Despite losing a pair of close matchups, the Goodrich boys tennis team has established a couple of anchors at the top of its lineup. The Martians dropped a 5-3 contest against host Clio in an April 27 meet. Mark Mayberry, at #1 singles, and Nick Misek, at #2 singles, each won their respective match for […]
Brandon’s girls golf team held their own against their fellow Oakland County golfers April 26. The Blackhawks placed sixth out of 17 teams at the county’s Division II meet at Pontiac Municipal Golf Course, finishing with a score of 392. Birmingham Seaholm won the meet (341), while Oxford took runner-up (366) and Waterford Kettering third […]
Goodrich varsity softball coach Rick Bescoe’s first game back at Brandon as the Martians? coach did not go the way the team hoped. The Martians fell victim to a five-run first inning at the hands of the Blackhawks, who earned a 5-3 win in their April 27 contest. Bescoe, formerly an assistant to Brandon varsity […]
Despite Brandon finishing in the lower half of teams at the Saginaw Valley State Division 2 girls meet April 23, a couple Blackhawks provided some highlights. The Blackhawks finished sixth out of nine teams at the meet, finishing with 68 points. Chippewa Hills finished first with 129 points, while Linden was second with 97 and […]
Despite the windy weather conditions, the Goodrich girls soccer team had a field day against visiting Hemlock April 26. Six different Martians scored goals in their 9-1 rout of the Huskies. The win improved Goodrich’s season mark to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in Genesee Area Conference play. Amanda Bishop, Meredith Mayberry and Amber Beard tallied […]
Everywhere you look, Christmas trees are a vivid reminder of the holiday season. A special kind of Christmas tree, which can be found at several Ortonville churches, is helping to make the holidays a little brighter for the less fortunate of the community. The Giving Tree program, organized by the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund (OCEF), […]
The opening night of the 2003-04 boys basketball season came with a few first-game jitters for both Brandon and Goodrich. However, when the dust settled, it was the host Blackhawks who were triumphant, defeating the Martians 69-53 in their Dec. 9 contest. Senior center Joe Turscak led the Blackhawks (1-0) with 25 points, including 9-of-11 […]
On a night where the two local high school hockey teams tested their skills against one another, it was a freshman that made the difference. Brandon forward Brandon Newman notched a hat trick as the host Blackhawks defeated Goodrich 6-3 on Dec. 6 at the Polar Palace in Lapeer, improving their season mark to 3-0. […]
The Goodrich hockey team, buoyed by a sensational game from sophomore forward Max Hawkins, routed host Clio 8-1 in a Dec. 8 contest. Hawkins scored five of the Martians? eight goals on their way to the win. Goodrich outshot Clio 49-4 in the game. Clio actually scored the game’s first goal at 42 seconds of […]
It was a tale of two matchups as the Brandon wrestling team hosted a quad meet Friday, Dec. 5. The Blackhawks cruised to a 72-12 win against Mt. Morris, but were in turn routed by Montrose 70-12. The split left the Blackhawks with a 2-2 record on the young season. The Panthers did not field […]