Golf is a mental game. Just ask the Lake Orion girls? varsity team. The Lady Dragons ended their season Oct. 6, at the MHSAA Regional Tournament at The Twin Lakes Golf Club in Oakland Township. They finished sixth out of 15 teams, which pleased Head Coach Monty Gallaher. He said the team tended to do […]
October is here, and with it comes frighteningly fun weekend haunted houses, which have already sprouted up around Oakland County. Close to home is Dementia, located at 2600 Club Drive in Rochester Hills, off Barclay Circle. This haunted house exemplifies what these attractions are all about – scaring audiences and creating anxiety with simple, yet […]
The Girls? Swim team participated in the 2011 Oakland County Girls Swimming & Diving Tournament last weekend, taking seventh overall of 35 teams. Head coach Darin Abbasse said the placement was the best the team has had in around five years. ‘It’s nice to get back up there, in the top ten,? said Abbasse. ‘We […]
Lake Orion weathered plenty of wind and cold rain en route to beating the Troy Colts last Friday, 17-7. The win ushered in the second half of the Dragons? football season against increasingly difficult opponents. ‘Weather presented us with a few challenges, but we’ve played in worse conditions,? said Head Coach Chris Bell. ‘Both teams […]
It was a milestone night for senior quarterback Sean Charette, as the Dragons dismantled the outmanned Royal Oak Ravens last Friday, 49-14. The signal caller set the record for career touchdown passes at Lake Orion, throwing four during the game to bring his total to 60 as a four-year starter. Charlette finished the night 11-19, […]
Lake Orion held serve and dominated its competitors on the tennis courts last week, beating Farmington, 8-1, then Royal Oak, 9-0. On Sept. 20, all four singles players soundly defeated their Farmington opponents, with seniors Nick Ludwig and Brenden MacDonald, as well as junior Jesse Keller, limiting their foes to two points or less during […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review Staff Writer Final results for the recent Lake Orion Village Council election are in and, while the changes aren’t many, one long-time member lost by just one vote. Douglas Dendel, who joined the council in 1982, is out ? replaced by newcomer and write-in candidate Shauna Brown. She received 76 votes […]
It may be an increasingly rare sight, but Lake Orion has a hobby shop. Flightline Hobbies, located at 1192 S. Lapeer Road, deals in the typical beginner hobbies, but the reason people keep coming back is their specialization in radio-controlled aircraft. ‘My husband (Co-Owner John Hoover) has been in the RC modeling business and aviation […]
Lake Orion traveled to West Bloomfield Sept. 16 to battle the Lakers, and the football game quickly became a rout with the Dragons winning, 42-14. Any suspense was short lived. The scoring started four plays into the game, when junior wide receiver Jeremy King ran in his first touchdown after catching a 20-yard pass from […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review Staff Writer The Lake Orion Lions Club is offering scratch golfers and duffers alike a chance to win big this weekend with an improbable hole-in-one worth $250,000. For $1-$20, depending on the number of shots one wants to take, visitors at Willow Creek Golf & Sports Center on S. Lapeer Road […]