Eagles shut down from title

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves excitedly surrounded Team Manager James Barnett as he held up the district trophy to the Clarkston Varsity Football team after they defeated White Lake Lakeland last Friday, 26-6. “We did a lot of nice things,” said Kurt Richardson, long-time head coach for Clarkston, adding the […]

Knights third touchdown seals deal in Wolves loss

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves cheered as it was announced during the weekend they would face off against a familiar foe this Friday as they host Lake Orion in the MHSAA Football Division 1 Pre-Districts, 7 p.m. Since seeing the Dragons a few weeks ago and leaving with a win, […]

Bounce back over Dragons

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The scoreboard at Lake Orion reflected a 24-14 win for the Wolves last Friday. But the winners were the communities as players from both teams joined together for Clarkston’s Football for a Cure and Lake Orion’s Pink Out to raise money for those fighting cancer. “Two awesome […]

Tough lessons learned

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Fans from Clarkston and Oxford excitedly cheered on both sides of the Wolves’ football field last Friday night with less than a minute to go in the game. The visiting Wildcats moved the ball four yards closer to the endzone. Their next two passes went incomplete, putting […]

Homecoming upcoming

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves are using this week to prepare for their next opponent as they host Oxford for Homecoming this Friday. “We are going to have to play our best game of the year to beat Oxford,” said Kurt Richardson, long-time head coach for Clarkston Varsity Football. “They […]

Coach calls for defense focus

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The scoreboard at the end of the night at Southfield Arts & Technology lit up with the Wolves’ fifth consecutive win of the season last Friday, 30-21. What the score didn’t reflect was what long-time Clarkston Varsity Football Head Coach Kurt Richardson saw on the field. “We […]

Battle against Highlanders ends in win in the OAA Red

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves held up their helmets in victory as they remained undefeated last Friday with a 30-8 win over Rochester Adams. “This is a big win,” Kurt Richardson, long-time head coach for Clarkston Varsity Football, told the boys after the game. “It was a pretty good effort […]

Big win for Wolves

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Under the bright lights at Troy High School, Wolves senior Dominic Maniscalchi, junior Jeff Barnett and sophomore Kidus Johnson celebrated with their teammates with a post-game dance for a 47-7 win over the Colts. “It was a nice win,” said Kurt Richardson, head coach. “Our kids played […]

Wolves’ post victory in rematch

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Lakers stepped onto Clarkston’s field last Friday ready for a rematch. The last time they faced the Wolves was for the 2017 state championship, which they lost, 3-2. Clarkston prevailed again as they defended their home with a 28-25 win. “What a great high school football […]

Victory at Big House

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Defense ruled the field as the Wolves posted their third consecutive win at University of Michigan for Battle of the Big House III last Friday night against Grandville, 12-9. “Too many mistakes,” admitted head coach Kurt Richardson on the boys’ season opener. “We move the ball, we […]