When driving down M-24, many have seen the sign for Giggle Beans and wondered what it is. Giggle Beans is best described as a cyber cafe with a 2,800- square-foot play area for children featuring a ball pit and an assortment of children’s toys. The play area is geared for children ages 7 and under, […]
Lake Orion starter Josh Deeg won his sixth game of the year, striking out six batters and allowing four hits in complete-game shutout, as the Dragons swept the season series against Clarkston with an 8-0 victory on Monday. ‘They told me to try and get ready for districts. I’ve been throwing a lot of balls […]
Niki Read, right, battles a Clarkston defender Monday night at Lake Orion High School. Read assisted on the winning goal as Ashley Poirier broke a one-all tie in the final minute to give Lake Orion a 2-1 victory over the Wolves. Jenna Hill scored in the first half for the Dragons, who have won three […]
One week after a few squads had separated themselves from the pack, the pack began to reel the top teams in. And, after the first week of inter-league play, Hamlin Pub/Taco Bell and SteelMaster Transfer/Christi’s ? each with 5-1 records overall ?’lead the American and National Leagues, respectively. Hamlin Pub/Taco Bell won its fifth-straight game, […]
Congratulations to Lake Orion High School sophomore, Joshua Thomas, 16. The Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held on Mother’s Day (May 13) and Thomas will be awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. His project established the inner courtyard at Scripps Middle School with the help of donations from the PTA, Orion Stone Depot, Ace […]
How do you get to MYAF in Kalamazoo? Practice, practice, practice. A percussion quintet from Lake Orion High School performed in the MYAF (Michigan Youth Arts Festival) Instrumental Collage Concert on Saturday, May 12. They were one of only eight ensembles chosen for this honor out of the more than 3,400 groups entering the original […]
‘Third time’s a charm.? The saying is applicable to Clarkston’s girls track team after Friday’s regional championship, earned inside their own stadium. Clarkston’s girls wrapped up their third consecutive regional championship with 99 points, just ahead of challenger Port Huron, who had 91. The win was also the Wolves? fourth regional championship in the past […]
BY PAUL KAMPE Clarkston News Staff Writer For Clarkston High School junior Alexa Kitson, 16, life imitates art. The level-eight gymnast has taken the structure of her sport into her home life and the classroom. Carrying a 3.9 GPA and hoping to go into business, like her father Don. She enjoys crunching numbers. ‘Math is […]
After stalling at the beginning of the game against Lake Orion Monday, Clarkston’s baseball team couldn’t get its bats on the ball after the Dragons roared to a 7-0 lead in the first two innings. Lake Orion starter Josh Deeg won his sixth game of the year, striking out six batters and allowing four hits […]
Clarkston is finding its stride on the softball diamond, going to 17-13 after winning the Traverse City Cherry Festival tournament over the weekend. The girls were 2-1 Saturday, with freshman pitcher Bailee Braunreuther picking up two wins. ‘She had nice movement on the ball and kept the hitters off balance,? Clarkston coach Don Peters said. […]