Beating the heat
From left, Brooke Bond and Keira Tolmie take their turn on the slip and slide during last week’s softball camp at Clarkston High School. More photos on page 16 of this week’s print edition. Photo: Wendi Reardon Price
Wolves finish spring play against Lake Orion
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Sports Writer Lake Orion — Clarkston Varsity Softball wrapped the season in the district final against Lake Orion on June 4, 11-5, after winning the district semifinal against Oxford earlier in the day. “The girls had a great day,” said Katie Smith, head coach. “They played hard, even through […]
Kickers end winning season, look ahead to 2023
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Sports Writer Damian Huffer reflected on the spring season for Clarkston Girls Varsity Soccer. The head coach said the team was in every single game, finishing with an overall record 10-6-1 with OAA White league record 4-2-1. Huffer added an exception to being in every single game was the […]
Wolves battle to tough finish in district semifinal against Oxford
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Sports Writer Oxford — Clarkston Varsity Baseball closed the season by one run in the MHSAA Division 1 District 30 Semifinal game to Oxford in the seventh inning, June 4. “I don’t think we really played our best, but the few times we were down we were able to […]
Everest closes spring season in three sports
The Mountaineers finished in second place at the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Boys Golf Division 4 State Championship at Forest Akers West – Michigan State University in East Lansing, June 10-11. Clarkston Everest Collegiate finished with a two day total of 646 with 321 on day one and 325 on day two. Junior Remy Stalcup tied […]
Champions at middle school county meet
The eighth grade boys track and field team from Clarkston Junior High School won the 37th Oakland County Middle School Championship with 94.5 points, June 2. Two relay teams finished as champions. The 400-meter relay team with Aidan O’Neill, Mason Sidaway, Tyson Scott and Maliky Cintron finished in first place in the time of 48.15. […]
Determined for the NHL
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor After finishing up his NCAA Division I college hockey career this past season at Michigan State University, Clarkston native Mitch Lewandowski signed his first professional contract with the American Hockey League’s Tucson Roadrunners. Lewandowski used his fifth year of college eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2021-22 […]
Laxers conquer regional final over Macomb Dakota, fall to Grandville
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Sports Writer Troy — After jumping to a 5-1 lead in the first quarter of the MHSAA Division 1 Boys Lacrosse Regional 5 Championship against Macomb Dakota, the Wolves finished with the victory, 15-3, May 31. “It was great,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach Brian Kaminskas. “We […]
Soccer ends ’22 season in overtime
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Sports Writer Independence Township — Clarkston kickers closed the season with a 4-3 loss to Oxford in two overtime periods in the first round of the MHSAA Division 1 Girls Soccer District 5 playoffs, May 27. Clarkston opened the scoring ten minutes into the game with a shot from […]
Tennis wraps season in seventh at state championship
Kalamazoo — The Wolves finished the season in seventh place with 12 points at the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Division 1 Girls Tennis Finals, June 2-3. Junior Abbey Labate and sophomore Katarina Fisher, both seeded third in their respective flights, finished 2-1 for the finals. Labate, playing on Singles No. 3, went 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 in […]