Brandon and Goodrich’s varsity girls cross country teams both had reasons to hold their heads high after the Brandon Invitational Friday, Sept. 29. Led by senior Kelsey Meyers? sixth-place performance, the Martians won the girls? division of the invitational with 51 points, defeating Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, which had 63 points. Meanwhile, the Blackhawks placed […]
Rachael and Heather Langolf are bringing a dose of sibling power to this year’s Brandon varsity girls swimming team. Rachael, 16, a junior, and Heather, 15, a sophomore, are one of two pairs of sisters on this year’s Blackhawks ? the other being Kristina Kovariak, a senior, and younger sister Kathleen, a sophomore. Both siblings […]
Once again, turnovers hampered the Brandon varsity football team and prevented them from a victory. The host Oxford Wildcats took advantage of five Blackhawk turnovers and earned a 34-7 win against the Blackhawks in a Sept. 29 Flint Metro League contest, improving to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in the league. Brandon fell to 1-5 overall […]
During the first few minutes of Brandon’s varsity girls basketball game against Fenton Oct. 3, it looked like the Blackhawks could pull off a win against the league-leading Tigers. However, the Tigers overcame an early 7-0 deficit and defeated the Blackhawks 44-33 in a key Flint Metro League matchup Oct. 3 at Brandon. The Tigers […]
Junior Kortni Elsworth had a pair of high-scoring games as the Goodrich varsity girls basketball team continued to roll in the Genesee Area Conference. Elsworth scored 20 points as the Martians defeated host Atherton 62-27 in an Oct. 3 game, improving their season mark to 9-1 overall and 8-0 in the GAC Red Division. Ashley […]
Coach Nathan Hunter and the Brandon varsity soccer team are looking to fine tune their game as the regular season heads toward a close. The Blackhawks concluded their Flint Metro League season Wednesday, Oct. 4 with a 6-0 shutout of Swartz Creek. Ryan Morales notched a hat trick for the Blackhawks, while Derek Liebner, Nick […]
Brandon and Lapeer West played it close to the vest for about a half during varsity girls basketball action Tuesday, Sept. 26. However, in the second half, it was all Blackhawks, as Brandon outscored the Panthers 24-9 in the half to earn a 42-29 victory in Flint Metro League action at Brandon. The win enabled […]
Kelsey Carmean is making a habit out of finishing first this year. The Brandon High School senior led the charge for the Blackhawks? girls cross country team once again at the Linden Classic Saturday, Sept. 23, finishing first among all competitors with a time of 20:03, beating out St. Clair’s Amy Hanekow (20:20). She has […]
Renee Hand said the inaugural Goodrich Tennis Challenge went so well, she’s anticipating the event will be an annual tradition. ‘We had such a good turnout,? the Goodrich varsity girls tennis coach said. ‘At the end of the day, everyone was telling us how much fun they had.? Approximately 60 people showed up to the […]
A combination of bad weather and special teams miscues spelled a bad weekend for the Brandon varsity football team. In a game which was stopped because of lightning Friday, Sept. 22 and restarted the following day, the Blackhawks lost to the Lapeer West Panthers 40-25, dropping Brandon’s season record to 1-4. Brandon coach Ron Gill […]