It’s four days until kickoff for the Brandon varsity football team. The Blackhawks open their season by traveling Millington, a team in the Tri-Valley Conference’s East to Division, for an Aug. 27 matchup. Second-year head coach Ron Gill and the Blackhawks hope to improve on last year’s team, which went 2-7 overall and 1-5 in […]
Brandon’s boys golf team is already showing signs of improvement. At the Flint Metro League preseason tournament Aug. 16, the Blackhawks finished fifth out of seven teams, with a team score of 351. Holly and Lapeer West tied for first at 330, but Holly won the meet based on a tiebreaker, as their fifth place […]
On the heels of a landmark 2003 campaign, the Goodrich football team is hoping for even better things in 2004. The Martians open up the season at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27 when they host Richmond, a team that made it to the Division 4 state semifinals last season. Goodrich coach Tom Alward, in his […]
It was a good start to the season for the Brandon girls tennis team. The Blackhawks finished a solid second out of eight teams competing at the 19th annual Lapeer East Girls Tennis Tournament Aug. 12 at Lapeer East. Brandon finished with 15 points, trailing only Davison, which won five of the eight flights to […]
It’s a new season with new responsibilities for Matt Lentz. Lentz, a 2001 graduate of Brandon High School, is in his fourth year at the University of Michigan, and third year of eligibility for the Wolverines? football team. Last year marked Lentz’s first as a starter with the Wolverines. Playing right guard, Lentz was part […]
Despite a unanimous court decision ruling Michigan sports seasons must be changed, the Michigan High School Athletic Association is carrying on the legal fight. The MHSAA, in an Aug. 4 press release, announced it will appeal a July 27 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In that decision, a […]
Brandon’s boys golf team, many of whom are coming off their first year of varsity experience, started the season in competitive fashion. The Blackhawks placed ninth out of 22 teams at the Durand Invitational Aug. 11 at Willowbrook Golf Course in Byron. Junior Will Hubbard led the Blackhawks by shooting a round of 82. Freshman […]
Coaching conduct is a concern for parents in school districts throughout the country, including Brandon and Goodrich. The Brandon school district recently took a step to alleviate those concerns and establish a clear-cut code of ethics for its coaches. At the Aug. 9 Brandon Board of Education meeting, the board approved a Coaches Code of […]
Mark Westphal and Eric Plashehanski have designed a bright future for themselves. The two Brandon residents competed against other southeastern Michigan students and came up successful at the National Association of Women in Construction (Detroit Chapter) 2003-04 Design/Drafting Competition. Westphal, a senior at Brandon High School, won first place in the Hand Division at the […]
This week, high school athletes locally and throughout Michigan will begin practices for the fall season. Along with making sure their players are learning the fundamentals of their sport, coaches are also making sure the players are properly hydrated. The prevention of heatstroke has been a prevalent topic of discussion ever since Minnesota Vikings offensive […]