WILDER SIDE OF OAKLAND COUNTY
Winter never really took hold at the Orchard Lake Nature Sanctuary, and what remains of the season that never really was, is rapidly waning. Continue reading
Orchard Lake
Michigan High School Football Championships 2015
The Royal Oak Ravens preparing to block a punt.
The road to Ford Field has come to an end for many Oakland County High School Football teams that started on the journey. Only two teams remain in the quest for a State Championship: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes. Continue reading
Congrats State Football Champs
Congratulations and high fives to the players and coaches of Clarkston and Orchard Lake St. Mary’s High Schools for their victories in the Michigan High School Football Championships.
The Clarkston Wolves earned their second straight Division 1 state title beating Saline 33-25. The game was the 27th consecutive victory for the Wolves, longest active run in the state.
Orchard Lake St Mary’s Eaglets topped Muskegon 7-0 to take the Division 3 title. This was the 6th state championship for the Eaglets, the others occurring in 1977, 1994, 1999, 2000, and 2011.
We’d also like to give a ‘pat-on-the-back’ to the twenty-two other Oakland County teams that were in the journey to become a state champion.
Clarkston team photo: Mike Mulholland/MLive.
The Big Game – High School Football Championship
It all comes down to this one game. After all the regular season games, and then the grueling playoffs, the end of a tremendous football season is finally here for two Oakland County Teams. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s & Clarkston are in the 2014 Michigan High School Football Championships being played at Ford Field this weekend. Continue reading
The Dream is Near – High School Football Semi-Finals
The View at Ford Field
When the High School football season started back in August, there were 584 teams that had the dream of going to the State Championships at Ford Field in November.
The regular season ended in October, 256 teams earned or were selected to take part in this years playoffs.
Three weeks later, 32 teams remain. Many deserving Oakland County teams’ season came to a end early, while five surviving teams are continuing the quest to become a state champ. Continue reading