Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

Summing up the gridiron heroes’ season and home opener in one word would have to be energy. There is an energy every football game when the Wolves take to the field. It comes from the players, the cheerleaders, the dance team and the marching band. The energy also comes from you – the community as […]

Back on the gridiron

Seniors Chris Trimmer, Centrus Williams, Jr. and junior James Stottlemyer continued a Wolves tradition last Thursday night. They danced while their teammates smiled and cheered after their 24-22 victory over Macomb Dakota in the season opener. ‘For an opener against Macomb Dakota, I will take it,? long-time Clarkston Varsity Football Head Coach Kurt Richardson smiled. […]

Lady Wolves ace quad

Spikers knocked out their first set of wins last week to open the season. First they went undefeated at the Fenton Quad on Aug. 26 beating Davison, 25-7, 25-10; Brighton, 25-14, 26-24, and Fenton, 25-22, 25-21. The girls did lose their first set to Fenton 18-25. “It was a nice start,” said Clarkston Volleyball Head […]

Wolves sink Falcons, 6-1

Sophomore Kyle Hayes helped his team make a statement in the Wolves’ home opener against Rochester on Aug. 26 – they were going to be tough to beat in the 6-1 win. The Clarkston Boys Varsity team started later due to weather but Hayes made up to fans scoring not once but twice in the […]

Cold splash for a cool cause

Neiman’s Family Market Store Director John Schmidt and Lori Mouser readied themselves for the buckets full of ice and cold water from their coworkers as they participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge, Aug. 19. “I don’t like they sneak up on us,” Schmidt laughed as the employees neared closer. Within a few seconds, the once […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

It might be hard to believe but it is time – time for fall sports. Despite the low temperatures and rainy days August has arrived and this week marks tryouts for athletes participating in fall sports and football players going back to the field with two practices a day. Many gridiron heroes are returning from […]

Cancer survivor rides for life, friendship

Jodi Witherspoon is proud to say she is a survivor and to celebrate it she bicycled 60 miles in Susan G. Komen’s Ride for a Cure, Aug. 2 in Lansing. “It was a wonderful journey,” she said. “It was just wow – it is the only way I can say it. It was amazing.” Witherspoon […]

Crim training for Clarkston kids

Kids rounded the northwest corner of Clarkston Elementary last Thursday and kept their pace as they finished their 1-mile run. “They are fast,” said Sandi Larkins, as some of the kids finished within seven minutes. Every Thursday since June 26, kids from ages 5- to 11-years-old have met at the Clarkston Junior High School track […]

Swayne plays for grandma

Everytime Hampton Swayne kayaks with his grandmother, Sherry Hampton-Nutting, it is a new adventure. ‘It is like a new world because there are spots you didn’t even know existed,? he smiled. Swayne, a Clarkston High School junior, admits his grandmother has always been his idol and on Aug. 16 he will proudly wear her name […]

Hitting the open water

Swimmers from the Clarkston Sea Wolves took their skills outside of the pool to an open water race in early July. Twelve members from the program participated in the 15th Annual Motor City Mile for the first time on July 9. They swam in the Detroit River, starting and finishing the races at Belle Isle […]

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