Swim and dive post first wins in season

By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — Clarkston Girls Swim and Dive posted their first two victories of the season during a tri-meet at Oxford High School last Thursday. The Wolves defeated the Wildcats, 96-90; and Notre Dame Prep, 104-80. “We came together as a team,” said Melissa Hesse, head coach. “A lot […]

Wolves take to pool for county meet

LAKE ORION — Clarkston divers topped the placing at the Oakland County Girls Swim and Dive Championship last Friday and Saturday.Jordyn Coin finished in fifth place with a total of 335.15 points after 11 dives. Samantha Carpenter finished with 123. 05 poitns for 26th place.The team finished the county championships in 27th place with 14 […]

Wolves rule the water

Clarkston Girls Swim and Dive opened their season with a 134-23 win over Ferndale last Thursday at home. For the individual events, in the 50-yard freestyle, Rylee Harris finished in first place in the time of 25.78; Lilly Kurmaniak, second, 26.45; Caitlin McGivern, third, 28.53; 100-yard butterfly, Ella Johnson, first, 1:08.84; McGivern, second, 1:14.13; Brown,third,1:33.50; […]

Clarkston makes splash in pool in victory over Ferndale

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves jumped right back into the pool following the holiday break with a win over Ferndale last Thursday. “It was great to be able to compete,” Clarkston Boys Swim and Dive Head Coach Amber Miller. “We had a small team this week – so did Ferndale. […]

Clarkston takes care of business in water against Ferndale

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves ruled the pool last Thursday when they hosted Ferndale. The Clarkston Swim and Dive team won their home meet, 145-16, as Olivia Zeiman had a personal best in the 100-yard breaststroke event and Lucienne Lumieux had a personal best in the 200-yard IM. Amber Miller, […]

Wolfpack Update for February 12, 2020

Three swimmers and three relay teams represented Clarkston as they competed in the Oakland County Swim and Dive meet in Waterford, Feb. 7-8. Junior Valen Kurmaniak finished in 13th place in the 50-yard freestyle event, 22.58; and in 27th place in the 100-yard freestyle even, 50.97. Sophomore Zachary Yamanoha finished in 30th place for the […]

Swimmers build experience at OAA meets

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer It’s an exciting, fun year for the Clarkston Girls Swim and Dive team as they continue to grow. The team added 19 swimmers and divers to the roster including 12 freshmen. “We are still seeing where we are at, figuring out where we want them, and rolling […]

Swim season ends at states

The Clarkston Girls Swim and Dive team completed their season at the MHSAA Division 1 State Championships at Eastern Michigan University, Nov. 16 and 17. The 200-yard Medley Relay team with senior captain Caroline Hughes, sophomore Alexis Moon, sophomore Evie Dice and junior Haley VanBuskirk finished in 11th place, 1:48.03. The same team also competed […]

Ready to swim for state title

The Wolves hosted the OAA Red Division Swim and Dive Championship, Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 and finished in fourth place with 302 points. Clarkston’s 200-yard medley relay took first, setting a new varsity and pool record with a time of 1:47.47. Swimming on the relay team were Caroline Hughes, Alexis Moon, Evie Dice and […]

Swim team give opponents battle in water

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves lost two close meets against Marian and Farmington Hills Harrison last week. “It’s been busy but good,” Amber Miller, head coach for Clarkston Girls Swim and Dive, said about the week and the first six teams the girls have faced. “The story of our season […]