As the Cagers head into the last week of games before playoffs, the focus will have to be on offense. Clarkston beat their opponents last week, Rochester Adams and Oak Park, but both were closer than they should have been. ‘Defensively, we are still solid and I always breach that,? said Coach Dan Fife. ‘We […]
Senior Connor Daugherty had a choice to make before the basketball season began, she could have surgery on both of her ankles and spend the season recovering, or wait until the season was over. She chose to wait and the choice paid off. Daugherty was able to pass on the Clarkston basketball tradition she learned […]
A third time was not the charm when Lady Cagers met up with Lake Orion one more time in the first round of play-offs on Monday. They lost against the Lady Dragons, 44-30, ending the season. The Wolves knew what to expect going against them and were tougher in this game than the previous two […]
Zak Roberson and Matt Deitz found themselves against the top ranked wrestlers in their weight class at Saginaw-Heritage and left the mats as champions. Roberson’s bout was against Bay City Central’s Markus Gonzalez , ranked first in 103-weight. Roberson won, 8-6. ‘He was really focused,? said Coach Joe DeGain. ‘He didn’t worry about the paper […]
Icers were not going down without a fight on Monday night in Pre-Regional playoffs. They beat West Bloomfield, 4-2, and will continue on to the next round. ‘I thought we played well,? said Coach Bryan Krygier. ‘West Bloomfield played harder than the last time we saw them. Connor Lyons put the boys on the scoreboard […]
Icers had less than a minute to go in the game, down a man during the power play, and one point behind. The Wolves skated towards Farmington Hill’s net and struck. Tyler Frakes tied the score at three points with 15 seconds remaining in the game. The tie sent the OAA league game into overtime. […]
Last week was monumental for Clarkston High varsity basketball coach Dan Fife. It was the last time Clarkston would play Pontiac Central, as the school merges with Pontiac Northern at the beginning of the next school year, and Fife reached a milestone of 500 wins. Hitting the milestone means much more than winning for Fife. […]
Kenny Stelpflug was inspired as he watched swimming records being broken at the MHSAA state finals last March. When the winter season ended for the boys swim team, Stelpflug set his goals high and went to work in the pool to conquer. The sophomore will return to the state finals again this year after qualifying […]
Stepping foot into Southfield High School’s gym on Friday was not the monumental game the Wolves expected. The day before a Clarkston fan pointed out the record long-time Wolves Coach Dan Fife had in his office was not the correct record from the first season. ‘I read one of my deals wrong. I have pictures […]
Lady Cagers finish their regular season this week with a chance to boost themselves into a higher position in OAA Red action. The girls split their two home games last week with a win over Troy and a loss to North Farmington. ‘We played a pretty good game against Troy,? said Coach Tim Wasilk. ‘We […]