ORION—The Hall of Fame at Orion High School inducts seven individuals and two teams on Friday, Jan. 29.

SHERRARD—Of the eight Orion wrestlers who reached the medal round at the regional on Saturday, Feb. 6, seven moved on to the sectional next weekend in Byron.

SHERRARD—Orion wrestlers compete in quarterfinals and semifinals at the Sherrard regional on Saturday, Feb. 6. Come back for another photo gallery from the medal round later this evening.

SHERRARD—Three Orion wrestlers won regional championships to lead a pack of seven Chargers to the sectional tournament next weekend.

BLOOMINGTON—Awarded the #1 seed in the ROWVA regional, Orion will play #8 Ridgewood in the quarterfinals on Monday, Feb. 22.

SHERRARD—The Orion Chargers wrestle here today for a chance to advance to the sectional meet next weekend, and beyond that to state. Action begins at 10 a.m., with finals at 2 p.m.

ORION—Shortly after the IHSA board decides whether the Orion girls will get to play in regionals, we'll have the news here. Check with us on Monday!

ORION—On Friday evening, Jan. 29, the Charger boys hosted the Sherrard Tigers in varsity boys basketball. Check out our photo gallery from the game.

ORION—Whether the Charger girls will be allowed to play in the IHSA regional semifinal will be decided on Monday, only two days before the game.

ORION—Six Orion wrestlers medaled at the Bob Mitton Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 23, in Orion.

ORION—Outside the Charger gym, howling winds created whiteouts and bone-shaking wind chills. But the action inside the gym could not have been hotter as the Orion and Macomb varsity boys battled for basketball supremacy.

ORION—"A discipline problem with a group of students" may cost the Orion girls basketball team its chance to play in the postseason, according to Nathan DeBaillie, athletic director and dean of students at Orion High School.

• Orion High School's Hall of Fame inducts seven individuals and two football teams.

• After the suspension of nine players, the varsity girls basketball team charges on. Find out how they're doing with seven freshmen added to the roster.

• Charger wrestlers collect six medals at the Panther Tournament in Litchfield. One Orion boys a championship and two place second.

• The boys basketball team's fourth-quarter rally falls short in the Sherrard game.

• See the Feb. 5 issue for details.

ORION—The Chargers gave up two forfeits that let the Canton Little Giants take the lead for good in a varsity wrestling dual on Tuesday, Jan. 12, in the Charger gym.
Through the heavyweight bout, Orion had a 24-16 advantage. But the Chargers had no one to wrestle at 103 and 112 lbs., and the Little Giants surged ahead 28-24.
Canton went on to win 37-33.


 

EDGINGTON—Like a train pulling out of a station, the Orion Chargers rolled slowly at first, and then faster and faster, until they steamrolled the Rockridge Rockets on Friday, Jan. 15, in Edgington. As the Charger boys built momentum, the Rockets let it bleed away.