Athletes of The Week: Champs of the court

Spikers claimed their tenth MHSAA Volleyball District title in 11 seasons with wins over Lake Orion and Brandon. The big win for the Clarkston Varsity Volleyball team was defeating their crosstown rivals the Dragons in the district semifinals in the Wolves’ gymnasium, 3-1. “Obviously that’s a huge victory for us,” said Kelly Pinner, head coach. […]

Pre-season clean up on slopes for ski teams

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Skiers have until the new year for their racing season but they were on the slopes at Pine Knob Ski Resort, Nov. 9. The racers from the Clarkston Boys and Girls Ski teams, along with Notre Dame Prep and Rochester, filled 50-60 bags of garbage they picked […]

Fall season ends at state championship

The Clarkston Girls Swim and Dive team concluded their fall season at the MHSAA state championships at Oakland University after placing in the top 16 in three events. The team of senior Ashleigh Allen, junior Caroline Hughes, sophomores Betsey Walkowiak and Haley VanBuskirk finished in 12th place in the 400-yard freestyle relay event, 3:36.70. They […]

Touchdowns in fourth leads to division final four

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Clarkston’s gridiron heroes overcame a 16-point deficit in the final stanza of their MHSAA Football Division 1 Regional game at Holland West Ottawa. The 29-22 win propels them to the Final Four. “The ending was just fun. Everybody was out on the field taking pictures with the […]

Athletes of the Week: Undefeated

The Clarkston Chiefs JV Blue team celebrated the end of their season, winning the Northern Youth Football League Superbowl, Nov. 4. They finished their undefeated 10-0 season with a 20-12 win over Avondale for the championship win. During National Division playoffs, they posted two shut outs as they defeated Lapeer in the first round, 26-0; […]

Swimmers set for states

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Voices sang out from the Clarkston High School natatorium as the girls swim and dive team took a break between laps while preparing for the state championships this Friday and Saturday. They qualified in 11 events including diving, three relay events and eight individual events. “It’s exciting […]

Season finish at regionals

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Spikers battled as they finished their season to Marian in the regional finals last Thursday at Bloomfield Hills High School, 3-0. “I told them it hurts tonight, but hopefully they will look back on the season and these last couple of weeks,” said Clarkston Varsity Volleyball Head […]

Signing for future

Eleven Clarkston High School students shared their intentions for their future as they signed their letters of intent in front of family, friends, and classmates, Nov. 8 – Ashleigh Allen, swimming, Wayne State University; Abbey Malinowski, volleyball, University of Michigan; Taylor Currie, basketball, University of Wisconsin; Thomas Kithier and Foster Loyer, basketball, Michigan State University; […]

Wolves shut out Cardinals

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Gridiron heroes ran and slid on Davison’s muddy field in celebration Saturday night as they claimed the MHSAA Football District championship with a 28-0 win. The Clarkston Varsity Football team was all smiles when they accepted the trophy and ran it to the visitor side stands to […]

Athletes of the Week: Kicking to winning season

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Kickers finished their season in district finals giving their opponents a battle which went into double overtime and a loss for the Wolves. The Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer team finished the fall with a winning season with an overall 10-6-5 record. “It was a really good season,” […]