Athletes of the Week: Champions again

Clarkston Everest Collegiate was victorious in capturing their second consecutive MHSAA Division 4 Boys Golf State Championship title at Michigan State University, June 9-10. During the span of two days at Forest Akers East, the Mountaineers scored 629, taking the win by 11 strokes. Sophomore Mitch Lowney led the team with a 72 and 71 […]

Athletes of the Week: Mountaineers state bound

Clarkston Everest Collegiate climbed to success during their spring season and are preparing for their first trip to MHSAA Division 4 Girls Tennis State Championship this Friday and Saturday in Holly. The co-op team with players from Everest Collegiate, Oakland Christian and Lutheran Northwest finished in second place during their regional tournament at University Liggett […]

Athletes of the Week: Riverdawgs battle for championship

The Clarkston Riverdawgs 9U competed in the 2017 Clarkston Classic and made it to the championship game for the second year in a row, April 28-30. The championship game against WOW Baseball was tied going into the fourth inning at 6-6. WOW battled back scoring seven more runs and the Dawgs added one more run […]

Athlete of the Week: Playing strong on varsity

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Lady Hitters have a few more weeks until the MHSAA Softball District playoffs on June 3 and freshman Hannah Cady is ready to help her team win the title. “Cady is a pretty impressive athlete,” said Don Peters, head coach of the Clarkston Varsity Softball team, after […]

Athlete of the Week: Softball future for Clarkston junior

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Junior Paige Blevins is making an impact for the Lady Wolves with big saves and big hits. Within the first few weeks of the Clarkston Girls Varsity Softball games she hit ten home runs including three against Lake Orion in the Lady Wolves double header win, April […]

Athlete of the Week: Swinging into college

Meghan Deardorff marked the beginning of her next chapter as she signed her letter of intent to play golf for Central Michigan University next year. “I feel really excited about my future after signing,” shared the senior at Clarkston High School. “The school has a very nice campus and feels welcoming. The golf program is […]

Athlete of the Week: Chasing a goal

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Chase Nidiffer made a statement when he finished his wrestling season last year at the MYWAY Youth Wrestling State Championship – he was going to be back and he was going to place. The Bailey Lake Elementary Kindergartner fulfilled his goal this season by finishing in second […]

Athlete of the Week: Reflections on championship

  BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer With a minute left in the MHSAA Boys Basketball Class A State Championship game, junior CJ Robinson looked at the clock and the score, quickly doing the math in his head. “I felt we had a good chance of winning,” he said, adding when he made […]

Athlete of The Week: Placing at the top

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Hard work paid off for Sawyer Haiss as he finished in first place at the 2017 Men’s Gymnastics State Competition for his age and level. “I was really excited,” said the 11-year-old who is a sixth grader at Sashabaw Middle School when they announced his name. “I […]

Athletes of the Week: Wolves make history

A huge congratulations to the Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball team. It has been an amazing season – and an even more amazing ending as they clenched the MHSAA Boys Basketball Class A State Championship title with a 75-69 win over Grand Rapids Christian on Saturday at Michigan State University’s Breslin Center. The Wolves got over […]