Springing into spring

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves swing into a new spring season this Thursday as they host South Lyon East. “It looks good,” said Don Peters, head coach for Clarkston Varsity Softball as the team gets ready for the game. “It’s exciting to start a new season and we are opening […]

Regional champs

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Hitters defeated OAA Red foes Troy Athens and Stoney Creek for the third time this season to make it into the Elite Eight during Saturday’s rain. “They play hard,” said Don Peters, head coach for Clarkston Varsity Softball. “There is a real closeness, a real bonding. There […]

Wolfpack Update for May 30, 2018

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 […]

32-1 Wolves head into last week before districts

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer It was a tough night at Oxford but Clarkston hitters succeeded in walking away with the OAA Red Championship, last Thursday. “Oxford was a war which we expected,” said Clarkston Varsity Softball Head Coach Don Peters. “They are a really good team and we will see. We […]

Victory at tournament

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Clarkston kept opponents to two runs during a tournament in Alpena as the number one ranked team in the state topped three rivals on Saturday. The Clarkston Girls Softball team opened the tournament with a 15-0 victory over Garden City before topping host Alpena, 10-0. Imlay City […]

Wolves take over Orion tourney

The Clarkston JV Softball team defeated Swartz Creek with a 10-0 win the Lake Orion JV Softball Tournament hosted at Lake Orion High School, April 28. Lizzy Rottenberk took the mound and held Swartz Creek scoreless with a strong defensive support. Catcher Izzy Roselli gunned down four base runners attempting to steal second. The Wolves’ […]

Undefeated on the diamond

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Hitters remained undefeated as they struck down Lake Orion and North Farmington in double headers last week. “It was exciting,” said Clarkston Varsity Softball Head Coach Don Peters. “The girls continue to play hard and stay focused. They made some great plays defensively against both Lake Orion […]

Queens on the diamond

BY JACK KUCZMANSKI Clarkston News Student Writer The only thing hotter than the outside temperature this past Saturday afternoon were the bats of the Clarkston Varsity Softball team. After a full day of fast paced, high octane regional softball action, the Lady Wolves hoisted another trophy as they were crowned as MHSAA Regional Champions. Their […]

Dragons double downed

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Lady Hitters put a stop to two neighboring foes last week as they won their double headers. The Clarkston Varsity Softball team won their double header against Lake Orion 13-3 and 10-4 on April 25. “Those were two big wins,” said Don Peters, head coach. “The girls […]

Season opens with wins for hitters

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Hitters posted their first set of wins as they opened the season last week. “A lot of kids did a lot of good things,” said Phil Price, head coach for Clarkston Varsity Baseball. The Wolves opened the season with a double header win over Everest Collegiate at […]