Okay. It’s true. I admit it. I know I am a history-reading, emotionally shallow, U.S. Constitution thumping Neanderthal. Warts and all, I stand with the United States of America. When I was still 17, I even went to Detroit and with a bunch of others swore an oath of allegiance. I reckon you can call […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Max Bain has dreamt of playing Major League Baseball since he was a kid. The dream is coming true for the 2015 Clarkston High School graduate, as he was signed by the Chicago Cubs. “It’s still a little surreal,” Bain said. A right-handed pitcher, he played in […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Brock Henley opened August with exciting news – he committed to continue his baseball career at Davenport University. “It’s really exciting,” said the recent Clarkston High School graduate. “It’s a dream come true. I always wanted to play baseball at the next level.” For Henley, what stood […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves are looking to win district crowns this Saturday as Clarkston Varsity Baseball and Clarkston Varsity Softball teams head to Oxford. The competition is familiar to the Wolves as they have seen the other teams vying for the championship as well. “It will be competitive,” said […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves took to the diamond on Saturday to honor Ryan Kennedy. “It was awesome,” said Clarkston Varsity Baseball Head Coach Jake Arendsen, who played for Oakland University when the team adopted Kennedy as a team member before he passed away in 2012. “It was great to […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Phil Price cheers for the Clarkston Varsity Baseball team but now it’s as a fan instead of head coach – he’s retired after 27 years. “It’s been a good run,” Price said. “It was just time. I never wanted to be that coach who was coaching to […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Fans held their breath as a deep fly ball soared into left field during the top of the seventh inning as Clarkston Varsity Baseball hosted Rochester Adams last Wednesday. The hit by the Highlanders would bring in a runner to tie the game. But they were stopped […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Clarkston Varsity Baseball team battled against three teams last week as they added wins and losses. The Wolves opened the week with a split in the double header against Davison, April 9. They won the first game in a five-inning mercy, 11-0 after opening the game […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The rain dance is not something the players on the Clarkston Varsity Baseball team want to do this week as they head into five games coming back from spring break. “We have a full schedule,” said Jake Arendsen. “We have potentially five games if the weather holds. […]
The Wolves topped two tournaments last week. The Clarkston Boys Varsity Golf team finished first in the Nightmare Invite at Nightmare Golf Course in West Branch scoring 288 last Thursday. All six took places in the top ten. Harry Bowman led the team with a first place with a 67. Noah Bridgeman finished in second […]