This April, Scripps Middle School was fortunate to host Mr. Phillip Freund (left), a childhood survivor of the Holocaust. Mr. Freund spoke to 7th grade students about his life and his experiences as a passenger on the SS St. Louis. The experience caused one student to write, ‘I felt like I was able to know […]
Orion Neighborhood Television will be holding an orientation session on Thursday, May 24 at 7 p.m. for anyone who is interested in creating their own television program. The orientation session will be an opportunity to meet the staff of ONTV, learn about the policies and procedures, discuss community access television and learn how to become […]
A new soccer club is forming in Lake Orion called the Lake Orion Soccer Club (LOSC). The president of LOSC is Matt Paukovits. Paukovits is currently a coach for Oakland Futbol Club where he coaches both U9 and U10 teams. “This club will give an added opportunity to allow more kids to play soccer and […]
Carpenter Elementary School hosted their second annual ‘Fun Run? on Wednesday, May 2. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade enjoyed running laps on the school track to raise money for the Carpenter Parent Teacher Council (PTC). The students not only enjoyed the beautiful weather, they also gained the benefits of the extra exercise. Carpenter’s PTC […]
Kevin Albers, P.J. Klebba and Zack Rourke are U.S. National Champions. They played for the AAA U16 Belle Tire team out of Fraser, Michigan. Their season recently concluded with a record of 61-7-6, including games played at Ohio State, Ferris and Miami of Ohio. In mid-March, they won the State Championship after defeating Little Caesars […]
A 3-2 regular season record gave Clarkston’s girls track team a tie for second place in Oakland Activities Association division I with Rochester. Additionally, the Wolves were in position to jump up and tie Troy for the OAA I championship with a win at the league meet Friday at Lake Orion High School. The comeback […]
At the 13th Annual Clarkston Classic Baseball Tournament at Clintonwood Park April 27-29, the 13U-Clarkston Riverdawgs team won four straight games to clinch first place and a berth in the USSSA World Series. In their final game against the Anchor Bay Angels, the Riverdawgs broke the 4-4 tie in the bottom of the 7th inning […]
Doing the splits is tricky and sometimes painful. But on their home softball diamond, Clarkston did it against Waterford Kettering Thursday, taking the first contest of a doubleheader 4-0 and dropping 4-3 in the finale. Kettering moved to 12-0-5 and 6-3 in the Oakland Activities Association while Clarkston failed to pull to .500. The split […]
Looking to change his fortunes from the mound this season, Clarkston pitcher Josh Hall did just that. The right-hander threw 11 strikeouts in a complete game for the Wolves (7-11), who took a 10-1 win against Auburn Hills Avondale Thursday, after adding a changeup to his pitching lineup. ‘I started using a changeup more often […]
Clarkston has kept a fairly even keel regular season in OAA II play (2-1-2). Their final week of the regular season exemplified that perfectly, as the Wolves closed out the campaign 1-1-1. Saturday played out much like the match-play season, when the Wolves took third place in the six-team conference tournament at Troy Athens. The […]