Brandon’s varsity golf team is not off to the start it had hoped for. The Blackhawks, who won the Flint Metro League championship last season, finished sixth out of nine teams at the Flint Metro League preseason tournament Monday, Aug. 21 at Sugarbush Golf Course in Davison. The Blackhawks finished with a team score of […]
Brandon edged Romeo 57-55 to win the eight team Brandon/Lapeer Invitational Thursday, Aug. 17. Hanna Hubbard’s decisive three set win in the final at #3 singles clinched it for Brandon. Brittany Barber won the #2 singles flight while Rachel Hartwig won the #4 flight in her first varsity action. Jessica DeVoogd came in fourth at […]
Evan Huizenga may be the new head coach for the Goodrich varsity boys soccer team, but he is no stranger to the Martians? program. Huizenga, 27, is in his fifth year with the Goodrich boys? team, having spent the past two years as an assistant to former coach Josh Watson, who moved to the west […]
Goodrich’s boys golf team has established themselves early on as a team to be reckoned with in the Genesee Area Conference. The Martians finished first among GAC teams at the Shannabrok Invitational Monday, Aug. 22 at Hunter’s Ridge Golf Course in Howell. The tournament also doubled as the GAC preseason opener. Goodrich shot a team […]
Tresa Reneaud is one of several volunteers throughout Genesee County that is helping to make the Crim Festival of Races appeal to the younger crowd. Reneaud, a Goodrich resident and physical education teacher in Clarkston, is the coach for the Goodrich Kids? Running Club, which has been meeting at 10 a.m. each Wednesday at Oaktree […]
Brandon varsity football coach Ron Gill knows the Blackhawks still have plenty of work to do, particularly on offense, before the regular season gets underway. That was evident at the team’s annual Black and Blue scrimmage, which took place Friday, Aug. 11 and was open to the public. The scrimmage lasted from 6:30-8 p.m., Gill […]
Brandon’s varsity girls tennis team may be young, but Coach Brian Moore says the team is still primed for a good season. The Blackhawks finished tied for second in the Flint Metro League standings, behind perennial league power Holly, which has won 26 straight Flint Metro titles. That finish was the Blackhawks? highest since they […]
Brandon’s sand volleyball leagues came to a close earlier this month with championships decided in each of the leagues. The leagues took place at Brandon’s six sand volleyball courts, located at Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville. Participation in the leagues increased from last year’s inaugural campaign. A total of 28 teams competed […]
It’s a fresh start for the Goodrich varsity football team. The Martians hit the practice field Monday, Aug. 7, looking to bounce back from a 1-8 campaign in 2005 to contend once again in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division. Goodrich coach Tom Alward said the Martians, who number about 34 players this year, have […]
If the turnout for the recent Brandon outdoor volleyball tournament was any indication, local residents can expect the tournament to become a summer fixture. On Aug. 4-5, Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, hosted an outdoor volleyball tournament, which was split into two different sections: the coed tournament on Aug. 4, and the […]