Twice tied but falls short

Spikers battled it out against rivals Lake Orion and lost for the fourth time on Sept. 26, 3-0. The Lady Dragons opened the first game with six points and the Clarkston Varsity Volleyball slowly added points. They closed in when senior Corrin Gualtieri scored putting the score 21-15, starting a six-point run for the Wolves […]

Wolfpack Update

The Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer team tied their game at Berkley on Sept. 26, 3-3. The Bears opened the game with an early goal and Clarkston was quick to tie the score with a goal from sophomore Ethan Wise with an assist from senior Matt Heilman on a throw in. Before the first half finished, […]

Gridiron heroes shut out Wildcats in league play

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves bounced back from their first loss of the season in a big way as they took down Oxford last Friday, 48-0. The first hit to the Wildcats’ in their home opener came from senior running back Josh Cantu on a 1-yard touchdown run after senior […]

Athletes of the Week: Riding into regionals

The Clarkston Equestrian team competes in the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association Regional Meet this Saturday and Sunday at Ingham County Fairgrounds. The top two teams from each division advance to the state championship at Midland County Fairgrounds. The team is seniors Rileigh Landis, Joseph Morgan; juniors Hannah Bechinski, Nicole Byrd, Abigail Davis, Aynslee Gavey, Renee […]

Wolves close out game early against Yellow Jackets

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Kickers dominated the field for the another week against their opponents – this time in OAA Red play against Avondale. The Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer team ended the game with 14:30 left in play after the scoreboard hit, 9-1. “I couldn’t have been happier it was a […]

Defeat over rivals on court

The Wolves fought the heat and cross town rivals Lake Orion last Thursday for a 9-0 win. The Clarkston Boys Varsity Tennis team had four wins on the Singles courts with the following scores: Luke Baylis defeated Julian Olejnik on Singles No. 1, 6-1, 6-3; Frankie Piana defeated Felix Partington on Singles No. 2, 6-2, […]

Golfers fifth in county meet

The Lady Wolves finished in fifth place out of 21 teams at the Oakland County Girls Golf tournament at Pontiac Country Club with 346 points, Sept. 20. Claudia Sampson led the Clarkston Varsity Girls Golf team, tying for ninth, with a par of 77. Lauren Hartline hit a 85, tying for 19th place. Ashley Liles […]

Spikers top of the league

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Clarkston Varsity Volleyball team gave Stoney Creek their first loss in the OAA Red, Sept. 19 as the Lady Wolves defeated them 3-0. “It was a big win for us,” said Kelly Pinner, head coach. “They had actually beaten Lake Orion the week before in league […]

Lessons learned in loss

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves were back on the football field on Monday afternoon using their first loss of the season against West Bloomfield to get better. “We made a lot of mistakes at key times,” long-time Clarkston Varsity Football Head Coach Kurt Richardson reflected about the 37-15 loss. “They […]

Athletes of The Week: Running with pack win

  The Lady Wolves had six runners compete in the Algonac Muskrat Classic and all six finished in the top 20 to help the team finish first place with 32 points, Sept. 9. “It was refreshing,” said Kevin Breen, head coach for Clarkston Girls Cross Country. “It was nice because we went out there without […]