Mountaineers’ goals for fifth season ‘achievable’

While a lot has changed completely for students and athletes over the past six months with COVID-19, the effort during the summer from the Clarkston Everest Collegiate Girls Cross Country team has not changed. Coach Mary Williams shared the team has grown and matured entering its fifth season and the summer mileage requirements to attend […]

Wolves race in 9/10 invite

Underclassmen cross country runners competed in the Bloomer 9th/10th Invitational before the fall season closed, Oct. 21. The boys team finished in seventh place with 204. Freshman Henry Poploskie led the pack as he finished in 30th place in the time of 18:51.96. The top seven runners also included sophomore Nolan Puffer finishing in 34th […]

Runners finish season

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves finished top in the state in the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Division 1 Cross Country State Finals at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. The boys team finished in third place with 189 points. “The top finish we ran was exciting,” said Larry Adams, coach for the […]

Mountaineers claim regional honors

The Mountaineers continued to climb new heights as they claimed the MHSAA Division 4 Girls Cross Country Region 36 championship at Chandler Park on Friday. “It has been a season at a whole different level for the Everest Collegiate cross country team,” said Coach Mary Williams. “As a young team heading into this season, the […]

Racing for league title

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves ruled the third OAA Red Jamboree at Clintonwood Park last Thursday claiming the league championship. The Clarkston Boys Varsity Cross Country team finished with 26 points, with four runners finishing in the top five places. “We were in the had-to win mode because of our […]

Mountaineers reach for top

Clarkston Everest Cross Country finished the regular season on a high note before heading into regionals this Friday. The Mountaineers were down a varsity runner on Saturday at the Catholic High School League Championship but it didn’t slow them down from tying with Royal Oak Shrine at Kensington Metropark. Shrine claimed the championship in a […]

Wolves place at meets

Runners gear up for the final OAA Red Jamboree this Thursday at Clintonwood Park. The Clarkston High School Cross Country teams ran against some of their league competition in the Oxford Invitational last Friday to prepare for the meet. The boys varsity team finished in sixth place out of 16 teams with 191 points. Senior […]

Runners rule county meet

Senior Brendan Favazza led the the Wolves to victory as the boys varsity cross country team claimed the Oakland County Championship on Saturday. Favazza finished in first place in the time of 15:40.6 at Kensington Metropark as Clarkston scored 64 points for first place out of 32 teams at the meet. Senior Nathan Sesti finished […]

Runners place at Old Skool Classic

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Clinton River was high enough to create a splashy obstacle for runners from Clarkston Junior High and Sashabaw Middle School, as they raced through the annual Old Skool Classic at Wolcott Farm, Sept. 21. Clarkston finished in second place during the girls varsity 2-mile race during […]

Running off to first victory

Mountaineers claimed their first Catholic High School League Jamboree victory in school history last week. The Clarkston Everest Collegiate Cross Country team finished in first place with 59 points during the race at Young Patriot’s Park in Riverview, Sept. 14. “The Mountaineers showed up determined to reclaim the course after they had posted their slowest […]