Goodrich’s varsity girls basketball team continues to steamroll its competition with districts about a week away. In a Genesee Area Conference home game Oct. 31 at Goodrich, the GAC Red Division champion Martians soundly defeated Montrose 65-30, improving to 15-2 overall and 13-1 in the league. The Martians clinched the league title outright with a […]
Ortonville residents Christine Ladd and Colleen Cordner, along with three other runners, proved that ‘last is not least? when it comes to running a marathon. Ladd, 43, and Cordner, 44, teamed up with Cordner’s sister, Maureen Lobdell, 43 of Charlotte, North Carolina, her mother, Ilene Lanfear, 66, and friend Lori Hamilton of Flat Rock to […]
Brandon’s varsity girls cross country team has now qualified three straight years for the state finals. The Blackhawks held off second-place Birmingham Seaholm to capture the Division 2, Region 16 championship Friday, Oct. 27 at Clintonwood Park in Clarkston. Brandon finished with a team score of 56 points, nine points better than Seaholm. Bloomfield Hills […]
Although they competed in a new division this year, the Goodrich varsity girls cross country team experienced a familiar result in regional action. The Martians had three runners place in the top five as they won the Division 2, Region 14 meet at Goodells Country Park in Marysville Saturday, Oct. 28. Goodrich finished with a […]
Like last year, Brandon’s varsity girls swimming team is seeded second heading into the upcoming Flint Metro League meet. However, the Blackhawks faced a greater number of competitors in the league this year, and Coach Todd Duncan said the team has stood tall this year as they await the meet, scheduled for Nov. 3-4 at […]
Brandon’s varsity girls basketball team earned a 47-28 win against host Davison in an Oct. 30 nonleague matchup. Savannah Stedman scored 18 points and Sherri Lawrence added seven for the Blackhawks, who led 23-15 at halftime. Five days earlier, the Blackhawks were defeated by host Lapeer West 48-34, as Brandon fell to 9-4 in Flint […]
Joseph Byrd grew up watching pro wrestling and following his favorite performers. Now, the Goodrich resident, 22, has a chance to follow in their footsteps. Byrd currently attends Oakland Community College and Oakland University, and is studying communications and liberal arts, with hopes to attend film school. However, he also is a professional wrestler, and […]
Ron Gill said there were a number of factors that ultimately led him to leave a program to which he has devoted the past four years. Gill retired last week as the Brandon varsity football team’s head coach after the Blackhawks concluded their 2006 season with a 28-14 loss to Swartz Creek Oct. 20. He […]
Although they did not qualify for the state playoffs, Goodrich’s varsity football team ended their season with their heads held high. The Martians defeated visiting Yale 15-9 Oct. 20 in the season finale for both schools. Goodrich ended the season with a three-game winning streak to finish the year with a 4-5 record. After the […]
Erik Donders intends for his new job as Brandon’s varsity wrestling coach to be part of a full-fledged transition to the Brandon community. Donders, 37, was hired as the Blackhawks? new coach for the 2006-07 season after spending last season as an assistant to former coach Josh Cross. He previously spent time as an assistant […]