Goodrich’s volleyball team continues to perform well as the regular season winds down. The Martians stayed in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division hunt by defeating host Atherton 15-9, 15-8 in a Feb. 11 contest. The Martians improved to 13-17-2 overall and 6-3 in the GAC Red. Contributing for the Martians were: ‘Tara Garman ? […]
The Goodrich basketball team rebounded from a tough loss to Bentley with a key Genesee Area Conference Red Division win. The Martians used a third-quarter surge to defeat host Atherton 57-50 in a Feb. 12 contest. Goodrich, which trailed 22-19 at the half, came roaring out of the gates in the third quarter, scoring 23 […]
Jeff O’Mara led a pack of four Martian wrestlers to win their weight classes as the Martians finished third at the Genesee Area Conference tournament Feb. 13. The Martians finished with 119 points at the tourney. New Lothrop edged Montrose to win the event, 234-226, and the two teams wound up in a first-place tie […]
Brandon High School’s varsity competitive cheerleading team is using this year as a building block to next year. There are no seniors on this year’s squad, meaning all 22 members of the team will remain intact for next season. The team is divided into four juniors, 14 sophomores and four freshmen. Coach Jamie Kapp, who […]
Ortonville – One local young man is learning firsthand the art of professional wrestling. Justin Barger, a 2002 Brandon High School graduate, recently finished a yearlong training period with Andrew D’Arcy of Blue Water Championship Wrestling (BWCW) in Port Huron, MI. Although he can now wrestle ? ‘Right now, I can start getting booked for […]
It was a good week both for the Goodrich wrestling team and for some individual Martian wrestlers. The Martians captured the Division III team district championship Feb. 19 by defeating Bentley and Flint Beecher. Three days later, three Goodrich wrestlers captured individual district championships. In the latter meet, Garrett Higdon (103 lbs.), Jeff O’Mara (171), […]
On a night honoring Brandon’s senior hockey players, Mike Cybulski and Kyle Jackson reminded Blackhawks fans the future is bright for the team. Cybulski and Jackson, both juniors, each netted a hat trick as the host Blackhawks routed Flint Metro League rival Oxford 9-2 in a Feb. 20 contest. Mike Ross added two goals and […]
Brandon’s wrestling team hopes the growing pains they underwent in Coach Kent Bailo’s first year will pay off in the future. The Blackhawks concluded their season in individual district competition Feb. 21 at Clio. Brandon managed only eight points on the day, with only two wrestlers earning wins on the day. Joe Tolan (215) started […]
After one quarter against visiting Flint Northwestern Feb. 19, the Brandon basketball team had things going their way. Unfortunately for the Blackhawks, the Wildcats rallied and took command of the game in the second and third quarters on their way to a 46-39 win. Brandon’s record dropped to 6-11. The Blackhawks raced out in front […]
Goodrich’s hockey team is hoping to turn things around before the start of the state playoffs. The host Martians fell victim to four Saginaw Nouvel goals in the second period as the Panthers defeated the Martians 8-5, dropping Goodrich’s record to 13-7-2. The Martians actually scored first against Nouvel, as Lance Keene connected on an […]