Barns, Elsworth lead GHS cagers past Bentley

Goodrich’s girls basketball team is back on the winning track with two straight wins. The visiting Martians came from behind to defeat Bentley 50-43, improving their season record to 12-1 and their Genesee Area Conference Red Division record to 9-1. Bentley led the Martians 28-24 at halftime, but Goodrich rallied with a 15-6 third quarter […]

St. Anne Catholic Church burns mortgage

Thanks to the efforts of its parishioners, St. Anne Catholic Church owns its building free and clear. The Ortonville parish burned its mortgage earlier this month after the church paid off the last of its remaining obligations on a project which began to take shape nearly two decades ago. Plans for an addition to the […]

Goodrich gridders clinch share of second straight division crown

Playing in rain-soaked conditions, the Goodrich varsity football team rained down on Mt. Morris. The Martians stormed to a 49-0 halftime lead on their way to defeating the visiting Panthers 56-0 in an Oct. 8 contest. With the win, the Martians clinched at least a share of their second straight Genesee Area Conference Red Division […]

Unbeaten string ends for Goodrich girls cagers

The Goodrich girls basketball team experienced something new this season in its Oct. 12 game against New Lothrop ? a loss. The Martians were victimized by nine three-point shots, including seven from Rachel White, as the host Hornets defeated Goodrich 70-48 in a Genesee Area Conference crossover game. Goodrich is now 10-1 overall and 7-1 […]

Fourth quarter comeback by Lapeer West sinks injury-riddled Blackhawks

Brandon’s varsity football team will have to regroup after letting a win slip through their fingertips. Visiting Lapeer West came from behind to defeat the Blackhawks 30-27 in an Oct. 8 Flint Metro League contest. The Blackhawks are now 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the league. The Blackhawks had a 27-16 lead going into the […]

Brandon girls swimmers showing progress in league competition

Despite being in its first season of existence, the Brandon girls swimming team is showing it can hang tough with its peers in the Flint Metro League. In an Oct. 12 tri-meet at Brandon High School, the Blackhawks split their matchup against Fenton and Lapeer (the combined team from Lapeer East and Lapeer West). The […]

Goodrich golfers making third straight trip to state tourney

Once again, the Goodrich boys golf team is heading to the state meet. The Martians won their third straight regional golf championship Oct. 8 in a Division 3 tournament at Woodland Hills Golf Course in Sandusky. Goodrich finished with a team score of 323, outdistancing second-place Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Ports, which finished at 332. Sandusky earned the […]

Ubbing: Brandon golfers showed dramatic improvement

The Brandon boys golf team saw a season of solid improvement end at regional action. The Blackhawks placed sixth out of 16 teams competing at regionals Oct. 8 at Oxford Hills Golf Course, finishing with a team score of 335. However, only the top three teams at each regional move on to state competition. Flint […]

BHS boys runners place in top half at county meet

The Brandon boys cross country team fared very well for themselves among their peers Oct. 12. On that day, the Blackhawks finished 19th out of 39 teams at the Oakland County Meet, tallying 599 points. Brandon finished third among Division 2-4 schools at the meet. Milford won the meet with 57 points, followed by Novi […]

Blackhawk girls harriers step up to fourth at county meet

The Brandon girls cross country team demonstrated to others ? and themselves ? they could compete with the best in Oakland County. The Blackhawks finished fourth at the Oct. 9 Oakland County cross country meet with a total of 230 points, as three of their runners placed among the top 50 individual finishers. Brandon was […]