Grapplers top first two foes in OAA Red matches

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves returned from holiday break to post two wins in the OAA Red on January 5. “It’s going to be a tight race,” said Clarkston Varsity Wrestling Head Coach Brian Gibbs about the league going into the new year. “Lake Orion, is always up there. Stoney […]

Wolfpack Update for December 15, 2021

Clarkston Girls Varsity Basketball finished the week with a 64-44 win over White Lake Lakeland on Saturday. Maddy Skorupski had a career high with 31 points as she led the team. Izzy Hadley had ten points during the game and Keira Tolmie had six. Freshman Marley Mazur chipped in four points. The varsity team opened […]

Three All-State finishes in Clarkston wrestling

Senior Ashton Anderson finished the MHSAA Division 1 Wrestling Individual Finals as state champion in the 125-pound class He went 4-0 for the competition opening with falls over Northville’s Jack Gattoni, 3:01; and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central’s Mason Childers, 1:59. He won his match over Battle Creek Lakeview’s Brad Collins due to injury before […]

Wolves ready for third consecutive trip to quarterfinals

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Grapplers smiled as they claimed their third consecutive regional crown – sending them to the next round on the way to the state championship. “It’s huge,” said Clarkston Varsity Wrestling Head Coach Brian Gibbs as the Wolves got ready for tournament held on Tuesday, March 30 in […]

Grapplers capture team, individual titles in district competitions

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer It was a busy week going into the postseason for Clarkston Varsity Wrestling as they claimed their 15th consecutive district championship and eight grapplers qualified for the individual regional meet. “With the season we are having and the recent outbreak in schools, we are playing it as […]

Back on the mat with wins and losses

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Wolves protected their home turf as they went 2-1 on Saturday in their Clarkston Quad. “I thought we did well,” said Clarkston Varsity Wrestling Head Coach Brian Gibbs. “It’s still early season and there is a lot to work on. But there was a lot of […]

Wolfpack Update for March 4, 2020

Ready to wrestle at state finals Seven Wolves head to Ford Field the MHSAA Division 1 Wrestling Individual State Finals on Friday and Saturday. Junior Ashton Anderson (34-6) is the first on the mat for Clarkston as he wrestles Macomb Dakota’s Nathan Smith in round one. Senior Presley Pearce (31-14) opens against Mike Hakim from […]

Champion wrestlers in OAA

The Wolves finished in third place at the OAA Red Wrestling tournament at Clarkston High School on Friday with 155.5 points. Hayden Payne, Drew Stark, Dru Martin and Auggie Anderson finished as champions for the night in their weight classes. Payne went 2-0 in the 160-pound weight class with a fall over Rochester’s Ben Trevarrow, […]

Athletes of the Week: Champion wrestlers

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Clarkston Varsity Wrestling team finished in second place during the 60th Annual Oakland County Championships at Lake Orion High School, Dec. 20-21. “We did well,” said Joe Wood, head coach. “We wrestled hard and had some good matches.” They finished with 211.5 points as Detroit Catholic […]

Wolves host home meet this weekend

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer The Clarkston Varsity Wrestling team opened the new year at the Detroit Catholic Central Invitational. “It was an eye opener,” said Joe Wood, head coach. “It’s the best tournament in the state. You’ve got 4-5 national ranked teams and over 100 ranked individual wrestlers there. It’s good […]