-1 in five innings. Robin Roe was the winning pitcher for Lake Orion, and teammate Kelsey Stout had […]
Running the bases never felt so good. At least not to the Oxford boys. On May 15, the Wildcats won a four-team tournament in Goodrich, with Swartz Creek and Ovid-Elsie as the other two participants. The Wildcats displayed a powerful combination of offensive prowess and defensive stinginess to overcome the Swartz Creek Dragons by an […]
BY ROBERT BROWN Special to The Review Lake Orion High School varsity football players Chase Moore, a senior, and Andy Miller, a sophomore, passed the basketball and worked their way down court. Andy saw that Black Hole was open, standing just outside the three-point line. A bounce pass, and Black Hole took the pass, looking, […]
Oxford High School senior Donnie Richmond has signed to run for Central Michigan University next year. Richmond has been a top distance runner at Oxford all four years of his career. He has broken several records, including his own personal bests, many times. Pictured with Richmond are his friends, relatives and teammates: (left-right) Adam Richmond, […]
The Lake Orion High School boys track team polished off another winning regular season, going undefeated in OAA I. On May 11, the Dragons defeated West Bloomfield 70-58, and Farmington Hills Harrison, the two-time defending state champion, 95-33. The Lake Orion girls fell to Harrison 68-60, and defeated West Bloomfield, 69-59. For the Lake Orion […]
The Oxford High School track teams suffered some tough losses to the Fenton Tigers and Linden Eagles at their final tri-meet of the season on May 12. The Lady Wildcats lost to Linden 54-82 and to Fenton 38-98. Krysten Sylva once again had a strong showing with a first place finish in the 100 meter […]
Oxford’s varsity softball may still have a shot at the Flint Metro League if the team pulls together their great defensive skills with some improved offensive. Currently, the ladies stand 1-3 in the league. On May 6, the Lady Cats showed their defensive sklls by staying in the game against league leader Lapeer West, but […]
Ouch. After another two league losses, it’s come time to make some adjustments for Coach Val Cerato and her team. The Ladycats lost twice last week, once in a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the Fenton Tigers in the home finale, and the other a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Lapeer East Eagles. With […]