Bounce back for win

Spikers left the Flushing Quad with three wins. They opened beating North Branch, 25-10 and 25-19. “It was a big win,” said Clarkston Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall. “We haven’t beaten North Branch before in this quad. It was a good thing.” They lost to Flushing in the first set, 25-16. They bounced back […]

School in good shape for new year

When school starts on Tuesday, Clarkston Elementary students will see a familiar face in a new role. Brian Adams has stepped into the position as principal after being interim principal for most of last year and after teaching there for the last 10 years. He said being interim principal really helped with the transition as […]

Too many reruns

My mouth dropped open as I read the newsfeed on Facebook – Hollywood was taking on another remake. But this time instead of Patrick Swayze saying the classic line “nobody puts Baby in the corner” it would be someone else taking on the role in a remake Dirty Dancing, a 1980s cult classic.. I understand […]

Wolves show Highlanders the low road in season opener

The atmosphere was charged as the Wolves’ defense line got into position at the line of scrimmage last Friday night. Rochester Adams went through the motions trying to close in on Clarkston’s endzone and Clarkston’s linebacker Chris Calvano took action. With 20 seconds left in the game Calvano intercepted the Highlanders pass to capture the […]

Athletes of the Week

Spikers fought through adversity to win their first tournament of the season on Aug. 26 at the Marysville Invitational. The Clarkston High School Girls Varsity Volleyball team beat Port Huron in the finals to take home the honor by winning both sets, 25-18 and 25-13. But the most memorable game for the team was the […]

Clarkston crush Lake Orion foe

Kickers added three more games to the win column after last week. “They were good,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Chuck Lawhorn. “It was tough for us, especially on Friday. It was our sixth game in six days.” They opened the week against Waterford Mott with a 3-1 win on Aug. 23, with two […]

Spikers rule the court

The Lady Wolves have already pulled out their aces for the beginning of the season with huge wins. They opened the season at the Fenton Quad on Aug. 23 and beat three teams – Brighton, 25-15 in two games, Davison, 25-16 and 25-19, and Fenton, 25-13 and 25-17. “It went really well,” said Clarkston Girls […]

Mahoney promoted at Springfield Plains

The excitement of school starting in a few days is felt through the district, but especially at Springfield Plains Elementary. “I can not wait until the first day of school,” said Nancy Mahoney, who joined the elementary in July as the new principal after four years as assistant principal at Clarkston High School. “In elementary […]

Walker joins high school administration as assistant principal

Elizabeth Walker headed to the Clarkston High School stadium and joined the array of pink and baby blue for Football for a Cure. After a few weeks in her new role as assistant principal for the high school, she thought it would be an opportunity to meet parents and students. What she found was warmth […]

Feeding the community with 4,972 pounds of food

A line of vehicles driven by Clarkston High School Boys Varsity football players filled the parking lot at Lighthouse Emergency Services in Clarkston, Aug. 19 Along with players from the JV football team they visited neighborhoods around the area and collected donations for their 14th Annual Rush for Food. After the freshman team boxed up […]

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