Thursday, March 29, 2018

OAA Hodge Podge.

Written Thursday March 29th at 11:00 AM
Updated Saturday April 7th at 4:00 PM

Here is some news that is impacting the OAA landscape as most folks head onto their Spring Break plans.

Clarkston to retire Loyer's number.

The Clarkston Boys Basketball program will retire Foster Loyer's number one jersey.

Loyer's number one jersey will never again be worn for the Wolves will join Dan Fife (33), Dane Fife (12), Dugan Fife (11), Steve Seacatch (22), and Tim McCormick (40) as numbers that are retired by Clarkston.

Loyer whom has the most points in Clarkston history will be heading to Michigan State next season. He won two State Championships, was 97-6 in his four years as a Wolf, and was the second ever Clarkston Wolf to be named Mr. Basketball joining Dane Fife in that category this season.

Loyer was also named Gatorade National Player of the Year for the State of Michigan along with MLive's Player of the Year in the State of Michigan as well.

Harrison will be Community Center in 2019-2020.

We have found out what will happen to Harrison High School in two years.

The Farmington School Board voted to sell Harrison to the city of Farmington Hills for $500,000. The building will become a Community Center in 2019-2020.

Harrison will close as a school next year in 2018-2019 due to declining enrollment. The Farmington School District will have two High Schools in Farmington and North Farmington for 2019-2020.

The famous Herrington Sports complex where Harrison is at, named after coach John Herrington whom owns the most wins in State history will stay along with the trophies that the Hawks have earned as well.

The cost of renovating Harrison into a Community Center will be $27 million. City officials envision a pool, which Harrison has along with an auditorium, and other things like gym space.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest updates on future stories.


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