The first annual Dragon GAP Pitch, Hit & Run competition was held last Sunday at the Lake Orion High School varsity baseball field. Pitch, Hit & Run is a baseball skills competition, co-sponsored by Pepsi and Major League Baseball, that allows youngsters to showcase their talents in pitching, hitting, and running with scores determined by […]
The Lake Orion baseball team ran their winning streak to 11 games with blowout wins over L’Anse Creuse North (Friday) and Royal Oak (Monday). Connor Mielock got the win against L’Anse Creuse North, aided by a six-RBI day from Joe Barnes (including a grand slam) in the 20-0 rout. Josh Deeg went the distance at […]
The Dragon varsity lacrosse team topped Waterford Unified 11-7 last Thursday for their first victory, then went on to capture the Waterford Williston Cup on Saturday. In the invitational semifinals, Lake Orion scored twice in the final three-and-a-half minutes to tie Hartland. Dylan Van Fossen then scored the game winner in overtime as LO prevailed […]
Golfers take second at county Lake Orion’s team score of 342 placed them 12 shots back of Rochester at the Oakland County Meet, held last Tuesday at the Pontiac Country Club. Britney Hamilton (78), Darby Peters (80) and Megan Clemence (85) all finished in the top-10 on the day.
Brandon Twp.- On Tuesday, school officials, along with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, identified a suspect and are seeking a warrant package in connection with a threat of violence at Brandon High School on Thursday, April 26. A bomb threat received at the high school at approximately 12:30 p.m. forced the evacuation of the school. […]
Goodrich – Though the school board voted to extend Superintendent Kimberly Hart’s contract for one year, she is exploring other options. Hart was announced as one of two final candidates up for the job of superintendent of Kenowa Hills Public Schools in Grand Rapids. Tom Martin, superintendent of Hopkins Public Schools in Hopkins, Mich., was […]
Ortonville- Doris Warren has spent her life giving to others. On April 28, she was on the receiving end. The 82-year-old former missionary’s Oakwood Road residence was chosen as the project house for Rebuilding Together. About 30 volunteers, led by Ron and Carol Myers, painted Warren’s garage, replaced her back door, caulked and painted around […]
Groveland Twp.-On Monday, May 4, 1970, Dane Lovelady was 21-year-old student at Kent State University. Lovelady, now 58 and a township resident, was just a few hundred yards from the campus area where four students were killed and nine wounded by gunfire from Ohio National Guard troops. According to newspaper reports, the shootings came after […]
A Brandon Township man was arrested April 27 after he called police to tell them he had just tried to cut off his girlfriend’s head. Robert Logan, 38, was arraigned in front of Magistrate Dan O’Brien on the same day in 52-2 District Court in Clarkston on charges of assault with intent to do great […]
The man accused of killing a Genesee County Road Commission worker nearly a year ago has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On April 30, John Quillen, 64, of Goodrich, pleaded guilty to manslaughter with a motor vehicle and driving while his license was suspended second offense, according to a statement from Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton. […]