Athlete of the Week: Mountaineer scores big

Sophomore Lucas Cross had a memorable season with the Clarkston Everest Collegiate Boys Varsity Soccer team in the fall. He scored 24 goals and had 18 assists in 19 games while the boys won the district and regional titles. He was also named First Team All-State by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association and […]

Athlete of the Week: All-State honors

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer With a big smile and pen in hand, Clarkston High School senior Jordan Newblatt signed her letter of intent to continue her education and volleyball career at Marist College. “I felt like everything was lining up,” she said about Marist when she was looking at colleges. “They […]

Athlete of the Week: Finishing on a Wise note

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Senior Ethan Wise finished his final season with Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer with 13 goals and ten assists to aid the team in their winning season. His favorite moment from the season was scoring the tie-breaking goal against Goodrich on senior night for the 2-1 win. Wise […]

Athlete of the Week: State finalist ready for college

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Senior Frankie Piana is one of the toughest players on the tennis court. “He is a grinder,” said Chas Claus, head coach for Clarkston Boys Varsity Tennis. “Frankie might be the toughest player on the court. I have never seen him back down to anybody. Even when […]

Athlete of the Week: Baylis is Mr. Tennis

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Senior Luke Baylis finished his fall tennis season being named Mr. Tennis, winning the state championship in his flight and signing to continue his career at Michigan State University. “I was pretty surprised,” he said about hearing the news he received Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association […]

Athlete of the Week: Passion for running

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Senior Mia Patria ended her final cross country season with Clarkston High School top in the state. She finished in sixth place in the time of 18:10.1 at the MHSAA Division 1 Girls Cross Country State Finals, Nov. 2. “Mia’s performance is just phenomenal,” said Coach Kevin […]

Athletes of The Week: Water polo for Wolves

Clarkston student seniors Ryan Ludwa, Jack Storey; juniors Owen Brown, Martin Cordoba; sophomore Adam Ehrenberger and freshman Richie Majewski from Clarkston hit the pool with Lake Orion for the Dragons United Water Polo during the fall season. Ehrenberger shared he enjoyed his experience with the sport and the team. “I enjoy the intensity, the endurance […]

Athletes of the Week: District and regional champs

The Clarkston Everest Collegiate Boys Soccer team made school history twice within a week. They claimed their first district championship with a 2-0 win over Oakland Christian, with both goals scored by Luke Walker, Oct. 19. Next, they won their first regional championship title. They shut out Roscommon in the MHSAA Division 4 Boys Soccer […]

Athletes of The Week: Finish at states

The Clarkston Boys Varsity Tennis team set the bar at the beginning of the season to be the best team in Wolf history in terms of placement and points at the state finals. They finished sharing fifth place with Northville after both earned 15 points during the MHSAA Division 1 Boys Tennis State Championship in […]

Athlete of the Week: Successful trip south

Clarkston High School senior Abbey “T” Tolmie is using her softball skills this week in South America while playing with Team Canada during the 2019 WBSC Americas U17 Women’s Fastpitch Pan American Championship. As of Tuesday night, the team was 4-0 in pool play after beating host team Colombia, 8-0; Dominican Republic, 18-0; Venezuela, 13-1; […]